25 m. ago Alison Hammond suffered medical issue on set as Bake Off crew performed 'surgery'

Great British Bake Off presenter Alison Hammond has been hit hard by hay fever this year and producers have taken drastic action to help the Birmingham-born host

Politics

30 m. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan ‘arrested' at Heathrow Airport over 'X posts on trans issues'

He was arrested at Heathrow Airport after he arrived on an inbound American Airlines flight.

Society

36 m. ago Man City reduce Champions League ticket prices and try to tackle major fan issue

Manchester City have announced the ticket pricing for their four Champions League games in the first phase

Sport

37 m. ago Kelvin Fletcher's wife supports 'sister' as she makes Coronation Street debut

Coronation Street recently welcomed newcomer, Sienna, as part of Asha Alahan's storyline

Politics

58 m. ago Ryanair issues update to passengers over major boarding pass rule change

The airline will scrap paper boarding passes later this year

Politics

65 m. ago Straight Circle review – boisterous border guard satire from a director to watch

Venice film festivalOscar Hudson’s feature debut, starring twins Elliott and Luke Tittensor as ritual-performing representatives of fictional warring nations, is an absurdist nightmareBritish documentary and ad director Oscar Hudson makes his feature debut in the Venice critics week sidebar with this high-concept anti-war satire, a through-the-looking-glass absurdist nightmare about realising that the otherness of your enemy is an illusion. There are some bold and ambitious images here, and some interesting split-screen work. Maybe there’s an issue about the style and substance ratio and perhaps the running time is indulgent, but this is a strong piece of work.Twins Elliott and Luke Tittensor play two soldiers of equal rank in opposing armies, called Pte Warne and Pte Arthur. They represent two nations of fictional Ruritanian weirdness, formerly at war but who have evidently concluded a tensely unstable peace treaty. Warne has a resplendent white uniform and, like the rest of his co...

Politics

70 m. ago HMRC issues alert as 18 year olds could access thousands of pounds

Parents with children turning 18 have been urged to track down their Child Trust Funds which holds around £2,200 on average

Events

83 m. ago UK Foreign Office issues update for tourists travelling to Egypt

Travellers will still be able to recieve support from the Embassy despite changes

Society

83 m. ago Older people can claim DWP heating support worth up to £300 from this date this month

The UK Government has confirmed that Winter Fuel Payments will be issued automatically to around nine million people in England and Wales

Economics

88 m. ago Truth behind Erik ten Hag's brutal Bayer Leverkusen sacking as two issues emerge

Erik ten Hag was in charge of Bayer Leverkusen for a matter of weeks and two Bundesliga games before being sacked with his transfer demands among the reasons for his early exit

Politics

91 m. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan ‘arrested over X posts on trans issues’

Linehan, 57, said he was stopped by police at Heathrow Airport over entries posted on X in April.

Events

1 hour ago Millions of people taking antihistamines and cold pills issued warning by health expert

The health alert concerns those who take tablets for things like colds and allergies up to those on medication for heart issues or diabetes.

Events

1 hour ago Thomas Partey's appearance in court adjourned without explanation

Partey and Villarreal received a strong backlash in early August as he completed his move to the Spanish side despite his ongoing five-count rape case.

Events

2 h. ago EFL issue statement as Grimsby Town fined after beating Manchester United

Man Utd were dumped out of the Carabao Cup at the second round stage by Grimsby Town on penalties last week.

Politics

2 h. ago Unlike Tory 'fantasies', this Labour government will ignore 'party politics' to achieve prosperous North Sea

UK energy minister Michael Shanks addresses the issue of the North Sea’s future.

Politics

2 h. ago Sir Alastair Cook suggests radical new rule for Test cricket

Former England captain Cook has proposed a law change that would benefit the bowlers in Test matches

Society

2 h. ago Why Trump’s undermining of US statistics is so dangerous | Daniel Malinsky

From the firing of the labor statistics chief to plans for a new census, the president’s moves serve to entrench authoritarianismIn 1937, Joseph Stalin commissioned a sweeping census of the Soviet Union. The data reflected some uncomfortable facts – in particular, the dampening of population growth in areas devastated by the 1933 famine – and so Stalin’s government suppressed the release of the survey results. Several high-level government statistical workers responsible for the census were subsequently imprisoned and apparently executed. Though the Soviet authorities would proudly trumpet national statistics that glorified the USSR’s achievements, any numbers that did not fit the preferred narrative were buried.A few weeks ago, following the release of “disappointing” jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Donald Trump fired the commissioner of labor statistics, Dr Erika McEntarfer, and claimed the numbers were “rigged”. He also announced his intention to commission a...

Politics

2 h. ago Violent criminals to be 'reassured' by prison officers in case Taser trial behind bars triggers them

Guidance issued to officers at HMP Belmarsh in south-east London instructs staff to explain the rollout of the devices and 'provide reassurance' to convicts unsettled by the scheme.

Events

2 h. ago Paul Scholes and Jamie Carragher tear Mikel Arteta to pieces over Liverpool loss

Arsenal suffered an early setback in the Premier League title race as they lost 1-0 to Liverpool on Sunday and Paul Scholes and Jamie Carragher have both criticised Gunners boss Mikel Arteta

Politics

2 h. ago Met Office issues severe weather warning as heavy rain poses risk of ‘flooding’

Heavy rain is forecast for parts of the UK in the coming days

Events