23 h. ago Utah Republican proposes sale of more than 2 million acres of US lands

More than 2 million acres of federal lands would be sold to states or other entities under a budget proposal from Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee

Politics

52 h. ago UK and Spain strike deal over Gibraltar’s future and borders

People to be able to move across land border with no checks, and airport to have Eurostar-style dual border checksThe UK and Spain have struck a deal over Gibraltar’s future, concluding four years of on-off negotiations.The two sides have agreed measures to ensure people can move freely across the land border between Gibraltar and Spain with no checks, and to introduce Eurostar-style dual border checks at the airport. Continue reading...

Economics

53 h. ago UK village with just 150 residents is hidden gem with 'stunning views' and waterfall

The Lake District National Park is renowned for its breathtaking landscapes and charming villages, drawing visitors from across the globe — but this spot is a hidden gem

Politics

3 d. ago Madeleine McCann: 'Smoking gun' might be found in search after 'new Christian Brueckner evidence'

German and Portuguese authorities spent three days searching a 120-acre stretch of land in Lagos, Portugal, in the latest bid to find evidence against suspect Christian Brueckner

Politics

3 d. ago Five quiet English beaches with breathtaking natural beauty and no crowds

There are hidden shores across England that offer calm, space, and stunning coastal landscape without throngs of people

Politics

4 d. ago UK may have failed to protect wild birds with environmental law, watchdog says

Government appears not to be meeting legal targets to halt decline of species, Office for Environmental Protection saysThe government may have failed to protect critical wild bird populations by neglecting to implement environmental law properly, the environmental watchdog has found.Wild bird populations are declining across the UK. Under the EU, certain parts of Britain’s landscape were designated specially protected conservation zones when the UK was still a member state. They include estuaries, coastal areas and peatlands, as well as wetland areas where wading birds live, and places birds of prey prefer to nest. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Man legs it across Heathrow Airport tarmac while planes land as staff struggle to catch up

A man was spotted sprinting up and down the tarmac of Heathrow Airport as staff pursued the man on foot while planes land in the background. Onlookers were left baffled by the bizarre scenes

Society

4 d. ago Moment man 'sprints across Heathrow tarmac as planes land' while airport staff chase him on foot 

The man was seen being chased by at least four other men as he raced across the airport grounds near Terminal 2.

Society

5 d. ago Stunning country manor with cottages and over 500 acres of land for sale for £4.5m

It's one of the most special country estates in Wales and can claim a history that goes back centuries

Economics

6 d. ago Campaigners call on King Charles to help them stop Britain's biggest solar farm as £800m 3,500

The £800million Botley West project is set to cover almost 3,500 acres of land in Oxfordshire with solar panels.

Economics

7 d. ago Minnesota’s boundary waters are pristine. Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ could pollute them forever

A little-known provision would open thousands of nearby acres to a foreign mining company, risking acid drainageThe story is co-published with Public Domain, an investigative newsroom that covers public lands, wildlife and governmentA little-known provision of Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” would open thousands of acres of public lands at the edge of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters wilderness to a foreign-owned mining company. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago ‘People were repressed into silence’: the Spanish artist creating a visual memory of fascism’s horrors

A Madrid exhibition of work by the celebrated comic book artist Paco Roca marks 50 years since the death of FrancoThe map of Paco Roca’s mind, a landscape of memory and loss, unfolds across the walls of an exhibition hall in Madrid, inviting visitors to acquaint themselves with the bittersweet geographies that have shaped the work of one of Spain’s best-known graphic artists.Roca, whose comics have explored such varied themes as Francoist reprisals, the exiled Spanish republicans who helped liberate Paris from the Nazis, family histories and the depredations of Alzheimer’s, is the subject of a new show called Memory: An Emotional Journey Through the Comics of Paco Roca. Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago Bernardine Evaristo scoops Women’s prize outstanding contribution award

One-off £100,000 prize awarded to Girl, Women, Other writer for entire body of work and ‘dedication to uplifting under-represented voices’Bernardine Evaristo is to receive £100,000 after being announced as the winner of the Women’s prize outstanding contribution award, a one-off prize to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Women’s prize for fiction.The author of Girl, Woman, Other and Mr Loverman has been rewarded for her entire body of work, as well as her “transformative impact on literature and her unwavering dedication to uplifting under-represented voices across the cultural landscape”. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago The travellers' tactics: How travellers are obliterating Britain's prized countryside to turn them into concrete carbuncles for their caravans in illegal landgrabs

EXCLUSIVE: Travellers are using 'military' shock and awe-style tactics to obliterate areas of idyllic British countryside in brazen 'landgrabs' over bank holiday weekends across the UK.

Events

1 week ago Landmarks across the UK glow orange to spotlight rare genetic condition

Landmarks including The Mersey Gateway Bridge, Cardiff Castle and London's Tower 42 were among 17 buildings that glowed orange in support of Prader-Willi Awareness month

Politics

1 week ago Populist Nawrocki’s triumph threatens Poland’s place at Europe’s top table

Victory of radical-right candidate could seriously destabilise the coalition government of pro-EU prime minister Donald TuskEurope live – latest updatesThe victory margin of the nationalist Karol Nawrocki in Poland’s presidential elections may have been wafer-thin, but it marks a huge upheaval in the country’s political landscape whose impact will be felt not just in Warsaw but across the EU.Backed by the previous ruling conservative Law & Justice (PiS) party and, openly, by Donald Trump’s Maga movement, Nawrocki, a radical-right historian, defeated his liberal rival, the capital’s mayor, Rafał Trzaskowski, by 50.89% to 49.11%. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago UK weather: Flaming June on way as 31C Spanish scorcher arrives and beer sales soar

Pub owners across the land are celebrating as Meteorologists predict next week to be an absolute scorcher, as a 400-mile wall of Spanish heat is scheduled to head our way

Politics

1 week ago UK's newest £3.9bn garden city with 15k homes changing unused land forever

Huge plans, costing almost £4billion, to totally revamp 2,500 acres of brownfield land into a vibrant green city first started in 2015 - and is set to be completely finished in the next 10 years

Economics

1 week ago Paris Saint Germain fans riot near ground as fires set and missiles thrown at police

Trouble has flared outside PSG's stadium as fans gathered to watch the club compete in the Champions League final, with fires set alight across the city and cops charging fans near iconic landmarks

Events

1 week ago Paris Saint Germain fans riot as fires set and missiles thrown with hundreds arrested

Trouble has flared outside PSG's stadium as fans gathered to watch the club compete in the Champions League final, with fires set alight across the city and cops charging fans near iconic landmarks

Events