46 h. ago US catholic bishops issues rare condemnation of Trump administration’s immigration enforcement – live

US Conference of Catholic Bishops calls for ‘meaningful immigration reform’ in first message of its kind in 12 years Donald Trump has cranked up his intense pressure campaign on congressional Republicans to oppose the full release of the justice department’s files related to Jeffrey Epstein, before a crucial and long-awaited House vote on the matter next week that scores of Republicans are slated to support.The belated swearing-in on Wednesday of the Democratic representative Adelita Grijalva – which the House speaker, Mike Johnson, had refused for almost two months during the government shutdown – brought the number of signatures on Republican Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna’s discharge petition to the 218 needed to force a floor vote on legislation demanding the Department of Justice release all of its investigative files on Epstein within 30 days. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago ‘I lived in a toxic household – I went missing 27 times in a month and was barely eating’

At 15, Chereece Bateson was missing almost every day while living in care. Now 24, she tells Tara Cobham why she’s helping to build a new service designed to stop other children from falling through the cracks

Events

5 d. ago Love Island’s Tom and Molly put new ‘dream home’ on the market for £550k less than a year after buying it

LOVE Island stars Tom Clare and Molly Smith have put their "dream home" up for sale less than a year after buying it. The couple, who got together on All Stars series one back in January 2024, bought a house just six months after they started dating. The stunning old-fashioned property, based in Barnsley, boasts...

Economics

5 d. ago Senate Democrats defend breaking ranks to end shutdown as Johnson to finally swear in Arizona’s Adelita Grijalva

Decision to advance bill that would reopen government has sparked furor from party and base; House speaker to swear in Democratic representative when chamber returns, a month after her election winSenate Democrats who defected in shutdown vote: ‘This was the only deal’How each senator voted on legislation to end US government shutdownThe eight Democratic and Independent senators who broke ranks with the party to advance a bill that would end the government shutdown – the longest in US history – have defended their decisions amid furor from their party and base.“What happened tonight is not the closing of a chapter. It’s the opening of an opportunity. What the chapter does close is the damaging shutdown that is only getting worse, that is only going to impact more and more people,” said Angus King, the Independent lawmaker from Maine who caucuses with Democrats. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago House prices hit new record high of nearly £300,000 says Halifax, as values rise at fastest pace since January

House prices have hit a new record high after the biggest monthly jump since January, according to the latest figures from Halifax.

Economics

9 d. ago Average UK house price jumped to new record high in October, says Halifax

October saw the biggest monthly rise in UK house prices since January this year, the bank said.

Politics

1 week ago BBC licence fee 2026 update: New annual fee predicted as thousands stop paying

An additional 300,000 households have stopped paying the licence fee in the last 12 months

Politics

1 week ago I expected the Budget to be bad... now, I fear it will be a horror that will devastate households across Britain. These are the tax rises coming

This month's Budget is going to be awful for households up and down the country.

Economics

1 week ago UK households to see major shake up of credit scores from this month

Experian has announced major changes to the way credit scores will be given

Politics

2 w. ago ‘You’re either poor or rich’: the Argentinians struggling under Milei’s chainsaw austerity

Despite falling inflation, a majority are failing to make ends meet as wages and purchasing power have nosedivedFrancisco Jiménez spends at least eight hours a day, seven days a week, riding through the streets of Buenos Aires as a delivery app rider, yet he still struggles to make ends meet.Next month, the 32-year-old will have to leave his rented house on the outskirts of Argentina’s capital and move with his wife and three children into his mother-in-law’s flat because he can no longer afford the rent. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Democrats should be taking the fight to Trump – the problem is, he’s got them battling each other | Jonathan Freedland

Elections across the US next week should be easy pickings for the opposition. But they’re finding it hard to beat a player who breaks all the rulesEvery year is election year in the US, but the contests of 2025, which reach their climax on Tuesday, will be especially revealing. These “off-year” battles – a smattering of governors’ races, statewide referendums and the election of a new mayor in the country’s biggest city – will tell us much about the national mood 12 months after Americans returned Donald Trump to the White House and one year before midterm contests that could reshape the US political landscape. Above all, though, they will reveal the division, the confusion and sheer discombobulation Trump has induced in the US’s party of opposition.The verdict on Trump’s first 10 months in office will be delivered most clearly in the two states set to choose a new governor: New Jersey and Virginia. By rights, these should be relatively easy wins for the Democrats. Both states voted...

Politics

2 w. ago House prices edge higher in October, says Nationwide as market remains 'resilient' in face of Budget tax hikes

House prices edged higher this month, according to the latest figures from Nationwide Building Society.

Economics

2 w. ago House price growth slips back amid subdued buyer confidence, Nationwide says

Nationwide said UK house price growth fell month-on-month in October to 0.3% from 0.5% in September.

Economics

2 w. ago Trump administration warns of air travel ‘disaster’ next month as White House hosts Halloween event: Live updates

Trump and his senior administration officials have said they will not negotiate with Democrats on policy issues until the government is reopened

Events

2 w. ago Sam Thompson breaks silence on ‘hard launching’ new girl Talitha – and reveals why she’s not his girlfriend yet

SAM Thompson has broken his silence on 'hard launching' his new girl Talitha Balinska - and revealed why he hasn't asked her to be his girlfriend yet. The Sun revealed last month that he was dating the house music DJ after splitting with Zara McDermott last year. The pair have been on several dates after they...

Politics

2 w. ago I moved to Leith three months ago, but it didn't feel official until the house guests arrived

We’ve bitten the bullet and hosted a couple of sleepovers

Politics

2 w. ago Nearly 1,000 asylum seekers to be housed in two army barracks from next month as govt tries to beat hotel crisis

NEARLY 1,000 asylum seekers are set to be housed in two army barracks from next month as the government tries to beat the migrant hotel crisis. Plans will see the use of two barracks in Scotland and southern England that will temporarily house 900 men from next month. The Home Office confirmed on Monday that...

Events

2 w. ago Dream Lake District house on edge of Lake Windermere that's one of Rightmove's most

The beautiful lakeside property, which was on the market for £6.5 million, caught the eyes of house hunters this month

Politics

3 w. ago Hakeem Jeffries endorses Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor

US House minority leader ends four-month standoff that had left Democratic nominee without powerful backingHouse minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Friday that he is endorsing Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, ending a four-month standoff that left the Democratic nominee without the backing of one of the party’s most powerful figures until the day before early voting begins.The announcement arrives after months of pressure from progressives in Congress and after the top Democrat has been repeatedly grilled by reporters about his reluctance to support his party’s candidate. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Businessman, 61, faces murder probe after 'stabbing his wife to death' following 'girls' trip' to Turkey

Gavin Shaw, 61, was arrested after Michele Kennedy was attacked with a kitchen knife during a row at a house in Warrington, Cheshire earlier this month.

Events