17 m. ago English FA announces it will ban transgender players from women's football after Supreme Court ruling

The Football Association announced today that it had updated its policy on transgender women in light of last month's UK Supreme Court ruling regarding the Equality Act.

Sport

19 m. ago Herbalife millionaire's siblings drag his younger partner back into court amid claim he only left her entire £6.4million fortune because he 'abhorred paying tax'

Maltese national Sheila Caruana, 59, was left Alan Lorenz's multi-million-pound estate when he died in 2021 aged 78.

Economics

22 m. ago FA to ban transgender women from playing women's football in England

All trans women will be banned from all levels of the women’s game form June 1, 2025

Politics

45 m. ago Amal Clooney 'faces possible US ban from Trump over war crimes probe into Netanyahu'

The high-profile British human rights lawyer sat on the expert legal panel that advised the International Criminal Court on evidence from the Gaza conflict

Events

57 m. ago Whitbread profits slide amid restaurant closures and ‘softer’ UK demand

The company, which also owns Beefeater restaurants, told shareholders that adjusted pre-tax profits fell by 14%.

Events

91 m. ago Children’s commissioners call for a complete ban on smacking

‘Let this be Sara’s legacy,’ England’s child commissioner says

Events

98 m. ago China hints at openness to trade talks with US; Tesla denies board search for Musk successor – business live

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as Chinese state-controlled social media says US has approached China for trade talksLloyds Banking Group has reported a 7% drop in pre-tax profit to £1.5bn in its first quarter, and is bracing for the ripple effect from Trump’s tariffs on its balance sheet.The high street bank said that it has set aside £309m to account for possible bad debts, compared with previous guidance of £274m, as it added a £35m net charge to prepare for the possible impact on the economic outlook from President Trump’s tariffs.The US has proactively reached out to China through multiple channels, hoping to hold discussions on the tariff issue.Yuyuan Tantian is not among China’s most authoritative state media outlets. The Global Times, which is owned by the newspaper of the governing Communist Party, People’s Daily, has often been first to report China’s next steps in trade disagreements over the past few years.Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson fo...

Politics

1 hour ago LIVE: Rush hour misery as railway lines blocked near Manchester

Northern and TransPennine Express services are affected

Politics

2 h. ago The EU has banned BPAs in all food contact materials. Here’s why

The uncontrolled and excessive use of BPA in packaging has taken it from a champion of progress to a case study in environmental harm

Events

2 h. ago Iñaki Williams: ‘It’s belonging. For the people and for us, Athletic is a religion’

The Ghana international on how recent successes and his club’s feeling and culture fuel hope for their semi-final with Manchester UnitedIñaki Williams, the fastest footballer in town, is accelerating again. The more the images come, the quicker he goes, flying through faces, flashbacks and feelings, everything they did and can still do. “It’s madness,” he says, eyes sparkling, the words chasing each other out, emotion building. And then the Athletic Bilbao winger pauses and laughs. “The other day they came to do tests. The cardiologist started to talk about it. He says: ‘That was wonderful; wow, the gabarra ’ And just him mentioning it, on the screen you saw my heart beating faster.”The gabarra is a barge. Only that’s not all: there is something almost mythical about it, like a legend passed through generations. In an expression of Athletic’s identity, another idiosyncrasy of a unique club, the club’s trophies are celebrated by pulling the gabarra up the Nervión river with the playe...

Politics

3 h. ago Unassuming US town being gripped by DEMENTIA epidemic: 'Everybody's got it'

The low laying community of just over 15,000 residents has one of the highest dementia rates in America at around 25 percent.

Politics

3 h. ago My husband and I were both widowed: Can we use our late spouses' inheritance tax allowances?

Neither of us used our late spouse's tax allowance on their passing. Can we use them when we die to pass on an inheritance to our respective children?

Politics

3 h. ago A luxury lighthouse stay in northern Spain: ‘Windows look east and west to sunrise and sunset’

A renovated lighthouse on the Bay of Biscay is the perfect base for exploring Asturias’s maritime delightsI have always longed to be a lighthouse keeper and now, at last, I am one. If only for the weekend. Look at my chunky-knit jumper! Feel the waterproof weave of my Donegal tweed cap! Truth be told, I am way too toasty in this quasi-nautical ensemble, having hoped and dressed for ominous fog, murderous gales and oceanic rainstorms. Instead, it is bright, calm and warm on an early spring afternoon in the famously pretty fishing village of Cudillero in Asturias, where the Costa Verde of northern Spain drops away into the deep blue Bay of Biscay.Built in 1858, the local lighthouse – the Faro de Cudillero – stands on a shelf of rock just beyond the harbour, a short walk up stone steps and along a narrow cliff side service path. Its hexagonal beacon tower has been remodelled a few times over the years. The signal lamp inside was first fuelled by olive oil, then paraffin and petrol, bef...

Politics

3 h. ago Major UK brewery shuts for good after 40 years – and two things are to blame

Exmoor Ales, which has been based in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, since 1979, has been forced to close its doors and relocate production to a site in Surrey due to Covid fallolut and tax hikes

Politics

4 h. ago The remarkable transformation of one of Edinburgh's most famous bridges revealed

Wraps to come off historic crossing between Old and New Towns

Politics

5 h. ago Northern California town's sugary soda tax is first to defy state ban

A voter-approved tax on sugary drinks has taken effect in the beachside community of Santa Cruz on the California coast

Politics

5 h. ago Army veteran convicted of killing girlfriend and her 3 children set to be executed in Florida

An Army combat veteran whose Gulf War experience triggered severe mental problems is facing scheduled execution in Florida this week for the shotgun slayings of his girlfriend and her three young children in 1998

Events

5 h. ago Ugandan opposition accuses president of using military courts to quash dissent

Politicians say Yoweri Museveni is prosecuting opponents on politically motivated charges before 2026 electionUgandan opposition politicians have accused the president, Yoweri Museveni, of attempting to quash dissent by prosecuting opponents on politically motivated charges in military courts in the run-up to presidential and legislative elections next year.The government is pushing to introduce a law to allow military tribunals to try civilians despite a supreme court ban on the practice. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago European city frozen in time where dark tourists descend every year

This ancient city has become such a holiday hotspot that tourist numbers had to be capped at 20,000 a day. Still, millions flock to see this remarkable ruins of this once thriving Roman town

Politics

6 h. ago The Scottish Victorian spa town that was named 'best place to live'

The historic destination is home to multiple tasty food spots.

Politics