15 h. ago Manager and supervisor admit theft after stock worth £20,000 went missing from delivery firm's warehouse

Garry Wallace and George Coyle stole items including hot tubs, barbecues and bouncy castles.

Society

16 h. ago On embracing the ‘urgency of now’ and unconditional love on MLK Day

People across the US are moving on from the empty platitudes MLK Day often evokes – and embodying King’s wordsThis year, the Dr Martin Luther King Jr holiday forces Americans to grapple with the crisis and protests that have spread across the country, particularly in Minneapolis. Each year on this holiday, we reflect on King’s life and legacy. We wonder about what he might make of this moment. Though civil rights protesters in the 1950s and 60s were repeatedly met with extreme state violence, Americans are now facing a president who is troublingly more powerful than past figures such as the notorious segregationist and Alabama governor George Wallace.Militarized and masked federal police forces, abetted by a corrupted justice department, are expansive and employ far more deadly weapons against protesters today. Civil rights leaders often sought federal intervention to combat localized racial violence in the south. But now, local and state officials, along with ordinary citizens who ...

Politics

16 h. ago MLK Day reminds us to harness ‘urgency of now’ as the US grapples with crisis

People across the US are moving on from the empty platitudes MLK Day often evokes – and embodying King’s wordsThis year, the Dr Martin Luther King Jr holiday forces Americans to grapple with the crisis and protests that have spread across the country, particularly in Minneapolis. Each year on this holiday, we reflect on King’s life and legacy. We wonder about what he might make of this moment. Though civil rights protesters in the 1950s and 60s were repeatedly met with extreme state violence, Americans are now facing a president who is troublingly more powerful than past figures such as the notorious segregationist and Alabama governor George Wallace.Militarized and masked federal police forces, abetted by a corrupted justice department, are expansive and employ far more deadly weapons against protesters today. Civil rights leaders often sought federal intervention to combat localized racial violence in the south. But now, local and state officials, along with ordinary citizens who ...

Events

16 h. ago Courier bosses caught stealing £20,000 Aldi hot tubs and garden furniture from Lanarkshire depot

George Coyle and Garry Wallace are facing jail after teaming up to steal goods from the XDP distribution site in Cleland, Lanarkshire.

Economics

20 h. ago Remember hedgehog flavour? Moon cheese? The weirdest, wildest, coolest crisp packet designs ever

From the Space Raiders cooked up by a 2000AD artist to Odduns with their Dark Side of the Moon style packet, we pop open a new 140-page celebration of crisps and the garishly beautiful bags they’re sold inWould you eat a smoky spider flavour Monster Munch? What about a Bovril crisp, cooked up to celebrate the release of Back to the Future? Then there’s hedgehog flavour – and even a Wallace and Gromit corn snack designed to capture the unique taste of moon cheese, which the duo rocketed off to collect in A Grand Day Out.All these salty, crunchy and perhaps even tasty snacks are celebrated in UK Crisp Packets 1970-2000, a 140-page compendium that delves into the colourful, often strange and occasionally wild world of crisp packet design. The book will come as a heavy hit of nostalgia for many people, featuring various childhood favourites – Chipsticks, Frazzles, Snaps – along with the lesser known and the rare. Continue reading...

Politics

20 h. ago A 10p masterpiece! The golden age of crisp packet design, from Chipsticks to Frazzles to Hedgehogs

Aliens drawn by a 2000AD artist, graphics echoing the Dark Side of the Moon cover, Dennis the Menace fronting bacon and baked bean flavour we pop open a new 140-page celebration of the weirdest, wildest crisp bags everWould you eat a smoky spider flavour Monster Munch? What about a Bovril crisp, cooked up to celebrate the release of Back to the Future? Then there’s hedgehog flavour – and even a Wallace and Gromit corn snack designed to capture the unique taste of moon cheese, which the duo rocketed off to collect in A Grand Day Out.All these salty, crunchy and perhaps even tasty snacks are celebrated in UK Crisp Packets 1970-2000, a 140-page compendium that delves into the colourful, often strange and occasionally wild world of crisp packet design. The book will come as a heavy hit of nostalgia for many people, featuring various childhood favourites – Chipsticks, Frazzles, Snaps – along with the lesser known and the rare. Continue reading...

Politics

40 h. ago Gregg Wallace 'considering new life' away from UK after MasterChef scandal

Former MasterChef star Gregg Wallace is considering turning his back on the UK and starting a new life in Italy with his family after he was let go by the programme

Politics

50 h. ago Gregg Wallace 'plots new life in his wife's native Italy' after hitting out at the BBC following his MasterChef sacking amid misconduct allegations

The former TV presenter, 61, is currently suing the BBC in a bid to access unredacted copies of his personal data - a move that could pave the way for a separate legal claim against the corporation.

Events

62 h. ago Rory McIlroy keeps himself in contention on penultimate day in Dubai

Spaniard Nacho Elvira is two shots clear of the field.

Politics

4 d. ago Rory McIlroy satisfied with first competitive round of 2026 using new equipment

McIlroy appeared to get to grips with the new set-up immediately as he reached the turn in 31.

Politics

5 d. ago Shamed Gregg Wallace returns to "flogging" fruit and veg decades after greengrocer career

The sacked Masterchef host has been plugging vegetable boxes on social media as he looks to forge his new career outside of his plum BBC presenting gigs

Politics

6 d. ago Gregg Wallace reflects on MasterChef sacking that ‘changed his life forever’

Gregg Wallace has reflected on his BBC sacking over MasterChef misconduct allegations.

Politics

6 d. ago EastEnders star Jessie Wallace leaves fans saying the same thing over rare snap with daughter

The Kat Slater actress thanked one of her BBC soap co-stars for a recommendation

Politics

6 d. ago Gregg Wallace says MasterChef remarks were ‘no worse than Bake Off’ as he apologises after misconduct probe

The former greengrocer, 61, was dismissed after an internal BBC report upheld more than 40 complaints relating to his behaviour while filming the hit cooking show

Politics

6 d. ago Gregg Wallace says MasterChef jokes that got him fired ‘no worse than Bake Off’ innuendos

Fired host said he was ‘stupid, defensive and arrogant’ after being dropped by BBC

Events

6 d. ago EastEnders' Jessie Wallace stuns fans as she shares photo of rarely

EastEnders star Jessie Wallace has shared a rare snap of her daughter Tallulah and fans were all left saying the same thing

Culture

6 d. ago EastEnders' Jessie Wallace shares rare snap of daughter and fans all say same thing

EastEnders actress Jessie Wallace, best known for playing Kat Slater in the BBC One soap, is a proud mum to daughter Tallulah, whom she usually tends to keep out of the spotlight

Politics

6 d. ago Gregg Wallace's apology in FULL as ex BBC Masterchef host finally admits he was wrong

Gregg Wallace yesterday broke his silence after being his dismissal from Masterchef — but the shamed presenter insisted innuendos on the show were "no worse than Bake Off"

Politics

7 d. ago Gregg Wallace finally apologises for remarks that sparked his MasterChef sacking

The former greengrocer, 61, was dropped following a report which upheld more than 40 allegations relating to his behaviour while filming the hit cooking show.

Politics

7 d. ago Gregg Wallace apologises but says jokes about 'little tarts' were 'no worse than Bake Off'

The TV presenter broke his silence after being sacked by the BBC following investigation that upheld 45 allegations against him

Politics