66 m. ago Moment 'fare dodgers' pull every trick in the book and claim their phones 'are broken, aren't charging and they can't remember passwords' when asked to show tickets

The two young women were stopped at the gates of Southampton Central railway station because they could not show valid tickets, despite claiming they had bought them on their phones.

Culture

81 m. ago UK GDP: Economy flatlined in July with zero growth, ONS reveals

Britain’s economy flatlined in July with zero growth, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed on Friday.

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84 m. ago London shut down again as final day of Tube strikes hit entire city – see full list

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are striking again as part of a five-day walkout over pay, with the majority of Underground lines impacted by it

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88 m. ago Officials plead for help in finding person who assasinated Charlie Kirk on Utah college campus

Federal and state investigators are appealing for the public's help in finding the person who assasinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk

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88 m. ago Rehanne Skinner exclusive: Progress at West Ham is clear and a product of patience and support

West Ham Women’s head coach is proud of her work so far in east London

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88 m. ago Astronomy photographer of the year 2025 – winners and finalists

Judges have announced the winning images from the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s annual competition. The photographs will be exhibited at the National Maritime Museum in London from Friday Continue reading...

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89 m. ago Department Q fans must watch 'alluring' new wartime detective drama

Crime and period drama fans have their weekend binge sorted

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93 m. ago London travel news LIVE: Tube chaos continues despite end to RMT's five

Tube lines are expected to be fully up and running by late morning

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1 hour ago Oldham council accused of ‘irresponsible’ spending in £40m borrowing hike

Oldham council’s deputy leader hit back saying the claims are ‘misleading’.

Economics

2 h. ago 400 huge shops at risk of closure and 100,000 people could lose jobs

Business leaders have met with the Chancellor in a bid to find a solution that will keep the stores open

Events

2 h. ago Jane Austen fans step back in time to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the beloved author's birth

Fans of Jane Austen are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the beloved author's birth with costumed balls and themed events

Culture

2 h. ago Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra carries spirit of resilience from Warsaw to London

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra carries spirit of resilience from Warsaw to London  The Ukrainian Weekly

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2 h. ago Actor Marisa Abela drinks at The Bar with No Name, parties in Old Compton Street and loves caviar in Mayfair

Meals in Bocca di Lupo and proposals on Primrose Hill: the actor chats about her side of London

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2 h. ago Starmer fancies himself a leader among leaders – but his tough talk on defence is just expensive bluster | Simon Jenkins

With the world in crisis, the PM is spending billions to back his posturing. But he has no clout over Gaza or Ukraine, and it’s time he acted accordinglyEach night we wonder where we are. We sit in comfort watching death and destruction fall on thousands in Gaza and Ukraine. Each night we see buildings exploding, people screaming and children starving. Statesmen stand around and deplore. There is anxious talk of what next – another 9/11 perhaps, or a Cuba 1962? Or is it, as some say, a 1939 or 1914 moment? As for the one man with notional power over the world, Donald Trump, his pledge of an end to wars has proved futile – and a bonanza for defence industries everywhere.Whenever someone cries that something must be done, I always ask by whom? Day after day, Britain’s Keir Starmer – when he isn’t battling domestic crises and scandals – rises in the Commons to announce that he is working towards a ceasefire. But he is not. He is talking about working. If Trump cannot stop the killing –...

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2 h. ago Josh Barrie On the Sauce at Giuseppe’s: Dance ’til 4am among the fridges and foggy memories

London? An earlybird city? Come off it, says Josh Barrie

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2 h. ago Hamilton Accies Women's boss blasts second half showing in derby defeat to Motherwell

The New Douglas Park side let their lead slip and remain pointless at the foot of SWPL1

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3 h. ago No TikTok, no Instagram: Chilean school blocks phones as students rediscover real

A school in Santiago, Chile, has launched a program that blocks smartphones, helping teens reconnect with the real world

Technology

3 h. ago Radiohead condemn ‘exploitative’ touts and resale sites ahead of tour

Band urges fans to avoid secondary sites, where more than 1,000 potentially fraudulent tickets for their shows have been foundRadiohead have condemned ticket resale sites and “exploitative” touts who use them after more than 1,000 potentially fraudulent tickets for the band’s upcoming tour were advertised online before they had even gone on sale.The rock quintet implemented strict measures designed to limit touts’ ability to buy up tickets for shows in London, Berlin, Copenhagen, Madrid and Bologna, announced to the delight of fans earlier this month. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Jail for Bolsonaro by no means signals the end of his political movement

With widespread support at home and from Trump, his heir will take the fight to Lula in the 2026 presidential electionFour years have passed since Jair Bolsonaro laid out three possible denouements for his extraordinary political career, during which the oft-ridiculed fringe politician rose to become one of leading lights of the global populist right alongside Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump.“Going to jail, being killed or victory,” predicted Brazil’s then president as he grappled with a deluge of political crises in August 2021. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Macron has defied the will of the people. He leaves the French public no choice but to Block Everything | Rokhaya Diallo

The president they call Jupiter has repeatedly shown utter disregard for the public voice at the ballot box. No wonder we are taking to the streetsThe protests that rocked France this week did not come out of the blue. For more than a year now, our country has been in a state of unprecedented political turmoil. You can date this crisis to June 2024, when Emmanuel Macron unexpectedly called a snap election that produced gridlock in the national assembly, rendering all subsequent governments unable to govern. This week’s events have added another historic chapter to the tumult.For the first time in the history of the Fifth Republic, a government collapsed after a vote of confidence initiated by a prime minister. François Bayrou, in office for just nine months, chose to place his ministerial fate in the hands of an openly hostile hung parliament. The outcome was a foregone conclusion: even the right, though partly represented within his government, broke ranks – a third of the conserva...

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