41 m. ago Terrifying moment shoppers leap out of the way as car speeds down the street in Mannheim

The CCTV footage shows a black car, which rammed into a crowd of people in Mannheim leaving two dead and at least 14 injured, hurtling through the city as pedestrians stare on.

Events

2 h. ago NHS surgeons who separated conjoined twins 40 years ago emotionally meet one surviving twin

Conjoined twins Holly and Carly had to be surgically separated in the UK in a pioneering operation at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital after being born face to face

Events

2 h. ago Surgeons who separated conjoined twins 40 years ago reunite with patient

A nine-hour operation at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London in 1985 separated twin girls.

Science

2 h. ago British tourists in Barcelona bus crash as four fighting for life and 30 injured

Over 30 people have been injured after a horror bus crash in the centre of Barcelona, with at least four fighting for their life as investigations begin.

Events

3 h. ago Teenage girl lied to sexual health clinic about having sex with ‘at least 30 men’ because she ‘thought it was normal’, Rochdale abuse trial told

“I thought it was a normal thing. I didn’t think it was abuse at that point,” Girl A told jurors

Events

3 h. ago Barcelona bus crash: British tourists in horror smash with four fighting for lives and 30 injured

More than 30 people have been injured after a horror bus crash in the centre of Barcelona, with at least four left in critical conditions as investigations begin

Events

3 h. ago Police give all clear after major operation shuts Vienna’s main train station due to ‘unspecified threat’

Wien Hauptbahnhof was cleared while Austrian police investigated

Events

4 h. ago Manchester United may terminate lease on London offices to save money

Manchester United may terminate lease on London offices to save money  The Guardian

Economics

4 h. ago The main Oscars takeaway? Hollywood is as scared of the world right now as you and I are | Emma Brockes

Perhaps the Ozempic was making people light-headed, or the stars felt they should stay silent. Either way, there was a notable lack of politicsThe Oscars ceremony on Sunday night was long and boring, as it has been for a few years, but this year its shortcomings landed differently. Hollywood’s waning influence, which registered most glaringly last month in the large number of American nominees who showed up in London for the Baftas – not something they were inclined to do in better times – gave the ceremony a sense of low-stakes irrelevance that was frankly a relief from the rest of the news cycle. Still, the question lingers as to why the actors and presenters largely, and mercifully in my view, stayed away from mention of Donald Trump.After the devastating forest fires in Los Angeles in January, the classy thing to have done this year would’ve been to cancel or at least radically downsize the Oscars ceremony, but of course no one involved was going to vote for that. Instead, audie...

Politics

4 h. ago Major police operation in Vienna shuts main train station due to ‘unspecified threat’

Wien Hauptbahnhof has been cleared while Austrian police investigate

Events

4 h. ago Gang who smuggled £1.5m of illicit tobacco into Scotland jailed for 16 years

Yuanjian Zhou, 48, masterminded the operation from his property in the Royston area of Glasgow across a three-year period from March 18.

Events

5 h. ago Why Asian logistics operators are leasing more US warehouses

Logistics operators based in Asia have been leasing more warehouses in the U.S. in response to changes in e-commerce, global trade and manufacturing

Events

5 h. ago At least two dead after car driven into crowds in German city of Mannheim

Several people injured and driver of SUV arrested by police, who had warned of terrorist threats at carnivalsEurope live – latest updatesA car has rammed into crowds in the centre of the German city of Mannheim, killing at least two people and injuring several others after police had warned of terrorist threats at regional carnival festivities.The driver of a black SUV was arrested according to a police spokesperson, and forces across the city were on alert over concerns that other suspects could be at large. Warnings were issued to the public to stay clear of the city centre. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago Government announce major property law change that will affect millions of UK homeowners

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said the reforms "mark the beginning of the end" for the "feudal" leasehold system

Society

5 h. ago Sale of new leasehold flats to be banned under Labour plan to end 'feudal' system

There are around five million leaseholders in England and Wales, and the system has come under increased criticism in recent years.

Economics

5 h. ago No plans to cap service charges for leaseholders, housing minister tells MPs

In the Commons, Matthew Pennycook argued a cap would ‘prevent necessary funds being raised for legitimate purposes’.

Politics

5 h. ago Schumer says cyber operations pause against Russia gives Putin ‘free pass’

Top Democrat calls Trump’s move to retreat from fight against Russian cyber threats ‘a critical strategic mistake’A senior US Democrat has hit out at Donald Trump’s attempt to reset relations with Russia following revelations that the president’s administration is retreating from the fight against Russian cyber threats, calling the reported move “a critical strategic mistake”.In a statement on Sunday making reference to the Russian leader, New York’s Chuck Schumer – the US Senate’s Democratic minority leader – said Trump was “so desperate to earn the affection of a thug like Vladimir Putin he appears to be giving him a free pass as Russia continues to launch cyber operations and ransomware attacks against critical American infrastructure, threatening our economic and national security”. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Trump tariffs could amount to ‘largest tax increase in at least a generation’, thinktank warns – live

Trump’s tariffs could force households to pay $1,200 annually; commerce chief says tariffs on Canada and Mexico might not be 25% as Trump has been threateningDonald Trump will lay out his priorities tomorrow evening in a prime-time speech to Congress, his first since returning to the White House.He’s doing some expectation setting this morning, posting on Truth Social:TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE BIG. I WILL TELL IT LIKE IT IS! Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago Why authorities plan to sink this historic ocean liner in waters off Florida

The process of cleaning, transporting and sinking the vessel is expected to take at least one-and-a-half years

Culture

7 h. ago Residents and traders urged to share their views on Stirling's proposed new 'tourist tax'

Stirling Council is nurging residents, traders, tourism operators and visitors to share their thoughts as the council ponders the introduction of a new 'tourist tax' on visitors.

Politics