5 h. ago New Hampshire bishop warns clergy to prepare for 'new era of martyrdom'

A New Hampshire Episcopal bishop is drawing national attention for urging clergy to prepare for a “new era of martyrdom.”

Events

6 h. ago Ministers pull Hillsborough Law spy amendment after backlash

Keir Starmer was facing a rebellion as the landmark bill - designed to prevent future state cover-ups and named after the 1989 tragedy - is debated in the Commons

Politics

7 h. ago Football player suspended by club over 'disgusting' elbow as police launch investigation

Trearddur Bay have confirmed there is now a police investigation into the incident which took place against CPD Porthmadog

Sport

9 h. ago The sudden rise of scabies: ‘I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy’

These microscopic mites, which burrow under your skin and cause ferocious itching, are incredibly hard to get rid of – and cases in the UK have soared. What is causing the outbreak, and is there anything we can do about it?Louise (not her real name) is listing the contents of a bin liner she has packed with fresh essentials in case of emergency. Clothes, toothbrushes, hairbrushes, a teddy “Although it should be two teddies,” she re-evaluates, quickly. I can hear her trying to quell her panic.A diehard survivalist preparing for catastrophe? Actually, a beleaguered 44-year-old mother recovering from scabies – an itchy rash caused by microscopic mites that burrow under human skin. Far-fetched as it sounds, emergency evacuation is exactly what she, her partner and children (six and four) resorted to in November in a desperate bid to beat the bugs. She is now on tenterhooks in case they return. Continue reading...

Politics

10 h. ago ‘America first’? Trump financial products raise questions about potential presidential conflicts of interest

Five exchange-traded funds have been launched by Trump Media, owner of the president’s social media platform Truth SocialThe word “Truth” was plastered all around the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday morning. At 9.30am, when the market opened, a small crowd stood on the balcony above the trading floor to ring in the day.The group was celebrating the launch of five exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, that are tied to Truth Social, Donald Trump’s social media platform that has spun into a menagerie of products over the last few years. Continue reading...

Politics

10 h. ago How to stay alive if WW3 breaks out as Russia tells UK 'you will be finished'

With Russia unleashing a direct threat to unleash nuclear weapons on the UK and mainland Europe just days after rejecting a Ukraine peace deal, many Brits are wondering how to prepare for the unthinkable

Politics

10 h. ago AFCON final stadium cost £200m and sparked outrage after four tournament games

A stadium selected to host the Africa Cup of Nations final proved to be controversial during the tournament as Senegal and Morocco prepare to battle for the trophy this weekend

Economics

13 h. ago ‘I can’t waste this’: Michael Sheen on his riskiest role yet – saving Wales’s national theatre

When funding cuts closed National Theatre Wales, the actor saw it as an emergency, and set about building a replacement. As its first show comes to the stage, he explains his plan to bring big productions back to his homelandSince Thornton Wilder wrote Our Town in 1938, it is said that not a day has passed when the Pulitzer prize-winning show hasn’t been performed. “Every time I read it, I come away with the feeling of having been woken up,” says Michael Sheen, star of the upcoming touring production of Wilder’s play about a close-knit community in small-town America. “With this urgent sense of ‘I have to not waste this.’”Transposing the heart of the American classic to Wales, this new production also marks the launch of Welsh National Theatre, a hugely ambitious company formed – and financed – by Sheen in response to the collapse of the former National Theatre Wales. “Opening night is going to be more than just the opening night of a play,” says Russell T Davies, the show’s creativ...

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13 h. ago Nasa moon rocket creeps to its launch pad in preparation for astronaut flight

First journey around moon with astronauts in more than 50 years could blast off in FebruaryNasa’s giant new moon rocket has moved to the launch pad in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in more than half a century.The trip could blast off in February. Continue reading...

