92 m. ago Elon Musk’s X Corp sues social media startup over effort to claim ‘Twitter’ brand

Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion in 2022 and rebranded the social media platform to X

Technology

3 h. ago Russia massing hundreds of thousands of troops near NATO border as Putin 'plans next move'

Hundreds of thousands of Russian troops are being amassed on NATO border as 2026 shapes up to be a 'critical' year for European peace, ex-German army official Roderich Kiesewetter said

Politics

3 h. ago Russia massing 100s of thousands of troops near NATO border as Putin 'plans next move'

Hundreds of thousands of Vladimir Putin's troops are being amassed on NATO borders as 2026 shapes up to be a 'critical' year for European peace, ex-German army official Roderich Kiesewetter said

Politics

5 h. ago At least three writers withdraw from Hay festival in protest at Machado invite

Writers cited Machado’s support for Trump’s pressure campaign against Venezuela’s Nicolás MaduroAt least three writers have withdrawn from next month’s Hay festival in Cartagena, Colombia, in protest at an invitation extended to the Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado.The main reason cited by them is Machado’s support for Donald Trump’s four-month pressure campaign against Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro and her comments in favour of a potential US military intervention in the Caribbean country. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago At least three authors withdraw from Hay festival in protest at Machado invite

Writers cited Machado’s support for Trump’s pressure campaign against Venezuela’s Nicolás MaduroAt least three writers have withdrawn from next month’s Hay festival in Cartagena, Colombia, in protest at an invitation extended to the Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado.The main reason cited by them is Machado’s support for Donald Trump’s four-month pressure campaign against Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro and her comments in favour of a potential US military intervention in the Caribbean country. Continue reading...

Culture

8 h. ago Susie Wiles says Trump has an ‘alcoholic’s personality’ — and reveals her ultimatum that shaped the 2016 election

The president is a teetotaler, telling Fox News in 2016 that he’s ‘never had a drink’

Politics

8 h. ago Oops!... she did it again! Britney Spears suffers nip slip as she wanders luxury Cabo resort with martini in hand during birthday getaway

The pop icon, who just turned 44 on December 2, was seen at Las Ventanas al Paraiso resort in Cabo, where onlookers say she spent the afternoon socializing with guests and drinking espresso martinis.

Politics

8 h. ago As reefs vanish, assisted coral fertilization offers hope in the Dominican Republic

In an underwater nursery just off the Dominican Republic coast, tiny corals born in a laboratory are slowly growing under the eye of conservationists

Politics

8 h. ago The trauma after the storm: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of emotional devastation across Jamaica

Experts are calling for the integration of mental health into climate-disaster policy in the Caribbean as studies show that PTSD risks increase after hurricanes and displacementWhen Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica on 28 October with 185mph winds, destroying homes, hospitals and infrastructure, killing 32 people and affecting 1.5 million, Toni-Jan Ifill immediately realised it would leave many with long-term traumatic memories.A month and a half after the storm, which also affected eastern Cuba, the clinical psychologist says recollections of the terrifying winds also haunt some of the staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston. Even the sound of rain can cause trauma responses among people who lived through it. Continue reading...

Events

9 h. ago Mayfair art gallery linked to Princess Eugenie faces trial for breaching Russian sanctions 'after supplying luxury goods to Moscow collector'

Princess Eugenie is an associate director at the Hauser & Wirth gallery, which has been accused of breaching Russian sanctions over a painting. There is no suggestion the princess is involved.

Politics

9 h. ago Tice declines to condemn candidate who said Lammy should ‘go home’ to Caribbean

Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice was asked about Chris Parry’s post at a press conference

Politics

9 h. ago Nigel Farage accused of turning 'blind eye' to racism after candidate's Lammy attack

Labour's chairwoman Anna Turley has written to Nigel Farage demanding Chris Parry is removed as a candidate after it emerged he said David Lammy should 'go home' to the Caribbean

Events

16 h. ago Marks and Spencer's 'luxury' Christmas Swiss chocolate hamper heavily reduced from £25 in deal stack

"Delicious selection of fine chocolates. Well presented and good value for money"

Economics

16 h. ago Skye McAlpine’s pomegranate Campari jelly and salted caramel zuccotto – recipes

A ruby-red, melt-in-the-mouth delight and an ice-cream encased in chocolate and marsala-drenched panettone – both to make ahead of timeWhile strictly speaking this is a zuccotto – that is, a dome-shaped cake filled with ice-cream and enrobed in chocolate – I take disproportionate pleasure in the fact that it looks very much like a Christmas pudding. Even more delightful is the knowledge that it can be made weeks ahead of time, and whisked out of the freezer and brought to the table as needed. There’s allo a wibbly-wobbly jelly with a soft melt-in-your-mouth set, rather than the more solid, gelatinous variety I so strongly associate with childhood tea parties. Plus, it has sparkling booze in it, which, of course, makes the whole thing feel very grown-up. Continue reading...

Politics

18 h. ago Gang war firebomb thug flees to Morocco for luxury life after waging terror on capital

The man left Scotland earlier this year as Police Scotland started arresting people amid their probe into the gang war.

Events

25 h. ago 'I found the perfect £21 Christmas present for dads, brothers and boyfriends'

A beauty writer who spent four years working in fragrance retail has discovered an affordable Cremo aftershave for under £25 that shoppers say smells like luxury brands costing five times more

Economics

26 h. ago Venezuela accuses Trinidad and Tobago of taking part in US seizure of oil tanker

Maduro regime accuses Caribbean nation of participating in ‘theft of Venezuelan oil’ as tensions mount in regionVenezuela has accused the government of Trinidad and Tobago of taking part in the US seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast last week, as Donald Trump’s four-month pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro continues to reverberate across the region.In a statement on Monday, the Maduro regime accused Trinidad and Tobago of participating in “the theft of Venezuelan oil, committed by the US administration on 10 December with the assault on a vessel transporting this strategic Venezuelan product”. Continue reading...

Events

27 h. ago Colombian peace delegation condemns ELN strike action against US military buildup in Caribbean

The Colombian government’s delegation in peace talks with the National Liberation Army or ELN has rejected an “armed strike” that the Marxist rebel group is conducting this week in response to the U.S. military’s naval buildup in the Caribbean

Events

28 h. ago Mom defends decision to make her twin babies wear helmets 23 hours a day after facing immense backlash

Madeline Lawrence, 32, from Orem, Utah, has been documenting her twins' journey on TikTok, but her videos have sparked concern from some users.

Politics

30 h. ago Guatemala’s tourism minister hits out at Foreign Office warnings

Exclusive: ‘We have not had a single violent incident against tourists in the past two years’ says Harris Whitbeck

Events