9 h. ago Donald Trump's one word verdict on ICE despite major move on controversial force

The US President has spoken about the brutal killing of Alex Pretti in a recent statement in which he appeared to turn down the temperature on his administration's rhetoric

Politics

9 h. ago Disney+ streamers who take out a new plan before this date cut the price to £3.99

Disney+ has knocked 33% off its monthly price but the rare deal ends on this looming date

Economics

9 h. ago Trump to send ICE agents to Milan Winter Olympics amid Minneapolis shooting backlash

Milan mayor, Giuseppe Sala, has said ICE agents are ‘not welcome in Milan’ ahead of next month’s Winter Olympics

Politics

9 h. ago Why Starmer’s China trip has come at the worst possible time

Keir Starmer is the first PM since Theresa May to visit China, but political editor David Maddox explains why a trip to Beijing now – amid faltering relations with the US and speculation about a leadership challenge at home – leaves the prime minister exposed

Politics

9 h. ago Arsenal pair stinking of 'fear and desperation' as fan favourites torn apart

Arsenal's physicality and mental robustness have been questioned by a former Manchester United star following their 3-2 home defeat on Sunday

Sport

10 h. ago ‘Situation is dire’ for Sicily town teetering on cliff edge after landslide

1,500 people evacuated from Niscemi after battering by Cyclone Harry triggers 4km-long chasm in hillsideThe mayor of a hilltop town on Sicily said “the situation is dire” after a powerful storm brought down a long section of hillside, leaving houses perched perilously on a cliff edge.About 1,500 people have so far been evacuated from their homes because of the landslide, which began to show signs of movement on Sunday before developing a 4km-long front. The chasm continues to widen, raising fears it could swallow the town’s historic centre. Continue reading...

Politics

10 h. ago The US drew up a plan to invade Canada in 1930. Now Trump is reviving old fears

Now the US is vying regional dominance, experts point to War Plan Red as proof its Canadian allyship has always been flimsyFirst, American forces would strike with poison gas munitions, seizing a strategically valuable port city. Soldiers would sever undersea cables, destroy bridges and rail lines to paralyze infrastructure. Major cities on the shores of lakes and rivers would be captured in order to blunt any civilian resistance.The multipronged invasion would rely on ground forces, amphibious landing and then mass internments. According to the architects of the plan, the attack would be short-lived and the besieged country would fall within days. Continue reading...

Politics

10 h. ago Chinese company on US forced labour watchlist to buy Canadian gold mining firm

Zijin Gold’s parent company has been placed on US administration’s Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act Entity List

Economics

10 h. ago Trump withdraws US Border Patrol chief from Minneapolis in first sign of White House retreat

Gregory Bovino’s departure comes after an immigration raid in which federal agents gunned down 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti

Politics

10 h. ago ‘I didn’t have anything to prove’: what Traitors finalist Jade Scott learned about survival from video games

Accused, isolated and constantly under scrutiny, The Traitors contestant drew on years of social deduction gaming to stay calm under pressureThe latest series of The Traitors, which ended last week on a nail-biting finale, featured some of the usual characters – from guileless extroverts to wannabe Columbos endlessly observing fellow contestants for the slightest flicker of treachery. But one faithful stood out for her quiet determination, despite a ceaseless onslaught of suspicion and accusation. That person was Jade Scott, and I wasn’t at all surprised when, quite early on in the series, she revealed she was a keen gamer.“Minecraft was my way in, when I was 15,” she says. “I made loads of friends at school playing that.” From this innocent introduction, however, she moved on to darker titles: the first-person shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and the multiplayer battle-arena game Dota. “That’s where my interest in strategy gaming really kicked in,” she says. Continue readin...

Events

10 h. ago Trump admits he's working with Tim Walz on Minneapolis as Fox News fans rage

Donald Trump said he had a 'very good call' with Governor Tim Walz about working together on Minnesota, but Fox News supporters have slammed the president for appearing to back away from his aggressive stance

Politics

10 h. ago The Standard podcast: Will Brick Lane’s Truman Brewery become a data centre?

A £500m plan to redevelop East London’s historic Truman Brewery has sparked a bitter row in Brick Lane

Politics

10 h. ago Local anger over plans for remote home in the same family for six decades

Planning officers had concluded the plan 'poses no conflict with policy and would not result in any harm to the character or housing mix of the area'

Society

10 h. ago UK ally and NATO country preparing for 'war in two years' as WW3 fears grow

A German military commander has warned the nation must prepare for the possibility of Russia launching a full-scale aggressive war against NATO within just two to three years

Events

10 h. ago Neil Young gifts Greenland free access to his music and withdraws it from Amazon over Trump

The singer-songwriter has donated access to his music archive to ‘ease the unwarranted stress and threats’ Greenlanders have experienced from the US governmentNeil Young has donated a year’s worth of access to his music and documentary archive to the people of Greenland after the territory’s future became the subject of a fraught dispute with the US.“I hope my music and music films will ease some of the unwarranted stress and threats you are experiencing from our unpopular and hopefully temporary government,” Young wrote in a statement on his website, Neil Young Archives, which offers comprehensive access to the 80-year-old songwriter’s recorded and live catalogues and other output. Continue reading...

Politics

10 h. ago ‘Enemy of Europe’? How Trump’s push for Greenland spooked far

Leaders and voters who formerly applauded US president’s aims have been growing increasingly uneasy Donald Trump’s attempted Greenland grab has driven a wedge between the US president and some of his ideological allies in Europe, as previously unstinting enthusiasm and admiration collides with one of the far right’s key tenets: national sovereignty.Trump’s subsequent disparaging remark that Nato allies’ troops “stayed a little off the frontlines” while fighting with US forces in Afghanistan has only deepened the divide, piquing far-right patriotic sentiments and prompting an avalanche of criticism. Continue reading...

Politics

10 h. ago What is the Doomsday Clock? Experts to make latest announcement today

Experts fear a scary new prediction is set to be made imminently

Politics

11 h. ago Trump says Iran ‘is ready to make a deal’ just as US armada arrives in the Middle East

The US president said Tehran ‘wants to talk’ after the US moved military assets to the region ahead of possible strikes

Politics

11 h. ago 'Build muscle' and 'burn fat' with free PureGym fitness plan anyone can use

The popular gym chain is offering free workouts for people looking to improve their health and fitness

Events

11 h. ago Would you travel to the US on holiday right now? Have your say

From widespread protests to border crackdowns, there are many reasons why tourists may be avoiding the USA this year, and visitor numbers from the UK are down. But would you visit the USA on holiday in 2026?

Politics