20 m. ago Angela Rayner to put 'BANTER POLICE' in your office: Watch what you say by the water cooler! Workers' rights Bill pressures firms to spy on 'inappropriate' conversations

Under new laws drawn up, firms will be pressured into bankrolling 'diversity officers', whose jobs would include protecting staff from the content of overheard conversations.

Economics

25 m. ago To passengers for the maiden voyage of a new luxury sleeper train, we're sorry to announce this service has been cancelled! Rail fans who paid up to £55,000 for three

To the dismay of the refurbished Britannic Explorer's passengers, its maiden voyage has hit the buffers. Some passengers paid upwards of £50,000 for a three-night stay in its 'grand suites'.

Economics

70 m. ago Real Madrid v Dortmund live: Latest score after Garcia goals in Club World Cup quarter

Jobe Bellingham picked up a yellow card in the last-16 so is ruled out from facing older brother Jude in the quarter-finals

Society

80 m. ago Real Madrid v Dortmund live: Gonzalo Garcia scores opener in Club World Cup quarter

Jobe Bellingham picked up a yellow card in the last-16 so is ruled out from facing older brother Jude in the quarter-finals

Society

2 h. ago Man Utd have already completed their best business of window after fending off interest

Manchester United have kept hold of teenage sensation JJ Gabriel and the agreement suggests there are still reasons to be optimistic about the future at Old Trafford

Politics

3 h. ago Real Madrid v Dortmund live: Jude Bellingham faces former team in Club World Cup but brother Jobe suspended

Jobe Bellingham picked up a yellow card in the last-16 so is ruled out from facing older brother Jude in the quarter-finals

Society

3 h. ago Wales v Netherlands live: Vivianne Miedema scores stunner to beat Women’s Euro 2025 debutants

Wales 0-3 Netherlands: Miedema’s historic goal just before half time was a sucker-punch for the Welsh as they were beaten on their major tournament debut

Politics

3 h. ago Ryan Moore guides Delacroix to Eclipse win and puts Oisin Murphy in the shade

Moore pulls off audacious move to beat OmbudsmanMurphy goes winless after drink-driving convictionIt was a frustrating and winless return to action for Oisin Murphy after a drink-driving conviction two days ago. The reigning champion jockey on the Flat and four more of the best riders in the business were confounded by the split-second brilliance of Ryan Moore aboard Delacroix, the 3-1 second-favourite, in the Group One Eclipse Stakes.Moore said afterwards that he had flipped through four different plans in the course of the 10-furlong Eclipse, and Delacroix was last and trading at three-figure odds in running as Camille Pissarro, a stable companion of Delacroix at the Aidan O’Brien yard, cruised past on his outside, keeping Moore in a pocket as he did so. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago First picture of tragic teenager found dead on railway tracks in double tragedy

Joshua Myres and another boy were tragically discovered near Poynton Station, near Stockport in Greater Manchester.

Events

4 h. ago Max Verstappen beats Britons to the punch with shock pole at Silverstone

The reigning F1 world champion beat the McLarens and Lewis Hamilton to top spot in qualifying

Events

4 h. ago F1 British GP live: Race start time and qualifying results after Max Verstappen takes pole position at Silverstone

Follow live F1 reaction from Silverstone after Verstappen beat the Brits to pole position

Politics

5 h. ago PETER HITCHENS: If Charles was truly green, he wouldn't scrap the royal train

Why has the royal train, green and majestic, been scrapped? It makes no sense.

Events

5 h. ago Manchester United confirm Diego Leon as second summer signing to follow Matheus Cunha

Teenage left-back joins from Cerro Porteno in deal that could be worth up to £7million

Events

5 h. ago Max Verstappen snatches F1 British GP pole for Red Bull from McLarens

World champion fastest by a 10th from Piastri and NorrisRussell fourth for Mercedes, Hamilton fifth for FerrariMax Verstappen claimed pole for the British Grand Prix for Red Bull, a blistering run beating the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris into second and third. Mercedes’s George Russell was fourth, with Lewis Hamilton very much in the mix, taking fifth for Ferrari.The pole was somewhat against odds for Verstappen, who absolutely wrung the neck of the Red Bull to beat a very strong assault from both McLaren and an improved Ferrari. The world champion has not been particularly happy with his car all weekend, having struggled with its balance all season. With the team using a trimmed back low-downforce configuration at Silverstone, it required every bit of his considerable skill to wrangle across the old airfield. As he has demonstrated previously this season, sometimes he can be the ultimate differentiator. Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago Reform UK under fire for putting teenagers in charge of vital public services

Reform UK has drawn criticism for putting youngsters in charge of hundreds of millions of pounds of spending at local authorities

Events

8 h. ago Viktor Gyokeres: Arsenal and Man Utd transfer target set for awkward return as Sporting issue statement

The prolific striker’s future remains up in the air as Sporting president Frederico Varandas stands firm on the asking price

Sport

8 h. ago ‘The American system is being destroyed’: academics on leaving US for ‘scientific asylum’ in France

Almost 300 researchers have applied for for positions at Aix-Marseille University after Trump unleashed his attack on academia It was on a US-bound flight in March, as Brian Sandberg stressed about whether he would be stopped at security, that the American historian knew the time had come for him to leave his home country.For months, he had watched Donald Trump’s administration unleash a multipronged attack on academia – slashing funding, targeting international students and deeming certain fields and even keywords off limits. As his plane approached the US, it felt as though the battle had hit home, as Sandberg worried that he would face reprisals over comments he had made during his travels to the French media on the future of research in the US. Continue reading...

Events

9 h. ago Manchester United still need to make major Diego Leon decision after confirmed transfer

Paraguay teenager Diego Leon has been officially confirmed as a Man Utd player - subject to registration.

Sport

9 h. ago Buddhist rebirth v Chinese control: the battle to choose the Dalai Lama’s successor

The spiritual leader has said his inner circle of monks will find an heir, but China believes the choice is in its handsFew celebrations have the hills of Dharamshala abuzz like the birthday of the Dalai Lama. But this year, as monks and devotees flooded into the mountainous Indian city before the Tibetan spiritual leader turns 90 on Sunday, the mood of anticipation has been palpable.For years, the Dalai Lama had promised that around his 90th birthday he would make a long-awaited announcement about his reincarnation. Finally, in a video broadcast to Tibetan monks and leaders on Wednesday, he laid out what the future would hold. It came amid fears of a ruthless succession battle between the Tibetan community and the Chinese government, which for decades has sought to control the institution of the Dalai Lama, revered as the highest teacher in Tibetan Buddhism. Continue reading...

Events

10 h. ago Man Utd release transfer statement as second summer signing is officially confirmed

South American teenager Diego Leon's move from Cerro Porteno has been completed with the Paraguay underage international set to flit between Ruben Amorim's first team and the academy

Politics