89 m. ago Delivery driver who killed Scots dad as he cycled to work jailed for six years

A judge told Philip Scott that it was "heartbreaking" to read of the impact of the death of Euan Thomson on his family following the crash.

Events

1 hour ago Drivers hit by 24% annual hike in parking tickets from private firms

Some 4.3 million parking tickets were handed out by private businesses between April and June.

Economics

2 h. ago Cryptocoins, official merch and Elon Musk: How Tommy Robinson pulled off his biggest march yet

What started as a promise for a ‘free speech festival’ with speakers from around the globe ended with dozens of police injured in violent clashes with protesters at what is thought to be the largest nationalist event in decades. But just how did Tommy Robinson pull it off? Holly Bancroft reports

Politics

2 h. ago Chancellor urged to end '£2bn a year SUV road tax haven' in the Autumn Budget

SUV drivers should be taxed proportionately for the impact their cars have on our roads and the environment under new calls for Rachel Reeves to target heavier vehicles.

Economics

3 h. ago Man spots charity shop bargain while stuck in traffic jam and turns car around to 'grab it'

Reseller and bargain hunter Marco Bolo had to pull over after spotting an intriguing item in the window of a Salvation Army charity shop whilst he was in a traffic jam

Economics

4 h. ago Diplo: The Mighty Dinosaur review – family dino animation goes meta as it rebels against ‘cute’

A strange, not entirely convincing attempt to add conceptual depth sees an animator forced to erase his own mildly annoying cartoon creationsWe’re in familiar children’s entertainment territory at the start of this family animation featuring a tiny little sincere dinosaur: mildly annoying lead character, mildly annoying would-be wizard sidekick delivering all the requisite snarky asides, plus mildly annoying assorted other critters. But in an unlikely swerve, this Czech/Polish/Slovakian production (dubbed into English for this release) turns out to honour the more formally and conceptually interesting heritage of east European animation. A couple of beats into the story, we suddenly find ourselves in a live-action environment, with a real human sitting in a dark basement studio, working away, drawing cartoons – the self-same cartoon, in fact, that we’ve just been watching.The artist is then interrupted by an extremely grating woman – think Joan Cusack’s deranged hyper-girly Debbie J...

Politics

6 h. ago To understand how AI will reconfigure humanity, try this German fairytale | Clemens J Setz

Artificial intelligence will replace creativity with something closer to magical wishing. The challenge for future generations will be dealing with the feeling of emptiness that leaves us withIn the German fairytale The Fisherman and His Wife, an old man one day catches a strange fish: a talking flounder. It turns out that an enchanted prince is trapped inside this fish and that it can therefore grant any wish. The man’s wife, Ilsebill, is delighted and wishes for increasingly excessive things. She turns their miserable hut into a castle, but that is not enough; eventually she wants to become the pope and, finally, God. This enrages the elements; the sea turns dark and she is transformed back into her original impoverished state. The moral of the story: don’t wish for anything you’re not entitled to.Several variations of this classic fairytale motif are known. Sometimes, the wishes are not so much excessive or offensive to the divine order of the world, but simply clumsy or contradi...

Politics

6 h. ago Drivers warned of strong winds in Wales as flood alerts in place

Natural Resources Wales currently has six flood alerts in place across Wales

Events

6 h. ago Two men jailed for plot to kill president with witchcraft in Zambia

The men were arrested in a hotel room last year after a cleaner reported hearing strange noises

Events

7 h. ago ‘We’re insanely hubristic’: how The Rest Is History became the world’s biggest history podcast

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook on storytelling, their strangest interactions with fans and bonding over The Lord of the RingsHow does one measure success? For Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, the historians behind the hit podcast The Rest Is History, it could be the number of unexpected and overly familiar conversations with strangers. On a holiday high up in the mountains of Bulgaria, Holland was wandering around a secluded monastery when someone called out, “Love the podcast!”Sandbrook, meanwhile, is used to getting weird looks from fans who find it hard to compute that the man in front of them is one half of the soundtrack to their dog walks and commutes. “The weirdest thing that people say – which I’ve heard more than once – is, ‘My wife and I listen to you in bed every night,’” he says, looking mildly appalled. Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago Thomasina Miers’ recipes for cod with courgettes, green olives and lemon, and a blackberry and almond slice

A fragrant parcel of baked fish seasoned with herbs and lemon, all rounded off with a fruity, nutty dessertThere is something so simple but so delicious about a parcel of fish. Like unwrapping an edible present, the smell hits you before anything else, which in this case is fennel, thyme and lemon. It is a delicate way to cook fish, so the sauce needs to have some character, and basil, olives and lemon with a slick of olive oil make a beautiful, late-summer seasoning. Round off the feast with a blackberry and crisp almond pastry slice that tastes all the better if you forage your own fruit. Continue reading...

Society

8 h. ago What’s in a popular first name? Let this Sarah tell you . . .

Data suggests the drive towards individualism has increased the selection of monikers in recent decades

Politics

10 h. ago I had to learn a whole new language when I moved to Australia from the UK. These are the strange words I'd NEVER heard before

A UK exchange student based in Queensland has highlighted some of the Aussie words she'd never encountered before moving Down Under.

Politics

11 h. ago Many Brits are only just realising what tiny 'off' button actually does in car

A TokToker has shared a video highlighting a useful feature found in most motors that drivers old and new should be aware of — not only does it provide peace of mind, it could save your life

Politics

12 h. ago SC lawmaker wants to pull funding from major college over three faculty members’ alleged Charlie Kirk comments

Clemson University said it had fired one employee and suspended two others for their posts

Politics

15 h. ago Urgent warning for drivers in Cardiff about QR scam that has cost millions

Across the UK £3.5 million has been lost to so-called quishing in the past year

Events

16 h. ago Whoops! Yellowstone geologists pull 300 hats from hot springs

Park visitors should ‘hold on tight’ to their hats and stay on marked boardwalks and trails to avoid losing their favorite caps or any worse fate, park geologists say

Politics

16 h. ago JOHN MURDOCH'S DRIVE TIME: We feature the new Renault 5 and see how JAECOO are celebrating plug

The Renault 5's design will attract young customers looking to stand out from the crowd and the good news is that it is available from under £23,000.

Politics

19 h. ago Steven Gerrard ally calls on Rangers boss Russell Martin to be sacked

In an explosive exclusive interview with Record Sport Ibrox title winner and lifelong fan has urged the board to pull the plug

Politics

20 h. ago Wishaw pub shift manager hailed for leading bar’s fundraising drive

The Wishaw Malt had a reason to celebrate when shift manager Nicola Goldie was nominated as one of three fundraising superheroes from all JD Wetherspoon pubs in the UK.

Politics