8 h. ago What happens when headline artists drop out of a music festival at the last minute

Travel delays, sickness and even an intentional boycott could mean your favourite artist drops out of a festival after you've purchased your ticket. But what contingency plans do organisers have in place

Culture

9 h. ago When does Alien: Earth drop? Everything we know about the new sci

It’s the franchise’s first TV series

Politics

9 h. ago Government moves to drop Sheetz discrimination case as Trump targets key civil rights tool

Federal authorities are moving to drop a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Sheetz convenience store chain, part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to halt the use of a key tool for enforcing the country’s civil rights laws

Politics

10 h. ago US jobs market slows down as businesses cope with Trump trade war uncertainty

May’s jobs report was dragged down by loss of 22,000 federal workers’ jobs as Doge cut positionsThe US economy added 139,000 jobs in May, a slowdown compared with recent months as American businesses cope with uncertainty around Donald Trump’s continuing trade war.After signs of a strong labor market in April – which was largely seen as resiliency against teetering trade policy from the White House – May saw a drop in new jobs added to the labor market, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.2%, unchanged from last month. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Victorian disease UK health warning as 'too many' children at risk this summer

A drop in vaccine uptake has been linked to a surge in cases across Europe

Events

12 h. ago iPhone 12 Pro slashed by £649 in significant price drop deal

The iPhone 12 Pro is Apple’s first 5G model

Economics

13 h. ago Natwest bank app down with thousands locked out of accounts and unable to send payments

Around 66% of the overall reports were for mobile banking, 25% were for mobile login, and 9% were for online banking. Although the number of reports has started to drop, they continue to remain in the thousands

Economics

16 h. ago Elon Musk says Trump is ‘in the Epstein files’ which is why they haven’t been made public

Elon Musk said it was ‘time to drop the really big bomb’ as the feud between the billionaire and President Donald Trump reached new heights

Politics

17 h. ago Horrors of addiction detailed in Tim MacGabhann's 'blisteringly brilliant' memoir

Irish writer Tim MacGabhann has lived many lives, as an acclaimed novelist and journalist writing on the cartels. His latest book The Black Pool lays his past addictions bare, he tells critic Aimee Walsh

Events

18 h. ago Popular budget airline sees stocks tumble after admitting one in five planes grounded

Wizz Air is one of the most popular budget airlines for Brits jetting off on holiday, but the Hungarian firm has seen a 62 per cent drop in profits while 20 per cent of its planes are grounded

Politics

27 h. ago Donald Trump v Elon Musk LIVE: Bromance explodes as Musk drops 'bomb' on Epstein files

Elon Musk has taken to social media to drop what he called a 'really big bomb' as his relationship with President Donald Trump has exploded in a spectacular, and petty, fashion.

Politics

29 h. ago Crystal Palace’s Europa League place in doubt after Uefa rejects owners’ blind trust move

Club co-owner John Textor is also majority owner of LyonPalace may drop out of Europa League or Europe entirelyUefa has rejected offers from Crystal Palace shareholders John Textor and David Blitzer to put their shares in a blind trust to ensure the club can compete in Europe next season.Palace’s participation in the Europa League has been cast into doubt as the club’s largest shareholder Textor is also the majority owner of Lyon, who have also qualified for the second tier competition. And to compound matters, Blitzer’s Danish club Brøndby have qualified for the Conference League, so the prospect of the FA Cup winners dropping into that competition is also not an option due to the European governing body’s multi-club rules. Continue reading...

Sport

32 h. ago Rape victims who face having their court cases dropped to be given the right to demand a review by a fresh prosecutor

Rape victims will have the chance to challenge a prosecutor's decision to drop their court case for the first time under a new pilot.

Events

33 h. ago UK sales of new Tesla cars slump by more than a third amid Musk backlash

Electric carmaker sold 36% fewer cars year on year in May as it loses ground to China’s BYD and other rivalsBusiness live – latest updatesSales of new Tesla cars slumped by more than a third in the UK last month as the electric carmaker lost ground to China’s BYD and other rivals, amid a political backlash against Tesla’s billionaire boss, Elon Musk.Tesla sold 2,016 vehicles in the UK in May, down from 3,125 in May 2024 – a 36% drop, according to the monthly snapshot from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Continue reading...

Politics

34 h. ago Consultation on updated route of new East Airdrie Link Road starts this month

Information about the route and design of the road will be available online, and drop-in events will be held in Airdrie, Chapelhall and Cumbernauld.

Politics

35 h. ago Woman who won payout after rape case dropped welcomes new review scheme

A new pilot gives rape victims the right to ask for their case to be reviewed if it emerges prosecutors plan to drop investigations.

Events

35 h. ago Reservoir levels across England drop to new lows after driest spring since 1893

Recent rain has stabilised the situation and no hose pipe bans are currently planned but the spectre of drought remains.

Politics

36 h. ago Everything you need to know about Fubar season 2 from cast to release date

Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as Luke Brunner in Netflix's Fubar season 2 - here's all you need to know before the next eight episodes drop

Politics

37 h. ago Construction firms cut jobs at fastest rate since 2020 despite signs of recovery

The latest S&P Global construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showed a reading of 47.9 last month, improving from 46.6 in April.

Society

37 h. ago Tragic Brit tourist Greg Monks fell to his death in an Algarve ravine 'after jumping over a garden wall and not realising it had a steep drop on the other side'

Cops with sniffer dogs were dispatched to the rocky scrub-land after a homeowner responded to an appeal by police and Greg's family to search cameras for images of him.

Events