5 m. ago Dead primary teacher was exposed to asbestos while pinning art to walls, family fear

Marlene Broad died after being diagnosed with the cancer mesothelioma in 2024 but before her death she believed she was exposed to asbestos while putting art up in her classroom

Society

27 m. ago EU leaders race to secure a deal as deadline looms in Trump trade talks

There are just two days of talks left before the US president’s potentially swingeing tariffs are restoredThe EU is entering a crunch week with only two days of talks left to secure a trade deal with Washinton to avert Donald Trump’s threatened 50% tariff on its imports into the US.According to the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, on Friday, the negotiations – which continued over the weekend – are focussed on 15 to 18 agreements with important partners, while Trump warned of import tax rates of up to 70% on others. Continue reading...

Politics

40 m. ago Family pay tribute to schoolboy, 16, found dead with another lad on Manchester railway tracks

Joshua Myers, died on Thursday, June 3, after police and paramedics rushed to the tracks near Poynton station at around 10.09pm.

Events

44 m. ago Inside eerie abandoned water park where 15 people died in party gone wrong

It's been a decade since the deadly incident saw 15 people die and hundreds more injured with severe burns as the theme park was ordered to shut immediately

Events

73 m. ago Arsenal close on Viktor Gyökeres after signing Martín Zubimendi in £50m

Sporting No 9 agrees terms as talks over fee continueZubimendi in from Real Sociedad despite Madrid interestArsenal are closing in on the signing of Viktor Gyökeres from Sporting after agreeing personal terms with the Sweden striker. Negotiations are continuing over a fee for the 27-year-old, with Arsenal hoping to strike a deal for less than the £68m asking price.Gyökeres has made no secret of his desire for a new challenge, having scored 54 goals for Sporting last season, and is understood to have made clear he wants to join Arsenal despite interest from elsewhere in the Premier League, including Manchester United. Continue reading...

Economics

73 m. ago Family pay heartbreaking tribute to 'precious' boy, 16, found dead on railway with friend

Joshua Myers, 16, was found dead on railway tracks alongside his friend on Thursday - his heartbroken family has paid an emotional tribute to the teenager they said was 'incredibly precious to us'

Events

95 m. ago Man dead following 'stabbing' in Ayr flat as police probe 'suspicious' death

A man was pronounced dead in a flat in Glenmuir Place, Ayr, following a "stabbing", as cops launch a manhunt for suspect.

Events

99 m. ago Katie Price and Dwight Yorke's sad Harvey feud from DNA fury to heartbreaking phone call

Harvey Price, 23, who has complex needs, has been raised by his mother Katie Price and is now moving into independent living after the local authority cut his college funding

Technology

1 hour ago Man found dead in Ayr flat as detectives probe 'suspicious' death

The 42-year-old was found seriously injured in a property last night.

Events

2 h. ago EU leaders split over tactics as deadline looms for Trump trade talks

With two days of talks left, some want a quick UK-style deal to avert 50% tariffs while others want to play hardballThe EU is entering a crunch week with only two days of talks left to secure a trade deal with Washinton to avert Donald Trump’s threatened 50% tariff on its imports into the US.According to the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, on Friday, the negotiations – which continued over the weekend – are focussed on 15 to 18 agreements with important partners, while Trump warned of import tax rates of up to 70% on others. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Man charged with murder after man, 85, found dead in Streatham

Man charged with murder after man, 85, found dead in Streatham  BBC

Events

2 h. ago 'I took my American mum to Tesco and she was floored by the cost of everything'

Supermarkets in the UK and US have some noticeable differences and one American mum visited Tesco and labelled a bakery item that's ordinary to Brits as 'the greatest thing on Earth'

Politics

3 h. ago Paula Bomer: ‘If you describe yourself as a victim, you’re dismissed’

Having made waves as part of the alt-lit movement, the US author is poised to go mainstream with The Stalker, her most exhilarating work yetWhen I arrive at Paula Bomer’s apartment building in south Brooklyn I am briefly disoriented in the lobby, until I hear the yapping of dogs and amid them, her voice calling my name. Bomer is tall and striking, in her mid-50s. I met her last year at a reading in Williamsburg, Virginia, where she seemed like someone who cared almost manically about literature and also like someone who would be fun to hang out with, two qualities not always confluent. I had heard of these anxious dogs before, when she and I met for dinner a few months ago, and she disclosed that her life was now spent managing canine neuroses.“I got them when my dad died,” she says, in between offering me matcha, coffee, tequila or wine (it’s 2.30pm on a Sunday; Bomer doesn’t drink any more, save a glass of champagne on selling her book, but doesn’t mind if othe...

Events

4 h. ago Texas floods: Sisters, 11 and 13, found dead as hunt continues for 27 missing

Blair, 13, and Brooke Harber, 11, both have died in flooding in Kerr County, Texas, after sudden flooding saw them swept away from their cabin by the Guadalupe River

Events

4 h. ago Family pay tribute to 'incredibly precious' boy, 16, found dead on railway tracks

Another 16-year-old boy was also pronounced dead at the scene

Events

4 h. ago Timelapse video shows Texas flash floods turn dry riverbed into deadly rapids in 20 minutes

Dramatic timelapse video shows how heavy rainfall turned a dry riverbed into surging rapids in just 20 minutes, as Texas was deluged by deadly flash floods on July 4.

Events

4 h. ago The priceless Oasis items that were on display in Cardiff at the weekend

They were on display in a special fan exhibition as Oasis fever swept through Cardiff

Politics

5 h. ago Sebastian Croft and Connor Jessup: ‘Why Pride mattered more than ever in 2025’

Actors Sebastian Croft and Connor Jessup took over London Pride with the Queer Was Always Here pop-up selling the status tees of the day

Politics

5 h. ago Bargain hunter bereft after receiving unwelcome surprise in her £3.30 Too Good To Go box

Waste-conscious customer Florence Gibbs-Price from Yorkshire tried Too Good To Go for the first time - but was left disappointed by her mystery haul collected from her local Asda Express.

Economics

5 h. ago The Texas floods are not an isolated tragedy. A look at history’s deadliest storms

More than 125 deaths per year in the US are caused by flooding

Events