5 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: US to resume shipments of weapons for Ukrainian defence

Deaths as Kharkiv, Odesa and Zaporizhzhia come under attack; Ukraine hits Russian warhead plant. What we know on day 1,231 Continue reading...

Events

16 h. ago Tony Blair think tank 'involved in talks over plan for Gaza Riviera holiday destination' with staff saying Israeli attacks created redevelopment 'opportunity'

Staff from the former Labour prime minister's Institute for Global Change said the damage caused by months of Israeli attacks had created a 'once-in-a-century opportunity' to redevelop it.

Events

32 h. ago FIFA slash Chelsea tickets to less than cost of a BEER in desperate bid to swell crowd

The revamped Club World Cup has come in for plenty of criticism and tickets for the semi-final match between Chelsea and Fluminense have been slashed to less than £10

Sport

34 h. ago The crucial mistake that caused downfall of ruthless gang who tortured drug dealer to death in quiet cul

Planned with military precision, the plot to attack and torture Manchester gangster Thomas Campbell could have easily remained unsolved today.

Events

3 d. ago Funeral for mob boss Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan takes place in Glasgow

Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan were executed Costa Del Sol after a gangland feud between the Daniel and Lyons organised crime clans erupted earlier this year

Events

4 d. ago Murderer is jailed for ten years for 'revenge' plot on prison guard who delayed sending him to hospital when he swallowed seven bags of cocaine

Robert Paterson, 45, planned the attack on believing the officer at HMP Edinburgh had put his life at risk.

Events

4 d. ago Scots killer planned gun attack on prison guard in revenge plot

Robert Paterson has been sentenced to a further 10 years for the plot.

Events

4 d. ago NI Communities Minister attacks ‘shameful’ welfare reform plans

Gordon Lyons said the Labour Government had made an ‘incredible mess’ of its welfare reform agenda.

Politics

5 d. ago French police charge ‘incel’ suspected of planning knife attack on women

Detention of 18-year-old man part of anti-terror police force’s first case linked to involuntary celibate movementAn 18-year-old French man suspected of planning attacks on women has been charged in the country’s first case of a terror plot linked to the misogynist “incel” movement, officials said.The suspect was arrested on Friday by the DGSI domestic intelligence agency near a public high school in the southeastern city of Saint-Etienne. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Europe’s heatwave moves east as row erupts in France over air conditioning

French far-right leader’s ‘grand plan’ to expand AC comes under attack, while Germany braces for possible record heatThe European heatwave has moved east, threatening record temperatures in Germany, as a political row broke out in France over air conditioning.The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen seized a canvassing opportunity before the 2027 presidential election, announcing she would launch a “grand plan for air conditioning” for the nation if she won power. Continue reading...

Society

5 d. ago French police arrest ‘incel’ suspected of planning knife attack on women

Detention of 18-year-old man part of anti-terror police force’s first case linked to involuntary celibate movementAn 18-year-old French man who claimed affiliation with the misogynist “incel” movement has been arrested and placed under formal investigation on suspicion of planning attacks targeting women, France’s national anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office (PNAT) has said.The arrest on Wednesday was part of PNAT’s first case linked to the “incel” (involuntary celibate) movement, an online network of men motivated to engage in violence against women whom they believe unjustly reject their sexual or romantic advances. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Keir Starmer hit by new major rebellion as 49 Labour MPs refuse to back his government's welfare cuts

Ministers had taken drastic action as furious MPs lined up in the Commons to attack the plan to make it harder to claim Personal Independence Payments (Pip) and health-related universal credit.

Politics

6 d. ago Ukrainian drone strikes a Russian plant after record Russian drone attacks in June

Officials say a Ukrainian drone has struck an industrial plant deep inside Russia, injuring several people and causing a fire

Events

1 week ago Trump says US will terminate trade talks with Canada over tax on technology companies – live

President accuses Canada of ‘direct and blatant attack’ over plans to tax US technology companiesThe Trump administration is readying a package of executive actions aimed at boosting energy supply to power the US expansion of artificial intelligence, according to four sources familiar with the planning, Reuters reports.US and China are locked in a technological arms race and with it secure an economic and military edge. The huge amount of data processing behind AI requires a rapid increase in power supplies that are straining utilities and grids in many states.The Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza, Palestine, launched one month ago, is degrading Palestinians by design, forcing them to choose between starvation or risking their lives for minimal supplies.With over 500 people killed and nearly 4,000 wounded while seeking food, this scheme is slaughter masquerading as humanitarian aid and must be immediately dismantled Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Football Daily | The weird, wonderful and woeful from a stormy Club World Cup

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Have you ever had that dream where you’re playing for your favourite team, thrown on in a desperate bid to find a goal? And the game is against a side you’ve never heard of, part of some arcane tournament that’s suddenly of vital importance? Oh, and it’s being played in your parents’ back garden? Just us? Well, that’s the closest parallel we could think up for Copa Gianni, where the group stages have served up the weird, wonderful and woeful in equal measure. If you haven’t been paying attention, here are some “highlights” so far.It helped playing with my brothers all the time I went to Arsenal and trained at the boys’ academy. It took a few sessions because at first they were like: ‘There’s a girl with us.’ But when they got to realise what I could do, they accepted me” – England’s Lauren James gets her chat on with Donald McRae in this in-depth interview. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Israel wiped out Iranian nuclear scientists and leaders in 'Game of Thrones' attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly took on the spirit of Game of Thrones character Tywin Lannister when he used deception to plan the devastating attacks on Iran

Politics

1 week ago Reeves 'set to raise taxes' to fund Starmer benefits surrender that will not strip ANYONE of their handouts and blows another hole in UK finances

Keir Starmer has handed major concessions to rebels in a desperate bid to salvage flagship legislation on health and disability benefits.

Economics

1 week ago Football transfer rumours: Arsenal and Spurs to battle for Eberechi Eze?

Today’s rumours are juicing orangesEveryone t’up north (London) wants Eberechi Eze. Fierce rivals Tottenham and Arsenal are ready to battle it out for the winger, eager to procure his dazzling dribbling and finishing. Crystal Palace know their position in this and are willing to sell, but he will set any suitors back around £68m. Last season the England international scored and created eight goals in 34 league appearances to make him one of the most sought-after attackers in the country.Spurs do not plan to fund any of their summer business by selling Europa League winner Cristian Romero on the cheap. Atlético Madrid are flirting with the idea of signing him but the £60m sale demands will almost certainly put them off. Continue reading...

Sport

1 week ago Gang war cops arrest teen after car and van linked to mob boss Mark Richardson torched in capital

Police launched a probe after a Transit van was targeted in the capital, just minutes after a Range Rover was torched outside another home nearby.

Events

2 w. ago Scots woman makes desperate bid to get US treatment after life 'ripped away'

Becca Finlay who was diagnosed with Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS) says her life has been "ripped away".

Politics