65 m. ago How do Britain’s rail fares compare with train ticket prices in Europe?

Exclusive: As regulated rail fares in England are frozen, we investigate the cost of train travel across the continent

Economics

66 m. ago Caught on video, the tragic sequence of events before Australian helicopter crash killed British couple on holiday of a lifetime

Unseen video footage reveals the sequence of events that led to two helicopters crashing into each other over Australia, killing a British couple and two others.

Events

71 m. ago USS Winston Churchill conducts military exercises in Caribbean as Venezuela tensions ramp up

The navy drills were carried out as the Trump administration looks to track and disrupt maritime drug routes in the region

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1 hour ago Cruden’s £15m ‘firepower’ will help deliver thousands of much

“This investment gives us the firepower to deliver the next generation of neighbourhoods” – Kevin Reid, chairman

Economics

2 h. ago Tory chairman compares Reform's 'gold badge' merch to a NAZI medal as tensions spike between right

Mr Farage yesterday teased the release of a black and gold badge with party branding on it, plus 2018, the year it was formed, and the slogan 'family, community, country'.

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3 h. ago The common kitchen ingredient that works as well as a ‘gold standard’ mouthwash

However, its unpleasant taste maybe an issue

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3 h. ago Nigel Farage blasted over 'Russia problem' as minister launches blistering attack

Business Secretary Peter Kyle accused Nigel Farage of 'talking out of both sides of his mouth' as he claimed there is a pro-Russia 'culture' inside Reform UK

Politics

4 h. ago How rolling sand dunes are creeping up on last remaining oases on edge of Sahara

In western Chad, villagers are desperately trying to hold back the sand as the climate crisis wreaks havoc on one of the hottest countries in the worldOn the ochre sands of Kanem, the neat vegetable gardens and silver-green palm trees of Kaou oasis stand out, incongruous in this desert province of 70,000 sq km in western Chad.Oases such as this, on the edge of the Sahara, have sustained human life in the world’s deserts for thousands of years. Globally, an estimated 150 million people rely on the water, arable land and access to trade networks they provide. But in Chad, such oases are disappearing fast. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Vicious row as Tory chairman compares Nigel Farage's Reform UK to Nazis

Kevin Hollinrake posted a picture of Adolf Hitler's Golden Party Badge in response to a tweet by Nigel Farage that included a golden Reform UK logo - sparking a furious backlash

Politics

4 h. ago BBC bosses to be quizzed by MPs about its editorial standards after furore around 'misleading' Panorama episode about Donald Trump

Chairman Samir Shah, board member Sir Robbie Gibb and former editorial adviser Michael Prescott are expected to face a series of questions on editorial standards.

Politics

6 h. ago I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations |

Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges When I see the allegations of racism against Nigel Farage from his schooldays, I can’t say I am greatly surprised. There are those who believe that the Reform UK leader’s persona must have been developed to win over working-class voters, or the “red wall”. I know that it is quite in keeping with the sentiments expressed by plenty of young men in elite institutions like English public schools – the kind of men who run the world.Farage was educated at Dulwich college from 1975 to 1982; there, fellow students have told the Guardian, he allegedly used racist insults about fellow pupils and sang a song with the lyrics “Gas ’em all”. I attended Eton a couple of decades later, but the attitudes of some of the people I encountered there were not very different. One pupil, having fallen out with me over some perceived slight, boasted that his...

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6 h. ago I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations | Musa Okwonga

Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges When I see the allegations of racism against Nigel Farage from his schooldays, I can’t say I am greatly surprised. There are those who believe that the Reform UK leader’s persona must have been developed to win over working-class voters, or the “red wall”. I know that it is quite in keeping with the sentiments expressed by plenty of young men in elite institutions like English public schools – the kind of men who run the world.Farage was educated at Dulwich college from 1975 to 1982; there, fellow students have told the Guardian, he allegedly used racist insults about fellow pupils and sang a song with the lyrics “Gas ’em all”. I attended Eton a couple of decades later, but the attitudes of some of the people I encountered there were not very different. One pupil, having fallen out with me over some perceived slight, boasted that his...

Politics

7 h. ago Japanese concerts and films cancelled across China as political tensions escalate

Beijing and Tokyo are locked in a diplomatic row over Japanese prime minister’s remarks on Taiwan

Politics

7 h. ago The life of 'Hitler's pianist' after he fled Nazi Germany for quiet life in Aberdeenshire

Walter Hambock had played piano for the Nazis before escaping a concentration camp and setting up life in rural Scotland.

Events

14 h. ago Nicola Peltz ignores Beckham feud as she drops into the splits

Nicola Peltz took to her Instagram Stories to share a photo of herself stretching in a grey jumper and leggings, as tensions with her husband Brooklyn Beckham's family continue

Politics

15 h. ago 'Hitler's pianist' escaped from Nazi Germany to live out life in UK countryside

Walter Hamböck became a popular organist at Strichen parish church in Scotland after fleeing the Nazis, and his life story will now be told for first time thanks to his diaries

Events

16 h. ago I’m A Celebrity's 'sickest trial ever' with a major twist on the way for ITV campmates

The trial is being compared to a fan favourite one from last year's edition of the ITV reality show

Politics

18 h. ago Reform's new small business tsar accused of spreading 'dangerous conspiracies'

Kevin Byrne, who spoke alongside Nigel Farage at a party event earlier this month, called Covid vaccinations the 'crime of the century' in one Facebook post this summer

Politics

18 h. ago BBC to expand standards panel and add deputy director general after bias row

Planned overhaul of editorial guidelines committee would dilute influence of Tory board appointment Robbie GibbThe BBC is planning to overhaul the way it investigates editorial concerns, in a move that will dilute the influence of a Conservative figure accused of trying to sway its political impartiality.A new deputy director general post is also expected to be created to aid Tim Davie’s successor as director general, after concerns that the task of overseeing the corporation has become too big for one person. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Sectarian tensions flare in Syria's Homs after the killing of a Bedouin couple

The killing of a Bedouin couple in Syria’s Homs province has triggered renewed sectarian tensions

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