11 h. ago Communist China's global crackdown on its critics: The shocking tactics Beijing is using to silence activists

Beijing have targeted campaigners living in the UK, Canada and Australia through physical threats, pressuring family members back home and even placing bounties on them.

Events

13 h. ago ‘Completely out of touch’: golf and dinners for ‘king’ Trump as economy melts down

Casual attitude as markets fall suggests man detached from anxieties of ordinary voters – and surrounded by yes menAfter lighting a fuse under global financial markets, Donald Trump stepped back – all the way to a Florida golf course. A week later, having just caved to pressure to ease his trade tariffs, the US president defended the retreat while hosting racing car champions at the White House.Trump had spent the time in between golfing, dining with donors and making insouciant declarations such as “this is a great time to get rich”, even as the US economy melted down. Continue reading...

Politics

17 h. ago ‘We can’t pit boys against girls’: headlines overshadow struggles of a generation of girls

Growing crisis among boys dominates the narrative but girls in England also face unprecedented mental health challenges and systemic pressuresA generation of young men are facing far worse outcomes than young women. We don’t value boys and masculinity. Too many young men are isolated. Boys and young men are in crisis.The headlines, opinion pieces and speeches about the crisis facing boys and men have been relentless in recent weeks, as the Netflix drama Adolescence has sparked conversations from the school gates to the Houses of Parliament. Continue reading...

Politics

24 h. ago ‘Space junk’: huge astronaut statue coming to Perth park is one giant leap too far for many

Council criticised over plan to replace beloved public artwork with 7-metre tall effigy of spaceman created by a former Wall Street traderGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe City of Perth is under increasing pressure to drop its plans to replace one of the city’s most beloved public artworks with a 7-metre tall effigy of an astronaut, which as been derided as a piece of “factory-produced space junk”.Until four years ago, Ore Obelisk, affectionately known as The Kebab by the people of Perth, stood in the heritage-listed Stirling Gardens in the heart of the city. The 15-metre work made from local geological minerals, created by the architect, artist and Perth’s first city planner, Paul Ritter, was erected in 1971 to celebrate Western Australia’s population reaching one million, and was one of the city’s first public artworks.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

Technology

33 h. ago Lego drops diversity terms from its annual sustainability report

The move by the Danish toymaker reflects US pressure on inclusivity initiatives worldwideLego has cut diversity terminology from its annual sustainability report despite trumpeting the recent addition of “diverse” characters to make its toys more “inclusive”.Most recently the world’s biggest toymaker introduced sets featuring characters with sunflower lanyards, which are worn to indicate a hidden disability. At the time its chief diversity and inclusion officer, Lauren von Stackelberg, said that the company was “embedding diversity and inclusion in everything we do”. Continue reading...

Politics

33 h. ago Man United revisit '£40m transfer decision' after Andre Onana horror show in Lyon

Manchester United are said to be interested in Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki as Andre Onana continues to come under pressure at Old Trafford.

Economics

33 h. ago Kris Boyd warns Rangers 'pressure isn't off' as Ibrox legend sets a demand that starts in the Granite City

Barry Ferguson takes his side north on Sunday having lost on their last trip to the Granite City in October

Events

34 h. ago Jason Isaacs details 'pressure cooker atmosphere' and behind

The British actor, best known for playing Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter, stars as Timothy Ratfliff in the new season of the hit HBO show, set in Thailand

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34 h. ago Arsenal’s Renée Slegers: ‘I like to be under pressure. I get the best out of myself’

The head coach on staying calm against Real Madrid, learning to cope with losing and the challenge of Lyon‘The tactical side is the easier part of the job because it’s like mathematics,” says Renée Slegers. “The challenging part is the people, in a positive way; that’s where the most energy goes, and I think that’s right.”The Arsenal manager is on a sofa in her office, relaxed and open as we talk about how much of coaching is psychological and how much is tactical. Is the psychological side the most enjoyable part of the job, then? “I like the combination,” says Slegers, after a short pause. “I like puzzles and board games and, for me, tactics are kind of a game, but then working with people I get so much energy. That’s inspiring.” Continue reading...

Events

34 h. ago Met Office warns 'change is on the way' as parts of UK could see snow next week

The Met Office prepared Brits to "say goodbye" to the sunshine as an area of low pressure is coming

Events

35 h. ago US wholesale inflation fell last month as price pressures eased, but trade war clouds outlook

The Labor Department is reporting that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — was fell 0.4% from February

Economics

36 h. ago Man United handed Andre Onana and Rasmus Hojlund 'transfer opportunities' after Lyon nightmare

Andre Onana and Rasmus Hojlund are under pressure after poor performances at Manchester United throughout this season.

Politics

37 h. ago ‘A huge cudgel’: alarm as Trump’s war on universities could target accreditors

Advocates braced for revamp of certification system as experts warn of political pressure being brought to bearAdvocates for academic freedom are bracing for what they expect to be the next phase of the government’s effort to reshape higher education: an overhaul of the system accrediting institutions of higher learning.Donald Trump has made no secret of such plans. During the campaign, he boasted that accreditation would be his “secret weapon” against colleges and universities the right has long viewed as too progressive. Continue reading...

Events

37 h. ago Mother gets life in jail for stabbing daughter for lying about exam results

Teenage daughter was under pressure to perform in exams

Events

38 h. ago Jack Butland in 'end of the world' Rangers admission but Liam Kelly emergence is no apocalypse for keeper

Jack Butland has confessed to feeling the pressure of playing for Rangers in an interview conducted ahead of being dropped by Barry Ferguson against Athletic Bilbao

Events

38 h. ago Baby Boxes packed with essential items delivered to almost 60,000 families in NHS Lothian area

'This simple but powerful support helps ease some of the financial pressures on parents'

Society

44 h. ago The big lesson for Europe? Trump backed down under pressure | Alexander Hurst

The EU neither ‘kissed ass’ nor unleashed its most powerful trade weapon. Now it must provide the world with an alternative to US chaosMy condolences to everyone who spent days trying to play 5D chess with Donald Trump’s market-exploding tariff mess. Where Trump is involved, there is a cloud of malevolent chaos, and there is grift amid the chaos. What grandmasters there are to be found are almost certainly grandmasters of grift.When markets dump $10tn in three days and then gain trillions back in a single afternoon on the erratic decisions of one deeply corrupt person, you can be sure that a small number of people have made immense sums of money out of that volatility. Were the people responsible for abnormal spikes buying into the markets (including call options on various indexes and exchange-traded funds) on Wednesday morning – and again, 20 minutes before the tariff announcement went public – extraordinarily lucky? Were they in the right Signal group? Or were they just simply fo...

Politics

44 h. ago Banish garden patio stains immediately with one 35p kitchen staple

If you've noticed your patio is covered in disgusting green stains, no need to worry - a gardening expert has revealed an incredibly cheap trick to banish the gunk for good

Politics

46 h. ago Man Utd news: Bruno Fernandes transfer claim made as Ruben Amorim issues challenge

Manchester United are building up to a crucial summer transfer window in which boss Ruben Amorim will look to overhaul his underperforming squad as the pressure mounts on him

Politics

47 h. ago Trump adding immigrants to Social Security ‘master death file’ to pressure them into deportation: report

Move breaks with longstanding precedent concerning sensitive Social Security data

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