10 h. ago Home Secretary to meet US border tsar dubbed Ice Barbie over crackdown on migrants

Yvette Cooper is planning a meeting with Kristi Noem (pictured), the Secretary of Homeland Security, who has described the US border with Mexico as a 'war zone'.

Society

48 h. ago International aid groups axe thousands of jobs in wake of Trump funding freeze

Fears that cuts will ‘decimate’ ability to react to crises as sector loses expertise and skills at every level, report findsSome of the world’s largest aid organisations are axing thousands of jobs as a result of US president Donald Trump’s freeze on overseas aid, potentially “decimating” the sector’s ability to react to future crises.Those that have already announced job cuts include the International Rescue Committee, Danish Refugee Council, Norwegian Refugee Council and war zone-focused Norwegian People’s Aid. Continue reading...

Politics

51 h. ago Man City get lucrative helping hand from FIFA after early Champions League exit

Manchester City will bank at least £41million from participating in FIFA's Club World Cup, with their involvement coming as a major financial boost after they were knocked out of the Champions League

Sport

3 d. ago BBC urged to pull Gaza documentary over revelation about child featured

Gaza: How To Survive A War Zone aired on Monday on BBC Two.

Politics

3 d. ago BBC urged to pull Gaza documentary from iPlayer over claims about child featured

Gaza: How To Survive A War Zone aired on Monday on BBC Two.

Sport

4 d. ago Survivors say Omagh turned into a ‘war zone’ following Real IRA bombing

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is hearing statements in its final day of commemorative hearings

Events

4 d. ago Mel Sykes breaks silence on Gino D'Acampo as she says industry 'creates monsters'

Melanie Sykes has spoken out about the Gino D'Acampo scandal, branding the TV industry "a war zone" and urging executives to take responsibility for enabling "misogynistic" talent

Politics

5 d. ago Double screen: Beast Games blurs the line between YouTube and television

Amazon’s hugely successful extreme competition series is the latest attempt to lure younger online viewers to TVBeast Games, Amazon Prime Video’s reality competition series hosted by the YouTuber known as MrBeast, is not a well-made show. It is certainly an expensive show, something Mr Beast, the alter ego for 26-year-old Jimmy Donaldson of Greenville, North Carolina, likes to frequently remind viewers. The series is a feat of scale shocking to audiences outside the realm of YouTube, and especially Donaldson’s fiefdom: 1,000 contestants, filmed by a system of 1,107 cameras, battling each other for a $5m cash prize – the largest in entertainment history, according to Donaldson. For the competition, Donaldson and his posse designed a warehouse war zone modeled on the Netflix dystopian series Squid Game, constructed a bespoke city and purchased a private island (also to be given away, along with a Lamborghini and other lavish prizes). Contestants eliminated in the first episode are dro...

Politics

5 d. ago Stabbed pup poisoned in cruel FIFA World Cup 'clean up' branded 'war zone for dogs'

An injured pooch was traumatised after it was 'stabbed and poisoned' by Moroccan officials ahead of the World Cup 2030, but now it's looking for a home in the UK

Events