2 h. ago Jesse Watters declares ‘Big Balls, we love you,’ as he celebrates Trump’s DC crime crackdown

Fox News host credits 19-year-old Elon Musk acolyte for President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to the streets of the U.S. capital

Politics

3 h. ago The dire warning my doctor gave me after I told her how much water I drink a day

Claire Cameron said the alarm bells about her drinking habit started ringing after she had a routine blood test. On looking at the results, her doctor quizzed her on a range of symptoms.

Events

3 h. ago Trump now declares he has ended seven wars after saying it was six the day before

Donald Trump has claimed that he has ended seven wars during his second presidency, despite stating it was six on Monday (18 August).

Politics

3 h. ago Prince Harry's 'painful' letter to royals after William 'gut punch'

The Duke of Sussex left a letter at a war memorial to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, and a royal expert has claimed it sends a "painful" message to the Royal Family.

Politics

3 h. ago Trump now declares he has ended seven wars after saying it was six yesterday

Donald Trump has claimed that he has ended seven wars during his second presidency, despite stating it was six on Monday (18 August).

Politics

13 h. ago Rutherglen soldier's World War II medals displayed for VJ Day anniversary

Jack Connor was just 22 when he was called up to serve in the Far East campaign.

Events

27 h. ago Air Canada flight attendants’ strike ruled illegal by industrial board

Arbitrator orders 10,000 striking staff back to work after government intervenes – unconstitutionally union saysCanada’s industrial relations board has declared a strike by 10,000 flight attendants illegal and ordered them back to work as the federal government seeks to end a bitter contract dispute that has halted hundreds of summer flights and stranded travellers around the world.Flight attendants with Air Canada went on strike on Saturday after months of failed negotiations with Canada’s flagship carrier over wages. Ahead of the work stoppage, Air Canada warned that a shutdown could affect 130,000 people a day. Continue reading...

Events

27 h. ago UK households warned of four 'filthiest' items used every day that are dirtier than your toilet

These unexpected household items are a 'breeding ground' for bacteria

Events

30 h. ago Warning issued as sharing towels sees spread of MRSA superbug in UK homes

Cases are up this year, and experts have warned that the bacteria can spread on surfaces you touch every day - from taps and desks to towels and gym equipment

Events

32 h. ago Last day Scotland will see warm weather before heatwave turns to 600

The Met Office has warned Scots "that autumn is waiting in the wings".

Society

36 h. ago On the Edge review – gripping study of France’s overstretched mental health system

A documentary following the only staff psychiatrist in a Paris hospital reveals both the indifference of society and a doctor’s devoted careWithin the corridors of a psychiatric ward in Beaujon hospital in Clichy, Paris, tensions run high. Every day, a steady stream of patients pours in, while resources are stretched pitifully thin. Through jagged handheld cinematography, Nicolas Peduzzi’s gripping and passionate documentary reflects the facility’s breakneck pace. Amid a flurry of frantic calls and rolling stretchers, a calm presence emerges: here comes Dr Jamal Abdel-Kader, the only staff psychiatrist in the building.The camera trails after Abdel-Kader’s hurried steps as he splits his day between various departments, from the emergency rooms to the intensive care units. Despite his colossal workload – a result of crumbling infrastructure and lack of government budget – he devotes his full attention to each individual patient. Some are only in their late teens when they attempt self...

Politics

3 d. ago VJ Day heroes remember those who paid ultimate sacrifice for freedom

Veterans of the appalling conflict in the Far East in World War Two gathered for a poignant ceremony of remembrance marking the day fighting came to an end 80 years ago

Politics

3 d. ago Gary Lineker sends warning to his Match of the Day successors as he reveals why BBC replaced him with 'three top presenters'

Gary Lineker has sent a warning to his three successors as host of Match of the Day. Mark Chapman, Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan will share hosting duties.

Events

4 d. ago Salford's 'remarkable' Second World War veteran Tom Jones, 103, dies on eve of VJ Day

Tom Jones, who served in the Far East, had his memories broadcast in front of the King and Queen today

Events

4 d. ago Arctic glaciers face ‘terminal’ decline as microbes accelerate ice melt

Scientists in Svalbard in race to study polar microbes as global warming threatens fragile glacial ecosystems“It felt really scary like being in the middle of a burning city during a night raid.” Dr Arwyn Edwards is not describing urban warfare, but a recent hot and foggy day on a Svalbard glacier, where record-breaking summer heat turned his workplace into a cascade of meltwater and falling rocks.Edwards is a leading researcher in glacier ecology – the study of life forms that live on, within and around glaciers and ice sheets. Over two decades of polar research, he has always felt “relaxed and at home” on ice. But accelerating climate change is beginning to erode that sense of security. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago 'VJ Day is stark reminder of the immense cost we face for securing peace'

Today marks the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, which saw the Second World War come to an end - and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy explains why this anniversary is so poignant

Politics

4 d. ago King Charles uses moving VJ Day address to send stark warning about 'war's true cost' on 80th anniversary of victory over Japan in WW2

Charles also significantly acknowledged the devastation caused by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which led to Japan 's surrender.

Events

4 d. ago Warning over commonly prescribed drug millions take every day

A pharmacist has issued a list iof symptoms to watch out for

Events

4 d. ago India and Pakistan tensions spill over into contest over whose flagpole is bigger

Nationalist rivalries are on show at border crossing where soldiers in elaborate uniforms perform flag ceremonies each nightAt a remote, monsoon-soaked border checkpoint, Indian soldiers will mark Independence Day by raising the country’s tricolour on a mast that towers above a Pakistani flag flying just across the frontier – part of an ongoing vertical duel in South Asia’s fraught politics.Call it flag warfare: a contest not of weapons but of height, waged by two nuclear-armed neighbours that only three months ago fought a four-day battle which threatened to escalate into full-scale war. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago ROBERT HARDMAN: On VJ Day how can we claim 'we will remember them' when the remains of UK war heroes are still in plastic boxes in Malaysia? 

Today's commemoration of Victory in Japan - VJ Day - at the National Memorial Arboretum, attended by the King and the Prime Minister, will be a poignant occasion, of course.

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