1 hour ago Jailed Albanian heroin dealer who kept photo of himself posing with £250,000 in cash is allowed to stay in the UK

Olsi Beheluli, who came to the UK when he was nine, was sentenced to 11 years behind bars over his 'senior role' in a drug-dealing ring after he was caught with eight kilos of heroin in 2015.

Economics

2 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump and Iran: Netanyahu’s war has no visible exit | Editorial

The US president promised to keep his country out of conflicts. The Israeli prime minister has other ideasThe maxim that wars are easy to start and hard to end does not appear to be troubling Benjamin Netanyahu. For the Israeli prime minister, conflict is an end as much as a means, extending his political survival. Under international pressure – however belated and insufficient – over the slaughter in Gaza, he launched the attack on Iran. Initially presented as essential to prevent Tehran from the imminent acquisition of a nuclear bomb, a claim running counter to US intelligence, it is increasingly discussed as the path to bringing down the regime. The defence minister, Israel Katz, has said that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, “can no longer be allowed to exist”.Donald Trump has generally seen armed conflict as a trap rather than an escape route. He said that the US would “measure our success not only by the battles we win but also by the war...

Politics

2 h. ago The Guardian view on assisted dying: a momentous bill that needs further attention | Editorial

Kim Leadbeater has led a strong campaign, but concerns about the likely impact on vulnerable people remainThe central issue before MPs, as they decide how to vote on the latest version of Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill, is how to value individual autonomy relative to collective responsibility for vulnerable members of society when making regulations around the end of life. Should terminally ill people be allowed to end their lives with medical help? If so, under what safeguards? The question remains ethically, medically and legally complex.Technological and social changes enabling people to live much longer have created challenges around the resourcing of care and experiences of ageing and dying. There are profound questions about how we manage the final stages of life – and what we owe to those living through them. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Spain rejects Nato plan for member states to spend 5% of GDP on defence

PM Pedro Sánchez says he wants a ‘more flexible formula’ that would make target optional or allow Madrid to opt outSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has rejected Nato’s proposal for member states to increase their defence spending to 5% of their GDP, saying the idea would “not only be unreasonable but also counterproductive”.Sánchez said that he was not seeking to complicate next week’s Nato summit in The Hague, but he wanted there to be a “more flexible formula” that would either make the target optional or allow Spain to opt out. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Blair Kinghorn's Toulouse return is good news for Lions but could mean a delay

Scotland international recovers from knee injury in time for semi-final

Politics

3 h. ago Dundee University report must be ‘watershed moment’, Tories say

A report by Professor Pamela Gillies found failings of management at the university.

Politics

3 h. ago Man United about to get final Jarrad Branthwaite transfer decision after £70m snub

The very latest transfer news as Jarrad Branthwaite enters talks to resolve his future, at Everton, after previously being on Manchester United's radar.

Economics

3 h. ago Trump denies report that he has approved US attack plans against Iran

US president says Wall Street Journal ‘has no idea’ what his thoughts are on Israel-Iran conflictMiddle East crisis – liveDonald Trump has denied a report in the Wall Street Journal that he has approved US plans to attack Iran, saying that the news outlet has “no idea” what his thinking is concerning the Israel-Iran conflictThe Journal reported late on Wednesday that Trump told senior aides a day earlier that he had approved attack plans but was delaying on giving the final order to see if Tehran would abandon its nuclear program. The report cited three anonymous officials. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Some US restaurants and servers oppose Republicans' 'no tax on tips' budget proposal

Some segments of the U.S. restaurant industry don’t support President Donald Trump’s proposal to eliminate federal taxes on tips

Economics

3 h. ago Iran's cratered nuclear reactor after Israel's precision strike revealed as Tel Aviv threatens to assassinate supreme leader and Trump considers joining war: Live updates

Benjamin Netanyahu has declared 'no one is immune' from an Israeli attack after his defence minister insisted Iran 's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 'can no longer be allowed to exist'.

Events

3 h. ago The Jacob Fearnley train continues at speed as British No 2 seals career

Fearnley, ranked outside the top 500 just over a year ago, overcame the awkward Corentin Moutet in west London to reach a first ATP tour quarter-final

Politics

4 h. ago Women’s Euro 2025: Predict the results of every game from the group stages to the final

Predict every match, build your bracket, and follow your score with the live leaderboard

Sport

5 h. ago Scots firms fined for 'deliberately' dodging tax named and shamed by HMRC

A Perth takeaway boss and a Glasgow shopkeeper are among those hit with fines after being named by tax chiefs as "deliberate defaulters'.

Economics

5 h. ago MPs grant pubs extra time to open if England or Wales reach Women’s Euros semis

Bars will be allowed to sell alcohol until 1am, if either England or Wales – or both – take part in the Women’s Euros semi-finals or final.

Politics

5 h. ago Iran's cratered nuclear reactor after Israel's precision strike revealed as Tel Aviv threatens to assassinate supreme leader and Trump considers joining war

Benjamin Netanyahu has declared 'no one is immune' from an Israeli attack after his defence minister insisted Iran 's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 'can no longer be allowed to exist'.

Events

5 h. ago Dumb and Dumber fans in stitches after noticing clever detail after 31 years

Dumb and Dumber is one of the most iconic movies of the 90s, and fans have been left in hysterics after realising there was a clever joke that never made it to the final cut

Politics

5 h. ago Ed Miliband opens the door to more drilling in North Sea despite previously branding plans 'climate vandalism'

The government has issued new guidance that will allow applications to be resubmitted for the Rosebank oil field and Jackdaw gas field.

Politics

5 h. ago Netanyahu makes chilling threat to Ayatollah after Israeli minister said Iran's leader 'cannot continue to exist'

Benjamin Netanyahu has declared 'no one is immune' from an Israeli attack after his defence minister insisted Iran 's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 'can no longer be allowed to exist'.

Politics

6 h. ago Feel TOO close to you right now? Calvin Harris installs 'privacy glass' at his £3.6m Cotswold mansion after discovering local bus passengers can see inside

After buying a mansion for £3.6million, flattening it and rebuilding it over five long years, Calvin Harris has discovered that a bus route roars right past - allowing anyone on board to look right into his house.

Economics

6 h. ago Terrifying cause of private jet crash that killed beloved former rock star and music producer revealed

The Cessna 550 Citation plummeted into San Diego's Murphy Canyon neighborhood in the early hours of May 22 as it made its final approach for Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport.

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