5 h. ago Fury as prison bosses splurge £700 on giant chess set despite Govt pledging to crackdown on spending

PRISON bosses bought inmates a giant £700 outdoor chess set. The purchase was revealed after the Government pledged a crackdown on spending. Other departments splurged on designer water bottles, staff trophies and presentation courses. The chess set, with 2ft high pieces, was bought off Amazon by the Ministry of Justice and delivered to the Isle...

Economics

8 h. ago Sydney Sweeney FINALLY addresses jeans ad scandal admitting her 'silence' only fueled the fire

The 28-year-old actress revealed that staying silent about the controversial ad only fueled the uproar in an interview with People.

Events

9 h. ago Welsh pensions scandal victim calls for Rachel Reeves to resign

John Benson, 79, is receiving a fraction of the pension he paid for

Events

10 h. ago The Nuked Blood Scandal: Britain's shameful human experiment

Fleet Street Fox on the scandal that just won't die

Events

12 h. ago Train drivers launch new strike over sacking of colleague 'who repeatedly fell ASLEEP while driving 125mph passenger services'

The unnamed driver for Hull Trains raised concerns after experiencing 'fatigue matters' on more than one occasion at a safety meeting.

Events

13 h. ago ‘Mouthpieces for Trump’: inside the rightwing takeover of the Pentagon press corps

Pentagon press passes once held by credentialed journalists are now in the hands of rightwing pundits and Trump alliesBeing a member of the Pentagon press corps was once one of the more prestigious assignments in US journalism, a position reserved for heavy hitters from venerable newspapers and news channels, reporters at the peak of their powers.Not any more. A press conference last week – held at a crucial time for a Pentagon embroiled in scandal – was instead attended by more than a dozen rightwing activists, with the government being held to account by a close ally of Donald Trump, an employee at Turning Point USA and someone from a pillow salesman’s nascent media company. Continue reading...

Politics

13 h. ago 'I’m a vet I have the tools to chop you up into little pieces,' spat lovelorn killer

Kenny Fandrich was trying to build a new future, but he couldn’t escape the past. Now a trial has found his killer was the man his wife cheated on him with

Events

15 h. ago Sydney Sweeney says her silence after jeans advert furore ‘widened the divide’

The film star came under scrutiny following the launch of American Eagle’s Great Jeans advert.

Politics

16 h. ago Saints, scandal and symphonies: Rosalía is set to go stratospheric in 2026

The flamenco scholar has done an aesthetic 180 between her Grammy-winning album Motomami and new release Lux

Politics

16 h. ago Woman gets married to herself on a beach in Mexico – 'I’m never going to cheat on me'

“I’d had a very hard few years, to the point where I thought: ‘Well, if you only live to 45 at least you don’t have to worry about things anymore’

Society

17 h. ago How a prisoner is being wrongly freed every TWO days under Labour

Since Keir Starmer took power 18 months ago, 302 inmates have been erroneously released. Violent and sex offenders are among the catalogue of criminals mistakenly let go as well as thieves.

Events

18 h. ago Saints, scandal and symphonies: how Rosalía is set to go stratospheric in 2026

The flamenco scholar has done an aesthetic 180 between her Grammy-winning album Motomami and new release Lux

Politics

20 h. ago Forget festive schmaltz, the best Christmas film this year is a gay biker dom

Die Hard isn’t a Christmas film, claims the British public. But Pillion reminds us that the finest festive films reflect the complexities of the seasonCan Die Hard – the 1988 action movie starring Bruce Willis as an NYPD detective hoping to reconcile with his estranged wife on Christmas Eve – be called a Christmas film? The annual debate had officially reached my street WhatsApp group when a happily married couple decided to launch a poll. With 18 votes against four, the result from my road was a landslide “yes”. One neighbour even shared a picture of their Die Hard tree baubles to prove the point.But an official poll by the British Board of Film Classification has now asserted the contrary – with 44% deciding that Die Hard should not be designated a Christmas movie, against 38% in favour. To some, even with the odd tinsel-strewn tree thrown in, the gun fights, violence and hostage-taking just don’t feel festive. For an admirable 5% of respondents, it remains their favourite Christm...

Politics

25 h. ago The Kira Cousins fake baby scandal's NEW dark twist: After doll outrage she vanished. Now we expose the shameless story of what happened next as victim breaks silence to say: 'I feel sick'

The new 'baby' is due some time next year, delivery date to be confirmed. No gender reveal party this time, but there will surely be a launch party, possibly with balloons.

Events

26 h. ago New Orleans leaders blast immigration crackdown, pointing to video of agents chasing US citizen

New Orleans’ mayor-elect says a federal immigration crackdown launched this week is already causing harm

Politics

27 h. ago Pensioner, 81, killed in hit and run as police launch manhunt for driver

The 81-year-old woman is believed to have gone to a nearby shop but suffered serious injuries after being struck and was taken to Aintree Hospital. She sadly died a short time later

Events

28 h. ago Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi part ways amid scandal over RFK Jr relationship

‘Mutual’ decision follows controversy over relationship with presidential candidate and claims of ethical breachesVanity Fair is ending its association with Olivia Nuzzi, who had briefly been the magazine’s west coast editor, as the publication distances itself from controversy tied in part to her relationship with the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr.“Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi have mutually agreed, in the best interest of the magazine, to let her contract expire at the end of the year,” publisher Condé Nast said in a statement on Friday shared with the New York Times. Continue reading...

Politics

29 h. ago US citizen chased by ICE in New Orleans says she was targeted because ‘I’m brown’

Home security videos shows Jacelynn Guzman, 23, telling masked federal agents following her to ‘leave me alone’A US citizen who was seen on home security video being chased by masked federal agents outside New Orleans amid the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown says she surmises that she was pursued because “I’m brown”.“I have no idea why they targeted me,” Jacelynn Guzman told the Guardian reporting partner WWL Louisiana on Thursday, a day after the video in question was taken and subsequently went viral online. Continue reading...

Events

29 h. ago US citizen chased by federal agents in New Orleans says she was targeted because ‘I’m brown’

Home security videos shows Jacelynn Guzman, 23, telling masked officers following her to ‘leave me alone’A US citizen who was seen on home security video being chased by masked federal agents outside New Orleans amid the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown says she surmises that she was pursued because “I’m brown”.“I have no idea why they targeted me,” Jacelynn Guzman told the Guardian reporting partner WWL Louisiana on Thursday, a day after the video in question was taken and subsequently went viral online. Continue reading...

Events

31 h. ago Tony Blackburn, 82, admits he cheated on his first wife while in a love square with their neighbours

The BBC DJ, 82, opened up about his infidelity to wife Tessa Wyatt, who he wed when he was 29 years old.

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