24 m. ago The 12 worst airlines for UK flight delays, according to the latest Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data

The worst airlines for UK flight delays in 2025 have been revealed.

Culture

39 m. ago A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke audiobook review – an honest and hilarious memoir

The no-nonsense comic actor and author further cements her status as a national treasure with her trademark gobby one-linersA lot of terrible things happen to Kathy Burke in her memoir, though you won’t find her mired in self-pity. Burke was a toddler when her mother died from stomach cancer, meaning she has no memory of her. In the Islington council flat where she grew up, she shared a bedroom with her alcoholic dad who would give up booze only to fall off the wagon and, at his worst, became violent. When a stranger on the estate called her ugly in front of her friends, she cannily deflected the insult with laughter. “I’m the best dancer at the ugly bug ball though,” she hooted, and did a little dance.Burke would find her tribe on London’s punk scene and, in her teens, got the acting bug and a place at London’s Anna Scher Theatre school. This put her on the path to a brilliant and varied acting and writing career that saw her appearing in comedy sketches with Harry Enfield and Fren...

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60 m. ago Dance teacher forced to stop class after reading student's name

A dance teacher with 30 years experience has been left baffled after coming across a student with the 'worst' name she has ever heard - and it shocked her so much that she had to pause her lesson

Society

78 m. ago New £2.9 billion Edinburgh tram line rubbished as 'vanity project' as council told to fix potholes instead

Ministers confirm no funding for “standalone” extension of network

Economics

80 m. ago When my mother became forgetful in her 50s, we blamed the stress of her high

Izzy Utterson, 28, a content creator from London, describes her mother Joanna as a 'walking, talking saint'.

Politics

2 h. ago Misfits boss defends controversial Andrew Tate boxing match despite allegations against Brit and self

MISFITS BOXING supremo Mams Taylor has defended the promotion's decision to have Andrew Tate fight on their platform. The controversial influencer and kickboxer - who is facing legal troubles in Romania, the USA and the United Kingdom - returns to the ring on Saturday night following a five-year layoff. Tate, 39, tops the bill of...

Economics

2 h. ago Prince Harry hits polo field as Meghan stays at home and shares surprise reaction

Prince Harry has travelled to Aspen where he took part in a special polo match in the snow, prompting Meghan Markle who stayed at home to post her thoughts on Instagram

Politics

3 h. ago Do you support the doctors going on strike? Take our poll and have your say

Resident doctors in England are on a five-day strike after rejecting a last minute deal as Health Secretary Wes Streeting warned that the walk out comes at "the worst time for the NHS"

Events

3 h. ago The World Cup is about places and people. In Seattle, it should be about Pride | Leander Schaerlaeckens

The US host city’s resolve in maintaining its ‘Pride Match’ should be commended as exactly the sort of thing this tournament is forThere are two World Cups. The product, marketed and monetized for all it will yield, and the experience.Only one of those is the real thing. And in one case, it’s holding strong. In Seattle, the local organizing committee long ago designated the 26 June game slated for Lumen Field as the “Pride Match” to mark the city’s LGBTQ+ pride weekend celebration. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago ‘I enjoy fame. It’s very exposing and raw – though you pay a price’: Addison Rae, the Guardian’s artist of the year

In just two years, Rae has gone from star TikTok dancer to being Grammy-nominated for best new artist. She reflects on her critically acclaimed debut and how she’s learning to reclaim and relinquish controlNo one in pop has had a year like Addison Rae. She may not be the biggest star – that remains Taylor Swift – or even the most commercially successful breakout act. But the dreamy dance-pop haze of her debut album, Addison, made her into an artist’s artist, loved by the likes of Charli xcx and Lana Del Rey – the leftfield pop acts who paved the way for someone like her. Like a pre-Brat Charli, or perhaps Sky Ferreira, the 25-year-old is the pop connoisseur’s choice, justly earning comparisons to Del Rey, her fellow Louisiana girl Britney Spears and Ray of Light-era Madonna, while knowing her way around her R&B and Jersey club. She’s up for best new artist at next year’s Grammy awards – and with Addison and its knowingly anaesthetised single Headphones On placing in the Guardian...

Economics

4 h. ago How to eat, drink and be merry – while pregnant – at Christmas

Some traditional treats may be off the menu, but there are plenty of alternatives for a festive feastFor a festival with childbirth at its religious heart, it is perverse how much of our traditional Christmas spread isn’t recommended for pregnant women. Pre-pregnancy, this was not something I’d clocked. I was the soft cheese supremo, canape queen – at my happiest with a smoked trout blini in one hand and a champagne flute in the other. Then one day in October, two blue lines appeared on a test result and everything started to change: my body, my future and most pressingly my Christmas.Don’t get me wrong: no present under the tree can match the gift I’ve got in store. But as a food writer who loves this season, I can’t think of a worse time to be nauseated, exhausted and forbidden by the NHS to eat, drink or do my favourite things to eat, drink or do in winter. I have no alternatives for saunas, skiing and hot baths. I do, however, know enough chefs, bartenders, retailers and produce...

Politics

5 h. ago London's 'worst romance fraudster' scammed 5 divorced mums out of £1m

London's 'worst romance fraudster' scammed 5 divorced mums out of £1m - he sent a message in court  My London

Economics

5 h. ago Starmer orders King’s Speech for week after May local elections

Many Labour MPs are reportedly bracing for the worst at the upcoming elections

Politics

5 h. ago Dance teacher forced to stop class after hearing new student's 'awful' name

A dance teacher has been left gobsmacked after hearing her new student’s name, calling it the worst moniker she has come across in her 30 years working with children

Society

5 h. ago AD FEATURE: Arsenal Invincible makes huge Premier League prediction

Ray Parlour is backing Arsenal to end their 22-year title drought, but tipping Liverpool to edge Aston Villa for a top-four spot

Politics

5 h. ago Actor James Van Der Beek described as ‘ray of positivity’ amid cancer battle

The Dawson’s Creek star has been diagnosed with bowel cancer.

Events

5 h. ago The perilous Celtic festive fixture gauntlet that puts Wilfried Nancy at risk before Rangers first footing

It has been the worst possible start for Nancy as he made history for the poorest run of results of any Celtic boss kicking off their tenure

Events

6 h. ago Today at the World Darts Championship 2026: Thursday schedule, prize money, results, odds

It’s day eight at the world’s biggest and richest darts competition - with more first round action taking place.

Politics

6 h. ago How many big names have paid the price for being linked to Jeffrey Epstein? Fewer than you might think | Emma Brockes

Remarkably, most of the men connected to the convicted sex offender have barely experienced any fallout. That says as much as the scandal itselfA couple of weeks ago, the annual DealBook Summit got under way in New York. It’s a series of public talks billed as conversations with “the world’s most consequential people”, and is part of that circuit of live events in which the worst people on Earth gather on stage to address the second-worst people on Earth, their paying audience. Hosted by Andrew Ross Sorkin, the conference was a characteristically starry affair, but in a lineup that included Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, and “changemaker” Halle Berry, it was Ehud Barak, the former prime minister of Israel and a former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, who really caught the eye.My first thought about Barak’s appearance was: Larry Summers must be spitting. Summers, the former president of Harvard and another Epstein associate, was very much not...

Politics

7 h. ago Why Chelsea star Moises Caicedo must serve suspension for crunch clash

Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo will serve a one-match suspension in the Carabao Cup after picking up a yellow card against Cardiff City

Politics