21 m. ago EFL's newest American owner makes promise to fans as bold ambition made clear

Media investor David Gandler has taken a majority stake in League One play-off hopefuls Leyton Orient and despite ambitious plans for the future has promised supporters that the club will build sustainably

Politics

25 m. ago Job cuts delay Pentagon plans to expand work to prevent sex assaults and suicides

Senior defense officials say personnel cuts across the Defense Department will delay plans to hire at least 1,000 more civilians to help prevent sexual assault, suicides and behavior problems within the military

Events

31 m. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Labour's lying to us about migration. They're planning to flood the country with EU 'youths' and it's freedom of movement by the front door

Surkeir Starmer says he's going to get tough on immigration. No, he isn't. Back in February, Pixie Balls-Cooper said the government had zero interest in signing up to a 'youth mobility' scheme.

Events

37 m. ago Canada election 2025 live: voting under way as Trump told to ‘stay out of our election’

Canadians go to the polls after US president’s tariffs and talk of country becoming 51st US state upended electionA record number of people – 7.3 million – have already voted during an early voting period that was held last weekend. That topped the 5.8 million Canadians who voted early at the last federal election in 2021.All ballots in a Canadian federal election are counted by hand in front of witnesses, and the final results are validated over a period of time then made available online. Continue reading...

Politics

49 m. ago New law could see families save up to £50 a year on school uniform costs

The new proposal will look to save over £70 million for families across the country through alleviating school uniform costs

Economics

53 m. ago Ryan Reynolds faces Wrexham transfer heartache as No.1 target decides on move

Wrexham are now just one division away from the promised land of the Premier League after winning promotion again at the weekend and transfer plans are already afoot

Events

59 m. ago Arsenal urged to make complaint to Uefa about PSG ticket allocation row

Club given 2,000 tickets for Paris semi-final second legSupporters’ Trust request Arsenal join them in appealArsenal have been urged by their supporters’ trust to make an official complaint to Uefa as a row about ticket allocations for the Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain escalates.It is understood the Arsenal Supporters’ Trust plans to lodge a complaint with European football’s governing body after they were given only 2,000 tickets for next week’s second leg in France. That is 500 below the 5% away teams are entitled to by Uefa in European competitions, although PSG were given special dispensation to reduce that to 4.1% before the start of the season owing to a request from local police. Continue reading...

Sport

72 m. ago Spain power cut: Which parts of the country are affected? What flights and services are affected?

Phone lines, airports and ATMs have been among the services hit by the blackout in Spain and Portugal

Politics

74 m. ago Pakistan warns an Indian incursion is 'imminent' and bolsters its forces amid fears nuclear

Fresh fighting erupted last week in Kashmir - a territory that has been disputed between India and Pakistan since the British partition of India in 1947 - after gunmen killed 26 civilians

Events

83 m. ago Stagecoach 2025 WORST dressed: From Lizzo's fishnet lingerie to Paris Hilton's starry bodysuit

Stagecoach Festival followed in Coachella's footsteps and hit Indio, California, over the weekend, uniting A-list celebrities and TikTok influencers in the desert for country music. 

Politics

85 m. ago Avocado lovers told to keep stones and bury them to save money

Follow these simple rules to grow your own avocado plant at home.

Politics

95 m. ago Lidl UK targets hundreds of sites as part of half a billion pound expansion plans

Lidl has published its 2025 site requirements brochure, outlining hundreds of potential locations for new stores - including high streets, retail parks, and mixed-use town centre sites

Events

99 m. ago EU microchip strategy ‘deeply disconnected from reality’, say official auditors

Plan to supply 20% of the world’s semiconductor chips by 2030 described as ‘essentially aspirational’The EU’s strategy to secure its own supply of microchips is “deeply disconnected from reality”, a damning report by the official European court of auditors (ECA) has found.The ECA reported that the bloc was “very unlikely” to meet its 2030 target of supplying 20% of the world’s microchips at a time when global demand for semiconductors is booming to meet the growing needs of defence, green tech and artificial intelligence. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Man United have an obvious transfer alternative they can turn to if Matheus Cunha plan fails

Man United have set their sights on signing Matheus Cunha from Wolves this summer, but they should not dismiss an alternative.

Events

1 hour ago Playing to win: are video game movies replacing superhero blockbusters?

The record-breaking box office for A Minecraft Movie has been followed by a rush of announcements for more films based on gamesMargot Robbie and Sydney Sweeney are two of the most in-demand actors in Hollywood. As such, they’ve both logged their time in superhero movies of recent vintage (though Robbie’s turn as Harley Quinn is probably better-known than whatever Sweeney found herself doing in Madame Web). It feels notable, then, that in recent weeks they’ve both been connected to multiple projects based on video games. Robbie’s Lucky Chap plans to produce a movie based on The Sims; Sweeney, meanwhile, will produce OutRun, based on a 30-year-old arcade game, and has also signed to star in a movie based on the more recent hit game Split Fiction. Score a bunch of points for the gamers. Is the dawn of gamer cinema finally here?Regardless of this Hot Lady defection, superhero movies and other comics-based properties will likely stick around for years to come. Marvel still kicks off the ...

Culture

2 h. ago Martin Boyle has Hibs transfer interest from 3 countries as key man still sweating over Easter Road contract extension

The Easter Road club can trigger a 12 month option and have until next month to inform the top scorer of their plans

Events

2 h. ago The Centre, Livingston unveils plans to host spring and summer fashion event this Saturday

On the day of the ‘Seasonal Style-Up’ event shoppers will be able to get an express colour analysis, which was popular in the 80’s thanks to the bestselling book, ‘Color Me Beautiful’ by Carole Jackson, and find out which colours can help enhance their natural features and personal style.

Politics

2 h. ago The part of the country where you're most likely to die a 'preventable' death

People living in one area had more than triple the chance of suffering an avoidable death compared to those living in a different part of the country, according to official data.

Events

2 h. ago Panic grips blackout stricken Spain as residents are told to stay indoors, huge queues form for food and petrol

Madrid's Mayor has urged people to stay where they are, while the regional president has called for an emergency plan to be activated so soldiers can be deployed.

Politics

2 h. ago The mission to dim the SUN: How controversial geoengineering technique could cool the planet using existing aircraft

Scientists believe a controversial geoengineering technique called stratospheric aerosol injection could be used to cool the planet.

Science