Technology

13 h. ago Nasa moon rocket creeps to its launchpad in preparation for astronaut flight

First journey around moon with astronauts in more than 50 years could blast off in FebruaryNasa’s giant new moon rocket has moved to the launchpad in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in more than half a century. The trip could blast off in February.The 98-metre (322ft) rocket began its 1mph (1.6km/h) creep from Kennedy Space Center’s vehicle assembly building at daybreak. The trek of 4 miles took until nightfall. Continue reading...

Technology

13 h. ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal launch new bid; Chelsea push to seal Jacquet deal; Man Utd, Liverpool latest

Big deals in the pipeline ahead of February 2 deadline

Sport

14 h. ago Maya Jama Love Island skincare routine is just two hydrating K

Love Island host Maya Jama has shared the two K-beauty skincare products she's been using to prepare her skin for the new series of the ITV2 dating show

Politics

14 h. ago Like Cheryl, I was stalked by a man I’d met ONCE – I interviewed him for a job & he became obsessed, he even proposed

OPENING an email full of gushing declarations of love and admiration, Jen Pickering could not believe what she was reading. “Let’s move in together” and “we should start making preparations for the baby” the 500-word email read. But rather than being pleasantly surprised with the emotive letter, Jen’s stomach was churning with horror. Because the...

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16 h. ago Bob MacIntyre on gym regime, worn wedges and inside his Florida training camp

Scottish No 1 opens up on his prepartions for new calendar campaign and now feeling ‘more comfortable’ on PGA Tour

Politics

16 h. ago Astronomers aim to take ‘revolutionary’ moving image of black hole

Newly appointed Cambridge professor says feat would accelerate scientific knowledge by an order of magnitudeDark, hungry and inescapable: black holes are often portrayed as the ultimate cosmic villains.But now astronomers are preparing to capture a movie of a supermassive black hole in action for the first time, in observations that could help reveal another side to these elusive – and perhaps misunderstood – space objects. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Revolutionary imaging of black hole aims to prove they are not ‘evil vacuum cleaners’

Newly appointed Cambridge professor says feat would accelerate scientific knowledge by an order of magnitudeDark, hungry and inescapable: black holes are often portrayed as the ultimate cosmic villains.But now astronomers are preparing to capture a movie of a supermassive black hole in action for the first time, in observations that could help reveal another side to these elusive – and perhaps misunderstood – space objects. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago I stayed at Wales' best hotel with a dreamy spa and epic beach views, but I wasn't prepared for the food

St Brides Spa Hotel was crowned 'Best in Wales' for 2026 at the AA Hospitality Awards - our writer was recently lucky enough to try it out

Society

21 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russia readying strikes on nuclear power system, Zelenskyy warns

Kyrylo Budanov arrives in US heading delegation for further talks on peace proposals. What we know on day 1,425Russia is taking aim at Ukraine’s nuclear power system, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, as the Kremlin continues to try to freeze Ukraine into submission by crippling its energy grid. “We do not see any willingness on the part of the aggressor to comply with any agreements or end the war,” the Ukrainian president said. “Instead, there is ample information about preparations for further Russian strikes on our energy sector and infrastructure, including facilities and networks that serve our nuclear power plants. Each such Russian strike on the energy sector amid such a harsh winter weakens and undermines the efforts of key states – in particular the United States – to end this war.”Zelenskyy spoke after a briefing from Ukraine’s chief of defence intelligence, Oleh Ivashchenko – the recent replacement for Kyrylo Budanov, who was made head of the president’s office. Budano...

Events

21 h. ago NASA delivers 11MILLION lbs rocket to launch pad as countdown to historic moon mission begins

NASA is sending four astronauts to the moon next month. On Saturday, the agency brought the Artemis II rocket that will carry them around the moon and back to its launch pad.

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22 h. ago NASA delivers 11million pound rocket to launch pad as countdown to historic moon mission begins

NASA is sending four astronauts to the moon next month. On Saturday, the agency brought the Artemis II rocket that will carry them around the moon and back to its launch pad.

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