1 hour ago British Airways, Ryanair and easyJet suffer same problem as odds of big flight delays revealed

The analysis looked at departure data for six of the biggest airlines – British Airways, easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair, Tui and Wizz Air – between May 2024 and April 2025. They show that all of the airlines were less punctual now than before the pandemic in 2019

Politics

3 h. ago "Confusion" over Welsh GCSE subject in Wales needs "urgently addressing"

The three separate science GCSEs remaining on offer in Wales are "overloaded with content, out of date and lack modern and relevant context", the Royal Society of Chemistry said.

Politics

4 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel faces FEDERAL investigation after telling viewers Charlie Kirk suspect Tyler Robinson was MAGA

News of a probe will likely spook Kimmel's bosses at ABC.

Events

4 h. ago King urges Trump to protect the environment in state banquet speech

The US president has previously vowed to ‘drill, baby, drill’.

Politics

4 h. ago Coronation Street's Betsy Swain 'in danger' as she realises mum is 'back from the dead'

Coronation Street's Betsy Swain discovered that her mum had 'come back from the dead' in Wednesday night's episode of the world's longest-running television soap

Events

5 h. ago Mississippi police await autopsy results for Black student found hanged at Delta State

Mississippi police are urging patience as they wait for autopsy results for a Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University

Events

5 h. ago The full implications of Welsh Senedd poll as Eluned Morgan in danger of losing her seat

The Welsh Labour leader's own future as an elected politician has a question mark hanging over it

Politics

5 h. ago Howe urges Newcastle to show Barcelona they are Champions League contenders

Asprilla will be at St James’ Park 28 years after hat-trickHansi Flick talks up Marcus Rashford’s qualitiesIt is only two years since Eddie Howe attended his first Champions League match but now Newcastle’s manager is on a mission to disrupt Europe’s elite.As Barcelona arrived on Tyneside on Wednesday Hansi Flick’s La Liga champions certainly displayed no sign of complacency. Indeed Flick warned of the “intensity” his players must be braced for at St James’ Park on Thursday night. Continue reading...

Sport

6 h. ago Terence Crawford urged to retire by world champion after Canelo masterclass

Terence Crawford made history by defeating Canelo Alvarez and becoming undisputed in a third weight class. Close friend and fellow world champion Shakur Stevenson believes ‘Bud’ has achieved it all in boxing, and should call it a day.

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6 h. ago US tech groups answer Starmer’s call for AI infrastructure spending

Multibillion-dollar pledges on data centres come during Trump visit despite unresolved issues around digital services tax

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6 h. ago Police launch probe into 'unexplained' deaths of elderly man and woman in sleepy Oxfordshire village

A man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s were found dead at a property in Milton, Abington.

Events

7 h. ago UK talks to join EU defence fund stalled over participation fee

British minister Nick Thomas-Symonds says agreement ‘urgent’ after months of delay by Brussels

Politics

7 h. ago Obama says Trump deepened US divide in rush to ‘identify enemy’ after Charlie Kirk shooting

Former president describes a ‘dangerous moment’ in the US, following White House response to shootings of Kirk and Melissa HortmanBarack Obama addressed the recent killing of Charlie Kirk and told a crowd in Pennsylvania on Tuesday the country was “at an inflection point”, but that political violence “is not new” and “has happened at certain periods” in US history.Obama added that despite history, political violence was “anathema to what it means to be a democratic country”.This article was amended on 17 September 2025. A previous version misspelled the name of Melissa Hortman. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Widow issues statement after trial against brothers accused of killing young dad in crash collapses

Abubakr and Umar Ben Yusaf, from Manchester, denied causing the death of Rhys Jenkins by dangerous driving

Events

7 h. ago Peter Kay issues urgent warning to fans attending his Manchester show amid strikes

Comedian Peter Kay has warned Manchester fans about bus strikes affecting travel to his show as he faces criticism over ticket value and social media copyright removals

Events

7 h. ago The 'hidden' risk factors causing spike in deadly heart attacks as doctors urge people to know the signs

The most common trigger for a heart attack is a clot forming in a narrowed artery, but researchers have uncovered other dangerous, and frequently missed, culprits.

Events

7 h. ago Family of Mississippi university student found hanged on campus seek independent probe: ‘We need answers’

While police said there was no evidence of foul play, rumors began to swirl online

Society

7 h. ago Obama warns US at ‘inflection point’ after Charlie Kirk shooting

Former president called recent attacks ‘horrific’ and urged leaders to lower political temperatureBarack Obama addressed the recent killing of Charlie Kirk and told a crowd in Pennsylvania this week that the country was “at an inflection point”, but that political violence “is not new” and “has happened at certain periods” in US history.Obama added that despite history, political violence was “anathema to what it means to be a democratic country”. Continue reading...

Events

8 h. ago Labor statistics chief fired by Trump sounds alarm over White House’s ‘dangerous’ interference

Erika McEntarfer says Americans should be concerned about independence of key economic institutionsThe former chief US economics data statistics who Donald Trump fired last month called her sudden removal “dangerous” and said Americans should be concerned about the independence of key economic institutions.“Markets have to trust the data are not manipulated,” said Erika McEntarfer, former head of the Bureau Labor of Statistics, on Tuesday in her first remarks since her firing. “Firing your chief statisticians for releasing data you do not like, it has serious economic consequences.” Continue reading...

Events

8 h. ago West Lothian wheelie bin lid clips 'impractical and dangerous' for collection crews

Other councils said health and safety issues had been identified, and where they were allowed residents were asked to remove them before putting bins out for collection.

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