14 m. ago FTSE 100 Live 17 October: Banks drive big index fall, gold continues record run

The FTSE 100 index has fallen by more than 1% as London traders track Wall Street weakness and selling in Asia.

Politics

25 m. ago Tom Daley rivals Claudia with ‘iconic’ exit outfit complete with most

Fans were sad to see Tom Daley leave last night, but we were all obsessed with his 'marvellous' exit look that rivalled even Claudia's style and came complete with a best-selling suitcase

Politics

37 m. ago Woman's jaw drops after stumbling across huge shark on Scots beach

The nine-foot ocean predator was found washed up on a Shetland beach by an amazed holidaymaker but despite efforts to return it to the ocean it sadly died

Politics

39 m. ago Trump prepares to meet Zelensky at White House as US President hails 'great progress' after Putin call

Trump calls his conversation with the Russian president ‘very productive’, with the pair agreeing to face-to-face talks in Hungary

Politics

57 m. ago DWP warning as UK households face Universal Credit cut with little

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has warned Universal Credit claimants that failure to follow the rules could see them lose hundreds of pounds each month

Events

1 hour ago London housing horrors: Raw sewage spewing into bath and sink, mould, damp and overcrowding

The shocking condition include raw sewage coming up in the sink and bath for months

Events

2 h. ago Fourth man jailed for violent disorder outside hotel housing asylum seekers

Police said the 28-year-old acted in an ‘intimidating way, encouraging other people there to face off against our officers’.

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2 h. ago Big Brother star reveals which housemate she wants to return and it's not Farida

Nicola McLean has opened up about her time on Celebrity Big Brother and the civilian series as part of a shopping task in 2018 and has shared what fans don't see

Politics

2 h. ago Eye injuries have skyrocketed after pickleball craze, study finds

Eye protection is currently not mandated for sport

Events

2 h. ago Horrors of London housing: Raw sewage spewing into bath and sink, mould, damp and overcrowding

The shocking condition include raw sewage coming up in the sink and bath for months

Events

2 h. ago Brandi Carlile: ‘Joni Mitchell has this grave in Hollywood – sometimes she’ll go there and have lunch’

The country-rock star is as unguarded and open as she’s ever been on her eighth studio album, ‘Returning to Myself’. She speaks with Mark Beaumont about her ‘wild, magical’ upbringing, her stormy but ‘life-affirming’ collaborations with Elton John, and her pivotal role in bringing Joni Mitchell back to music

Politics

2 h. ago Big Brother star reveals what fans don't see on camera including eviction night detail

EXCLUSIVE: Big Brother legend Nicola McLean has lifted the lid of what happens on eviction nights and confirms if the housemates can hear the crowd of fans outside

Politics

3 h. ago London set to loosen planning rules in drive to boost housebuilding

London set to loosen planning rules in drive to boost housebuilding  Financial Times

Politics

3 h. ago ‘Our world is combustible’: Kathryn Bigelow on AI, Andy Warhol and nuclear Armageddon

The record-breaking Oscar winner explains how her new film, A House of Dynamite – starring Idris Elba as the US president – is rooted in her cold war childhood and the urgent threats we all face todayKathryn Bigelow has been thinking about death: hers, and mine, and yours as well. History will always remember her as the first woman to win a best director Oscar, which she did in 2010 for The Hurt Locker. But in her new film, A House of Dynamite, history may not have long to run. It is the story of a nuclear missile, launched at an American city. The rest is about what happens next. Bigelow would like you to consider Armageddon.“Someone I know said the bomb for the audience is realising this is possible,” she says. She smiles. “I’m glad if people come away from the movie as concerned as I am.” Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago Blue plaque to be unveiled at home of Thomas the Tank Engine creator

Ceremony marks 80 years since release of the Rev W Awdry’s first book and coincides with railway bicentenaryEighty years since the first of a beloved fleet of trains was introduced to the world, a national blue plaque is being unveiled at the redbrick house in Gloucestershire where the Rev W Awdry worked on his railway stories.The addition of the new Historic England plaque to Wilbert Awdry’s old address in Stroud is expected to prompt fans of Thomas the Tank Engine and his fellow locomotives to make a pilgrimage to the street to pay their respects. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Jail is only option for abuse teacher as 'House of Horrors' victim welcomes conviction

Record View says time may have passed, but that does not dilute the crimes committed by Patricia Robertson.

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4 h. ago Fornethy 'House of Horrors' victim welcomes conviction of evil teacher who tormented girls

Patricia Robertson, 77, subjected pupils as young as six to a torrent of emotional and physical abuse at the all-girls' residential school in Kilry, Angus, between 1969 and 1984.

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4 h. ago Scots union boss warns Rachel Reeves 'must pick a side' ahead of Budget as households struggle

EXCLUSIVE: Roz Foyer said the Chancellor must keep in mind that Scots "demand the means to live decent, dignified lives".

Events

6 h. ago Dragons' Den star offers biggest deal in the show's 20 year history with eye

On Thursday night's episode of the BBC hit show, Francisco Gimenez stepped into the Den with an ambitious plan to revolutionise the hairdressing industry.

Economics

7 h. ago Dragons' Den stars offers biggest deal in the show's 20 year history with eye

On Thursday night's episode of the BBC hit show, Francisco Gimenez stepped into the Den with an ambitious plan to revolutionise the hairdressing industry.

Economics