61 m. ago Inside Spain's 'zombieland' airport dubbed 'hidden city' as homelessness takes over

Madrid-Barajas Airport - the second-largest airport in Europe by physical size - handles more than 60million tourists every year, including passengers on Ryanair and Iberia flights

Society

2 h. ago How the British girl caught with record cannabis haul in Sri Lanka is telling police it's all the fault of a mystery man called Dan she met on a beach

Sri Lankan Airlines Flight UL 405 had barely left the runway before the 21-year-old part-time beautician from Surrey slapped on a hydrating in-flight facial mask and stuck in her earphones.

Events

4 h. ago New rules to come into force in all UK zoos for staff and visitors

Designed to improve animal welfare, the new reforms are the biggest in over 10 years

Politics

4 h. ago Trump reportedly to make drastic cuts to US National Security Council

Staff to be cut to dozens, with more authority expected to be handed to state and defense departmentsA large restructuring of the US National Security Council got under way on Friday as Donald Trump moved to reduce the size and scope of the once-powerful agency, five sources briefed on the matter said.Staff dealing with a variety of major geopolitical issues were sent termination notices on Friday, said the sources, who requested anonymity as they were not permitted to speak to the media. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Cub found alone in US woods now being raised by wildlife staff in bear costumes

Two-month-old black bear, who was starving in a California forest, is youngest cub the San Diego center has cared forHuman bears, some would say, are taking care of a two-month-old cub that spent days without his mother, starving in a California forest.The small black bear cub was rescued by campers in Los Padres national forest after being found alone and starving. The infant bear is now recovering at San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center, and is believed to be the youngest cub the organization has ever cared for. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Clueless diners at Jeremy Clarkson's pub say they are baffled by 'weird' rule when they sit down to eat a meal

The Farmer's Dog has been widely praised since it opened last year - with many customers leaving glowing reviews.

Politics

6 h. ago 'Drunk' woman who diverted Prestwick flight restrained after 'headbutting glass door'

"The passenger continued with her aggressive posture and banging her head on the bus window. It was necessary to call the Airport's first aid team."

Politics

6 h. ago Pentagon lost contact with Army helicopter on flight that caused jets to nix landings at DC airport

The Army is telling The Associated Press that military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army helicopter for about 20 seconds as it neared the Pentagon on the flight that caused two commercial jets to abort their landings this month at a Washington airport

Transport

7 h. ago Tyson Fury gets huge boost as his hit Netflix show At Home With The Furys returns

Heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury and his wife Paris are set to get a huge boost following his latest retirement as they open their doors for their own Netflix show once again

Events

8 h. ago BBC workmen ripped apart Steve Wright’s old studio in week he died, Jeremy Vine reveals

BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine told how workmen ripped apart Steve Wright’s old studio and showed lack of compassion to older staff members

Events

9 h. ago Just Stop Oil protesters 'could have caused misery to thousands of people' amid Manchester Airport break

Protesters gathered in a show of support as four members of Just Stop Oil appeared in court over their involvement in a plan to break into Manchester Airport

Events

9 h. ago Nicola Peltz 'rude to staff' with 'waiters in the firing line,' source claims

Brooklyn Beckham's wife Nicola Peltz is facing claims that she is "rude" to staff after a source alleged that people have "seen it with their own eyes"

Politics

9 h. ago Netflix series At Home With The Furys to return for second season

The documentary series follows the life of former heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury and his family.

Politics

9 h. ago Kari Lake brought back a skeleton crew to Voice of America. They’re ‘angry most of the time’

‘To me, it feels like emotional terror to ensure obedience,’ VOA White House bureau chief Patsy Widakuswara, who is on administrative leave, told The Independent

Events

10 h. ago A biblical hatred is engulfing both sides in the Gaza conflict – and blinding them to reason | Jonathan Freedland

Israel starving Palestinians, two killings at a Jewish museum: both are atrocities. But vanishingly few can see itI sat this week with Hussein Agha, a man who has given his working life to seeking peace between Israelis and Palestinians, negotiating from the Palestinian side of the table. He was gloomier than I have ever seen him, adamant that peace between the two sides can never, ever come. Because, Agha explained, this conflict was not about mere lines on a map or forms of words, the goods in which diplomats trade. This was about emotions, and specifically hatreds. Hatreds that, he feared, are becoming too murderous to contain. “It’s biblical,” he said.What he had in mind was the fury that drove Hamas to slaughter around 1,200 Israelis on a sleepy Saturday morning nearly 20 months ago and the fury that has driven the government of Benjamin Netanyahu to bombard Gaza ever since, killing more than 50,000, according to the Hamas-controlled health ministry, and, over the last 80 days,...

Events

10 h. ago Tearful officer tells court ‘I’m not trigger happy’, after tasering amputee, 92

Police had been called to Park Beck care home in St Leonards-on-Sea after Donald Burgess had reportedly threatened staff with a serrated knife.

Events

10 h. ago Humiliated Lorraine's absences have 'become a joke': Insiders reveal savage story of ITV bloodbath to KATIE HIND, truth about 'awful' show and why final blow was so 'mortifying for Lorraine'

ITV bosses - after telling staff of an impending bloodbath of cuts - called on just one of those present for an individual meeting. That person, of course, was Lorraine Kelly.

Events

10 h. ago Probation staff shortages threaten to derail plans to safely release prisoners early, ministers warned

Exclusive: ‘Vital window’ to boost probation workforce before prison reforms put huge pressure on service already in chaos, says union chief

Events

11 h. ago Two Brit tourists arrested in Ibiza after 'fleeing cruise to dodge £2,600 bill'

Two Brits have been arrested in Ibiza after being accused of trying to dodge a four-figure extras bills on a cruise liner - the pair were held on suspicion of fraud at Ibiza Airport on Wednesday.

Economics

11 h. ago Two Brits are arrested after 'fleeing cruise ship on Ibiza without settling £2,700 room service bill'

The pair, both in their twenties, were held on suspicion of fraud at Ibiza Airport on Wednesday after leaving the ship 'in a hurry' when it docked on the holiday island.

Economics