8 h. ago Europe's plan to stop Putin invading: Continent floods its borders and builds new defences, with war 'closer than it's been since 1945'

Poland's prime minister condemned the violation of the country's airspace, saying: 'This situation brings us all closer to open conflict, closer than at any time since the Second World War .'

Events

12 h. ago Anger as Spanish Prime Minister says they 'cannot stop Israel alone' because they 'don't have nuclear bombs'

Spain's socialist Prime Minister has sparked outrage after reportedly expressing regret over the country not having nuclear weapons to 'stop Israel'. 

Politics

14 h. ago Keir Starmer ally Bridget Phillipson sails through to next stage of Labour deputy leadership race as field slims to five after fellow minister drops out

The Education Secretary, who is being viewed as No10's de facto candidate, has now been nominated by 116 MPs in the battle to become Labour's number two.

Politics

17 h. ago Labour deputy leadership race claims first casualty as minister Alison McGovern pulls out and backs Bridget Phillipson to boost Starmer hopes of seeing off left

The Housing Minister admitted she was not going to get the 80 nominations from MPs required to get through to a vote by members.

Politics

22 h. ago Labour deputy leader hopefuls pitch to MPs as Starmer allies face battle to stop left

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has been installed as Downing Street 's de facto choice to replace Angela Rayner.

Politics

24 h. ago Standard employment campaign: 'Nothing stops a bullet like a job'

How an innovative charity turns knives into gyms — and “at-risk” young people into role models and employees

Politics

37 h. ago Texas announces ban on Sharia Law after Muslim 'patrols' tried to ban alcohol and pork

Greg Abbott has banned Sharia Law in the state after an imam launched a campaign to pressure Muslim-owned stores to stop selling pork, alcohol and lottery tickets.

Politics

42 h. ago Leon King told how he can still reach Rangers hype levels as Aris take Ibrox alumni tally to 4

Scott Brown has snapped up the Light Blues stopper for Ayr United for the campaign ahead.

Politics

3 d. ago F1 conspiracy theory erupts as Oscar Piastri is 'ripped off' by own team

Piastri did a great job of hiding any anger he may have had over McLaren's team orders at the Italian Grand Prix, but fans did not hold back as they reacted.

Politics

3 d. ago 30,000 reasons why Labour won't stop the boats... as country hits a new Channel migrant record on Home Secretary's first day on the job

The surge of 1,097 small-boat migrants tipped the total for 2025 to more than 30,000 in record time - and is 37 per cent up on the same date last year. Ms Mahmood said it was 'utterly unacceptable'.

Society

5 d. ago 'I've stopped working and need help with my casual wardrobe'

'I have no idea of my style outside of workwear'

Events

5 d. ago BORIS JOHNSON: My audience with the young men willing to die to stop China seizing vital technology that would put its hands around the windpipe of the West

I am sitting in the foreign ministry in Taipei with a tropical thunderstorm going crackers outside, and as lunch comes to an end I decide to put the crucial question.

Politics

7 d. ago Playboy vet Kendra Wilkinson, 40, tells men to 'STOP asking' her on dates and insists she's 'happily single'

On Wednesday the 40-year-old Playboy vet - who said in July that she's 'no longer interested' in men - asked her male counterparts to refrain from pursuing her.

Politics

7 d. ago I was using my vape 160 times a day, it was costing me a fortune and its toll on my face was truly shocking. Then I discovered a miracle one

When I first started vaping two years ago I was delighted with my new habit, writes MARY KILLEN. But twenty times a day went to 40, then 160. I wanted to stop...

Events

1 week ago Moment train ploughs into car after driver smashes through barrier at level crossing and stops on tracks

This is the moment a train ploughs into a car after its driver smashed through the barrier at a level crossing and came to a halt on the tracks.

Transport

1 week ago Furious Epping locals vow to stop paying council tax after High Court ruled asylum seekers CAN stay at controversial hotel

The Bell hotel in Epping became the epicentre of protests that swept the country last month after a migrant boarder was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.

Events

1 week ago Helen Flanagan worries friends will stop answering her phone calls amid her 'anxiety' over co

The former Coronation Street star, 35, who shares Matilda, nine, Delilah, six, and Charlie, three, with ex Scott Sinclair, took to her Instagram on Saturday.

Politics

1 week ago Unanswered questions in Minneapolis school shooting: Motive, guns and missed opportunities to stop killer

Shortly after Robin Westman opened fire on a Catholic school mass packed with children, the shooter's shocking manifestos spread across internet - leaving a trail of puzzling clues behind.

Events

1 week ago Car thieves no longer care about stealing your vehicle... THIS is what they are taking instead, how much money they are raking in and why manufacturers are struggling to stop them: ROSS CLARK

This isn't the 1980s, when there was a spate of thefts of VW badges after American hip-hop band the Beastie Boys turned them into a fashion item by wearing them around their necks.

Economics

1 week ago Stop 'taxing everything and start investing in Britain', Asda boss tells Rachel Reeves

Allan Leighton has warned that the government needs to change the way it thinks about growth in order to avoid a stagnating economy.

Economics