55 m. ago Military briefing: India and Pakistan test red lines of nuclear rivalry

Clashes have been carefully calibrated since they became atomic powers. But the informal rules are fraying

Events

1 hour ago Asian investors fear more volatility after ‘extraordinary’ currencies moves

Traders uncertain about what local companies will do with trillions of dollars of US assets

Economics

1 hour ago Liverpool transfer news: Reds' Kevin De Bruyne stance as Jeremie Frimpong price emerges

Kevin De Bruyne has been linked with a shock transfer move to Liverpool while the Reds have identified Jeremie Frimpong as an option to replace the departing Trent Alexander-Arnold

Politics

3 h. ago Trump news at a glance: military to immediately remove trans troops and use medical records to oust more

Buoyed by supreme court ruling, Pentagon will remove as many as 1,000 service members. Key US politics stories from Thursday 8 May at a glance“No More Trans @ DoD,” Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, posted after the supreme court allowed the Trump administration’s ousting of transgender troops to go forward. As of Thursday, the orders have been issued to identify and involuntarily force trans people out of service.Department officials have said it is difficult to determine exactly how many transgender service members there are, but medical records will show those who have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, show symptoms or are being treated. Those troops would then be forced out. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Catholics around the world celebrate as Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV – live

Successor to Pope Francis becomes first US pontiff, although he is also a Peruvian citizenRobert Francis Prevost: the moderate, good humoured first US popeAmericans on first US pope: ‘Everything dope, including the pope’Share your views on Pope Leo XIVHistorically, some of the conclaves were really drawn out: in 13th century, they needed three years, over 1,000 days, to choose Gregory X.There was also one that ended on the first day, when Julius II in 1503 was elected after just 10 hours. Continue reading...

Culture

5 h. ago Keir Starmer's government has spent £566,000 on foreign visas for civil servants so far this year

EXCLUSIVE: FOI data showed Sir Keir Starmer 's government spent at least £566,000 on visas for foreign nationals in the first eight months after last July's election.

Economics

5 h. ago Trump hails Brexit for making UK trade deal possible: Inside astonishing day that saw President blindside Starmer during Arsenal match and resulted in Tories deriding 'Diet Coke' agreement

The deal, which President Trump said was only possible 'because of Brexit ', will cut US tariffs on cars imported from the UK from 25 per cent to 10 for the first 100,000 vehicles.

Politics

5 h. ago Sadiq Khan unveils plan to rip up green belt to build flats for Londoners

The controversial move is likely to face opposition from environmental campaigners

Politics

5 h. ago UK announces fresh wave of Russia sanctions ahead of military coalition meeting

Officials have said the Government will take action against up to 100 oil tankers that have been carrying cargo in defiance of sanctions.

Events

6 h. ago Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order

The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify

Events

7 h. ago Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck make a HUGE cut to $68M asking price for marital mansion after money 'feud'

That is a massive reduction and one that will likely hit their pocket book as they snapped up the massive home for $60,850,000 in May 2023.

Economics

7 h. ago Terrifying footage reveals US military's new suicide drone that creates its own kill list

The US military may soon have an army of suicide bombers at their disposal, as an American defense contractor has revealed their newest war-fighting drone.

Events

7 h. ago Ellen DeGeneres shares rare glimpse of $18 million British farmhouse in hilarious lawn mowing video

The former talk show host moved to the UK in November

Society

8 h. ago Lions squad reaction: Australia warning, shunned Scot's door not totally closed and off

Tuipulotu knows threat as Graham waits on Farrell’s future moves

Events

8 h. ago Wartime star Dame Vera Lynn would want young people to help others – daughter

Dame Vera lifted troops’ spirits with concerts in Egypt, India and Burma during the war.

Events

8 h. ago Simon Cowell admits he considered couple’s $150,000 offer to judge them having sex

Former ‘American Idol’ judge recalled the ‘bizarre’ interaction on the latest episode of the ‘How To Fail with Elizabeth Day’ podcast

Events

8 h. ago New York set to lower hiring age of prison guards to 18 amid correction officer shortage

New York is set to lower the minimum hiring age for prison guards from 21 to 18, a move to boost the ranks of corrections officers during a shortage that was exacerbated after the state fired more than 2,000 guards after a weekslong strike that crippled the state’s prison system

Events

8 h. ago What does the new American Pope's name mean for his future choices? Inside the history of the name Leo

In a historic first, the 69-year-old American missionary has been elected pope - the first American to ascend to the Catholic Church's highest office in its 2,000-year history.

Culture

8 h. ago British couple stuck in Thailand with mounting £100,000 hospital bill after soldier slipped at tourist hotspot they had found on TikTok and shattered his skull and leg

Liam Gibson, from Hartlepool, was visiting the idyllic Na Muang Waterfall 2 when the 21-year-old slipped and tumbled onto a rock ledge metres below.

Economics

9 h. ago DOGE plans to roll out new software to speed up job cuts even as Elon Musk steps back

The software, known as AutoRIF, is an updated version of a decades-old Pentagon program – though it has been used very little in recent years

Events