26 m. ago Keir Starmer 'blocks green energy plant backed by Ed Miliband in favour of AI growth zone' as he seeks economic boost

The PM is said to have overruled the Energy and Net Zero Secretary over plans for BP's H2Teesside 'blue' hydrogen plant.

Economics

26 m. ago Katie Price sparks concern over her sphynx kittens as they spend the night at the vets after falling dangerously ill

The former glamour model, who is currently on tour with pal Kerry Katona , has been condemned by animal charities for owning pets after she suffered a series of deaths.

Economics

35 m. ago ‘We’ve got to protect this land’: Campaigners vow to fight plan for 350 homes on vast patch of green belt next to M66

Around 130 people attended a public meeting to oppose the proposals

Politics

39 m. ago UN urges UK government to scrap welfare cuts over human rights concerns

Experts say they are ‘dismayed’ at the government’s language around planned changes to benefits

Politics

54 m. ago Sadiq Khan admits knowing since last year of police station desk closure plans

Sadiq Khan admits knowing since last year of police station desk closure plans  London Evening Standard

Events

55 m. ago Fury as Sadiq Khan admits he's known since last year of plans to close half of London police stations

Asked why he had broken a manifesto pledge to keep a 24-hour police front office counter in every borough, mayor says: ‘When the facts change, I change my mind’

Events

90 m. ago United Airlines Flight makes terrifying emergency landing over mid

Injuries have been reported after flames broke out on board a United Airlines passenger plane shortly after takeoff.

Events

1 hour ago Pep Guardiola explains Man City plan for Gianluigi Donnarumma

Pep Guardiola will move from Ederson to Gianluigi Donnarumma in goal for Manchester City and it could require a tactical shift in the process.

Politics

2 h. ago Assisted dying law is 'a licence to kill' and could lead to doctors euthanising people who are NOT terminally ill, warn opponents as peers including Theresa May begin battle to block it

The former prime minister told peers that the plans could have a catastrophic impact on disabled people, those with chronic physical illness or mental health problems.

Events

2 h. ago Week of protests over Palestine Action ban will begin at Labour conference

Group opposing the proscription announces ‘major escalation’ that will culminate in London on 4 OctoberUK politics live – latest updatesA week of mass actions protesting against the ban on Palestine Action has been announced, beginning at the Labour party conference in Liverpool and culminating in a national mobilisation in Parliament Square in London on 4 October.The plans were announced by Defend Our Juries on Friday, a week after 857 people were arrested under the Terrorism Act at a demonstration outside parliament opposing the proscription. It said the next phase of the protests represented a “major escalation” that would create an “unprecedented challenge” for the police, with 1,100 people already registered to take part and risk arrest. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Gardeners have 3 weeks to sow 14 plants for a vegetable bonanza in coming months

Expert Huw Richards says there is still plenty time left this month to get planting

Politics

3 h. ago DWP quizzed on plans to review decision to withdraw universal Winter Fuel Payments

All pensioners with an income of under £35,000 a year will receive the payment

Economics

3 h. ago F1 chief gives update on Qatar Grand Prix plans after Israel attack in Doha

Israeli strikes in Doha, the capital of Qatar, earlier this week took place just a few miles away from the Lusail International Circuit which will host F1 cars later this year

Politics

3 h. ago Police issue no fly zone as protest planned for Welsh town on same day as Tommy Robinson rally

Police say it will be an offence for any unmanned aircraft to fly below 2,000 feet above surface level in the designated area, without its explicit permission

Events

3 h. ago South Korea outraged at 300 workers treated as ‘prisoners of war’ in US raid

As Hyundai-LG workers fly home after visa ordeal, Koreans bristle at ‘humiliation’ and sense of betrayal by Seoul’s allyMore than 300 South Korean workers arrived at Incheon international airport on Friday afternoon, ending a week-long ordeal that began with the US Department of Homeland Security’s largest ever single-site raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, and has left South Korea questioning whether it can trust its closest ally.The 316 Koreans, along with 14 workers of other nationalities, landed shortly after 3pm local time on a chartered Korean Air flight after being detained since 4 September at a Hyundai-LG battery plant construction site in Georgia. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago Why vegan burgers are losing the US culture war over meat: ‘Not our moment’

Once seen as a climate fix, vegan burgers now languish at 1% of the US market amid rising meat culturePlant-based burgers were supposed to help wean Americans off their environmentally ruinous appetite for meat. But sales have plummeted amid a surging pro-meat trend embraced by the Trump administration, raising a key question – will vegetarianism ever take hold in the US?This year has been a punishing one for the plant-based meat sector, led by companies such as Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, with sales of refrigerated products slumping 17%. This follows a difficult 2024, during which sales fell 7%, furthering a multi-year spiral – last year Americans purchased 75m fewer units of plant-based meat than they did in 2022. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago Poll: Are you worried about Nigel Farage's plans to change the NHS? Have your say

Nigel Farage wants to scrap the NHS as we know it and bring in an insurance system where “if you can afford it, you pay.” We want to know if you're concerned about his plans.

Politics

4 h. ago TV producer Shonda Rhimes: ‘I’m telling the stories that I want to see’

The showrunner behind ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Bridgerton’ on leading a multimillion-dollar media company, the perils of data-driven streaming — and her plan to relocate to the UK

Politics

4 h. ago Met insists Muslims should not change plans ahead of Tommy Robinson rally

Met insists Muslims should not change plans ahead of Tommy Robinson rally  London Evening Standard

Politics

4 h. ago London's biggest theatre to open in Greenwich next year with 3,000 seats

Troubadour Theatres plans to open a new venue with two auditoriums next to the cable car station on Greenwich Peninsula

Politics