36 m. ago British mother and her daughters, eight and five, are killed in New York car crash after Audi 'driven by glam wigmaker' ploughed into family as they walked along busy street 

Tributes have been paid to Natasha Saada, 34, who grew up in Mill Hill, north London, and her two young daughters, who were killed after a car smashed into the family in New York on Saturday.

Events

39 m. ago Wales' tourism tax to be higher than advertised as two changes announced

There will be two levels of charge under the proposed new tax, which has drawn fierce debate and criticism from some groups

Politics

83 m. ago Married couple stabbed groom’s mother while wearing giraffe masks in ‘frenzied attack’

The couple are believed to have tried to kill her after being accused of not doing ‘treating the family home like a hotel’

Events

1 hour ago California wildfire threatening forest home of world’s oldest tree

Silver fire leading to fears about Methuselah, a nearly 5,000-year-old bristlecone pine in eastern part of stateFirefighters have managed to make “strong progress” containing a fire burning through eastern California near the world’s oldest trees, but the blaze remains an active threat, officials said.Since igniting on Sunday afternoon, the Silver fire has scorched nearly 1,600 acres (647 hectares) in the eastern Sierra Nevada, and forced residents of about 800 homes to evacuate. Strong winds fanned the flames, which burned through dry grass and brush in Inyo county, threatening neighborhoods, endangered species and the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Vile thug 'mutilated' his 'kind and caring' ex wife as kids slept close by

Jade had her whole life ahead of her as a devoted mother of four who bravely built the courage to leave her husband. But just days after making the decision, her life was brutally taken

Politics

2 h. ago Fox News pundit accuses publisher of stealing his book idea and giving it to another MAGA personality

‘My proposal was to write a book that shed light on significant political and legal developments affecting the nation – the lawfare campaign against President Trump. Unfortunately, I believe my project was co-opted without my knowledge or consent,’ Gregg Jarrett said in a statement

Events

3 h. ago Premier League release statement as new offside technology gets start date this season

The Premier League have confirmed that they will begin using semi-automated offside technology from April 12, after debuting in the FA Cup and being implemented in the Champions League

Politics

3 h. ago Italy's biggest union joins prosecution of farm owner over death of Indian migrant worker

Italy’s main trade union confederation is backing the prosecution of a farm owner over the death of an undocumented worker from India who bled to death after his arm was cut off

Events

4 h. ago Macaulay Culkin reveals he hasn’t spoken to his father in 30 years in rare comment about their estrangement

The actor petitioned to remove his mother and father as his legal guardians when he was 15

Politics

4 h. ago NFL decision on tush push delayed as medical experts express concern

Motion on ban will be tabled until MayEagles have used play with great successThe future of the tush push won’t be decided in the immediate, according to multiple reports. NFL team owners had been set to vote on Green Bay’s proposal to ban the play that has helped the Philadelphia Eagles win one Super Bowl and reach another, but the motion was tabled until May.Team owners approved modifying the kickoff rule, expanding replay assist and revising overtime rules, a source told the Associated Press. Continue reading...

Science

4 h. ago Premier League to finally use new offside technology THIS season as start date revealed

The Premier League will follow in both UEFA and FIFA's footsteps and use semi-automated offsides for the final part of the 2024-25 season, it's been confirmed

Politics

4 h. ago Russia says it cannot accept US peace plan for Ukraine ‘in its current form’

Moscow’s refusal highlights the limited progress Donald Trump has made on his promise to end the warMoscow has described the latest US peace proposals as unacceptable to the Kremlin, highlighting the limited progress Donald Trump has made on his promise to end the war in Ukraine since taking office in January.Sergei Ryabkov, a foreign policy adviser to Vladimir Putin, said some of Russia’s key demands were being addressed by the US proposals to end the war, in comments that marked a rare acknowledgment from the Russian side that talks with the US over Ukraine had stalled in recent weeks. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Reform UK candidate in row after page gloats about Gaza war pushing up gold prices

The company of Alexander Jones, Reform UK candidate for mayor of Doncaster, shared several posts appearing to celebrate the impact of the conflict in the Middle East on gold

Events

4 h. ago Britain's tariff deal under threat as US intervenes in free speech row: State department 'monitors' case of pro

Pro-life campaigner Livia Tossici-Bolt was on trial at Poole Magistrates' Court last month accused of breaching the Public Spaces Protection Order in March 2023 with the verdict set for Friday.

Economics

5 h. ago Mahmood urged to act on Sentencing Council membership after ‘two

The Justice Secretary said ‘all must be equal before the law’ as the Government introduced a Bill following a row over guidelines.

Politics

5 h. ago SPFL braced for new reconstruction row as 10 team Premiership plan floated but insider delivers damning verdict

New plans are being discussed that could shake up Scottish football

Politics

6 h. ago 5 questions about Virginia Giuffre crash – police row, bus speed and chilling conspiracies

The Prince Andrew sexual assault accuser claimed on social media she had been given struck by a school bus that was going at 68.3mph and given 'four days to live' – but

Events

6 h. ago Jennifer Lawrence welcomes second child with husband Cooke Maroney

Lawrence and Maroney, who married in 2019, also share three-year-old son Cy

Society

6 h. ago Detroit production of Mozart opera turns its female characters into automatons

Audiences at the Detroit Opera House expecting their performance of “Cosi fan tutte” to begin with the overture may be surprised to hear instead a product launch from a tech company CEO

Politics

6 h. ago Gary Lineker reveals why he was reduced to tears during MOTD row and BBC suspension

Gary Lineker was sidelined for one episode of Match of the Day in 2023 over a social media row but he says solidarity shown by colleagues left him emotionally moved

Politics