62 m. ago Birmingham refuse workers' defiant message on first anniversary of bin strike

Speaking from the Perry Barr Depot in Birmingham, striking refuse worker Mike Masters defended the industrial action — despite the mountains of rubbish piling up on the city streets

Events

77 m. ago Farmers and contractors hailed 'heroic' during 'major incident' snowfall

Politicians have praised farmer and community efforts as council services grapple with extreme wintry conditions.

Politics

78 m. ago How Manchester United should line up vs Burnley in Darren Fletcher's first game in charge

Man United travel to Burnley tonight looking to put the Ruben Amorim sacking behind them and get back to winning ways.

Sport

2 h. ago ‘Catastrophic’ MoJ leasing of jail with toxic gas set to cost more than £100m

MPs criticise 10-year deal struck in ‘blind panic’ to rent Dartmoor prison, where high levels of radon had been detectedA “catastrophic” decision by the Ministry of Justice to sign a 10-year lease on a prison where high levels of a poisonous gas had been detected is expected to cost the UK taxpayer more than £100m, parliament’s spending watchdog has concluded.The public accounts committee said the 2022 deal to rent HMP Dartmoor from the Duchy of Cornwall was signed “in a blind panic” by senior civil servants looking to guarantee prison places. Continue reading...

Economics

2 h. ago Rosalía’s Lux is more than epic Catholic pop – it grapples with a world fraught with complexity and crisis | Carlos Delclós

Behind its lavish ‘nun-core’ aesthetic, the Spanish star’s hit album pushes us to think beyond good and evil – to see that we contain multitudesI went into Lux primed not to like it. Not because I doubt Rosalía’s virtuosic talents or her intense intellectual curiosity, but because the album’s promotional campaign had already done too much work on my nerves. The rollout was relentless: thirsty reels teasing the album on social media, fashion-forward mysticism, even bringing Madrid’s city centre to a halt – everything about it felt designed to send the message that this is less a set of songs than a global event demanding reverence.Over the past decade, Rosalía has become Spain’s biggest pop export, and Lux appears to inaugurate her imperial phase. The album debuted at No 1 in five countries, was voted the Guardian’s album of the year, broke streaming records on Spotify, and reached No 4 in the US and UK charts, where non-anglophone pop rarely thrives. Multilingual and stylistically e...

Events

2 h. ago Lloyds leads charge in using blockchain to disrupt UK banking

‘Deposit tokenisation’ could overhaul how customers use their accounts, says chief Charlie Nunn

Politics

2 h. ago ScotRail pays out £3m in compensation to passengers over delayed trains

The pay-outs were made after services were either cancelled or severely delayed.

Economics

4 h. ago Pressure mounts on 'untenable' police boss accused of hiding evidence of 'armed' Islamist thugs in Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban

Pressure is mounting for Craig Guildford, the chief constable of West Midlands Police (WMP), to be sacked over banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending an Aston Villa match in November.

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5 h. ago Pictured: Salvation Army worker, 56, who was fairly sacked for saying refugees should all be sent back 'on a boat'

Salvation Army worker Charles Markie, 56, was sacked for saying: 'There wouldn't be a housing shortage if we weren't taking in 150 refugees,' and 'send them all back on a f****** boat'.

Economics

5 h. ago Battle of Arnhem hero dies aged 103: Tributes for Peter Colthup

Tributes have been paid to Peter Colthup, the last glider pilot to serve at the Battle of Arnheim after his death this week at the age of 103. Mr Colthup also saw action in North Africa and the invasion of Sicily.

Events

6 h. ago Bizarre moment flock of sheep storm supermarket with ewes causing havoc knocking over glass bottles and pooing in aisles

THIS is the bizarre moment a flock of sheep has stormed a supermarket, leaving customers and chaos in their wake. In a hilarious video posted online, fifty ewes were seen running into the Penny supermarket on Monday, as staff and customers alike looked on in shock. The woolly mammals made their way through the aisles,...

Economics

7 h. ago Hilton DISOWNS hotel owned by franchisee who refused to let ICE agents book rooms and orders him to remove its branding

Lakeville Hampton Inn has been ordered to remove all Hilton branding as of Tuesday after head office learned a policy barring Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents was still in effect.

Politics

7 h. ago Families forced to crowdfund £2,365 as funeral costs rise again

The cost of a traditional service has recorded its biggest annual increase since 2016

Economics

7 h. ago Some pension savers ‘expect to cut contributions after salary sacrifice changes’

Research for Pensions UK indicated that the change, taking effect in 2029, could affect the behaviour of some pension savers.

Economics

7 h. ago NHS spending watchdog recommends smartphone apps for asthma patients

New draft guidance recommends using eight apps on the health service for the next three years while further evidence is collected

Science

7 h. ago Manchester Arena bomb families say MI5 failed them and must face tougher scrutiny

MANCHESTER Arena bomb families have said MI5 failed them and must be more open to scrutiny in future.  In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, they demanded the security service be fully included in a new law designed to prevent cover-ups in public life.  They said MI5 had shown it could not be trusted. "How...

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8 h. ago Care worker took life day before appearing in court on sexual offence charges

Grzegorz Zytowiecki, 54, was found dead at a New Forest campsite the day before he was due at Southampton Magistrates' Court — and left a final note to his wife

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8 h. ago Luke Littler sends clear message on who should be next Man Utd manager as Red Devils sound out Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

LUKE LITTLER has endorsed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's potential return to Manchester United. Solskjaer, 52, has emerged as a strong contender to lead the Red Devils as interim boss until the end of the season. The United legend performed a similar role following the sacking of Jose Mourinho in 2018, prior to landing the job full-time....

Politics

8 h. ago Kobbie Mainoo in line for Man Utd return in first game since Ruben Amorim was sacked

KOBBIE MAINOO could return from a calf injury in Darren Fletcher’s first match in caretaker charge of Manchester United. Mainoo has missed the past four games, having last started in the League Cup second round defeat to Grimsby Town in August. The 20-year-old has not started in the Premier League since United’s 2-0 defeat to...

Politics

9 h. ago Secret Cold War spy school in Scotland where famous writers trained as Russian linguists

The fishing village was home to the Joint Services School for Linguistics, where servicemen including Alan Bennett, Dennis Potter and Michael Frayn were trained in Russian language and culture during the Cold War

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