18 h. ago Reeves insists she understands voters’ concerns after Labour election setbacks

Chancellor Rachel Reeves defended her actions in office as pressure mounted on Labour to U-turn on the winter fuel payment cut.

Politics

45 h. ago Pressure mounts on Bangladesh’s interim leader to hold elections as former premier returns

Khaleda Zia’s party sees her return after treatment in UK as a step towards restoring democracy

Politics

3 d. ago Rape victims says Labour minister should resign after calling grooming gangs 'dog whistle' issue

Lucy Powell under mounting pressure over comments on the grooming gangs scandal made on national radio

Events

7 d. ago Man Utd face 'do or die' situation as pressure mounts on Ruben Amorim

The Red Devils have endured a miserable Premier League campaign, but they could still find themselves with a back door route into the Champions League

Events

8 d. ago Jose Mourinho sets off Rangers red alert as Fenerbahce supremo drops contradiction with two

The iconic boss is facing mounting pressure in Istanbul with the prospect of a trophyless campaign coming into view

Events

9 d. ago Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes world cricket's wunderkind at the age of 14

A 14-year-old wunderkind has the cricket world in raptures after scoring an electrifying 35-ball century in the Indian Premier League

Politics

1 week ago Ange Postecoglou ignoring talk of Tottenham future as Europa League semis loom

Spurs visit Premier League champions-elect Liverpool days before a Europa League semi-final.

Sport

1 week ago Liverpool will improve next season in search for perfection, warns Arne Slot

Team need point against Tottenham to clinch league title‘In some moments we have to do much better,’ says coachArne Slot has warned Liverpool’s Premier League rivals that he expects the champions-elect to improve next season as they strive to fulfil his vision of the perfect team.Liverpool require one point at home to Tottenham on Sunday to secure a record-equalling 20th league title and for Slot to become the first Dutch coach to win the Premier League. The head coach admits his team have “a big responsibility” to deliver at Anfield given the club’s last Premier League triumph, in 2020, came behind closed doors during the Covid pandemic. Slot’s family will be in attendance, although he says their visit was planned months ago to coincide with a public holiday in the Netherlands. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Why Zelensky may fear being dragged into a boxing match with Kyiv’s mayor

A growing rivalry between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vitali Klitschko could weaken the president’s position as pressure mounts for ceasefire, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew

Politics

1 week ago Putin and Witkoff meet in Kremlin after car bomb kills Russian general near Moscow – Europe live

US envoy and Russian leader hold planned meeting following the death of Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik in BalashikhaPjotr Sauer is a Russian affairs reporter for the GuardianA senior Russian military official was killed in a car explosion near Moscow on Friday, just hours before a Kremlin meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Liverpool news: Reds told two transfers they must make after rivals send message

Premier League champions-elect Liverpool need just one more point to wrap up the title but many have suggested Arne Slot still needs to strengthen his squad next term

Politics

2 w. ago Reeves signals UK could lower tariffs on US car imports in bid to secure Trump trade deal

The chancellor is in Washington DC as pressure mounts over dire IMF predictions about the UK economy if Trump goes ahead with his tariffs

Economics

2 w. ago Reeves claims she ‘absolutely’ trusts Trump but is in ‘no rush’ to do trade deal with him

The chancellor is in Washington DC as pressure mounts over dire IMF predictions about the UK economy if Trump goes ahead with his tariffs

Politics

2 w. ago Rachel Reeves US talks live: Pressure mounts on chancellor as UK borrowing soars ahead of Trump trade showdown

The chancellor is preparing for crucial Washington talks with Donald Trump's Treasury secretary

Politics

2 w. ago Venezuela accuses El Salvador of human trafficking as prisoners caught in row between authoritarians

Nayib Bukele offered to exchange 252 Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador for 252 prisoners in VenezuelaVenezuela’s chief prosecutor has accused El Salvador’s president of being a “tyrannical” human trafficker after Nayib Bukele offered to exchange the 252 Venezuelan migrants deported to his country’s prisons by Donald Trump for the same number of political prisoners in Venezuela.Bukele made the offer on Sunday night in a message addressed directly to his authoritarian counterpart Nicolás Maduro. “I want to propose a humanitarian agreement that includes the repatriation of 100% of the 252 Venezuelans who were deported, in exchange for the release and delivery of an identical number of the thousands of political prisoners that you hold,” El Salvador’s leader posted. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Sir Keir Starmer under mounting pressure to publicly back Supreme Court gender ruling on what a woman is after five days of silence

Five days on, the Prime Minister was last night urged to back the judgement publicly and to promise it will not be unpicked after it emerged that two frontbenchers are plotting to defy the ruling.

Events

2 w. ago The showdown between Harvard and the White House – day by day

After months of mounting pressure on the university to defend itself, Harvard rejected a series of Trump administration demands – here’s what happenedIt took Harvard University less than 72 hours to reject a series of demands put forth by the Trump administration, setting up a high-stakes showdown between the US’s wealthiest and oldest university and the White House.The swift rebuke on Monday came after weeks of mounting pressure from Harvard faculty, students, alumni, and the city of Cambridge, all urging the university to defend itself, and higher education as a whole, against what they saw as an unprecedented attack from Washington. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Arne Slot issues new update as 'incredible' Liverpool star eyes imminent return

Premier League champions-elect could seal the title as early as this weekend if results go their way

Politics

2 w. ago Liverpool news: Virgil van Dijk breaks silence on contract decision as Jurgen Klopp plots move

Premier League champions-elect Liverpool have been busy getting a pair of important contract extensions over the line and new transfers could be the next port of call

Politics

2 w. ago Scottish Government requests urgent meeting as pressure mounts over self

Several opposition parties are demanding the Scottish Government urgently gives clarity on its single-sex spaces guidance.

Politics