30 m. ago California bill would require parents be notified when immigration enforcement is at school

The California Legislature has passed a bill requiring schools to create plans for notifying parents and teachers when immigration enforcement is on campus

Events

56 m. ago State Pension retirement age set to rise next year for people born in these years

The planned change to the official age of retirement has been in legislation since 2014 and will be implemented in the 2040s

Politics

58 m. ago Legendary bodybuilder Ronnie Coleman gives fans emotional update after near

Legendary bodybuilder Ronnie Coleman has made a miraculous recovery and has told fans that he is back in the gym, less than two months after almost losing his life to sepsis

Politics

93 m. ago US House committee releases batch of Epstein records as White House fights release of all files – live

Republican-led oversight committee releases over 33,000 pages of files related to investigation of late sex offenderDonald Trump’s “exciting announcement” expected at 2pm ET will be “related to the Department of Defense”, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna plan to hold a news conference tomorrow with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse as the political fallout from the saga continues to engage Congress on several fronts. Continue reading...

Society

1 hour ago Thames Water creditors outline £20.5bn investment aims under rescue plans

The London & Valley Water consortium is pledging to ‘fix the foundations’ of Thames Water with the mammoth spending proposal put forward to Ofwat.

Economics

1 hour ago Under strain police dealt with record number of protests this summer as tensions flared over migrant crisis

More than 3,000 protests this summer - the highest number in three years - have put forces under ‘chronic pressure’, with up to 40 more planned for this weekend

Events

1 hour ago Thames Water unveil £20.5 billion action plan to revive struggling water firm

Thames Water is on the brink of nationalisation as it struggles under a mountain of debts

Economics

2 h. ago Man, 88, killed wife, 85, and told emergency services he 'had to do it'

Jurors found 88-year-old William Haxworth had killed his wife of more than 60 years by smothering her to death, before her body was discovered at their Bath home

Events

2 h. ago John Cleese, 85, vows never to work with BBC again as he says 'they're clueless'

Comedy legend John Cleese has vowed never to work with the BBC again and has slammed the corporation's bosses as "clueless" who haven't made anything funny since The Office

Economics

3 h. ago Appeals court allows Trump administration to end the ‘climate bank’ where $20B was set aside to fund climate change projects

Billions of dollars have been sitting in Citibank accounts since February amid the back-and-forth legal battle

Economics

3 h. ago Trump deploys military to immigration courts to speed up mass deportations

Pentagon plan could send up to 600 military lawyers to immigration courts to speed up president’s mass removal agenda

Events

3 h. ago Dad necked vodka before punching partner on TUI flight in front of off

Kevin Chapman lashed out at his girlfriend while on an overnight flight from Greece to the UK and struck her in the face in front of an off-duty police officer who was on the plane

Politics

3 h. ago 8 killed and 50 wounded in Chicago over long weekend as Trump plans federal deployment

Eight people were killed and 50 others were wounded over the Labor Day weekend in dozens of shootings in Chicago

Events

4 h. ago Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi returns to Columbia University: ‘They have failed to silence me’

Mahdawi was arrested and targeted for deportation but the permanent US resident is resuming postgraduate studiesJust over four months after being arrested, detained and nearly deported by the Trump administration for his activism, Mohsen Mahdawi, the 34-year-old Palestinian student and US permanent resident, returned to Columbia University on Tuesday and vowed to continue speaking out.“They have failed to silence me, and in fact, now I am more outspoken than before, and I will continue to work for peace and justice. I do this work not for myself alone – I do this for the future of children, whether they are Palestinians or Israelis,” he told the Guardian on Tuesday in his first interview since stepping back on to campus to begin his graduate studies. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi returns to Columbia University: ‘They have failed to silence me’

Mahdawi was targeted and arrested for deportation due to his activism but the permanent US resident is resuming postgraduate studiesJust more than four months after being arrested, detained and nearly deported by the Trump administration for his activism, Mohsen Mahdawi, the 34-year-old Palestinian student and US permanent resident, returned to Columbia University on Tuesday and vowed to continue speaking out.“They have failed to silence me, and in fact, now I am more outspoken than before, and I will continue to work for peace and justice. I do this work not for myself alone – I do this for the future of children, whether they are Palestinians or Israelis,” he told the Guardian on Tuesday in his first interview since stepping back on to campus to begin his graduate studies. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Shark attack horror as boy, 8, left fighting for his life after snorkelling trip

The boy was swimming with his father and sister in Key Largo, Florida, when the shark struck - leaving him with severe injuries and 'significant' blood loss from a deep bite above the knee

Events

4 h. ago Jeanine Pirro’s DC office boasts about touring the Supreme Court – while posing in a completely different building

Staffers in the DC-based office boasted that the former Fox News pundit had secured a tour of the Supreme Court while posing for photos at the Capitol

Society

4 h. ago Two friends told a court judge a story about this BMW but their claims were soon in tatters

Investigators thought something smelt funny - a few basic checks later and the two friends were heading to prison

Events

4 h. ago Lewis Capaldi calls out celebrities who ‘lied’ about checking in on him during music break

Lewis Capaldi has called out celebrities who “lied” about reaching out to him during his two-year career hiatus.

Politics

4 h. ago Jury comes to decision in 'tragic case' of man accused of 85

The couple had been together for over 60 years

Events