47 m. ago The best photos as people enjoy Barry Island on hottest day of the year so far

It looks like the hot, sunny weather is here to stay with the Met Office warning the UK could experience heatwave conditions over the weekend

Culture

78 m. ago The Guardian view on assisted dying: a momentous bill that needs further attention | Editorial

Kim Leadbeater has led a strong campaign, but concerns about the likely impact on vulnerable people remainThe central issue before MPs, as they decide how to vote on the latest version of Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill, is how to value individual autonomy relative to collective responsibility for vulnerable members of society when making regulations around the end of life. Should terminally ill people be allowed to end their lives with medical help? If so, under what safeguards? The question remains ethically, medically and legally complex.Technological and social changes enabling people to live much longer have created challenges around the resourcing of care and experiences of ageing and dying. There are profound questions about how we manage the final stages of life – and what we owe to those living through them. Continue reading...

Events

95 m. ago Lo Pagan blast cause revealed as three people left 'seriously injured' in Spanish bar

The incident happened at the tourist bar Casa Javi Bar in Lo Pagán in the Region of Murcia as 15 people suffered injuries, including serious burns, in the huge blast

Events

2 h. ago Labubu fans left 'terrified' after discovering what's behind popular toy's fluffy exterior

A social media user discovered something about the beloved doll after they took it apart that has left people all across the web 'terrified.'

Sport

2 h. ago Two inmates die in three days inside troubled Greater Manchester prison

A prison watchdog is investigating after Gavin Banks, 48, and Dylan Rose, 29, were found dead at HMP Hindley in Wigan

Events

3 h. ago Internet shocked after tribute tattoo for young girl goes HORRIBLY wrong: 'Demon

Back in April, tattoo artist Thomas Tattoos shared a now-viral clip showcasing the ink design of a young girl that he had done on a man's chest... but people claimed it looked more like a 'demon' than a baby.

Events

3 h. ago ‘What are you trying to incite?’ Billy Porter asks thorny questions with This Bitter Earth

The Cabaret and Pose star is making his UK directorial debut with Harrison David Rivers’ play about love and activism. We join rehearsals with Omari Douglas and Alexander LincolnWhen Billy Porter talks, people listen. They have no choice. The actor, fresh from a stint as Emcee in the London run of Cabaret, and about to reprise the role on Broadway, speaks in a poised, purposeful, regal fashion. Each word is selected with care and weighed in his hand as if it were an avocado in the fruit and veg aisle, the gaps between words so lengthy that it isn’t always clear when he has finished speaking. Seated around the table in the south London studio where Porter is overseeing rehearsals for This Bitter Earth, which marks his UK directorial debut, are the playwright Harrison David Rivers and the actors Omari Douglas (It’s a Sin) and Alexander Lincoln (Emmerdale). Everyone maintains an attentive silence while Porter is speaking, until there can be no doubt that he has completed his thought.“T...

Politics

3 h. ago Met officers to face gross misconduct hearing after woman, 90, targeted with Taser

Two serving officers and one former officer to face hearing after woman was also handcuffed and put in spit hoodTwo serving Metropolitan police officers and one former officer will face a gross misconduct hearing after a 90-year-old woman with dementia was targeted with a Taser, the police watchdog said.The woman was also handcuffed and put in a spit hood during the incident in Peckham, south London, in May 2023, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago 'The Welsh people have had to suffer' over lack of action on M4

People in Wales have had to suffer because of the Welsh Government's decision to scrap the M4 relief road, Senedd members said.

Politics

3 h. ago Nicola Peltz's family hit out and claim David and Victoria Beckham are 'tight with money'

Nicola Petz's mega-rich family have claimed that David and Victoria Beckham are 'tight' when it comes to splashing the cash and reportedly not providing for Brooklyn

Events

4 h. ago UK records warmest day of year so far as temperature hits 32.2C

The new high was measured in Kew, west London.

Events

4 h. ago I lost weight and now people treat me better. How do I reconcile this? | Leading questions

It’s easy to resent being treated better because of how you look, advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith writes. Try to notice who has treated you the same all alongRead more Leading questionsI am a woman who has been fat since I was about eight; I am now in my early 50s. I have been on Ozempic for almost two years. I have lost almost 50 kilos and can now do a whole lot of things that I wasn’t physically able to do before, which is great. But people treat me differently now. I had my work review and I am doing less but got feedback about how much more I am doing. I have been asked if I am looking to date, and even if I am thinking of having a child, both questions I never was asked when I was bigger. I didn’t think people treated me badly before, and still don’t, but now I am seeing that there is a difference. It is not comfortable for me. I am not at risk of putting the weight back on but how do I navigate the difference in how people are treating me?Eleanor says: A lot of people no...

Politics

4 h. ago In Pictures: People try to stay cool and enjoy the sun as temperatures soar

Some people hit the beach while other sought shade on a sunny day across the United Kingdom.

Politics

4 h. ago Shoppers say 'people ask if I've been away' after using this 'very effective' tan accelerator

Enjoy a bronze glow this summer without needing to spend hours in the sun, as this tan accelerator helps get a 'fabulous, natural-looking tan' in a fraction of the time

Politics

4 h. ago DWP new free buss pass rules as everyone eligible for benefit revealed – see list

Certain people can get a free bus pass in England. The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme offers a free pass to disabled people who apply through their local council

Politics

4 h. ago Sir Jackie Stewart's hometown marks 60th anniversary of his first Formula 1 Grand Prix win

Hundreds of people joined in the fun at Levengrove Park to honour the iconic Dumbarton hero's first ever win.

Sport

4 h. ago The eight things vaping's doing to your body that you didn't realise: After man dies from cancer caused by vapes, experts reveal the shocking truth that will horrify millions

At least five million people in Britain vape on a regular basis - and roughly one million of them have never been smokers. E-cigarettes are more popular than ever before.

Events

4 h. ago The rich are getting poorer: UK household wealth sees second biggest fall of all major economies

The drop in household wealth was skewed by the rich falling behind and reducing the average, while households further down the scale became better off.

Economics

5 h. ago Ice is cracking down on Trump’s own supporters. Will they change their minds? | Tayo Bero

As the president’s immigration policies take a toll on communities, some of his voters are shaken – but standing by himBy now, the cycle of Donald Trump supporters being slapped in the face by his policies is common enough that it shouldn’t warrant a response. What is noteworthy is the fact that his crusade of mass deportations seems to have taken the Maga crowd by surprise in a way that makes little sense if you’ve been paying attention to Trump, his campaign promises, his party and the people he surrounds himself with.Even as they witness friends and family members hurt by this administration’s immigration clamp-downs, some Trump supporters appear resistant to doing a full 180.Tayo Bero is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago PSNI ‘far more robust’ in response to attacks on officers, warns Jon Boutcher

The chief constable was highlighting high levels of assaults against officers across all areas of policing.

Events