9 h. ago NHS emergency care crisis laid bare: 2025 set to be worst year on record damning figures show, as Labour is accused of being in 'total denial'

Over 452,000 people waited 12 hours or more for a bed from January to October after medics decided they were so sick they needed to be admitted to a ward.

Events

13 h. ago Starmer insists there was ‘no misleading’ after claims Reeves lied in run

Keir Starmer forced to publicly defend chancellor over accusations she lied about country’s finances - as Labour MPs voice discontent

Politics

16 h. ago Staggering cost of Maltesers is laid bare as price hiked to more than a sirloin STEAK

MALTESERS have risen in price so much that they now cost more than a sirloin steak per kilogram at some supermarkets. Cocoa prices have risen significantly over 2025, with every £1 worth on a supermarket shelf now being worth a minimum of £1.15. Sainsbury's and Morrisons are selling Maltesers at the highest price point, with...

Economics

20 h. ago I’m a Celeb 2025 live: Third star set to be eliminated from ITV series

Eddie Kadi was second to be voted off ITV series after camp controversy saw Ruby Wax overtake Shona McGarty as camp leader

Culture

20 h. ago Removal of English flags gave Welsh council 'negative publicity'

A council meeting is set to discuss the authority's performance between April and September 2025

Politics

27 h. ago How the cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core and will mean millions more infections ahead

Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030In Mozambique, a teenage rape victim sought care at a health clinic only to find it closed. In Zimbabwe, Aids-related deaths have risen for the first time in five years. In Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), patients with suspected HIV went undiagnosed due to test-kit stocks running out.Stories of the devastating impact of US, British and wider European aid cuts on the fight against HIV – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa – continue to mount as 2025 comes to an end, and are set out in a series of reports released in the past week. Continue reading...

Science

27 h. ago Aid cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core – and will mean millions more infections ahead

Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030In Mozambique, a teenage rape victim sought care at a health clinic only to find it closed. In Zimbabwe, Aids-related deaths have risen for the first time in five years. In Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), patients with suspected HIV went undiagnosed due to test-kit stocks running out.Stories of the devastating impact of US, British and wider European aid cuts on the fight against HIV – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa – continue to mount as 2025 comes to an end, and are set out in a series of reports released in the past week. Continue reading...

Science

28 h. ago The Wiggles don’t condone drugs, spokesperson says after controversial TikTok video set to Ecstasy song

Blue Wiggle Anthony Field and ‘Tree of Wisdom’ appeared in now-deleted video from singer Keli HolidayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Wiggles want to make one thing very clear: they do not condone the use of MDMA.After two of its members appeared in a controversial TikTok video, the group – which has entertained children around the world for decades – issued a statement on the weekend denying any suggestion it supports the use of drugs. Continue reading...

Events

38 h. ago Your Party members vote to make name permanent at tense first conference

Liverpool gathering lays bare bitter divisions within new party founded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah SultanaThe new leftwing party founded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana will be called Your Party after a vote by members, but its weekend conference laid bare bitter divisions.Just over 37% of members voted for the name Your Party, provisionally adopted when it was launched earlier this year, to become permanent. The votes for others on the shortlist were 25.23% to be called For The Many, 25.23% for Popular Alliance and 14.19% for Our Party. Continue reading...

Politics

43 h. ago Rachel Reeves denies lying about Budget black hole to justify £26bn tax hikes

Calls for investigation into accusation Labour chancellor misled the public

Economics

45 h. ago I’m a Celeb 2025 live: Second star set to be eliminated from ITV series

Another star will be leaving jungle

Culture

46 h. ago Better off on benefits under Labour: Salary of £71,000 needed to match handouts haul for bigger families after two

Calculations from the Centre for Social Justice have laid bare the impact of Labour's decision to axe the two-child cap.

Economics

55 h. ago Two Labour ministers try to torpedo solar farm in Red Ed's back yard as Party is accused of 'astonishing hypocrisy'

The sprawling Whitestone Solar Farm would be the largest in the UK and carpet almost 5,000 acres of Green Belt land between Doncaster and Rotherham in South Yorkshire with solar panels

Politics

59 h. ago I’m a Celeb 2025 live: Lisa Riley set to face horrifying Bushtucker trial

The public has voted for the ‘Emmerdale’ star to face the grim task

Politics

3 d. ago ‘It has made me live life more’: Jessie J on cancer, comebacks and cracking China

Endometriosis, miscarriage, failed relationships, suicide and gaslighting they are all laid bare on the singer-writer’s new album. But just as she finished recording it, she got a shock diagnosis. She explains why it’s made her determined to be in the momentYou couldn’t make it up, Jessie J says. There she was preparing for her first album release in eight years, ecstatically in love with her newish partner, and finally the mother of a toddler having struggled to conceive for a decade, on top of the world. Then in March she was diagnosed with breast cancer.The singer-songwriter, real name Jessica Cornish, is famous for telling it as it is. The album, Don’t Tease Me With a Good Time, was supposed to be an open book, dealing with every ounce of devastation she’d experienced since she last recorded music (endometriosis, miscarriage, failed relationships, gaslighting, suicide) with typical candour. The first single, No Secrets, was released in April. But by then...

Politics

3 d. ago NHS 'dial 999 immediately' alert for some people using Gabapentin

Gabapentin is commonly prescribed for nerve pain, epilepsy and diabetes-related pain, but NHS guidance warns it sometimes requires an immediate emergency call

Events

3 d. ago I’m a Celeb 2025 live: First star set to be eliminated from jungle

Campmates downed gruesome cocktails during return of fan favourite segment

Politics

3 d. ago Premier League news: Palmer set for Chelsea return; ‘No reason’ for Gueye’s failed appeal

Word from the top-tier press conferences, including: Wissa trains at Newcastle, Nuno wary of Liverpool and Gibbs-White in Forest framePremier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Starmer facing fury of left again as he is accused of breaching another Labour manifesto promise by ditching Rayner's day one rights for workers

Sir Keir Starmer is once more at war with the left after ditching a key part of Angela Rayner 's workers' rights bonanza.

Economics

3 d. ago What is Labour’s Employment Rights Bill – and how has it changed?

Labour has been accused of breaching a manifesto commitment over the change

Politics