61 m. ago Why thousands of young people with chronic arthritis are going undiagnosed

When six-year-old Florence Marston-Bolton began suffering knee pain, her parents had no reason to believe there was a serious problem. But five years later Florence was still in agony.

Politics

61 m. ago Outrage as thousands of NHS staff handed parking fines at work

Bosses have said the fines are 'concerning'

Politics

2 h. ago Live Welsh independence rally updates as large turnout expected

Thousands are expected to attend the YesCymru march and rally in Rhyl

Politics

2 h. ago ‘We don’t celebrate Black creativity enough’: why the Black British book festival is bigger than ever

Ahead of the BBBF this weekend, authors who’ll be in attendance explain the crisis in publishing of Black writing, and why coming together is the solutionOn Sunday morning, the Barbican’s vast concrete foyer will swap its usual quiet for a buzz of conversation and excitement, and a particular kind of cultural energy: Black British storytelling in all its multiplicity.Now in its fifth year, the Black British book festival (BBBF) has become Europe’s largest celebration of Black literature. What began as a small, intimate gathering has grown into a national institution attracting thousands of attendees and some of the biggest names in publishing. Continue reading...

Culture

3 h. ago Happy birthday to the NES, companion to millions of Nintendo childhoods

Forty years ago today, the Nintendo Entertainment System was released in the US – and a generation of kids were sucked into video games for lifeThe Nintendo Entertainment System was released in the United States on 18 October 1985: about a year after I was born, and 40 years ago today. It’s as if the company sensed that a sucker who’d spend thousands of dollars on plastic toys and electronic games had just entered the world. Actually, it’s as if the company had sensed that an entire generation of fools like me was about to enter the world. Which is true. That was the time to strike. We were about to be drained of every dollar we received for birthdays, Christmases and all those times our dad didn’t want us to tell our mom about something. (Maybe that last one’s just me.)Despite being slightly older than the NES, a horror I’m only now forced to face as I write this, it felt like that console had always existed in my life. I don’t have many memories from my baby years because I was to...

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4 h. ago ‘It’s like a nuclear bomb has hit’: shocked Palestinians return home to desolation

Families are going back to Gaza City and surrounds to find their neighbourhoods obliterated, with many forced to camp in the ruinsWhen the Gaza ceasefire took effect a week ago, tens of thousands of Palestinians began to move from the sprawling camps in the south back to their homes in Gaza City and the surrounding area.For most, it was a shocking and bitter homecoming. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago Over 65 London employers including a council fined £1.6m after 7,400 workers paid less than minimum wage

London firms have been fined £1.6million and told to backpay thousands of workers after failing to pay the National Minimum Wage

Economics

5 h. ago Heavy security after deadly violence in Kenya as thousands turn out to mourn former PM Odinga

Heavy security has been deployed to Kenya’s western city of Kisumu ahead of the final public viewing of the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, after five people died in the last two public funeral events

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6 h. ago Government shares major update on pubs and breweries as thousands complain of closures

A petition urged the Government to 'review ways' it could help support the hospitality industry and prevent pub closures

Politics

12 h. ago Trump insists ‘I’m no King’ as thousands of ‘No Kings’ protests set to take place across the country

‘They're referring to me as a king. I'm not a king,’ Trump said ahead of Saturday’s marches

Politics

12 h. ago Trump frees George Santos from jail after disgraced GOP rep. swindled thousands from disabled Navy veteran

President Donald Trump on Friday evening said he has commuted the prison sentence of George Santos, releasing the disgraced former Republican congressman immediately.

Politics

14 h. ago Abusive cat reported to cops after hospitalising other terrified moggies in vicious attacks and damaging properties

A BRUISER cat has been reported to police for attacking other moggies and damaging homes on a posh estate.  Elijah, two, has allegedly left at least four other cats needing a vet and neighbours are monitoring him through a WhatsApp group.  He has caused thousands of pounds damage scratching walls and carpets and spraying urine...

Events

14 h. ago Former soldier pretended to be relatives of war heroes to falsely claim their war medals

David Stewart used a variety of names to claim to be relatives of Second World War air crew and even sold on some of the medals he claimed for thousands of pounds

Events

14 h. ago China creating fake job adverts to lure Britons into spying, MI5 says

In a new escalation, hundreds of thousands of suspicious job ads are appearing on online platforms offering bumper salaries in exchange for 'unique insight' reports.

Politics

16 h. ago I spent day inside New Jungle migrant camp & saw thousands of UK

AMID the sprawling squalour of the New Jungle camp in northern France, Somalian Mali Ali insists that Britain’s one-in, one-out deterrent is falling on deaf ears. “Everyone will still try to come,” says the 22-year-old ­Manchester United fan, with a sweep of his hand towards a dozens-strong queue of migrants waiting for food handouts. Hung...

Events

18 h. ago Donald Trump rules mean thousands of England football fans could miss World Cup

Three Lions supporters have been warned to arrange their trips to the World Cup in the USA early to avoid disappointment after Donald Trump toughened up immigration rules

Politics

18 h. ago Female teacher is banned from the classroom after swapping thousands of messages with boy pupil, 15, and meeting him outside of school

It was also revealed that the teenager had sent the teacher an explicit image of himself as well as a message containing pornography.

Events

18 h. ago More than 65 London employers including a council fined £1.6m after 7,400 workers paid less than minimum wage

London firms have been fined £1.6million and told to backpay thousands of workers after failing to pay the National Minimum Wage

Economics

19 h. ago The Taliban bring back stadium executions: Afghan who murdered a man and his heavily pregnant wife is publicly shot dead in front of thousands

An Afghan who murdered a man and his heavily pregnant wife has been executed by a relative of the victims (Pictured, the execution of an alleged murderer in Kabul in 1998)

Events

20 h. ago Lennox Lewis names his top five fighters ever... and there is no room for Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao

Lennox Lewis is regarded as the greatest British heavyweight of all time, and of the greatest the world has ever seen.

Politics