75 m. ago No trams will run to and from Greater Manchester town during half term

Essential work at a tunnel will mean a six-day shut-down on a busy section of the tram network

Sport

1 hour ago Pizza Hut closure map shows seven restaurants to shut in Greater Manchester

The full scale of the Pizza Hut closures have been revealed by an interactive map - showing Greater Manchester is set to lose seven of its nine restaurants.

Politics

2 h. ago Administrators reveal locations of 68 Pizza Hut restaurants set to close

Pizza Hut will also shut 11 delivery locations after the firm running its UK restaurants entered administration.

Society

3 h. ago Princess Beatrice 'in distress' after Andrew orgy claims in Virginia Giuffre memoir

A top body language analyst said Princess Beatrice showed signs of 'distress' as she put on a brave face despite growing controversy surrounding her father Prince Andrew's titles

Politics

3 h. ago Can we keep antibiotics working? Yes, but the world needs to follow the EU and the UK | Devi Sridhar

Unless more countries drastically cut back on antibiotic use in food production, these vital drugs will lose their efficacy for humansWhat we’re putting into our bodies can either nourish us, or make us ill. With that in mind, I wrote recently about the role of food consumption in terms of the risk of colon cancer. But what about food production?Across the world, we are seeing the rise of cheap meat: largely driven by demand from a rising middle class who finally can afford beef, pork and chicken, which used to be out of reach, given their cost. Approximately 45% of global consumption growth is occurring in upper-middle-income countries including China, India, Brazil, Indonesia and the Philippines. Poultry is set to take an increasingly large share of that growth (projected to grow by 21% by 2034), because it is relatively cheap, widely acceptable and requires fewer resources per kilogram compared with beef or pork. By 2034, it is estimated that poultry will provide 45% of the prote...

Politics

3 h. ago Beef, pork, chicken: the world loves cheap meat. If people knew what really goes in it, that love affair would be over | Devi Sridhar

Antibiotic use in farming is now rampant and you should care about that. How meat is produced in China may mean the drugs you need here won’t workWhat we’re putting into our bodies can either nourish us, or make us ill. With that in mind, I wrote recently about the role of food consumption in terms of the risk of colon cancer. But what about food production?Across the world, we are seeing the rise of cheap meat: largely driven by demand from a rising middle class who finally can afford beef, pork and chicken, which used to be out of reach, given their cost. Approximately 45% of global consumption growth is occurring in upper-middle-income countries including China, India, Brazil, Indonesia and the Philippines. Poultry is set to take an increasingly large share of that growth (projected to grow by 21% by 2034), because it is relatively cheap, widely acceptable and requires fewer resources per kilogram compared with beef or pork. By 2034, it is estimated that poultry will provide 45% ...

Politics

4 h. ago Dusk's ottoman bed with 'lots of storage' plummets from £299 to £49 but deal ends tonight

Many shoppers praised this bed for being 'easy to assemble' and having 'exceptional storage'.

Economics

4 h. ago The UK locations of all 68 Pizza Hut restaurants set to close

Pizza Hut is also set to shut 11 delivery locations

Society

5 h. ago Wild Wetherspoon brawl caught on camera at 'roughhouse' pub'

WARNING: This article contains video footage containing violence and language some may find upsetting

Events

5 h. ago BBC Strictly's Dianne Buswell forced to shut down cruel rumours after Stefan Dennis exit

Strictly Come Dancing professional Dianne Buswell has been forced to hit back at cruel rumours after her celebrity partner Stefan Dennis was forced to quit the competition

Politics

6 h. ago Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley sparks outrage after 'shutting down' Kate Garraway

Good Morning Britain viewers were left fuming as they claimed Richard Madeley 'shut down' Kate Garraway on the ITV show

Politics

6 h. ago MP begins campaign to save Bellshill's Bank of Scotland branch

The Coatbridge and Bellshill MP has joined forces with Scottish Labour’s Scottish Parliament candidate for Uddingston and Bellshill, Mark Griffin MSP, to campaign to stop the planned closure of the branch which is due to shut its doors for the last time in January next year.

Politics

7 h. ago Quiet UK village with amazing history could triple in size under huge new plan

The village could be set to grow from a small village of about 1,200 homes into a big 3,400-home new town, according to the latest plans

Politics

7 h. ago I know why Prince Harry and Andrew were 'cut so much slack' by the late Queen

Hardman claimed Britain's longest-serving monarch always held 'great sympathy' for the awkward position of those who grow up in the shadow of the future monarch.

Politics

8 h. ago Beasts of the Sea: the tragic story of how the ‘gentle, lovable’ sea cow became the perfect victim

Iida Turpeinen’s novel has been a sensation in her native Finland. On the eve of its UK publication, she talks about her compulsion to tell of the sociable giant’s plightIida Turpeinen is the author of Beasts of the Sea, a Finnish novel tracing the fate of a now-extinct species: the sea cow. Similar to dugongs and manatees, the sea cow was only discovered in 1741 by the shipwrecked German-born naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller but by 1768 it had already become the first marine species to be eradicated by humans.Translated into 28 languages and shortlisted for the country’s most prestigious literary award, the Finlandia Prize, Beasts of the Sea was described by the Helsinki Literacy Agency as the most internationally successful Finnish debut novel ever. Turpeinen, 38, a PhD student of comparative literature, is now a resident novelist at Finland’s Natural History Museum. Her book will be published in the UK on 23 October. Continue reading...

Events

9 h. ago ‘I’m having a great day’: AWS outage offers some a brief glimpse of a tech

There was a different side to the chaos of the Amazon outage that affected crucial services around the world, such as no exams, light switches not working, and less work to doWorkers were sent home, exams were delayed, coffee machines had to be turned on manually and language app users feared their hard-won progress was lost as a result of the global outage of Amazon Web Services on Monday, as some made light of their briefly tech-free existence.A glitch in the AWS cloud computing service brought down apps and websites for millions of users around the world affecting more than 2,000 companies, including Snapchat, Roblox, Signal and language app Duolingo as well as a host of Amazon-owned operations. Continue reading...

Politics

15 h. ago Why Kevin Rudd must be SACKED: Calls grow to dump US ambassador after Trump's brutal White House slapdown

The US President has met with Anthony Albanese at the White House , and in true Trump style, it didn't go quite as planned.

Politics

15 h. ago Furious GMB star demands GB News be 'shut down' after 'disgraceful' news segment

Good Morning Britain panelist Narinder Kaur has slammed GB News branding it "utterly disgraceful" following Nana Akua's coverage of Meghan Markle

Politics

17 h. ago Trump can deploy national guard troops to Portland, Oregon, federal appeals court rules – live

Justices on ninth circuit court of appeals overrules lower court decision that blocked deploymentThe Senate will vote, for the 11th time, on a House-passed funding bill that would reopen the government at 5.30pm today.As the government shutdown enters its 20th day, there is little end in sight. The lower chamber is still out of session, as both parties continue to trade barbs over the lapse in funding. Continue reading...

Politics

18 h. ago Princess Beatrice 'projects air of resilience' in face of 'unwanted attention' over Prince Andrew

Princess Beatrice was seen driving to Royal Lodge today - body language expert Judi James said Prince Andrew's eldest daughter seemed to show 'some distress' but also 'resilience'

Politics