2 h. ago Autistic artist becomes first person with a learning disability to win the Turner Prize

Known for her large-scale abstract drawings and hanging sculptures, Nnena Kalu took home the prize at an award ceremony on Tuesday evening in Bradford, this year's UK City of Culture.

Politics

2 h. ago Scale of A&E crisis laid bare as one in five patients treated in corridors or waiting rooms

Patients are being forced to wait two days for a bed as corridor care become ‘endemic’

Events

6 h. ago ‘Dynastic Jewels’ exhibition unveiled at site of infamous crown

Spread across four galleries, the exhibit unfurls more than a hundred pieces that dazzle in both sparkle and scale

Politics

10 h. ago Storm Bram devastates Yorkshire city as drone footage shows sheer scale of flood

Storm Bram brought flooding to Yorkshire as it swept in with heavy rain and strong winds.

Events

14 h. ago Billions of pounds lost to Covid fraud and error under Tories 'beyond recovery'

Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner Tom Hayhoe found the state failed to recognise how people would seek to line their own pockets in the pandemic as he laid bare the scale of waste

Science

15 h. ago The £1.2 million upgrades to Loch Lomond national park including new toilets and motorhome facilities

“The place programme demonstrates what long-term strategic investment can achieve when national and local partners work together to deliver meaningful improvements at scale” – Stuart Mearns

Economics

17 h. ago Nothing prepared me for scale of unacceptable NHS maternity care, head of national review says

Report shows NHS has recorded a ‘staggering’ 748 recommendations relating to maternity and neonatal care in the past decade

Politics

19 h. ago Head of the national NHS review into maternity services in England says 'nothing prepared her for the scale of unacceptable care'

Leading the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation (NMNI), Baroness Valerie Amos found changes to services have been 'too slow', despite being necessary and urgent.

Politics

21 h. ago Timeline of Bothwell firebomb attacks as scale of terror revealed

The village of Bothwell near Glasgow has suffered 27 fire attacks since 2021 on homes, cars and business premises, including four restaurants, according to new police figures. Today we tell you eleven things you need to know about the violence that has brought fear to local residents.

Events

31 h. ago Migrants are 'being offered free Channel crossings if they smuggle heroin into Britain'

The scale of the problem is not known, but the new report suggests that some of the thousands of people travelling to the UK via the Channel are being used to create a new drug supply route.

Events

34 h. ago Japan earthquake measuring 7.6 on Richter scale prompts tsunami warning with 'everything wobbling'

A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's north-east coast, with fears a huge tsunami could follow

Events

36 h. ago ‘I’m a prisoner of hope’: Olafur Eliasson on using art to bring us together to save the world

Inside Presence, the Icelandic-Danish artist’s epic new show in Brisbane, what you see changes based on where you stand or how you look – crucial when it comes to tackling the climate crisisI gasp as it comes into view: an enormous sun looming above, its surface roiling with what looks like thousands of tiny atomic explosions. It seems to notice me as well: when I stop, it stops too. It’s both awe-inspiring and unnerving.In the mirrors around the glowing orb, I spot Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson – globally renowned for large-scale installations that challenge your sense of perception – posing for selfies with the crowd. Continue reading...

Events

42 h. ago Israeli surveillance targets US and allies at joint base planning Gaza aid and security, say sources

Concerns over recording of meetings at coordination centre excluding Palestinians that was set up to provide support for Trump’s Gaza planIsraeli operatives are conducting widespread surveillance of US forces and allies stationed at a new US base in the country’s south, according to sources briefed on disputes about open and covert recordings of meetings and discussions.The scale of intelligence gathering at the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) prompted the US commander of the base, Lt Gen Patrick Frank, to summon an Israeli counterpart for a meeting to tell him that “recording has to stop here”. Continue reading...

Events

59 h. ago Revealed: The Royal Family's full extraordinary property portfolio worth billions... and the financial deals shrouded in secrecy for decades

It was Prince Andrew's dogged refusal to accept the scale of the public disapproval he had provoked that started it.

Economics

65 h. ago Hostile powers sending spies to west’s universities, says former security chief

Canadian expert David Vigneault warns of China’s ‘industrial-strength’ attempts to steal new technologiesHostile spy agencies are now as focused on infiltrating western universities and companies as they are on doing so to governments, according to the former head of Canada’s intelligence service.David Vigneault warned that a recent “industrial-scale” attempt by China to steal new technologies showed the need for increased vigilance from academics. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Louisiana inmates on the run after removing concrete and using sheets in jailbreak

Three-person escape is second for state in a year, after 10 people crawled through a wall at a different prisonTwo inmates accused of violent crimes, including second-degree attempted murder, are on the run after escaping from a south-western Louisiana jail on Wednesday by removing pieces of a deteriorating interior wall and using sheets to scale another outside wall, officials said.A third inmate who joined in the breakout died by suicide after he was tracked down. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Only Europe can save Ukraine from Putin and Trump – but will it? | Timothy Garton Ash

Whether using frozen Russian assets, ramping up defence production or deepening the relationship with the EU, it is up to us to secure Ukraine’s future – and our ownEurope, you have been warned. President Vladimir Putin has waged a full-scale war against Ukraine for nearly four years and this week threatened that Russia was “ready right now” for war with Europe if need be. President Donald Trump has demonstrated that the US is ready to sell out Ukraine for the sake of a dirty deal with Putin’s Russia. His new US National Security Strategy prescribes “cultivating resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations”. How much more clarity do you need?Now it’s up to us Europeans to enable Ukraine to survive armed assault from Moscow and diplomatic betrayal from Washington. In doing so, we also defend ourselves. For a year now, people have been telling me that Trump will eventually get tough on Russia. It’s been the geopolitical version of Waiting for Godot. Then his perso...

Politics

3 d. ago Louisiana inmates on the run after escaping by breaking through degrading jail wall

Officials in Louisiana say two inmates accused of violent crimes are on the run after escaping from jail by removing pieces of a wall and using sheets to scale a wall

Events

4 d. ago The spreadsheet that laid bare the staggering inner workings of a cocaine and ketamine dealing gang

They were, according to detectives, 'one of the most significant organised crime groups operating in the North West and beyond' with the scale of their business described as 'staggering'

Economics

4 d. ago Why has India’s largest carrier cancelled hundreds of flights and sparked chaos across airports?

Aviation regulator is forced to scale back new crew welfare rules after a cascading collapse in IndiGo’s operations triggers India’s worst aviation meltdowns in years

Transport