20 m. ago Pink Scottish castle that 'inspired Walt Disney' named among finest in the world

The 16th century castle in Aberdeenshire was in the list alongside other iconic European landmarks.

Politics

31 m. ago Coronation Street casts rival soap legend 'who hasn’t aged' as fans left gobsmacked

Coronation Street fans were left doing a double-take as they instantly recognised the actress playing Theo Silverton's mediator Deena

Politics

38 m. ago The Great British Sewing Bee series 11 cast: who has left the BBC show so far? Full cast

Remind yourself of everyone who has left The Great British Sewing Bee so far 🧵

Culture

42 m. ago ICE is showing up to interview parents hoping to reunite with their children who entered US alone

President Donald Trump's administration has started requiring parents seeking to reunite with their children who crossed into the U.S. alone to attend interviews with immigration officers

Society

42 m. ago Everything we know about Donald Trump's mysterious 'announcement' after death rumours

With President Donald Trump due to make a surprise announcement today in the Oval Office, we take a look at what his address may concern as fears grow over his health following wild death rumours

Politics

61 m. ago V&A Dundee: Fashion house Dior's takeover of Scottish castle gardens to feature in new Catwalk exhibition

The exhibition at the V&A Dundee will feature Dior’s takeover of Drummond Castle Gardens in Perthshire.

Politics

63 m. ago Eric Trump tried sumo wrestling on trip to Japan. It went about as well as you might expect

President’s son gives credible account of himself before being unceremoniously dumped out of the ring during cryptocurrency jaunt to Japan

Politics

69 m. ago Netanyahu says that Trump told him to ‘go into Gaza with full force’ and ‘finish’ the war

The Israeli PM claimed he is facing US pressure to abandon partial ceasefire deals with Hamas, according to Israeli reports

Politics

84 m. ago Ukraine war latest: Putin claims Russia has no intention of attacking anyone after launching daytime strike on Kyiv

Putin also claimed Moscow has never opposed Ukraine's potential membership of the European Union

Events

85 m. ago How Trump brought the golden touch to the White House: President's 'goldening' of the Oval Office has seen ceiling and fittings given new look, gold trophies brought in... and even gold coasters!

Every president has, of course, put their own spin on the Oval Office. But Trump has taken inspiration from his own property portfolio and painted every decoration a bright gold colour

Politics

1 hour ago Alarm after FBI arrests US army veteran for ‘conspiracy’ over protest against Ice

Legal experts say charges against Afghanistan war veteran Bajun Mavalwalla II mark an escalation in the Trump administration’s crackdown on first amendment rightsThe arrest of a US army veteran who protested against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has raised alarms among legal experts and fellow veterans familiar with his service in Afghanistan.Bajun Mavalwalla II – a former army sergeant who survived a roadside bomb blast on a special operations mission in Afghanistan – was charged in July with “conspiracy to impede or injure officers” after joining a demonstration against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) in Spokane, Washington. Continue reading...

Events

1 hour ago Why Trump’s undermining of US statistics is so dangerous | Daniel Malinsky

From the firing of the labor statistics chief to plans for a new census, the president’s moves serve to entrench authoritarianismIn 1937, Joseph Stalin commissioned a sweeping census of the Soviet Union. The data reflected some uncomfortable facts – in particular, the dampening of population growth in areas devastated by the 1933 famine – and so Stalin’s government suppressed the release of the survey results. Several high-level government statistical workers responsible for the census were subsequently imprisoned and apparently executed. Though the Soviet authorities would proudly trumpet national statistics that glorified the USSR’s achievements, any numbers that did not fit the preferred narrative were buried.A few weeks ago, following the release of “disappointing” jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Donald Trump fired the commissioner of labor statistics, Dr Erika McEntarfer, and claimed the numbers were “rigged”. He also announced his intention to commission a...

Politics

1 hour ago Trump trolls Biden with plans for ‘very controversial’ new White House portrait of the former president

President Trump says the painting will be unveiled in two weeks as part of his new ‘Presidential Wall of Fame’

Politics

1 hour ago Rising inequality is turning US into an autocratic state, billionaire warns

Ray Dalio says business leaders scared to criticise Donald Trump as he warns of debt-induced crisis for the economyOne of the world’s most prominent hedge fund billionaires has warned that rising inequality is turning the US into an autocratic state and condemned business leaders for failing to speak out against Donald Trump’s policies.Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, said “gaps in wealth” and a collapse in trust were driving “more extreme” policies in the US. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Kim Jong Un arrives in China as President Xi challenges Trump with bid to establish new world order at anti

The North Korean leader's rare trip marks his first visit to China in six years and comes as the trio tighten their alliance in a direct challenge to the West.

Politics

2 h. ago Gianluigi Donnarumma seals £27m Man City transfer after being cast aside by PSG

Manchester United have completed the transfer of Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris Saint-Germain after the Italian was cast aside by the Champions League winneres this summer

Economics

2 h. ago The Girlfriend release date, cast, episodes and trailer as fans already 'sold' on thriller

The Girlfriend is a new thriller series coming to Prime Video, and it already leaving fans with 'chills'.

Politics

2 h. ago Kim Jong Un rides his trademark green train to China. He also has a plane, limos and white horses

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to arrive in China aboard his trademark green armored train

Events

3 h. ago Xi Jinping accuses West of ‘bullying behaviour’ and ‘Cold War mentality’ at showpiece summit with Putin

The Chinese leader made a thinly veiled swipe at Trump’s tariff policy as he unveiled a new economic vision for non-western countries

Politics

3 h. ago Major deadly virus outbreak in several countries as urgent spread warning issued

The World Health Organization has warned that the crisis is 'very high risk' and could spread further without urgent action, but has yet to issue travel restrictions

Events