2 h. ago Scotland coach Gregor Townsend signs new deal until end of 2027 Rugby World Cup

Townsend will have been in the role more than a decade by the time he leads the Scots to his third World Cup in Australia in just over two years.

Economics

30 h. ago The Guardian view on Donald Trump and India: the tariff war that boosted China | Editorial

The White House wanted India to bow. Instead, Narendra Modi flew to China, shook Xi Jinping’s hand and left Washington sidelined Donald Trump’s imperial tendencies see the US president wield tariffs and sanctions in the expectation that America will receive tributes. Yet his latest move – punishing India with 50% tariffs for Russian oil purchases once encouraged by the US – has produced not submission but spectacle. It has sent India’s Narendra Modi to China for the first time in seven years as Xi Jinping hosted more than 20 leaders for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin. And it is in Tianjin, not Washington, where it looks as if the hinge of history is moving.The SCO is easy to dismiss: the bloc is a bundle of contradictions. India and Pakistan remain adversaries. China and India still stare across a garrisoned Himalayan frontier, though relations have thawed since last October’s border breakthrough. Russia and China vie for influence in Central Asia. Unl...

Politics

44 h. ago Big tech is a weapon of mass destruction to democracy. Here are three ways Australia can fight back | Maria Ressa

You have time that other countries have squandered. You can be leaders in building the information infrastructure humanity needsI became a journalist because information is power, and right now we are living through an information armaggedon. Facts are under assault. Truth is being murdered. The casualty? Trust making it impossible to govern. Only dictatorships thrive when there’s no trust.And here are the three sentences I’ve said over and over since 2016 when I first said it in Silicon Valley, backed by data and hard-fought experience. Without facts, you can’t have truth. Without truth, you can’t have trust. Without trust, we have no shared reality. Continue reading...

Events

56 h. ago Gruda fires late winner in Brighton’s comeback win over Manchester City

When a team loses the aura of champions, it can go absolutely.Opponents suddenly look at them and wonder what on earth once seemed so intimidating, how on earth a bunch of players in these shirts, could seem so unbeatable. At half-time, Manchester City led, and seemed comfortable in their lead against opponents who had never got going. By the time Brajan Gruda calmly rounded James Trafford and dumped Rayan Aït-Nouri on his backside before rolling into an empty net, a Brighton winner had come to seem almost overdue. Continue reading...

Events

56 h. ago Jarrod Bowen ignites West Ham late show in victory at Nottingham Forest

Just where would West Ham be without Jarrod Bowen? Five days on from confronting angry supporters after Graham Potter’s team succumbed to a third successive defeat, Bowen’s clever first-time finish gave West Ham a late lead at Nottingham Forest before goals from Lucas Paquetá and Callum Wilson ensured a first league victory of the season, Paquetá from the penalty spot after Crysencio Summerville was tripped in the box.For Forest, in front of the watching owner Evangelos Marinakis, this was a dreadful performance and a pathetic – and untimely – collapse. Continue reading...

Politics

61 h. ago Kemi Badenoch vows Tories will back draining every drop of oil and gas from North Sea

Tory leader will use speech in Aberdeen to “call time” on the “impossible ideology of net zero”

Politics

4 d. ago Erling Haaland can earn new Man City squad status with his Champions League performances

Manchester City are gearing up for another tilt at the Champions League and in a new-look squad it is time for Erling Haaland to become a leader.

Sport

5 d. ago Top lawyer who falsely claimed to work 23 hours a day to help her win bonuses and promotion is struck off

Natasha Janet Dionne Fairs, 47, faked timesheets by claiming marathon working sessions while working at leading law firm Irwin Mitchell.

Politics

5 d. ago Russia’s devastating attack on Kyiv proves Trump’s Ukraine peace plans have failed. It is time for Europe to show leadership

Starmer and EU leaders may express outrage but they need to take more drastic action to help Ukraine beat Putin, writes World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley

Politics

6 d. ago Home Office planning to halve time asylum seekers given to find accommodation

Charities sound alarm over plan to give asylum seekers just 28 days to find new housing once they have a decision on their caseUK politics live – latest updatesRefugee charities warn that thousands of people in the UK could find themselves homeless on the streets this winter after the Home Office quietly reversed its asylum accommodation policy.The Guardian has learned that ministers are planning to halve the period asylum seekers are given to find new accommodation after getting a decision on their case, from 56 to 28 days. Refugee organisations say this is not enough time to find work and a home to rent and will lead to many people pitching tents in the streets. Continue reading...

Society

6 d. ago Charities raise alarm after Home Office reverses part of asylum accommodation policy

The Guardian has learned ministers are planning to halve the time asylum seekers are given to find new accommodation after getting a decision on their caseUK politics live – latest updatesRefugee charities warn that thousands of people in the UK could find themselves homeless on the streets this winter after the Home Office quietly reversed its asylum accommodation policy.The Guardian has learned that ministers are planning to halve the period asylum seekers are given to find new accommodation after getting a decision on their case, from 56 to 28 days. Refugee organisations say this is not enough time to find work and a home to rent and will lead to many people pitching tents in the streets. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Pharmacists 'using personal savings to stay open' as a 4 in 10 can't pay bills

Almost four in 10 pharmacy owners unable to pay wholesaler bills on time in prior year, survey found – as industry body leader warns of ‘unbearable pressures for a number of years’

Economics

7 d. ago Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: Timeline of events leading to couple’s engagement

Here we take a look at the key moments leading up to the couple’s engagement.

Politics

7 d. ago John Lydon won't be back in Sex Pistols as he 'supports Trump' says ex

Championing President Trump has seemingly ended all hope of the band's iconic former lead singer John Lydon re-joining the Sex Pistols any time soon, it has been claimed

Politics

1 week ago 22 Kids and Counting's Sue Radford in pregnancy scare as she drops baby bomb

Despite claims that they wouldn't be having a 23rd child, the Radfords have shocked viewers after a clip from the show appears to show Sue experiencing a pregnancy scare

Events

1 week ago Scottie Scheffler shows true colours with Ted Scott comments after he missed £267,000 payday

Scottie Scheffler is the world No. 1, a four-time major champion and the PGA Tour's leading money-winner this season - but he's nothing without his caddie Ted Scott

Economics

1 week ago Putin and Zelensky have only met once before – here’s what happened

With Donald Trump pushing for a meeting between the two war time leaders, we look at their last encounter

Politics

2 w. ago Rangers vs Club Brugge LIVE team news and build up from Champions League playoff showdown

Part one of a £40million double header as Russell Martin looks to lead Ibrox side into the promised land for first time since 2022/23

Society

2 w. ago Rangers vs Club Brugge LIVE as Russell Martin explains why Tavernier is out the starting XI

Part one of a £40million double header as Russell Martin looks to lead Ibrox side into the promised land for first time since 2022/23

Society

2 w. ago Rangers vs Club Brugge LIVE as Russell Martin stands on the brink of mutiny

Part one of a £40million double header as Russell Martin looks to lead Ibrox side into the promised land for first time since 2022/23

Society