49 m. ago 'My friend is choosing unusual baby name and I'm horrified by reason behind it'

A woman was left gobsmacked after her friend detailed her cousin's baby name plans. At first, she thought it would be fairly straightforward, but she was so wrong...

Politics

68 m. ago ‘It kept me going’: halt to refugee reunion scheme in UK shatters hopes

Afghan man seeking asylum and permission to bring wife to Britain describes shock at home secretary’s announcementThe hopes of asylum seekers aiming to be reunited with their loved ones in the UK have been shattered after the home secretary announced on Monday that new applications to the family reunion scheme were to be suspended. The prospect of reuniting with spouses and children after reaching safety is often what sustains those trying to reach Britain during their difficult journeys.Immigration lawyers are urgently working to lodge applications while the scheme remains open in cases of people who have been granted refugee status. The suspension will last until the spring and it is likely that any new scheme will be more restrictive than the current one, the Home Office said. Continue reading...

Events

73 m. ago Met Office issue yellow weather warning as months worth of rain set to batter UK today

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain across the Southwest of England and south Wales, with some places set to see 60mm of rain fall in just a few hours

Events

4 h. ago UK weather warning with floods and nearly one month's rainfall feared TODAY

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning and estimates up to 60mm of rain is to fall across parts of the Southwest of England, where flooding is also likely

Events

5 h. ago Block on North Sea drilling 'risks blackouts', Kemi Badenoch says in wake of Labour's new ban

The Tory leader said Britain is 'dangerously exposed' to supply squeezes, and families risked paying the price unless Keir Starmer changed tack.

Events

5 h. ago State Pension retirement age set to rise next year for people born in these years

The planned change to the official age of retirement has been in legislation since 2014 and will be implemented in the 2040s

Politics

5 h. ago US House committee releases batch of Epstein records as White House fights release of all files – live

Republican-led oversight committee releases over 33,000 pages of files related to investigation of late sex offenderDonald Trump’s “exciting announcement” expected at 2pm ET will be “related to the Department of Defense”, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna plan to hold a news conference tomorrow with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse as the political fallout from the saga continues to engage Congress on several fronts. Continue reading...

Society

6 h. ago Yellow warning for rain in force as heavy rain and strong winds forecast

A yellow weather warning for rain is in place from midnight until 2pm on Wednesday for south-west England and much of South Wales.

Events

6 h. ago More than 7,300 Afghans to be resettled in UK after MoD data leak, says National Audit Office

Watchdog’s report says government is unable to calculate exact cost of response to data breach, raising doubt over £850m estimateMore than 7,300 Afghans are expected to be resettled in the UK as a result of a major government data breach, according to a National Audit Office report that raises doubts over officials’ claims of a £850m cost.The accidental leak by an MoD official in 2022 of 18,700 Afghans’ details who had worked with or for the British government led to the opening of a new route by which those endangered could seek relocation to the UK from their home country. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Thames Water unveil £20.5 billion action plan to revive struggling water firm

Thames Water is on the brink of nationalisation as it struggles under a mountain of debts

Economics

6 h. ago Top cop's message to public figures 'with power and influence' amid 'climate of tension'

National Police Chief Council chairman Gavin Stephens says police officers are facing increased divisions as they attempt to deal with protests, including at migrant hotels

Events

7 h. ago John Cleese, 85, vows never to work with BBC again as he says 'they're clueless'

Comedy legend John Cleese has vowed never to work with the BBC again and has slammed the corporation's bosses as "clueless" who haven't made anything funny since The Office

Economics

7 h. ago 'Trump body double' conspiracies as president 'looks rough' and ear pic examined

Online sleuths are theorising that Donald Trump has a body double after the US President appeared in the Oval Office today (September 2) with a half-decent-looking ear

Politics

7 h. ago Fresh Trump 'body double' conspiracies as president 'looks rough' and ear pic examined

Online sleuths are theorising that Donald Trump has a body double after the US President appeared in the Oval Office today with a half-decent-looking ear

Politics

7 h. ago Trump deploys military to immigration courts to speed up mass deportations

Pentagon plan could send up to 600 military lawyers to immigration courts to speed up president’s mass removal agenda

Events

7 h. ago Trump says he's ordering troops into 'hellholes' Chicago and Baltimore as tensions with local Democrat officials escalate

National Guard troops will be heading to Chicago - but President Donald Trump won't say when they will deploy.

Politics

8 h. ago Dad necked vodka before punching partner on TUI flight in front of off

Kevin Chapman lashed out at his girlfriend while on an overnight flight from Greece to the UK and struck her in the face in front of an off-duty police officer who was on the plane

Politics

8 h. ago London Mayor Opposes Hosting Arms Fair During Gaza War After U.K. Bans Israeli Officials

London Mayor Opposes Hosting Arms Fair During Gaza War After U.K. Bans Israeli Officials  Haaretz

Politics

8 h. ago Howard Webb admits officials made 'wrong' decision in Prem Leagiue VAR controversy

Fulham had a goal controversially ruled out in their 2-0 defeat by Chelsea on Saturday, with PGMOL chief Howard Webb admitting that the officials made an error

Politics

8 h. ago Jeanine Pirro’s DC office boasts about touring the Supreme Court – while posing in a completely different building

Staffers in the DC-based office boasted that the former Fox News pundit had secured a tour of the Supreme Court while posing for photos at the Capitol

Society