2 h. ago Snail farms run out of central London offices in £370k tax avoidance scheme

Westminster Council leader Adam Hug hit out at ‘unscrupulous traders’ using the ‘ludicrous’ scheme

Economics

2 h. ago Terrifier actor claims she wasn’t told about nude scene in lawsuit over unpaid royalties

Catherine Corcoran says she has not been paid in full for her role in Damien Leone’s horror franchise

Events

2 h. ago West Ham hanging on till January as Nuno Espirito Santo struggles to revitalise despondent squad

The new Hammers’ boss has experimented with the players at his disposal, but is his squad fit for purpose?

Politics

3 h. ago Who will be the next James Bond? Latest odds as Sydney Sweeney declares interest in role

Sydney Sweeney has hinted she has her eyes on the latest 007 role. But what do the bookies think?

Politics

3 h. ago Vernon Kay issues apology as he addresses 'disgruntled' The One Show viewers

Vernon Kay, who took up the role of host on The One Show last night, has disclosed that they were inundated with messages from fans who all wanted to know one thing

Culture

4 h. ago US citizens on the threat of being racially profiled by ICE: ‘I carry my passport card at all times’

Trump’s immigration crackdown is upending the daily routines of US citizens and permanent residents of colorSleeping with a passport by your pillow. Bringing a birth certificate to soccer practice. Avoiding large gatherings and crowds. Grocery shopping for relatives too afraid to go outside.These are some of the ways that US citizens and permanent residents of color have altered how they move through the world as widespread immigration raids create a pervasive climate of fear. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Springboks hand debut to promising prop as Cheslin Kolbe given new role for Japan clash

Zachary Porthen will make his international bow at Wembley with Kolbe deployed at full-back

Politics

5 h. ago Vernon Kay apologises to 'disgruntled' The One Show viewers as BBC inundated with messages

Vernon Kay, who took up the role of host on The One Show last night, has revealed that they were inundated with messages from viewers who all wanted to know one thing

Politics

5 h. ago Poignant moment Trump is gifted priceless Abe golfing relic ahead of signing landmark deal... and issuing gushing praise of Japan

Trump is in Japan to meet the country's first female leader Sanae Takaichi. The president lavished praise on her and signed deals on trade and rare earths. Trump was also showered with gifts.

Economics

5 h. ago Fresh poll woe for Keir Starmer as voters now prefer Nigel Farage as PM for the first time

An Ipsos survey found the Reform UK leader was seen as a better candidate to be in charge of the country by 33 per cent of voters.

Politics

5 h. ago The Latest: Air strikes, ICE crackdown and shutdown continue with Trump in Asia

U.S. President Donald Trump has met with Japan’s newly elected, ultraconservative leader in Tokyo during one of the busiest days of his Asia trip

Events

5 h. ago Fawlty Towers' John Cleese leads the stars paying tribute to his co

The celebrated actress was best-known for her role as Sybil Fawlty - the long-suffering wife of John Cleese 's hotel owner Basil - in BBC comedy Fawlty Towers.

Politics

6 h. ago Nigel Farage blasted for 'disgusting insult' to Covid bereaved with call to end Inquiry

The Reform UK leader complained the Covid Inquiry, which was set up to learn lessons from the devastating pandemic that killed some 227,000 people, was too expensive

Politics

6 h. ago US agent’s daring plot to coax Nicolas Maduro’s pilot into turning on the Venezuelan leader and delivering him into custody

There was even a final machination aimed at rattling the Venezuelan president about the pilot’s true loyalties

Politics

6 h. ago Who is Yana Lantratova – Soviet bombshell sanctioned by UK and backing Putin's every move

Yana Lantratova backs every move made by Russian President Vladmir Putin, and already seems destined to play a key role in Russia's future, given her dramatic rise so far

Politics

6 h. ago ‘We achieved our goal’: Canadian leader defends the use of Reagan ad that upset Trump

Trump has fumed about the ad, calling the Ontario premier’s refusal to remove the ad a ‘hostile act’

Politics

7 h. ago Takeaways from AP's report on a U.S. plot to recruit Maduro's pilot to betray Venezuelan leader

A veteran U.S. law enforcement agent secretly tried to recruit Nicolas Maduro’s personal pilot to join a plot to capture the Venezuelan leader and deliver him into U.S. custody to face drug trafficking charges

Politics

7 h. ago Tilda Swinton and Gary Oldman return to stage for Royal Court’s 70th anniversary

Tilda Swinton’s performance marks 30 years since audiences last saw her tread the boards, meanwhile Gary Oldman will be in Krapp’s Last TapeTilda Swinton will return to the stage for the first time in more than 30 years as part of the Royal Court’s 70th anniversary programme, in a reprisal of her 1988 one-woman performance in Manfred Karge’s Man to Man.Swinton’s return to the role, in which she plays a widow who takes on the identity of her deceased husband, is one of two star turns in David Byrne’s third season as artistic director, which will also feature Gary Oldman in another revival: Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape, which was first performed in 1958. Continue reading...

Events

8 h. ago A federal agent's daring plan: Recruit Maduro's pilot to turn on the Venezuelan leader

A federal agent had a daring plan: persuade Nicolas Maduro's chief pilot to surreptitiously divert the Venezuelan president’s plane to a place where U.S. authorities could nab the strongman

Politics

8 h. ago As Netherlands goes to the polls again, Geert Wilders faces isolation

With other parties refusing to govern with the far-right leader, months of political deadlock may lie aheadDutch election: the key players and main issuesVoters in the Netherlands return to the polls on Wednesday less than two years after Geert Wilders led his party to a shock election win that the anti-immigration agitator could well repeat – but this time, with little chance of his party ending up in government.Polls suggest that Wilders’ far-right Freedom party (PVV) could again finish first in a vote triggered when he pulled it out of a fractious and ineffectual four-party rightwing coalition last June in a row over his 10-point plan for a radical crackdown on refugees. Continue reading...

Politics