11 h. ago Mother's 'idiotic' baby name leaves people in disbelief as people warn 'school will be hell' for her child

The bizarre moniker was revealed in a now-viral Reddit post by the mother-to-be's cousin, who admitted they were completely baffled and felt compelled to share the name choice

Events

5 d. ago Starmer's Sandbanks exodus: Experts warn properties Britain's most sought

The great Sandbanks gold rush might be over as properties in the UK's highly sought after and most expensive postcode are struggling to sell.

Events

6 d. ago Excavation to begin at Irish house of horrors mother and baby burial site where 800 child corpses were hidden

International experts will join Irish counterparts to uncover an unmarked mass burial site for children at a former mother and baby home in Tuam in western Ireland

Society

7 d. ago European intelligence officials warn that a Russian sabotage campaign is escalating

European intelligence officials say they’re worried the risk of serious injury or even death is rising in a campaign of sabotage blamed on Russia as untrained saboteurs set fires, plant explosives or build bombs

Events

9 d. ago Disability claims 'set to soar by more than a million' before the next election after Labour's U

An official forecast published alongside the Government's benefits bill reveals that ministers believe the number of claims will soar by 40 per cent in the next four years.

Politics

1 week ago Home Office 'does not know' how many foreign workers stay in Britain to work illegally after visas expire, MPs warn

The Home Office fails to collect 'basic information' on foreign workers including whether they carry on working illegally in the UK at the end of their visas, Commons' Public Accounts Committee says.

Events

2 w. ago Putin is weaponising AI to target Brits with disinformation campaign in new digital 'arms race', experts warn

The new technology is 'already in use' and 'blurring the lines' between fact and fiction, researchers at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) worryingly claimed.

Events

2 w. ago Schoolboy, 12, dies in West Yorkshire after trying social media challenge as family warn of dangers

Sebastian, 12, was at home celebrating his brother's First Holy Communion at an address on Manor Grove in Castleford, West Yorkshire, before being found unresponsive.

Events

2 w. ago Starmer’s welfare cuts could leave thousands of disabled women trapped with abusers, campaigners warn

Exclusive: The prime minister’s controversial welfare cuts would deepen economic insecurity for disabled women and make them more vulnerable to abuse, a new report has warned

Events

2 w. ago Snake's alive! Fifth monster python is caught in British countryside

Four of the snakes were found on June 13 and 14, and a fifth was spotted by a shocked motorist last Saturday in the Twigmoor and Cleatham areas of north Lincolnshire.

Events

2 w. ago EU rollback on environmental policy is gaining momentum, warn campaigners

Observes shocked at scale and speed of deregulation drive they say is watering down European Green Deal and lawsThe European Union’s rollback of environment policy is gaining momentum, campaigners have warned, in a deregulation drive that has shocked observers with its scale and speed.EU policymakers have dealt several critical blows to their much-vaunted European Green Deal since the end of 2023, when opinion polls suggested a significant rightward shift before the 2024 parliamentary elections. Environment groups say the pace has picked up under the competition-focused agenda of the new European Commission. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Starmer’s foreign aid cuts will lead to extra 365,000 deaths, campaigners warn

The ONE Campaign warned a reduction in funding will see 23 million fewer children receive vaccinations

Events

3 w. ago UK pledge to global vaccine effort falls £400m to £1.25bn amid raft of aid cuts

Campaigners warn reduction could cost lives – even if Britain remains of the largest donors to the international Gavi alliance

Economics

3 w. ago The Gulf Stream is on the verge of COLLAPSING, scientists warn

In the 2004 film 'The Day After Tomorrow', Earth enters a sudden period of flash freezing due to the collapse of the Gulf Stream. Now, a study has revealed that this could soon become a reality.

Events

3 w. ago Angela Rayner's workers Bill 'is a wrecking ball for the UK economy' that could wipe out struggling businesses, Tories warn

Conservatives have sent an open letter to company bosses this weekend urging them to speak out against the Deputy Prime Minister's radical plans - or be 'sleepwalked into disaster'.

Economics

3 w. ago Miliband extends help with energy bills to more than 500,000 London homes

But campaigners warn the £150 rebate is not enough to protect vulnerable households

Science

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves is waging 'war on aspiration' and killing off growth with taxes, business leaders warn

Billionaire Sir James Dyson, in a blistering attack on Labour , yesterday accused the Government of being 'out to destroy' and punish wealth and job creators.

Events

3 w. ago Benefits bill on course to rise by £18billion a YEAR without reform

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall is facing a furious backlash from Labour MPs and campaigners who warn that 'cruel' cuts to disability benefits will drive hundreds of thousands into poverty.

Economics

4 w. ago Alert as UK woman dies from terrifying rabies she caught from stray dog

Health officials said the woman contracted the illness following contact with a stray dog. But it was only after they returned to Yorkshire that they were diagnosed.

Events

4 w. ago Fears legalising assisted dying may 'break the NHS' and lead to cuts in care as minister confirms there is no extra money for helping people die

Dame Siobhain McDonagh warned that an assisted dying service could 'rob our stretched NHS of much needed resources' after Wes Streeting spoke in the Commons.

Politics