55 m. ago Trump’s calls for North Sea drilling not a ‘surprise’, says Swinney

The First Minister was speaking after the US President claimed incentivising drilling rather than ‘unsightly windmills’ would reduce energy costs.

Politics

57 m. ago BBC Radio 1 announces Ed Sheeran to play surprise set at Big Weekend

Radio 1 has announced a massive addition to today's festival line-up

Politics

77 m. ago UK considers taxing pensioners to claw back winter fuel payment

Plans are being looked at following Starmer’s policy U-turn this week, say officials

Economics

77 m. ago Hush over Hollywood: why has it become so hard to make films in Los Angeles?

The drop in productions is causing alarm – can Tinseltown halt the exodus and reclaim its spot as the home of movie-making?When Adam Scott was working on the hit TV show Parks and Recreation in the early 2010s, the Los Angeles studio where the show was filmed was packed – “every stage was filled and working”.These days, he told his former co-star Rob Lowe in a much-discussed recent podcast conversation, “it’s quiet over there” – in part because “it’s just too expensive to shoot here”. Continue reading...

Culture

1 hour ago Kemi Badenoch facing ‘inevitable’ leadership challenge as Tories battle dire poll ratings

It comes after The Independent revealed that Tory MPs are plotting to remove Mrs Badenoch

Politics

1 hour ago Starmer faces major revolt over benefits cuts as frontbenchers ‘poised to quit’ over reforms

A rebellion of this scale would be a significant knock to the prime minister’s authority and represent wider disquiet with the direction of the government

Politics

2 h. ago 'Russian links to Starmer arson attacks' are probed by Government after three charged over alleged plot to set fire to two homes and car linked to PM

Government officials are investigating possible Russian links to the arson attacks at properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer , it has been claimed.

Events

2 h. ago TfL announces Tube closures for Bank Holiday weekend: Full list of routes

Piccadilly Line and Elizabeth Line among those affected with replacement buses in place at several stations

Politics

2 h. ago Sheffield United vs Sunderland LIVE: Place in Premier League on the line at Wembley

Who will join Leeds and Burnley in earning promotion to the top flight?

Politics

2 h. ago First Minister admits that Wales 'won't get all the money' she wants from Keir Starmer

Eluned Morgan has asked people in Wales to be 'patient' following meeting with the Prime Minister

Politics

3 h. ago Trump to address West Point graduates as he tries to impose agenda on military

President’s visit to military academy occurs as books are banned and clubs disbanded in line with anti-DEI policeDonald Trump will address graduates of West Point on Saturday, as his administration moves to implement a rightwing agenda at military service academies that has prompted the disbandment of student clubs, the removal of certain books and at least one faculty resignation.It will be the second time Trump has spoken to graduates of the United States Military Academy in upstate New York where the next generation of army leaders is educated, and offers the president an opportunity to stump for his defense policy. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago Arsenal XI vs Barcelona: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Women's Champions League final today

Gunners with some tough decisions to make for UWCL showpiece in Lisbon

Sport

3 h. ago Arne Slot reveals his wife and family's difficulties around his new life as a title

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has reflected on the challenges of living away from his family during his first year at Anfield.

Politics

4 h. ago Gary Lineker's exit shakes up BBC rich list: The Beeb's new top earners revealed as £1.4m

The 64-year-old footballer turned broadcaster hosts his final Match of the Day tonight after being axed for sharing an anti-Semitic Instagram post.

Economics

4 h. ago Travel warning issued as tram stops closed for a week amid major works

Engineers are working on the Bury line

Events

4 h. ago Russell Mael: ‘Describe myself in three words? One handsome dude’

The Sparks singer on shoplifting red liquorice as a child, a head-to-head with Godzilla, and underselling his life storyBorn in California, Russell Mael, 76, and his brother, Ron, first recorded under the names the Urban Renewal Project and Halfnelson, before becoming Sparks in 1972. Two years later, they relocated to London and had a hit with their song This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us. More recently, they composed a radio opera, The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman, collaborated with Franz Ferdinand in supergroup FFS, and released a film, Annette, which won five César awards in 2022. Their 28th studio album is Mad! and their tour comes to the UK in June. Mael lives in California.What was your most embarrassing moment? Signing away the rights to my life story to a major motion-picture company for a sum that I have since been told was way below the market rate. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Tom Dunn hails Ben Spencer’s ‘contagious’ effect after Bath’s Challenge Cup win

Bath are two wins away from the Premiership title and a trophy treble.

Politics

4 h. ago Gary Lineker received new BBC job offer after MOTD that he thought was a joke

Gary Lineker will say farewell to the BBC under unsavoury circumstances this weekend after claiming he was pushed out of his Match of the Day role and received a job offer which he thought was a joke

Politics

4 h. ago Little Disasters director opens up on 'triggering' scenes amid 'personally challenging' shoot

Eva Sigurdardottir directed the harrowing psychological thriller Little Disasters, which is available to stream on Paramount Plus, and has detailed the challenge of working on the series

Events

4 h. ago Celtic v Aberdeen late teams news and probable XIs with big Scottish Cup calls as key man fails to make it

How both teams could line up at Hampden

Events