6 h. ago Get rid of spiders from your home for good with 'great natural deterrent'

As temperatures rise and the days get longer, spiders are expected to come out of their winter hibernation and start hunting for prey. But a pest expert has shared a natural way to keep them at bay

Society

24 h. ago ‘I was expecting to win’: Luca Brecel fights back to deny Ryan Day at Crucible

2o23 champion recovers from 5-1 down to win 10-7Chris Wakelin leads Mark Allen 6-2 in second roundLuca Brecel completed an impressive comeback to beat Ryan Day 10-7 and avoid becoming the latest former champion to exit the World Snooker Championship at the first-round stage.The 2023 winner looked in danger of joining the defending champion, Kyren Wilson, in crashing out when he found himself 5-1 down to Day during the first session. But Brecel won the final three frames on Wednesday to make it 5-4 and get himself right back in the match. Continue reading...

Politics

24 h. ago Manchester United aim as Man City get injury boost and derby day date confirmed

Everything could come down to the penultimate day of the WSL season during the Manchester derby at Old Trafford

Events

25 h. ago How Social Security claimants are being ‘resurrected’ after DOGE falsely declares them dead

‘We have people who did not receive benefits come in every day with their ID and say, “I’m not dead, I’m alive!,”’ an SSA analyst recalls

Events

27 h. ago Trump slams ‘not necessary’ Russian airstrike on Kyiv: ‘Vladimir, STOP!’

Trump’s criticism of Moscow comes less than a day after he attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Politics

32 h. ago Men of a Certain Age by Kate Mossman review – close encounters with charismatic male rockers

A journalist’s bracingly honest account of interviews with musicians from Brian May to Shaun RyderWhen the journalist Kate Mossman was a child, she developed an obsession with the rock band Queen. Mossman came of age in the 1990s, but the irony and snark of that decade left her cold. Instead, she lived for the “middle-aged musicians from the 80s in jacket and jeans, and for the open-hearted, non-cynical pop times that had come before”. Watching Queen’s posthumous single These Are the Days of Our Lives on Top of the Pops in 1991, she “felt something within myself ignite”. Though she was captivated by the strange longing of a monochrome Freddie Mercury, who had died weeks earlier, it was drummer Roger Taylor who became the focus of her obsession. On the mantelpiece of her childhood home sat a holy relic: a beer glass he had drunk from during a solo gig. Twenty years later, while on her way to interview Taylor and Queen guitarist Brian May for a magazine profile, Mossman confesses...

Politics

32 h. ago Two US marines investigated over alleged rape at military base in Okinawa

Allegations come days after Japanese authorities increased efforts to deter crimes by US servicemen on islandTwo US marines based on the Japanese island of Okinawa are being investigated for alleged rape, days after local authorities stepped up efforts to deter sexual and other crimes by US service personnel.A marine in his 20s is suspected of raping a Japanese woman in a bathroom at a US military base last month, while a second man, also a marine in his 20s, allegedly raped a woman at a base in January, according to media reports. Continue reading...

Events

56 h. ago Ashley James: ‘The struggle comes from trying to do the impossible every day’

The DJ and presenter reveals that low iron levels from heavy periods made her feel like she was ‘full of lead’ but she’s taken steps to deal with it.

Politics

3 d. ago Rep. Nancy Mace posts another video showing her insulting a constituent

GOP congresswoman’s latest tirade comes two days after she branded a voter an ‘unhinged lunatic’

Culture

3 d. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Kai Widdrington flooded with comments over 'day one' update after girlfriend reveal

The messages came flooding in as he counts down to his big solo move away from the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom

Events

3 d. ago It turns out you’re never too old to go Interrailing around Europe | Phil Mongredien

Having missed out in my youth, I thought that was that – until I took a revelatory trip with my sons. We’re going again this yearYouth might not be wasted on the young, but for the longest time I thought Interrailing was. When I was a student, as the 1980s became the 1990s, many of my friends took the opportunity to discover Europe by train and they all returned with amazing stories of discovery. But for long-forgotten reasons, it was something I was always going to do but never actually got round to. And then suddenly I was in my late 20s and reluctantly resigned myself to never doing it, having been reliably informed by so many people that it was an opportunity only open to those under the age of 26.Fast forward a few decades to spring 2023 and I’m trying to decide where to take my teenage children for our first holiday in five years – a gap caused largely, but not wholly, by the pandemic. My most memorable childhood holiday had come in 1981 when, over the course of a few days, my...

Events

4 d. ago Bill Clinton special adviser issues damning analysis on Trump’s first 100 days: ‘He’s fallen into the trap’ and ‘overread his mandate’

It comes as Trump nears the milestone of his first 100 days in office

Politics

4 d. ago Keir Starmer faces 8 major headaches straight after Easter break

Prime Minister Keir Starmer went on holiday to recharge for a 'few days' over Easter recess - but he'll come back to find plenty of thorny problems waiting for him as Parliament returns

Politics

4 d. ago Conclave: the Vatican’s secret process for choosing a new pope

Cardinals will soon gather under Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling to elect Francis’s successorLatest updates: tributes paid after Pope Francis dies aged 88The next pope will be chosen by the College of Cardinals, the Catholic church’s most senior figures appointed by the pontiff, who will make their way to Rome in the next few days for the conclave. The name comes from the Latin cum clave, meaning “with key”, indicating the closed process of electing a pope.There are more than 220 cardinals from more than 70 countries, but only about 120 are cardinal electors (those over the age of 80 are excluded). Two-thirds of the cardinal electors have been chosen by Francis in the past 10 years and largely reflect his vision of a more inclusive church. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago RAF fighter jets 'scrambled twice in less than 48 hours to defend NATO airspace from Russia'

British RAF jets have scrambled twice this week after two of Putin's aircrafts, which were appearing to trying to enter Nato airspace, caused alerts. This comes just days before the Russian dictator called for an "Easter truce"

Politics

5 d. ago BBC EastEnders Jamie Borthwick 'cheated on ex during Strictly' according to new claims

EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick has been accused of cheating on his ex-girlfriend Chloe during his stint on Strictly Come Dancing, who he dated for a year, for months - just days after she dumped him

Politics

5 d. ago Red Roses rout Scotland to set up Six Nations grand slam decider

It will all come down to the final day of the Six Nations

Politics

6 d. ago Furious Kremlin orders Donald Trump to 'wash his hands of Ukraine'

It comes just a day after Donald Trump threatened to 'take a pass' on brokering further Russia-Ukraine talks if Moscow or Kyiv were to 'make it very difficult' to arrive at a peace deal

Politics

6 d. ago Keir Starmer hails 'incredible sacrifice' as he announces major change to pubs

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer urged pubgoers to 'come together' for the 80th anniversary of VE Day next month, which will be marked by concerts, street parties and a change to licensing hours

Politics

6 d. ago Rattan garden day bed hailed 'comfortable and versatile' with hidden storage now almost £50 off

The large two seater day bed has a sofa-like design and comes with a long ottoman that lets you configure in several ways to maximise seating - and it's on sale with £50 off

Economics