48 m. ago Conor McGregor’s coach provides update on UFC comeback: ‘We’re already training’

McGregor, currently serving an anti-doping ban, is eyeing a spot at the UFC’s planned White House event

Sport

10 h. ago Ticket touting crackdown: Government plans to BAN reselling above face value for big sporting events amid concerns fans are being ripped off

Reselling tickets for live events for profit is reportedly set to be banned by the Government in a move that will have an impact on sports fans. 

Sport

11 h. ago Government to ban resale of tickets above face value amid tout crackdown

Ministers are expected to unveil plans to tackle sites that offer tickets at several times their original face value

Politics

13 h. ago Ticket resales above face value set to be outlawed in touts crackdown

Ministers are expected to announce the plans within days in major victory for fans of live events

Politics

15 h. ago Protests in Charlotte as aggressive immigration arrests continue

North Carolina governor says immigration crackdown ‘stoking fear’ as officials say at least 130 people detainedAggressive arrests by federal immigration agents continued in Charlotte on Monday after a weekend sweep in which authorities said they detained a total of at least 130 people in North Carolina’s largest city, as protests picked up.North Carolina’s governor, Josh Stein, on Monday warned that the crackdown was simply “stoking fear” and resulting in severe disruption. Continue reading...

Events

16 h. ago Reselling tickets for profit to be outlawed in UK government crackdown

Touts – and ordinary consumers – will no longer be able to charge anything more than price at which they purchased ticket Reselling tickets for profit is to be outlawed under plans due to be announced this week, the Guardian has learned, as the government goes ahead with a long-awaited crackdown on touts and resale platforms such as Viagogo and StubHub.Ministers had been considering allowing touts – and ordinary consumers – to sell on a ticket for up to 130% of face value, as part of a consultation process that ended earlier this year. Continue reading...

Politics

42 h. ago Home secretary condemns ‘mortifying’ Labour leadership row as Rayner allies forced to deny new plot

Labour party ‘fighting like rats in a sack’ as turmoil at top of government overshadows Shabana Mahmood’s immigration crackdown

Politics

4 d. ago Olympics gender row boxer Imane Khelif breaks silence to announce plan to return to the Games and defend title

Imane Khelif has declared a plan to defend her Olympic gold medal, saying she has 'surprises' despite the IOC's sex testing and an incoming ban on transgender athletes. 

Sport

5 d. ago 'Extortionate and pernicious': Dua Lipa and other stars urge UK Government to honour ticket pricing pledge

38 artists have called for Keir Starmer to commit to Labour’s manifesto and curb secondary ticket sales from reaching “extortionate” prices

Politics

5 d. ago Scots music giants call on Keir Starmer to end ticket touting

Scots rockers join big guns to demand an anti-tout bill in the next King's Speech - that would wreck business for tout sites like Viagogo and StubHub

Politics

5 d. ago ‘Utter hypocrisy’: tobacco firm lobbied against rules in Africa that are law in UK

British American Tobacco pushed Zambian ministers to drop or delay ad bans, health warnings and restrictions on flavoured products, letter showsBritish American Tobacco has been accused of “utter hypocrisy” for lobbying against tobacco control measures in Africa that are already in place in the UK.A letter seen by the Guardian, sent from the company’s subsidiary in Zambia to the country’s government ministers, asks for plans to ban tobacco advertising and sponsorship to be abandoned or delayed. Continue reading...

Economics

5 d. ago Coldplay and Dua Lipa behind calls to combat 'exploitative' online ticket touts

Radiohead, New Order, Mark Knopfler, Iron Maiden and PJ Harvey and this year’s Mercury Prize winner Sam Fender are also backing a campaign to cap the resale price of tickets

Politics

5 d. ago Coldplay and Dua Lipa back calls for Keir Starmer to crack down on ticket touts

A host of big name artists including Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Radiohead and Sam Fender have joined a campaign, calling on Keir Starmer to take action to protect music fans from the secondary ticketing market

Politics

6 d. ago British & Irish Lions plan ban on R360 players to stop Red Roses jumping ship

Eight of 12 tier-one unions already plan to ban rebelsLions hope to sway stars lured by league’s salary offersThe British & Irish Lions are planning to follow the example of the biggest unions by banning players who join R360 in a move designed primarily to prevent an exodus of England’s Red Roses stars to the rebel league.Eight of the 12 tier-one unions, led by England and New Zealand, announced last month that they would not select R360 players, and the Guardian has learned that the Lions will follow suit. Ireland, Scotland, France, Italy, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa also came out in support of a ban, but Wales and Argentina did not due to smaller player pools and weaker domestic leagues. Continue reading...

Sport

8 d. ago Teenager and parent join planned legal action calling for school phone ban

Flossie McShea, 17, and Katie Moore, 43, want to see a complete statutory ban on smartphones in schools.

Politics

1 week ago Trump is weaponizing the welfare state to attack healthcare | Moira Donegan

The proposed withholding of Medicaid and Medicare to restrict gender-affirming care follows the same logic as attacks on abortion careIn United States v Skrmetti, a supreme court decision issued this summer, the rightwing justices made it legal for states to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors, in a ruling whose reasoning strained logic, claiming that state laws banning the treatment did not discriminate on the basis of sex. The ruling upheld laws in 27 states, all of them passed since 2021, which banned the treatment outright; according to the Human Rights Campaign, about 40% of trans minors live in states where treatment for them is against the law. Now, the Trump administration seems to be looking to cut off access to care for the other 60% of those kids.In a proposed rule leaked to NPR, the administration plans to ban gender-affirming care for minors from being covered by Medicaid or by the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or Chip. In a second, more sweeping proposed ...

Events

2 w. ago Fury as council force Remembrance Sunday volunteers to fork out £1,000 to pay for a parade 'safety escort' through quiet village

Ribble Valley Borough Council in Lancashire told disappointed volunteers of the parade for the villages of Billington and Langho it could not authorise the event over safety concerns.

Economics

2 w. ago Vick Hope 'forced to return diamonds' in midst of swanky event amid security fears

Vick Hope had to return her expensive jewellery during a glamorous red carpet event over reported security concern as she headed back to work after maternity leave

Events

2 w. ago ‘No plans’ to ban VPNs but ‘nothing off the table’ to bolster online safety

Baroness Liz Lloyd warned there was ‘limited evidence on children’s use of VPNs’.

Politics

2 w. ago Reform will cut Civil Service by up to 140,000: Farage plans to make it easier to sack officials

A Nigel Farage government would change the civil service code to ban Left-wing activism that has led to a ' woke agenda that has infected so much of Whitehall', Reform vowed today.

Politics