2 h. ago People told they've been storing Baileys wrong as best place is not the fridge

Baileys is a festive favourite - but there's one common mistake Brits make when it comes to storing the creamy liqueur, according to experts

Politics

2 h. ago New 'gamechanging' spike detector technology that can tell if your vape has drugs in it to be trialed by police over Christmas

Officers have deployed a one-of-a-kind portable 'vape testing kit' designed by academics at the University of Bath to detect dangerous psychoactive substances in vapes.

Events

2 h. ago Rapper Wiz Khalifa sentenced to jail in Romania for drug possession after 'lighting up at festival'

Wiz Khalifa has been sentence to nine months in prison after he was said to have lit a joint while dancing to The Next Episode, with the US musician expected to appeal

Events

3 h. ago Crawling home for Christmas! Britain's road network braces for 'busiest ever festive getaway' with 24 MILLION cars expected on the road

Those heading to see loved ones or pick up last-minute gifts face clogged motorways - with the AA warning this year will be the busiest festive season getaway on record.

Transport

3 h. ago Coast Guard drops references to swastikas and nooses being 'potentially divisive'

References in U.S. Coast Guard policy calling hate symbols “potentially divisive” have been removed

Politics

3 h. ago Majority say they plan to spend less on holiday gifts this year because of economic concerns

Americans plan to spend less on gifts this festive season as they continue to feel the pinch

Economics

3 h. ago Keira Knightley makes VERY surprising confession about her iconic festive film Love Actually

Keira appears in Love Actually's most memorable scene, when her husband's pal, played by Andrew Lincoln, confesses his secret love for her  through cue cards.

Politics

3 h. ago Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth tells military recruiters many young Americans are ‘too fat’ or ‘too dumb’ to serve

Recruiting has been rebounding from a low ebb during the pandemic, according to data

Events

6 h. ago Instacart will pay customers $60 million in settlement over ‘false advertising’

Instacart denied allegations of wrongdoing but said it reached a settlement in order to move forward and focus on its business

Economics

7 h. ago Nightmare before Christmas as Frantic Friday sees shopping chaos and gridlocked roads

Brits will enter a festive frenzy of last-minute gift-buying which will peak at precisely 6.41pm on Friday, December 19. So you've been warned...

Economics

7 h. ago Rapper Wiz Khalifa sentenced in Romania on drug possession charges

Prosecutors said he was found in possession of more than 18 grams of cannabis, and that he consumed some on stage at a music festival

Events

7 h. ago Huge boost in bid for 4am Scots World Cup pubs as millionaire Wetherspoons boss gives update

WEATHERSPOONS boss Sir Tim Martin has backed an unprecedented bid to keep Scots pubs open as late as 4am so the Tartan Army can watch their side’s World Cup matches. The hospitality icon has thrown his weight behind the bold efforts after the Scottish Beer and Pub Association announced they'd be writing to First Minister John Swinney...

Economics

7 h. ago How to avoid ‘holiday heart syndrome’ and other festive health concerns

An overload of holiday stress could lead to dangerous and deadly heart conditions, experts warn

Politics

8 h. ago Prince William sparks fan frenzy at local bar as owners report huge boost

The Prince of Wales paid a short visit to a local pub for a cheeky pint in the runup to the festive holidays, which is now helping the owners rake in some much-needed cash

Politics

9 h. ago ICE agent ‘voodoo doll’ found strapped to tree in New Orleans as immigration crackdown continues

‘You can tell the pro-illegal immigration radicals are losing the argument when they [resort] to @ICEgov voodoo dolls,’ the Louisiana Republican Attorney General said

Politics

9 h. ago Usher who bit guest's finger off 'like a wild animal' after he was accused of being too drunk at his best friend's wedding admits GBH and affray

Daniel Peasnell (pictured), 33, attacked Stephen Dixon at The Perch Pub in Binsey near Oxford, on May 20, 2023.

Politics

10 h. ago ‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it

People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countriesGermán Pineda, 32, just wanted to go home.After his arrest by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in June, Pineda, a Honduran immigrant, spent four miserable days in immigration detention at Federal Plaza in Manhattan, sleeping on a concrete floor without sufficient food or a shower. Next, he was transferred to a detention center in Brooklyn, where staff treated him like a criminal, he says, though he’d lived in the country, working as a delivery driver, for 14 years. He couldn’t even call home. Continue reading...

Events

10 h. ago Sir Chris Hoy's health latest and how star broke down telling wife about cancer diagnosis

Sir Chris Hoy has given a positive update on his health as he lives with cancer and recovers from his worst-ever bike crash

Science

10 h. ago 30 pictures from Manchester Christmas Markets 2025 as final weekend approaches

With 274 market stalls, a return of festive huts by Albert Square, and a huge Ferris Wheel, the Manchester Christmas Markets 2025 have been huge

Sport

10 h. ago Sir Chris Hoy's health latest and devastating admission after telling wife of cancer diagnosis

Sir Chris Hoy has issued an upbeat update on his health as he lives with cancer and recovers from a serious bike crash

Science