65 m. ago Read King Charles' powerful message to cancer charities in full

The King has shared a moving statement about his cancer battle for the first time, offering words of gratitude to the people and organisations helping over 1,000 newly diagnosed patients every day.

Politics

67 m. ago Urgent warning over major outbreak of gruesome parasite that causes 'bowel cancer

At least 28 people have been struck down with the microscopic bug in Wales. The infection can pass between animals and humans, as well as from human to human.

Events

99 m. ago LGBTQ+ charity reports spike in transgender people trying to leave the UK

Netherland-based NGO Trans Rescue reported a '40-fold increase' in British transgender people trying to leave the country

Politics

1 hour ago Dozens of people ill after suspected outbreak at tourist attraction

"We are working closely with partners to investigate these cases and to understand if there is a wider risk to the public."

Science

1 hour ago DWP update on plans that would let them check people's bank accounts

It is part of “biggest ever crackdown on fraud against the public purse”

Economics

2 h. ago Michael Bolton’s daughter says he was ‘singing within minutes’ of brain surgery

The singer said he appreciated life more following the operation.

Politics

2 h. ago Denied, detained, deported: the faces of Trump’s immigration crackdown

The administration has torn up the rule book as it seeks to implement a hardline agenda to expel people from the US Donald Trump retook the White House vowing to stage “the largest deportation operation in American history”. As previewed, the administration set about further militarizing the US-Mexico border and targeting people requesting asylum and refugees while conducting raids and deportations in undocumented communities, detaining and deporting immigrants and spreading fear.Critics are outraged, if not surprised. But few expected the new legal chapter that unfolded next: a multipronged crackdown on certain people seen as opponents of the US president’s ideological agenda. This extraordinary assault has come in the context of wider attacks on higher education, the courts and the constitution. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Reform UK takes down Stockport website after fake quotes of support published

The party admitted quotes from 'residents' were not from real people but says they were published 'accidentally'

Politics

2 h. ago Shipyard workers 'not to blame' for CalMac ferry fiasco as union calls for more orders to boost fleet

EXCLUSIVE: The GMB union said Scotland's ageing ferry fleet needed rebuilt in order to provide a better service to island communities.

Politics

2 h. ago 28 people taken ill after visiting UK tourist attraction in suspected outbreak

Cryptosporidium comes from parasites that live in the faeces of infected animals and can cause illness in humans - at least 28 people have fallen ill in a suspected outbreak

Science

2 h. ago Gangs 'taking advantage' as migrant Channel crossings pass 10,000 in record time

New tactics designed to disrupt people smuggling gangs will come into force over the next few months

Events

2 h. ago Dogs put down after attack in Scottish park injures two people and another animal

The incident has led to two dogs being put down

Events

3 h. ago ‘No one knew what to do’: power cuts bring chaos, connection and revaluation of digital dependency

People share their experiences of Monday’s massive power outage across Spain, Portugal and parts of France that upended modern life“It felt like chaos,” said Iñigo, a doctor at a hospital in northern Spain.With no electricity from noon on Monday, the building’s emergency generators were kept for the critical areas, leaving staff without access to patient data, broken communications due to no telephone signal or email, and colleagues unable to carry out some of their duties, he said. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago James Maddison 'embarrassed' by Spurs season as he makes Europa League vow

Tottenham have endured a woeful Premier League season under Ange Postecoglou and captain against Liverpool James Maddison has issued a scathing assesment of his side

Politics

3 h. ago 28 people fall ill after feeding animals at Welsh attraction

Public Health Wales is investigating a suspected outbreak among people who visited the attraction

Politics

3 h. ago Closure of popular Ayrshire restaurant and hotel a 'massive blow' for village

The Kirkton Inn in Dalrymple closed suddenly on Monday, April 28 and the people of the village have reacted with shock and sadness.

Society

3 h. ago FCA bosses highlight risks of bad advice or fraud from some online influencers

People may lose some or all of their money, the Treasury Committee heard.

Events

3 h. ago Public body to be set up to protect people in Wales from dangers of coal tips

A series of concerns have however been raised about the law

Politics

3 h. ago Shoes on at home or shoes off? If you care about your health, it’s a no

One study reported that 96% of shoes carry coliform bacteria, commonly found in faecal matter. So why is it so uncool to ask visitors to take them off?It is a truth almost universally unacknowledged in the UK that wearing shoes in the home is gross. More than gross, actually – there’s scientific evidence it could have serious health consequences and even, if you want to come over all dramatic about it, be life-threatening. And yet I can count on the fingers of no hands the people I know who ask me to remove my shoes when I visit.Until now this has been an uncomplicatedly divisive subject: you were either a Shoes Off household, or you weren’t. But a secret underground movement is gathering pace – the Shoes On households who wish they were Shoes Off, but are worried about the uptight implications of rolling out that policy. Can you be a Shoes Off household while avoiding Shoes Off household energy?Polly Hudson is a freelance writer Continue reading...

Society

3 h. ago 'I was urged to avoid a holiday to this popular Italian city

The city has a reputation for being dirty, dangerous and chaotic – but it is also a city of contrasts, with incredible art, food and people as one writer discovered.

Politics