43 m. ago Free bus passes for over 60s in England could happen as DfT bosses refuse to rule it out

A campaign has been growing for people in England to get the same automatic concession as those in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland when it comes to riding busses

Politics

50 m. ago Your Friends & Neighbors to Black Mirror: the seven best shows to stream this week

Jon Hamm stars as a gentlemen thief in a very entertaining midlife-crisis satire. Plus: Charlie Brooker’s hit series is back with another sensational castManifesting his signature blend of unshakeable self-confidence and understated self-loathing, Jon Hamm stars in this midlife-crisis satire. Coop (Hamm) is a hedge fund manager who, after years gazing down at the world from an ivory tower, finds his life falling apart. His wife has gone, his kids are expensive, his sister’s mental health problems are getting worse and he’s lost his job. “Your biggest mistake,” his boss tells him, “was thinking any of this was ever yours.” At a barbecue hosted by friends, he has an idea: the people around him are awful and undeservedly rich – so why not rob them? Soon, everything is spiralling out of control in very entertaining fashion. Apple TV+, from Friday 11 April Continue reading...

Culture

58 m. ago Legal age young children can be left home alone as Easter Holidays near

The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it places them at risk and just because you can doesn't mean you should

Society

75 m. ago South and Midwest face potentially catastrophic rains and floods while reeling from tornadoes

Parts of the Midwest and South are facing the possibility torrential rains and life-threatening flash floods on Friday The fresh storms come as many communities are still reeling from severe tornadoes that destroyed whole neighborhoods and killed at least seven people

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88 m. ago Donald Trump FIRES White House staff amid concerns he is being 'sabotaged'

Donald Trump told reporters "people that may have loyalties to somebody else" are always at risk of being dismissed from White House roles - but he became frustrated at one journalist's question

Events

98 m. ago Met Office issues rare red warning for hay fever sufferers as pollen levels soar

The Met Office has issued a rare red warning for hay fever sufferers as pollen levels are set to soar this week, with millions of people affected in England and Wales

Events

1 hour ago Samia on appeasing men and trying to be the perfect idea of a woman

Now living a low-key life in Minneapolis, singer-songwriter Samia wants people to know the real her. Making herself the ideal unknowable woman for men to project onto is the subject of her third album, ‘Bloodless’, she tells Hannah Ewens

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1 hour ago 'I got child kicked off plane – wife won't talk to me, but people say I'm right'

A man has taken to social media to share how he got an autistic child and his family kicked off a flight - but after seeing his wife's reaction, he is starting to regret his actions

Politics

1 hour ago Motherwell boss Michael Wimmer happy to be dealing with summer overhaul

The Steelmen have 21 players who are either out of contract or due to leave the club after loan periods in the summer

Economics

2 h. ago Yoon Suk Yeol impeached: celebrations as South Korea court votes unanimously to remove president from office – live

Thousands of people at Seoul rally calling for Yoon’s removal burst into cheers on hearing the constitutional court’s ruling, chanting ‘we won!’Report: South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol removed from officeYoon violated his duty as South Korean commander-in-chief by mobilising troops, says Justice Moon, the constitutional court’s acting president says. The president’s martial law declarations violated parliament’s rights, he says as the ruling continues.Justice Moon says it is difficult to see the South Korean opposition’s actions as a severe national crisis to justify Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration, Reuters is reporting as he continues delivering the ruling. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago In South Africa, a needle exchange program for drug users feels the effects of Trump's aid cuts

A secluded corner near South Africa’s capital is home to dozens of people with drug addiction

Politics

2 h. ago Living abroad and hungry to see a Chinese movie on the biggest of screens, some took action

A group of Chinese people have decided they wanted the nation’s biggest movie to be big in the United States, literally

Politics

2 h. ago The far right has seemed unstoppable in Europe. Here’s how Trump’s tariffs could change that | Nathalie Tocci

With populist leaders on the back foot and EU support at its highest in years, the US trade war could be an opportunity for the unionDonald Trump has unleashed a trade war on the world, and Europe, considered by Washington to be among the “worst offenders”, is a major target. After hitting European steel, aluminium and cars, this week Trump announced sweeping 20% tariffs on almost all EU imports. Europeans have seen this coming for a long time. Well before his re-election, officials in Brussels were drawing up plans on how the EU might respond to Trump 2.0 and a possible transatlantic trade war.What might the political fallout in Europe be? The good news is that Trump’s trade war puts Trump-friendly far-right forces in Europe in a terribly uncomfortable position. It’s one thing for the European far right to support Trump in principle, or to support the administration’s tyranny over peoples it doesn’t care about, be it Ukrainians, Canadians, Mexicans or Palestinians. It’s quite anoth...

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2 h. ago Dying for Sex review – Michelle Williams’ erotic journey is revolutionary TV

This tale of a terminal cancer patient’s newfound horniness upends every expectation you have for on-screen sex – as well as the definition of a soulmate. It leaves you longing for moreSex is for men. This is a lesson we learn from a very early age. Maybe it is a nice lesson to learn if you are a man, though I imagine the pressure to be seen to know all about it from the off could feel a teensy bit much now and again. I’d probably take that over the internalised shame and alienation from your own body – and from one of the main drivers of pleasure that exists – so that we may all enjoy perpetuating the species, though, I think.(Why yes, this is all about me! And yes I did grow up Catholic, which can’t have helped. You’re such a sweetheart for noticing!) Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago DWP ordered to correct 'entirely misleading' Universal Credit claim ahead of major benefit shake

As part of a press release, the benefit department recently claimed that the number of people claiming Universal Credit who were not required to look for work had increased by 383% since the COVID-19 pandemic

Politics

3 h. ago Blundering council apologies after it buries people in wrong graves in Coney Hill cemetery

Gloucester City Council was asked to launch an investigation after it was discovered the bodies were buried in the wrong locations at Coney Hill cemetery in the east of the city

Politics

3 h. ago Russell Grant's horoscopes as Virgo urged to showcase talents

Today's stars as Scorpio warned about other people's intentions and Cancer told to follow intuition.

Politics

3 h. ago People of State Pension age with arthritis could be due up to £441 each month

Nearly half a million people will receive either £73.90 or £110.40 each week from April 7.

Economics

3 h. ago Monty Don explains one gardening task you should never do until after June 21

Monty Don has shared his expert advice on when gardeners should be mowing their lawns - and it's a little later than most people may think. The gardening expert explains all

Politics

4 h. ago Trump live: Markets see worst day since Covid after new tariffs as president teases $5m gold card featuring his face

President Trump imposes blanket tariffs on all countries, hitting China and Europe hardest

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