63 m. ago Veteran, 78, fumes at pension credit cuts and says Britain no longer 'Great'

A blind ex-servicewoman, Pauline Cole, has said she is 'very angry and very bitter' after her pension credit was slashed when she received war injury compensation

Politics

80 m. ago Lammy says defence spending ‘saves lives’ after criticism of aid cuts

The Foreign Secretary said spending on defence and aid has ‘always gone up and down across different eras’.

Politics

87 m. ago How Spain's blackout could have been a nuclear weapons test in space: Evidence of attack as experts warn 'cataclysm' can knock out entire grid in seconds

There has been no explanation as to what caused the power cut. But all sorts of possibilities have been put forward - including that an 'electromagnetic pulse' was to blame.

Events

1 hour ago NFL fines Falcons’ Jeff Ulbrich $100,000 over son’s prank call to Shedeur Sanders

Jax Ulbrich found QB’s number on father’s iPadAtlanta Falcons fined $250,000 over incidentThe NFL has handed out heavy fines to the Atlanta Falcons and their defensive coordinator, Jeff Ulbrich, over a prank call to Shedeur Sanders during last week’s draft.The league fined Ulbrich $100,000 and the Falcons $250,000 for “failing to prevent the disclosure of confidential information distributed to the club in advance of the NFL draft.” Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Top Trump aide eviscerates 'failed loser' Kamala Harris while ridiculing her big 'comeback' move: Live updates

The White House issued a list of what it said were 57 'hoaxes' by the media during Donald Trump's first 100 days.

Politics

2 h. ago Debenhams shoppers hail 'crazy value for money' as £1k watch gets 91% price cut

The 'beautiful' and 'classy' timepiece is now available for under £100 - and it promises to 'turn heads'.

Economics

2 h. ago Ed Balls and Richard Tice clash as Reform MP fails to answer question 12 times

Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls and Reform UK MP Richard Tice clashed on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday (30 April), after the latter failed repeatedly to give a cost estimate for nationalising British Steel.

Events

2 h. ago How your cup of coffee might become more expensive thanks to Donald Trump

President Donald Trump's current 10 per cent tariffs cover most coffee-producing countries and are expected to drive up costs

Politics

2 h. ago Sky Sports News cuts leave fan favourite presenters and reporters' jobs at risk

Sky Sports News is set to undergo a major restructuring and a number of high-profile presenters and reporters will reportedly be leaving the broadcaster in the coming weeks

Sport

3 h. ago We are witnessing slow constitutional collapse in the US | Moira Donegan

The vestiges of the US’s democracy are crumpling to the ground. We don’t yet know what will be erected in its placeIt’s possible that later, when we know more about how the Trump regime reshapes the US and about how it ultimately comes to an end, we will look back at this moment in 2025 and conclude that we were already living under an autocracy. Checks on executive power seem to have all but vanished; the Trump administration is not acting like either the courts, the judiciary or the people have any prerogatives that they must respect.Science is suffering: massive cuts to federal funding of research into medicine, climate change or anything that might include a word on a long list of banned ones – like “transition” – has decimated research, made the US a global laughingstock, and set the cause of human thriving back by years. The economy is in chaos, and the bribery is all but out in the open; it no longer seems to occur to many Americans that their politicians should not be on the...

Politics

3 h. ago Britain’s electricity system is ‘highly resilient’, says minister

Michael Shanks said the UK was not affected by the power cuts in Spain and Portugal but the Government continues to prepare for ‘all eventualities’.

Politics

3 h. ago Sycamore Gap Tree trial: Watch video footage of the beloved tree being cut down as trial underway

Jurors have been shown a video, taken on a mobile phone, of the legendary tree being felled.

Culture

3 h. ago Sycamore Gap Tree trial: Watch video footage of the alleged moment beloved tree cut down as trial underway

Jurors have been shown a video, taken on a mobile phone, which prosecutors say shows the legendary tree being felled.

Culture

3 h. ago Jury shown video of moment Sycamore Gap tree allegedly cut down

Daniel Graham, 39, of Milbeck Stables, Carlisle, and Adam Carruthers, 32, of Church Street, Wigton, Cumbria, are currently on trial at Newcastle Crown Court charged with two counts each of criminal damage. They deny the charges

Culture

3 h. ago Moment iconic Sycamore Gap tree is cut down with chainsaw shown in court

Mobile phone footage was played to jurors showing the famous tree falling on to Hadrian’s Wall.

Events

3 h. ago ScotRail staff cannot enforce alcohol ban, boss of nationalised train operator admits

The managing director of ScotRail has made some admissions around enforcement of the alcohol ban on trains.

Politics

3 h. ago Elon Musk is no longer working from the White House, Trump’s chief of staff reveals

‘He’s just not physically present as much as he was,’ shared Susie Wiles after Musk said he would be focusing more time on Tesla

Politics

4 h. ago Video of the moment ‘totemic’ Sycamore Gap tree was cut down played in court

Groundworker Daniel Graham and mechanic Adam Carruthers each deny two counts of criminal damage to the tree and Hadrian’s Wall.

Events

4 h. ago People felt they ‘failed’ loved ones over funerals during pandemic, inquiry told

A charity chief has told the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry people still feel guilty for not being able to invite family and friends to funerals.

Events

4 h. ago Sycamore Gap trial: Video of alleged moment tree cut down shown to jurors

The mobile phone footage was played in Newcastle Crown Court at the trial of the two men accused of felling the world-famous tree

Culture