14 h. ago Russia returns 1,000 bodies of dead Ukrainians as total death toll nears 200,000

With negotiations for peace between Russia and Ukraine looking further away than ever, Kyiv confirmed that some 1,000 bodies were returned to authorities in the latest exchange

Events

3 d. ago One million young people will soon not be in education or employment for first time in a decade

The number of so-called ‘Neets’ has risen by nearly 200,000 over the past two years

Politics

1 week ago British model who tried to smuggle nearly £200,000 of drugs into Spain is jailed for three years

Clara Wilson, from Huthwaite, Notts, was arrested at Barcelona's El Prat airport after travelling from Thailand with more than 34 kilos of cannabis in her suitcase.

Events

1 week ago The 'psychics' exploiting Gus Lamont's disappearance: 'Mediums' take to social media claiming to use their 'gifts' to help search for missing four

August 'Gus' Lamont vanished almost two weeks ago after playing in the yard of the remote Oak Park homestead in the harsh South Australian outback, nearly 200 miles north of Adelaide .

Events

2 w. ago Two years of displacement and destruction in Gaza – photo essay

Enas Tantesh’s photography captures not only the despair and insecurity but also moments of normality and human connectionOver the past two years in Gaza, the world has witnessed one of the worst onslaughts against a civilian population in recent history and has been unwilling or unable to stop it.More than 66,200 people have been killed and nearly 169,000 injured, meaning that about one in 10 of Gaza’s Palestinian population have been casualties of Israel’s military campaign.After the Israeli army destroyed a mosque and wrote on it in Hebrew, someone from Gaza wrote on the dome: ‘A promise we will construct it.’ Gaza City, 24 February 2025 Continue reading...

Culture

2 w. ago Charity announces they're shutting nearly 200 stores as people 'work out reason'

One charity has announced plans to close almost 200 of its high street charity shops across the UK over the course of the next 18 months, with some shoppers claiming they they know why

Politics

2 w. ago Cancer Research UK to close nearly 200 shops in major blow to high street

The charity has announced it will close 90 stores by May 2026 and up to 100 more by April 2027

Science

3 w. ago Weddings will take place on beaches and even in private homes under biggest shake

The Government has outlined what it described as 'the biggest overhaul to marriage law since the 19th century'.

Society

3 w. ago As British Railways celebrate 200 years, rail nut Pete Waterman reveals the skullduggery that nearly derailed it

ROCK and railways have been music mogul Pete Waterman’s life for more than 70 years.  The Pop Idol judge made millions from the hit factory that turned out a seemingly endless stream of brilliant songs.  But he spent much of the money he earned buying trains — including the world’s most famous locomotive, The Flying...

Politics

4 w. ago DWP PIP payments could rise to nearly £200 a week from April

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will continue to rise each year in line with the September inflation rate

Economics

4 w. ago People on PIP could see payments rise to nearly £200 every week from April

The September CPI figure published in mid-October will determine the annual uprating for DWP disability benefits.

Economics