2 h. ago Health experts call for ban to prevent pandemics after first

Zoonotic diseases have been on the rise in recent years with Covid-19, Ebola, Zika and HIV all believed to have jumped to humans from animals

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4 h. ago 'Black Monday 2' fears rise as stock futures sink sharply again as Trump tariff fallout escalates

Fears are growing that Wall Street is about to see Black Monday 2 tomorrow - which would make last week's sell-off caused by President Donald Trump's tariffs look tiny. 

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5 h. ago Workers facing a hit of up to £11,000 over the next five years due to Labour's 'job tax' as National Insurance rise comes into effect

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' hike to employer National Insurance contributions (NICs), which she announced in October, is now in effect and is set to keep down wages.

Economics

6 h. ago Brits brand Royal Mail stamp price hikes 'unfair' as cost soars by 76p in five years

The cost has increased eight times since 2020, despite Royal Mail failing to meet any annual delivery targets in the same period. One in three people (33%) say they would now struggle to afford a book of eight first-class stamps

Economics

6 h. ago Artist draws Bristol’s pubs to celebrate ‘one of the best things’ about Britain

Frank Morris told the PA news agency: ‘I have an ambition to one day get a book published on Bristol pubs featuring my art and local history.’

Culture

6 h. ago Michelle Obama humiliated amid dismal ratings for podcast she launched with great fanfare

Michelle Obama 's new podcast with her brother Craig Robinson has failed to meet expectations after it launched with great fanfare in early March.

Politics

7 h. ago Meet Britain's most prolific reality TV star who is appearing in his eighth different show

Tomasz Wisniewski has swapped the heat of his day job for the scorching temperatures of the Malaysian rainforest in Channel 4's Tempting Fortune – but you may have seen him before

Culture

9 h. ago More devastating news for artist behind THAT hated Trump portrait

A painter who caught headlines for 'purposely distorting' an image of President Donald Trump has broken her silence.

Politics

13 h. ago South Carolina and UConn meet in another national showdown for women's NCAA Tournament title

Dawn Staley and South Carolina hope to finish off a second straight season with an NCAA championship, which would give the Gamecocks a third women's basketball title in four years

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13 h. ago Concern rises for missing teen, 15, last seen on Saturday afternoon

The missing teen, named Anais, was last seen on Norris Road in Sale Moor, at 1pm on Saturday April 5

Events

14 h. ago The work of Banksy? Locals suspect graffiti of girl holding toilet seat shaped balloons outside public loos in London could be latest masterpiece by mystery street artist

A suspected Banksy artwork in Farringdon, north London, has captured the attention of locals who spotted the painting on Thursday morning.

Economics

14 h. ago Artist behind 'worst Donald Trump portrait ever' says her life has taken a bad turn

Donald Trump's whining has had a real effect on the career of British-born Sarah Boardman , who says that her reputation has been damaged by the US President's criticism

Politics

15 h. ago DWP benefit payment rates rise from today in new financial year

The start of a new financial year is marking a wide range of financial changes across the country, including an uprate in a wide range of benefit payments

Economics

16 h. ago British painter says Trump portrait accusations put her business in danger

Artist Sarah Boardman created the painting of the US president, which was recently taken down.

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18 h. ago Forgotten fashions: rediscovered slides show off everyday flair from the Fifties and beyond

The latest book from artist Lee Shulman, who has created the world’s largest private collection of amateur colour transparencies, has an often startling sartorial focusIt started with an impulsive eBay purchase. When Lee Shulman received the box of vintage slides he had bought from an anonymous seller, the British visual artist and film-maker could not believe the treasure he had accidentally uncovered. Beyond the impeccable quality of each image, taken in the 1950s by unnamed photographers, these were glimpses at everyday moments from everyday lives long since lost. Birthdays, family gatherings, holidays, parties, graduations – once cherished memories lovingly captured but now forgotten.Bought in 2017, that box was the catalyst for what Shulman refers to as a “complete obsession”. More than 1m slides, 14 publications and a dozen international exhibitions later, The Anonymous Project has grown into a global endeavour and the 51-year-old’s life’s work. This ever-expanding archive of ...

Culture

18 h. ago Artist Oliver Lee Jackson: 'Right now humans are in a desperate spiritual place'

As a new exhibition of his work opens at the Lisson Gallery, American artist Oliver Lee Jackson tells us about how his work was influence by music and why Trump’s American conceals a deeper rot

Politics

18 h. ago Martin Lewis 'stock up' warning as stamp prices set to rise significantly

The MoneySavingExpert.com founder, Martin Lewis, has urged Britons to "stock up" on stamps as the price of a first-class stamp is set to soar to £1.70 next month

Events

18 h. ago Martin Lewis' 'last chance' warning to anyone buying stamps as price set to soar

Martin Lewis has issued a 'last chance' warning to anyone buying stamps - as the cost of sending a first-class letter is set to rise to £1.70 from April 7

Events

18 h. ago UK weather: 'Mini heatwave' forecast as temperatures set to spike in 92 counties

Weather forecasters expect temperatures across the UK to rise once again in just a few days' time, with heat maps turning red to indicate the arrival of above average conditions

Society

19 h. ago Artist of ‘truly the worst’ Trump portrait says her career is threatened

British-born painter Sarah A Boardman disputes US president’s claim that she ‘purposefully distorted’ his imageThe British artist called “truly the worst” by the US president, Donald Trump, after he derided a portrait she created of him, has said the criticism called her “integrity into question” and is threatening her career.The British-born artist Sarah A Boardman painted Trump’s official portrait for the Colorado state capitol building in Denver, where it hung for six years from 2019. Continue reading...

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