73 m. ago Keir Starmer breaks silence on Donald Trump’s threat to sue BBC for $1bn

Sir Keir Starmer urged the BBC to “get its house in order” following Donald Trump’s threat to sue the corporation for $1billion lawsuit.

Politics

2 h. ago Livingston MP announces return of annual Christmas Card competition

This year’s theme, “Christmas on Your Street,” invites young people to showcase how their families, neighbours, and communities celebrate the festive season where they live.

Politics

2 h. ago 18,000 to lose jobs in NHS and Department of Health in £1billion deal

The NHS will be permitted to overspend its budget this year to pay for redundancies

Economics

4 h. ago Martin Lewis urges five million people to check for student loan refunds

Students in Scotland start repaying their student loan when their annual income reaches £32,745.

Economics

4 h. ago Stunning Northern Lights spotted above Greater Manchester as 'visible aurora' forecast again tonight

The Met Office says the aurora borealis could be spotted again tonight

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6 h. ago Della Maddalena vs Islam Makhachev UFC 322: Date, TV channel, live stream and UK time for massive New York showdown

THE UFC makes its annual visit to Madison Square Garden this weekend. And the MMA leader are putting on one hell of a fight card for their return to 'The World's Most Famous Arena'. MSG will play host to the UFC's penultimate fight card of the year, UFC 322. Topping the bill is a historic...

Sport

8 h. ago Aurora australis: southern lights to be visible across large parts of Australia amid severe solar storm

Lights may be enjoyed from Tasmania and New Zealand, experts say, but also as far north as Sydney and PerthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSkywatchers may be treated to a celestial delight on Wednesday evening, with a severe solar storm making it possible to view the southern lights across large parts of Australia – possibly including Sydney and Perth.An intense geomagnetic storm, caused by several powerful bursts of energy from the sun, has led the Bureau of Meteorology’s space weather forecasting centre to issue an aurora alert for “mid to southern parts of Australia”. Continue reading...

Events

9 h. ago Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA

Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drillingRenewables will grow faster than any major energy source in the next decade, according to the world’s energy watchdog, making the transition away from fossil fuels “inevitable”, despite a green backlash in the US and parts of Europe.The world is expected to build more renewable energy projects in the next five years than has been rolled out over the last 40, according to the flagship annual report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Full steam ahead for NHS bonfire of bureaucrats as Streeting finds £1billion for redundancy payments

The health secretary will use the money to axe layers of management across NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care and local care boards.

Economics

12 h. ago UK weather: Snow forecast to blast Britain for 10 DAYS as mercury drops to glacial

Snowfall has been forecast over a 10-day spell this month with temperatures set to drop to a frosty -10C in the worst affected areas in several parts of the country

Politics

14 h. ago Space forecasters say severe solar storm could bring dazzling auroras — but also disrupt communications

The northern lights may be seen in more than 20 states and much farther south than normal

Events

15 h. ago Local NHS bosses must axe HALF of their office staff to save £1bn a year for more ops, Streeting orders

LOCAL NHS bosses will today be told to cut half their office staff to save £1billion a year to fund thousands more ops.  Health Secretary Wes Streeting is demanding the integrated care boards get rid of 50 per cent of non-medical employees.  There are 42 NHS boards in England that control how taxpayers’ cash is spent by GPs and...

Economics

18 h. ago Princess Andre, Cat Deeley and Amy Childs lead the glamour at star

CELEBS brought the glamour to London tonight as stars turned out in style for the annual ITV Palooza at the Barbican Hall. The showbiz brigade made sure all eyes were on them as they posed up a storm on the blue carpet. This Morning host Cat Deeley led the charge in a festive sequin minidress...

Politics

18 h. ago Why is Rachel Reeves facing such a big fiscal hole in the Budget?

Shortfall of up to £30bn is due to Labour policy choices, not just adverse economic forecasts

Politics

19 h. ago MPs warned against 'sustained attack' on BBC after Donald Trump legal threat

US President Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1billion if it fails to retract 'false' and 'defamatory' statements after his speech was edited in a Panorama documentary

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19 h. ago ITV I'm A Celebrity chaos as weather forecast for start of ITV series revealed

ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! returns to screens on Sunday (November 16) where the likes of Martin Kemp, Ruby Wax and Kelly Brook will enter the jungle

Events

19 h. ago I'm A Celebrity update as bad weather on course to hit jungle as famous stars join camp

ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! returns to screens on Sunday night (November 16), but there is some rain forecast

Events

19 h. ago BBC stars MOCK Donald Trump's threat to sue corporation for $1billion as defiant director

As outgoing director-general Tim Davie called for staff to 'stand up for our journalism' in the face of a billion-dollar lawsuit, the lifelong BBC employee ridiculed the threat.

Politics

19 h. ago The Guardian view on Fifa’s new ‘peace prize’: Gianni Infantino should concentrate on the day job | Editorial

The president of world football’s governing body should abandon geopolitical networking and address criticisms over World Cup ticketing To general bemusement, Gianni Infantino, the president of world football’s governing body, Fifa, was pictured congratulating Donald Trump last month at the Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, having been personally invited by the US president. Mr Infantino did not hold back in lauding the president’s peace-making prowess, commenting: “Now we can really write some new pages. Pages of togetherness, of peace, in a region which really, really needs it.”News that Fifa is to launch its own annual peace prize, with the inaugural award to take place in Washington next month, would therefore seem to point to only one outcome. To use a metaphor from another sport, it surely looks like a slam dunk for the man Fifa’s president describes as a “winner” and “close friend”. As Mr Infantino told an American business forum on the day he announce...

Politics

20 h. ago BBC stars MOCK Donald Trump's threat to sue corporation for $1billion as defiant director

As outgoing director-general Tim Davie called for staff to 'stand up for our journalism' in the face of a billion-dollar lawsuit, the lifelong BBC employee ridiculed the threat.

Politics