57 m. ago The 'China spy' in my office, by top Tory... who fears she was secretly filmed or bugged in hotel room by Beijing

Chris Cash received high-level briefings from former MI6 spies, ambassadors and ministers, gaining extraordinary intelligence on China-related policies before he was dramatically arrested.

Society

62 m. ago A postal worker died from a massive stroke while police and jail staff ignored him for hours. Now they face a federal lawsuit

Officers reportedly watched as Kingsley Fifi Bimpong writhed around in a pool of his own urine on the floor of a jail cell until he was ‘cold to the touch’

Events

95 m. ago Motorcyclist jailed for injuring girl after driving at group filming TikTok

The 13-year-old victim suffered life-threatening injuries in the incident in a Southampton park.

Events

99 m. ago Steven Gerrard breaks Rangers cover in nod to Ibrox ally as 'expected' return timeline named

Gerrard has held talks with the US owners at Ibrox as they bid to find a replacement for Russell Martin

Politics

1 hour ago Xi'an Grand Prix: Ronnie O'Sullivan continues excellent form as he breezes past Jak Jones

The Rocket has found his stride on his return to snooker

Sport

1 hour ago Manchester synagogue terrorist 'was being investigated for two alleged rapes' before carrying out atrocity

Jihad al-Shamie was reported to police in December 2024 and September 2025 for allegedly raping two woman

Events

1 hour ago Man in serious condition after being shot by police in London

Man in serious condition after being shot by police in London  The Guardian

Events

2 h. ago Criminals who holidayed together in Turkey caught after police bugged Mercedes

The gang have been jailed for more than a century

Events

2 h. ago Accomplice jailed for assisting murder after police found mutilated body in 7

Ciprian Ilie, 44, was found guilty today of assisting an offender and preventing the lawful and decent burial of Cumali Turham, 46.

Events

2 h. ago Cops left speechless after finding a flask up a man's bum during arrest

Cops are thought to have saved the life of a career criminal who turned up at a police station with a thermos flask stuck up his bum after being arrested on suspicion of drug possession

Events

2 h. ago Man in ‘life threatening’ condition after being shot by police in London

Man in ‘life threatening’ condition after being shot by police in London  The Independent

Events

3 h. ago Strictly's Amy Dowden makes return for Movie Week after 'gutting' early exit

The BBC series will welcome Wicked star Cynthia Erivo as Strictly’s first ever Guest Mentor

Politics

3 h. ago Met Police shoot man in north London after he 'made threats to kill'

Scotland Yard were called to an address in Walthamstow at 10am on Friday to reports of a man with a firearm

Events

3 h. ago Emergency services scrambled to rescue people stuck in external lift at swanky Manchester city centre hotel

Fire crews, police and paramedics were in attendance

Events

3 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing star pulls out of BBC show last minute due to illlness

Strictly star Stefan Dennis won’t dance on Saturday after falling ill. The BBC confirmed he’ll rest this week and hopes to return with partner Dianne Buswell next week

Culture

4 h. ago Police make chilling discovery after abandoned little boy honks car horn for hours

Police officers responded to reports of a six-year-old boy abandoned in a truck, parked outside a house - where they made a chilling discovery.

Events

4 h. ago Strictly's Nikita Kuzmin's girlfriend asks for respect as fans bring up curse

Strictly Come Dancing will return to our screens once again this weekend where Movie Week will commence on the dance floor

Sport

4 h. ago Walthamstow man fighting for life after armed police storm in and shoot during stand

Walthamstow man fighting for life after armed police storm in and shoot during stand-off  MyLondon

Events

4 h. ago Billie Eilish violently dragged into barricade by audience member during Miami show

Miami Police say the person involved was ‘ejected’ from the venue

Events

4 h. ago The Guardian view on an AI bubble: capitalism still hasn’t evolved to protect itself | Editorial

Warnings about inflated tech stocks suggest investors never learn and central bankers learn too lateThe message from global regulators this week was blunt: the AI boom is driving stocks to dotcom-bubble highs – and the world is finally listening. With so much cash riding on so few firms, any loss of faith could send shares tumbling and drag down the wider economy. China’s proposed export controls on rare earths add a fresh threat: not just to sentiment, but to advanced chip supply chains themselves. It’s a long way down from such dizzying heights if gravity reasserts itself.Warnings from the past abound in Charles Kindleberger’s history of financial crises, Manias, Panics and Crashes, which begins with tulip mania in 1636. What commonly happens, he wrote, is “that some event changes the economic outlook. New opportunities for profits are seized, and overdone.” Once the mistake is realised, there’s a panicked exit with a crash in the price of “whatever has been the subject of the man...

Politics