35 m. ago Birds will keep returning to gardens if you plant one certain type of colour

It can be hard to predict exactly where birds will decide to put themselves next - luckily an expert has shared exactly which flowers will make them more likely to come back

Politics

1 hour ago Dangerous paedophile tried to sexually groom girl with rendition of Coldplay song

A judge called Gareth Davies a "very calculating individual" who should be considered a dangerous offender

Politics

4 h. ago Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises after ‘damaging’ welfare bill U

Original welfare proposals had been part of a package expected to save up to £5 billion a year

Economics

6 h. ago Urgent sex attack probe launched after children were 'given food and sexually assaulted' at community centre

A 41-year-old man has been arrested over the disturbing incident in Aylesbury yesterday.

Events

7 h. ago Reeves says welfare fallout ‘damaging’ and declines to rule out tax hikes

The Chancellor warned there would be ‘costs to what happened’ as she faced questions about how she would cover the shortfall left by concessions.

Economics

8 h. ago Some consequences of Palestine Action ban ‘overstated’, says High Court judge

Mr Justice Chamberlain refused to grant a temporary block on Palestine Action being banned as a terror group.

Events

9 h. ago Chelsea will allow Pedro Neto to decide if he plays against Palmeiras so soon after tragic passing of his close friend and former team

KIERAN GILL IN PHILADELPHIA: Neto missed training with his team-mates on Thursday morning in Miami after learning of the tragic news.

Events

9 h. ago Chelsea, Aston Villa and Barcelona fined by Uefa over spending rule breaches

Chelsea hit with unconditional €31m fineVilla confident they can absorb fine and strengthenChelsea, Aston Villa and Barcelona have been fined by Uefa for breaking financial rules. Chelsea have been hit with an unconditional €31m (£27m) bill but could face a further €60m (£52m) fine if they do not comply moving forward. Barcelona and Villa have been fined €15m (£13m) and €11m (£9.5m) respectively but are also at risk of further conditional penalties.The conditional fines for Chelsea (€60m), Villa (€15m) and Barcelona (€45m) relate to agreed plans across four-year, three-year and two-year periods respectively. Continue reading...

Sport

9 h. ago Chelsea face doubts over registering signings with Uefa after £27m fine

Aston Villa and Barcelona also punished over financesVilla confident they can absorb fine and strengthenChelsea, Aston Villa and Barcelona have been fined by Uefa for ­breaking financial rules. Chelsea have been hit with a €31m (£27m) fine, with a ­potential further €60m looming over the next four years if they fail to ­comply with regulations again. They also face doubts over whether they will be able to register new signings in ­European competitions over the next two seasons.Villa have been fined a total of €11m with a further €15m suspended for the next three years. Barcelona have been fined €15m and are also at risk of further conditional penalties. Continue reading...

Sport

9 h. ago Rachel Reeves says she cannot rule out autumn tax rises after ‘damaging’ week

Exclusive: Chancellor says she never considered resigning and warns ‘there are costs’ to welfare bill U-turnRachel Reeves has said it is impossible for her to rule out tax rises in the autumn budget and insisted she never thought about quitting despite a turbulent week for her and the government.In an interview with the Guardian, the chancellor said “there are costs” to the watering down of the welfare bill and acknowledged it had been a “damaging” week for Downing Street. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago Former lapdancing club Totties now faces losing premises licence

A licensing hearing will decide whether it can stay open

Politics

10 h. ago More secondary schools to ban skirts in major uniform rule change

Northern Education Trust - which runs four secondary schools in Greater Manchester - says skirts are 'no longer an option'

Politics

10 h. ago Police stunned to find unrelated body during murder probe hunt for missing person

While investigating the disappearance of a person near St Austell in Cornwall, police discovered the body of a man in his 40s, and launched an unrelated murder probe

Events

10 h. ago Palestine Action set to be banned after High Court bid 'refused'

A High Court judge refused co-founder Huda Ammori's bid for a temporary block

Events

10 h. ago Palestine Action will be BANNED after High Court judge refused to block it being branded a 'terror group'

Palestine Action is set to be banned after a High Court judge refused to temporarily block it from being designated a terror group.

Events

10 h. ago High Court judge refuses to temporarily block Palestine Action terror ban

A bid for a temporary block on the planned ban was heard at the High Court on Friday.

Events

11 h. ago Suriname expected to elect first female president amid discovery of oil reserves

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, 71, will run unopposed as one of the poorest countries in the region eyes billions of dollarsSuriname is expected to elect its first female president this Sunday, the congresswoman and physician Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, 71, who will run unopposed after the ruling party decided not to field a candidate.Geerlings-Simons will succeed current president Chandrikapersad Santokhi, 66, who has been in office since 2020 and was eligible for re-election – but whose party failed to secure the two-thirds parliamentary majority required in the country’s indirect voting system. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Is ‘princess treatment’ a harmless trend – or yet more fuel for misogyny? | Emma Beddington

A life of passive ‘perfection’, in which you minister to your partner and don’t speak unless spoken to, is a nauseating prospect that leaves women dangerously vulnerableDo you wish you were a princess? Do you crave being cosseted and showered with gifts, having every door opened and every chair pulled out? Perhaps you’d rather not pay for your clothes; maybe you’re sick of deciding what to eat and where.Courtney Palmer can help. The self-proclaimed housewife princess has a series of TikTok videos on “princess treatment” and how to get it. It’s a matter of accepting compliments graciously, dressing the part, being unapologetically good to yourself (disappointingly, this seems to mean exercising and drinking water) but mostly ministering to your partner, who is treated as a weirdly needy and highly suggestible man-baby. Would-be princesses should create a calm, frictionless domestic paradise for their provider prince, “speaking in a feminine way – we’re not screaming, yelling; we’re n...

Politics

12 h. ago Judgment due in Palestine Action court bid for temporary block on terror ban

A High Court judge will give his decision on Friday.

Events

13 h. ago 'You wanted to ensure he was utterly at your mercy': Everything the judge told murderer John Belfield as he jailed him for life

John Belfield was jailed for life for the murder of Thomas Campbell

Events