95 m. ago Original body model of ET expected to fetch up to $1m at Sotheby’s

Daughter of Oscar-winning special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi hopes item will ‘continue to inspire’It was last seen standing at the entrance to a spaceship with a potted plant of chrysanthemums, its chest glowing bright red as it stared down at the tearful young boy on the ground below.Now, the original body model of ET, the Extra-Terrestial, is expected to fetch up to $1m (£700,000) when it is sold at Sotheby’s auction house at in April. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury

Non-profit said in statement lawsuits like this aimed at ‘destroying the right to peaceful protest’A jury in North Dakota has decided that the environmental group Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars to the pipeline company Energy Transfer and is liable over defamation and other claims over protests in the state nearly a decade ago.Energy Transfer Partners, a Dallas-based oil and gas company worth almost $70bn, had sued Greenpeace for $300m defamation and orchestrating criminal behavior by protesters at the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016 and 2017, claiming the organization “incited” people to protest by using a “misinformation campaign”. Continue reading...

Economics

2 h. ago I changed my name to Pudsey Bear for charity but now I'm trapped in the UK, can't get a passport and am even losing money from my business

Eileen De Bont, 53, from north Wales, legally became Pudsey Bear - the name of Children In Need's teddy mascot - after running an eBay auction to raise money for the charity in 2009.

Economics

3 h. ago Man permanently disfigured after being battered on head with bottle

Andrew Scott, 22, flew into a rage after the victim told him he couldn't pay back the £30.

Politics

4 h. ago Passport prices to rise again – with astonishing 25 per cent increase in just two years

Cost of document will increase by more than twice the rate of inflation

Economics

5 h. ago Ayrshire wrestler targets place in history books as he bids for European title

Fulton King will taking on the reigning European champion B. T. Gunn and veteran Frank of The Cross in a three-way fight at VALOR Wrestling's Sicker Than Yo Average 4 event on April 5.

Events

5 h. ago UK holidaymakers will have to pay more for a passport from April

It will be the third time in just over two years that the price of a UK passport has risen

Politics

5 h. ago I travelled to Stockholm and back in 24 hours with just my passport. This is how my crazy day went

Travelling to a European city and back within 24 hours - without checking into a hotel - may sound completely bonkers, but this is what a new tribe of tourists is doing.

Politics

5 h. ago Motorway slip roads at M8 Livingston to remain closed overnight until April

Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland are carrying out improvements

Transport

6 h. ago Spanish holidaymakers could face Easter washout as country hit with 'deluge of rain'

Majorca has been hit with miserable weather with no end sight.

Events

6 h. ago Husband and wife who were found dead in car wreckage in reservoir are named as family pay tribute

John and Marilyn Saxon, both 78, were recovered from the water on Saturday (March 15)

Events

6 h. ago Man Utd star 'must be so annoyed' as club told how Chelsea 'would pay £150k

Kobbie Mainoo has emerged as one of the standout performers for Manchester United, but it's been claimed the 19-year-old midfielder could grow frustrated over his low earnings

Economics

7 h. ago Lipton Peach Ice Tea fans may want to stock up on beloved beverage after bizarre 'April Fools' joke

An unusual marketing strategy has left fans of the tipple confused, but many are stocking up should the news become reality.

Politics

7 h. ago 'He must be really annoyed' – Man United's contract dilemma with potential 'world

Kobbie Mainoo faces an uncertain future at Manchester United, with suggestions that he could be frustrated at the gap in pay between him and other stars at Old Trafford

Politics

7 h. ago Man, 24, killed in M62 bridge crash named as family pay tribute to 'true gentleman'

'As a family, we are just completely devastated by his death and the loss really is unbearable to us all'

Events

7 h. ago He made £800,000 from dealing drugs but only has to pay back £200

Rhydian Charles, 27, was a member of the group led by Tufial Akthar, 41, from which drugs worth up to £219,000 was seized by police.

Economics

8 h. ago US fast food chain with 'the best burgers' set to open first site in April

They have announced plans to launch in the UK, with the first site opening in April

Politics

8 h. ago DWP state pension top up deadline can be extended with easy trick

Right now, you can buy back missing National Insurance years dating back to 2006, but after the deadline on April 5, you will only be able to go back six tax years which could have an impact on your state pension

Events

8 h. ago Starmer fails to repeat commitment not to extend freeze on income tax

In the autumn budget, Rachel Reeves decided not to extend the freeze on the thresholds at which people start to pay different rates of income tax.

Events

8 h. ago US fast food chain with 'the best burgers' set to open 100 sites across UK

The first is set to open as early as April of this year

Politics