81 m. ago Rachel Reeves makes 'fair' promise ahead of Budget despite tax rise fears

She has promised to push ahead and drive growth rather than lose control of public spending

Economics

3 h. ago US to send envoy to Moscow to discuss proposals to end Ukraine war

Despite recent efforts and White House optimism, recent negotiations have failed to secure a breakthrough on key issuesDonald Trump said he would send special envoy Steve Witkoff to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss developing proposals to end the Ukraine war, but despite White House optimism there was little sign of progress on core sticking points.The US president said negotiations had left “only a few remaining points of disagreement” but there was no breakthrough on the issues of territorial control and security guarantees and he dampened expectations of immediate peace summits. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Trump envoy reportedly told Kremlin official that Ukraine must cede land for peace deal

Steve Witkoff told Yuri Ushakov in October phone call that peace would require Russia gaining control of Donetsk Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff told a senior Kremlin official last month that achieving peace in Ukraine would require Russia gaining control of Donetsk and potentially a separate territorial exchange, according to a recording of their conversation obtained by Bloomberg.In the 14 October phone call with Yuri Ushakov, the top foreign policy aide to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, Witkoff said he believed the land concessions were necessary all while advising Ushakov to congratulate Trump and frame discussions more optimistically. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago ‘He’ll control your life’ – Scots rape fiend’s victim warns his new jail bride after Barlinnie wedding

RAPE fiend Kenneth Quinn’s victim has warned his jail bride the “psychopath” will control her from behind bars. Carolyn Quinn urged relatives of the 51-year-old’s new wife Brogan, 29, to protect her from him. Mum Carolyn — who suffered 27 years of sadistic abuse when married to the brute — warned: “He will play on...

Events

7 h. ago Trump jokes some of his staff wanted to send pardoned turkeys to El Salvador ‘torture’ prison

President Donald Trump joked that some of his “more enthusiastic staff” wanted to send the two Thanksgiving turkeys to an El Salvador megaprison instead of pardoning them.

Events

8 h. ago British Army forced to stop using new Ajax armoured vehicles after soldiers using them left vomiting and shaking so badly they couldn't control their bodies

Vibration and hearing problems have also been reported after the £10million vehicles were put to the test on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire.

Events

14 h. ago The Hives review – veteran punk’n’rollers fizz with megawatt energy

Depot, CardiffTwenty-five years on from their first UK tour, the Swedish band are at their cartoonish, snarling best, eager to prove themselves rather than wallow in nostalgia‘I’m powering clothes, that’s how electric I am,” Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist quips, the trim on his LED-encrusted suit glowing as he climbs into the crowd. It’s funny, but on this evidence, it’s not really a joke. As an exhilarating Tick Tick Boom crashes back into the room, it’s easy to believe that the Hives could prop up the National Grid.Twenty-five years on from their first UK tour, the Swedish punk’n’rollers are full of piss and vinegar, reinvigorated after breaking a decade-plus recording hiatus with two well-received albums in three years, all while playing some of the biggest shows of their career, from stadium support slots with Arctic Monkeys to an upcoming night at London’s Alexandra Palace. Continue reading...

Politics

15 h. ago Greater Manchester area to be affected by roadworks as part of a £380m programme

The works will take place over three months.

Economics

16 h. ago Jeremy Corbyn (sort of) says sorry for shambolic launch of hard

The former Labour leader said he was 'sorry if you are all disappointed' following a summer of chaos and fighting over the control and direction of Your Party.

Politics

18 h. ago Tesla faces new lawsuit over design flaws after woman killed when car lost control

A federal lawsuit alleges that design flaws in a Tesla Model 3 caused it to suddenly accelerate out of control, leading to a crash into a utility pole and subsequent fire.

Events

20 h. ago Music during surgery can reduce need for drugs and help patients recover faster, scientists find

Patients who listen to music during surgery need less propofol for staying unconscious and fewer additional doses of fentanyl to control spikes in blood pressure or heart rate

Science

26 h. ago Macaulay Culkin reminds fans he changed his name six years ago because of a joke

Macaulay Culkin just reminded fans of the legal name change he made back in 2019. It came fans voted to change his middle name in a poll conducted several years ago.

Politics

27 h. ago Presenter Jacqui Oatley, 50, leaves ITV as broadcaster announces ENTIRE team will be changed for sport coverage

Oatley, 50, is one of the casualties as ITV will stop producing their own PDC darts coverage next year. Eddie Hearn's Matchroom company will take control of the broadcasting.

Politics

27 h. ago Presenter Jacqui Oatley, 50, axed by ITV as broadcaster announces ENTIRE team will be changed for sport coverage

Oatley, 50, is one of the casualties as ITV will stop producing their own PDC darts coverage next year. Eddie Hearn's Matchroom company will take control of the broadcasting.

Politics

29 h. ago Police CCTV operator used cameras to spy on partner in 'creepy' campaign of control

A judge said the 'subtlety' of the way the defendant sought to control his partner was a product of a 'cunning plan', and described the behaviour as 'insidious'

Events

33 h. ago Presenter Jacqui Oatley, 50, axed by ITV: Broadcaster set for sweeping changes to their sports coverage

Oatley, 50, is one of the casualties as ITV will stop producing their own PDC darts coverage next year. Eddie Hearn's Matchroom company will take control of the broadcasting.

Politics

34 h. ago Arsenal’s Premier League dominance is not under threat. At least not yet

Eberechi Eze’s hat-trick and Manchester City’s loss to Newcastle means Arsenal are in control of their own destinySign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereSo it turns out those who had already handed the title to Arsenal were right after all.It’s absurd, of course, to start handing out the title in November but a feature of modern football is how obsessed it becomes so early with title races. It’s perhaps a legacy of the Pep Guardiola-Jürgen Klopp rivalry’s peak, when being champion meant amassing more than 95 points. It made sense then to scan the track far ahead for any potential hurdles because there were so few. But less than a third of the way through this season, Manchester City, who remain probably the biggest danger to Arsenal, have already dropped as many points as they did in the entirety of 2017-18, their 100-point campaign. Continue reading...

Politics

34 h. ago Arsenal’s Premier League dominance is not under threat. At least not yet | Jonathan Wilson

Eberechi Eze’s hat-trick and Manchester City’s loss to Newcastle means Arsenal are in control of their own destinySign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereSo it turns out those who had already handed the title to Arsenal were right after all.It’s absurd, of course, to start handing out the title in November but a feature of modern football is how obsessed it becomes so early with title races. It’s perhaps a legacy of the Pep Guardiola-Jürgen Klopp rivalry’s peak, when being champion meant amassing more than 95 points. It made sense then to scan the track far ahead for any potential hurdles because there were so few. But less than a third of the way through this season, Manchester City, who remain probably the biggest danger to Arsenal, have already dropped as many points as they did in the entirety of 2017-18, their 100-point campaign. Continue reading...

Politics

35 h. ago ‘We used a beachball as an alien!’ John Carpenter on his gloriously shonky sci

‘The control room buttons were upside-down ice-cube trays, one space suit had a dish-drying rack on it – and the special effects guy wrote the theme tune lyrics’In 1970, I partnered with Dan O’Bannon, a classmate at the University of Southern California, on a senior student project. We wanted to make a science fiction movie inspired by Dr Strangelove and 2001. We had no money but we did have enormous ambition. Dan co-wrote it, and he was also its production designer and editor, and he acted in the movie, playing Sergeant Pinback. Continue reading...

Politics

37 h. ago 'Show off' teen crashed car at 90mph and left pals with horror life

Stuart Brydson, who had recently passed his test, lost control of his car while doing 90mph and ploughed into a tree.

Events