37 m. ago Readers' Letters: Reform's policies are not far right, they're common sense

Reform has plenty to offer moderate voters, says reader

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37 m. ago Manchester United are proving Gary Neville right after four key appointments

Man United are determined to make a solid fist of this summer's transfer window - and the initial signs have been overwhelmingly positive.

Politics

96 m. ago Compare the courage of Greta Thunberg’s Gaza aid mission with the inaction and complicity of western governments | Owen Jones

The Madleen is no ‘selfie yacht’. It is a symbol of human compassion in a world that has decided to look awayImagine this: over the weekend, Britain – shocked by the scale of suffering in Gaza – decided to bypass international norms and institutions, and used its navy to deliver much-needed food, baby formula and medical supplies to the Gaza Strip’s ports.This, of course, did not happen. Instead, it was left to activists on the Madleen, including Greta Thunberg, to make a symbolic attempt to break the blockade of aid and raise awareness of a looming “starvation crisis”. In the early hours of Monday morning, the ship was boarded by Israeli soldiers, allegedly in international waters, and the crew were taken to Israeli ports in anticipation of being repatriated. Lawyers for the activists have claimed that this is overreach by the Israeli armed forces, but the crew should consider their treatment light-touch. In 2010, the Israeli military stormed another aid flotilla and killed 10 acti...

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96 m. ago Nazi guards shot prisoners for fun at Channel Islands camp, research says

SS troops killed inmates for target practice, according to account given in documentary Ghosts of AlderneyGuards at a prison camp on one of the Channel Islands entertained themselves at weekends by using prisoners for target practice, according to new evidence of Nazi atrocities committed there in the second world war.On Sundays, the SS would regularly pick about a dozen men incarcerated in Sylt, the camp they ran on Alderney, transporting them to a nearby light-gauge railway, where they tied them to tipper trucks and amused themselves by shooting them. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago 'It is soul destroying': Slattery issues urgent warning after being plagued by 'Sue'

"What’s most disheartening is the apparent belief among some people that it is somehow acceptable"

Events

2 h. ago Real reasons people do not have the number of children they want revealed in new report

As right-wing governments seek to blame a rejection of parenthood, a survey reveals a lack of choice, not desire, stops people having the families they wantMillions of people are prevented from having the number of children they want by a toxic mix of economic barriers and sexism, a new UN report has warned.Factors such as the high cost of parenthood, job insecurity, expensive housing, concerns over the state of the world and the lack of a suitable partner stop people having the families they want, rather than any desire not to have children, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), said. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago In Spain, a chat on the doorstep is a custom worth preserving in the digital age | María Ramírez

It’s great to see so much support for the value of ‘taking the breeze’ – the authorities must respect public space tooThe mayor of a small town in southern Spain felt compelled, a few days ago, to clarify that there is no new municipal ban on older women sitting out on the pavement in their own chairs. He was responding to a furious online backlash directed mostly at the town’s police after they posted a message on social media urging the residents of Santa Fe to show “civility” by not sitting in the streets in the late hours disturbing neighbours.This plea for respect for the public space was hardly a draconian law and order crackdown: it was a reasonably worded reminder. “We know that putting chairs or tables outside the door is a tradition in many towns,” it said, “but public spaces are regulated. If the police ask you to remove them, do so out of respect and in the interests of coexistence.”María Ramírez is a journalist and the deputy managing editor of elDiario.es, a news outle...

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3 h. ago Four European countries 'outraged' over new airline luggage rules passed by EU

Last week, the Council of Europe made two major decisions on the future of commercial air travel. The first was on compensation rights, and the second related to free hand luggage

Politics

3 h. ago Blake Lively finally breaks silence on judge dismissing Justin Baldoni’s $400 million lawsuit

The legal case between the stars has been ongoing for months

Events

3 h. ago Blake Lively speaks out on Justin Baldoni's £294million defamation lawsuit dismissal

Blake Lively initially launched a sexual harassment lawsuit against Justin Baldoni - who has strongly refuted the claims - after the pair worked together on It Ends With Us

Economics

3 h. ago Dozens of states sue to block the sale of 23andMe personal genetic data without customer consent

Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit in bankruptcy court seeking to block the sale of personal genetic data by 23andMe without customer consent

Economics

4 h. ago New Zealand government sued over ‘dangerously inadequate’ emissions reduction plan

Exclusive: In the first legal challenge to the plan, top climate lawyers claim the government relies too heavily on forestry and failed to consult the publicHundreds of top environment lawyers are suing the New Zealand government over what they say is its “dangerously inadequate” plan to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050.It is the first time the country’s emissions reduction plan has faced litigation, and the lawyers believe it is the first case globally that challenges the use of forestry to offset emissions. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Legal aid lawyers face chaos following cyber attack, says representative body

Chris Minnoch, of the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, said lawyers have called the representative body ‘in tears’ over the situation.

Events

5 h. ago Mayor Karen Bass says Los Angeles being used as a ‘test case’ by federal government – live

Mayor says ‘nothing warranted’ the intervention and that cannot ‘emphasize enough the level of fear and terror that is in Angelinos right now’ due to Ice raids Pentagon deploys 700 US marines to LA amid immigration protests‘Kidnapped’: families and lawyers desperate to contact the detainedTrump news at a glance: president ratchets up threats and troopsAbout 300 Guard troops have been deployed to LA so far.President Donald Trump earlier said he would deploy 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, despite the objections of California governor Gavin Newsom. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago New UK garden fence law 'simplifies' rules but households could face £20k fine

New UK garden fence rules came into force in May 2025 and govern the height of fences in your front and back garden - and breaching them could result in a hefty fine

Society

5 h. ago Greta Thunberg and 'freedom flotilla' activists are dragged to airport to be deported, Israel says

Taking to X at around 1:20am, the Israel Foreign Ministry confirmed: 'Some of the 'Selfie Yacht' passengers are expected to leave within the next few hours'.

Politics

5 h. ago Federal worker charged with capital murder in girlfriend’s forced abortion case

Police said the man put crushed-up abortion pills in his pregnant girlfriend’s drink leading to the death of her six-week-old fetus.

Events

6 h. ago Los Angeles police chief says deployment of marines a surprise that could make policing protests harder – live

US military’s Northern Command confirms 700 marines to be sent to the city but LAPD chief Jom McDonnell says this presents ‘significant’ challengesPentagon deploys 700 US marines to LA amid immigration protests‘Kidnapped’: families and lawyers desperate to contact the detainedTrump news at a glance: president ratchets up threats and troopsAbout 300 Guard troops have been deployed to LA so far.President Donald Trump earlier said he would deploy 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, despite the objections of California governor Gavin Newsom. Continue reading...

Events

7 h. ago Creditors table £17bn plan for Thames Water but call for regulatory leniency

The lenders in the utility are proposing to invest another £3 billion in new equity and £2 billion of funding, but also write off billions of debt.

Economics

7 h. ago Family visa income threshold should not rise to skilled worker level – review

The Migration Advisory Committee said that approach would most likely conflict with international law.

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