6 m. ago Voices: Labour can’t hit ‘working people’, so now they’re after people who used to work

Whatever weasel words they may use to justify any changes to inheritance tax, the message is clear: you’re better off not making money under Labour, because they will get you in the long run, writes Chris Blackhurst

Events

2 h. ago Why UK homes don't have air conditioning and how much it costs to install and run

Many UK households will be wishing they had aircon amid this week's heatwave

Society

2 h. ago Hefin David remembered as 'powerful voice for the people of Wales'

Welsh Labour MS Hefin David has died suddenly at the age of 47

Politics

2 h. ago Keir Starmer leads tributes to Hefin David after Welsh Labour MS dies suddenly aged 47

The Prime Minister said the Caerphilly MS, who had been a member of the Welsh Parliament since 2016, was 'a powerful voice for the people of Wales'.

Events

2 h. ago Voices: So Gen Z need special coaching to make actual phone calls. Get a grip!

Ahead of A-level results day, schools have been offering students workshops on how to use their smartphones to talk to a real person and secure a university place. So what hope have they got in the real world, wonders Victoria Richards

Politics

3 h. ago Sam Thompson breaks silence on ex Zara's 'hard launch' with Louis Tomlinson as he says he 'wouldn't wish it on worst enemy'

Sam Thompson has broken his silence on ex Zara McDermott's 'hard launch' with Louis Tomlinson as he heartbreakingly admitted he 'wouldn't wish it on worst enemy'.

Politics

3 h. ago Voices: Is Keir Starmer just one crisis away from a Labour coup?

Party strategists are busy working out how to escape the chancellor’s doom loop of tax rises – and to crush damaging speculation about her boss’s ability to lead his party into the next general election. But the race to replace the PM may already have begun, says Andrew Grice

Events

3 h. ago Sam Thompson breaks silence on ex Zara's steamy 'hard launch' of Louis Tomlinson romance

Sam Thompson has spoken out after seeing his ex Zara McDermott 'hard launch' her relationship with Louis Tomlinson as he admitted he 'wouldn't wish it on anyone'

Politics

4 h. ago Luke Littler opens up on trolls targeting his girlfriend and why she's 'needed' in his life

Luke Littler has opened up on online trolls targeting his 19-year-old beautician girlfriend Faith Millar - insisting people want to "ruin us"

Events

4 h. ago Residents say community is 'blighted' by hotel amid plans for expansion

Fears voiced over affect of 'temporary accommodation' on neighbourhood

Politics

5 h. ago Voices: ‘Complete mess’: Readers slam Kemi Badenoch’s proposal to put asylum seekers in ‘migrant camps’

Our community described the Tory leader’s suggestion as cruel – and a distraction from deeper political failures

Events

6 h. ago Man Utd's costly mistake could total £81m as Carlos Baleba 'discusses transfer'

Brighton star Carlos Baleba is top of Manchester United's wishlist, but the Red Devils could have saved themselves a huge sum of money if they'd made a move earlier

Economics

11 h. ago Russell Grant's horoscopes as Aquarius is told to focus on their own needs

Today's horoscope forAugust 13 sees one star sign receive news that will provide financial relief, while another is told to start looking for something new

Politics

15 h. ago JD Vance to meet Reform’s Nigel Farage after talks with Tory MP Robert Jenrick

US vice-president will not hold talks with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch due to ‘conflicting schedules’

Politics

19 h. ago JD Vance has met Jenrick on Cotswolds visit but not expected to see Badenoch

Conservative spokesperson says scheduling meeting of US vice-president and party leader had been difficultJD Vance has met Robert Jenrick during his holiday in the Cotswolds but is not expected to see the Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch.Jenrick held an hour-long one-on-one meeting with the US vice-president on Tuesday evening, according to a source close to the shadow justice secretary. Continue reading...

Politics

19 h. ago Jets' Justin Fields says his focus on his faith the past 6 months has helped him shake off criticism

Justin Fields has learned to ignore outside opinions about his performance

Politics

20 h. ago If stopping the boats were simple, it would have happened by now

Editorial: With the number of people who have crossed the Channel on small boats since Keir Starmer came to power passing 50,000, it is a reminder that, during the election, Labour gave the impression it had a plan to fix the problem of irregular migration. But that is not to decry their efforts so far

Politics

20 h. ago JD Vance expected to host Robert Jenrick during UK trip – but not Tory leader

A Conservative spokesman said Kemi Badenoch’s team had spoken to Mr Vance’s but that ‘scheduling’ had proved difficult.

Politics

21 h. ago Fixed review – Netflix’s raunchy horny dog comedy wears thin

A filthy animated comedy about a dog preparing to be neutered offers some ribald humor but not much elseDogs dry humping humans, and whatever else they can get between their legs, is always good for a laugh – at least when we’re looking down on these adorable house pets, as they satisfy their base instincts, from above. Fixed, the filthy animated comedy unleashed on Netflix with a content warning that should apply to this review as much as the movie, both indulges in and tests our limits when it comes to that humour, largely by getting down (on all fours) and dirty with its hand-drawn canines.Here’s a movie with talking pets that rarely rises above a bull terrier’s vantage point. Humans remain mostly out of frame. We see their legs – a regular scene of the crime – but never their faces. In the opening minutes, we’re right there with Bull (voiced by Pitch Perfect’s Adam DeVine), the movie’s pudgy un-neutered protagonist, as he works hard to bust a nut on his household’s nana. Continu...

Politics

21 h. ago JD Vance to meet Farage and Jenrick during Cotswolds holiday

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch will not link up with the US vice-president on account of a schedule clash

Politics