53 m. ago UK weather TODAY: Monday maps turn red hot despite Met Office

The Met Office says that most Brits will enjoy a warm day today after a chilly morning start, apart from the northeast where there will be patches of cloud throughout Monday

Society

2 h. ago Alec Baldwin's wife's phone call to agent sparks major career move for family

It came as a surprise to the Emmy winning actor himself

Politics

2 h. ago ‘Fruit of the devil’: Hainan’s betel nut sellers suffer from stuttering economy

Despite its links to oral cancer, people in Hainan have for centuries produced and eaten betel nuts, which give a natural high. But sales are fallingMany cities across southern China are known for the art of relaxing. Chengdu in Sichuan province is the tea house capital. Guangzhou is the birthplace of dim sum, a time to share steamed dumplings and chew the fat with friends. And in Haikou, the capital of Hainan province, people have been chewing the betel nut for centuries.You don’t have to walk far in Haikou to find a vendor. The small, hard, green fruits are sold in little piles alongside fresh coconuts and bottled water at pretty much any convenience store, for about five yuan (£0.52) a piece. Some vendors, mostly women, sit by the side of the road to dish out betel nuts to passing drivers on mopeds, nearly all of them men. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Global stock market meltdown leaves Wall Street fearing repeat of 1987's Black Monday amid Trump tariff fallout

Fears are growing that Wall Street is about to see Black Monday 2 tomorrow - which would make last week's sell-off caused by President Donald Trump's tariffs look tiny. 

Politics

4 h. ago Hailey Bieber considers massive sale of skincare brand Rhode amid rumored strife with husband Justin

Hailey Bieber is reportedly considering selling her skincare brand Rhode for $1 billion - after launching the company nearly three years earlier in June 2022.

Economics

5 h. ago 'Black Monday 2' fears rise as stock futures sink sharply again as Trump tariff fallout escalates

Fears are growing that Wall Street is about to see Black Monday 2 tomorrow - which would make last week's sell-off caused by President Donald Trump's tariffs look tiny. 

Politics

7 h. ago Wannabe scammer, 26, who pretended to be Home Office fraud expert to con elderly couple out of £4,000 is jailed

Abdi Ali (pictured), of the town of Northolt, Ealing, called a woman in her eighties, of Maidenhead, Berkshire, in September 2023, pretending to be a Home Office employee called 'Jason'.

Society

8 h. ago John Lithgow and Lesley Manville take home acting gongs at starry Olivier Awards

Imelda Staunton and Romola Garai were among the winners of the night

Events

9 h. ago Mysterious Mars structures discovered by NASA 'prove there was life on the Red Planet'

In most photos, the surface of Mars looks like an empty red wasteland. But if you look a bit closer, the remnants of an ancient alien civilization begin to take shape.

Politics

9 h. ago John Lithgow wins best actor at the UK stage Olivier Awards for exploring Roald Dahl's dark side

American actor John Lithgow has won the best actor trophy at the London stage Olivier Awards for exploring the dark side of children’s writer Roald Dahl in “Giant.”

Events

9 h. ago Olivier awards 2025: Giant, Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof triumph

John Lithgow, Imelda Staunton, Romola Garai and Layton Williams are among the winners at the annual stage awardsOlivier awards: full list of winnersThe play Giant, which portrays children’s author Roald Dahl amid an outcry about his antisemitism, has triumphed at the Olivier awards on a star-studded night at the Royal Albert Hall in London.US star John Lithgow took home the best actor prize for his performance as Dahl, Elliot Levey won best supporting actor (for playing publisher Tom Maschler) and Mark Rosenblatt received the award for best new play. Continue reading...

Events

9 h. ago Antiques Roadshow guest stuns host by refusing to sell pens worth huge sum despite 'never using them'

Antiques Roadshow expert Mark Hill was left stunned when a guest brought in a set of pens worth hundreds.

Culture

9 h. ago Big investors look to sell out of private equity after market rout

Pensions and endowments seek exit from battered portfolios in blow to buyout industry

Economics

10 h. ago Olivier Awards 2025 winners: Lesley Manville, 69, and John Lithgow, 79, proudly accept Best Actor and Actress gong

Lesley Manville and John Lithgow proudly accepted the award for Best Actor and Actress at the 2025 Olivier Awards on Sunday night.

Events

10 h. ago Stars come out for theatre’s Olivier awards 2025 – in pictures

Nominees, presenters and guests arrive for London theatre’s big night out at the Royal Albert Hall Continue reading...

Events

10 h. ago Our club matters – Man Utd fans protest against the Glazers after derby draw

The 1958 fan group last month organised the biggest anti-ownership since Sir Jim Ratcliffe became co-owner ahead of the Arsenal match.

Events

10 h. ago Wannabe scammer, 26, who pretended to be Home Office fraud expert to con elderly couple out of £4,000 is jailed

Abdi Ali (pictured), of the town of Northolt, Ealing, called a woman in her eighties, of Maidenhead, Berkshire, in September 2023, pretending to be a Home Office employee called 'Jason'.

Society

11 h. ago Gary Neville in bizarre apology for 'drab' commentary as Man Utd legend lets rip at 'disease in the game'

The Red Devils icon was far from impressed with the quality of a goalless Manchester derby

Politics

11 h. ago The £25 firming serum for sagging 'chicken neck' that's so effective a bottle sells every minute

"I am totally hooked. My once sagging neck is firming up everyday of use. My husband cannot pull in my next and call me chicken anymore !"

Economics

11 h. ago Why did Manchester United fans stay inside Old Trafford after derby draw with Man City?

Supporters continue protest against the ownership

Sport