1 hour ago Arsenal transfer news: Eberechi Eze makes his choice with talks on exit to accelerate

Arsenal have been active in the summer window, signing six players, but Mikel Arteta is still in the market for more reinforcements ahead of the new Premier League season

Sport

1 hour ago Inheritance tax changes under consideration amid spending gap concerns – reports

Government U-turns over winter fuel payments and welfare reform have left Chancellor Rachel Reeves with a multibillion-pound fiscal shortfall.

Economics

2 h. ago Met Office pinpoints exactly when violent storms to bring brutal end to heatwave

Although the mercury exceeded 33C in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, on Tuesday, the weather is set to change - and the fourth heatwave of the year will come to an abrupt end

Society

3 h. ago Dragons' Den icon Theo Paphitis warns 'high streets will not survive if shops are hit in next Budget'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has already increased business rates - with speculation growing she may pile on the pain in the autumn.

Events

3 h. ago New Look shoppers race to buy £39 padded coat similar to £278 Lululemon puffer

New Look's winter warmer is more than £239 cheaper than its designer counterpart

Economics

4 h. ago China’s crackdown on lavish civil servant perks will ‘harm’ the economy, experts warn

Updated regulations ban the country’s 40 million civil servants from lavish banquets, and restrict them from overseas travel for ‘personal leisure’Adjacent to a municipal government building in Beijing, a normally bustling restaurant is now eerily quiet, at lunchtime most of its seats are empty.The recent crackdown on civil servants frequenting restaurants – part of a government austerity drive intended to crack down on corruption – has likely affected business and caused liquor sales to plummet, admits one waitress who works in the opulent establishment. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago Chilling details emerge after pregnant woman was allegedly killed and her partner decapitated with his head placed on a spike

Police have charged a man with a brutal double murder after a pregnant woman and her partner were found dead in Melbourne - the father-to-be's head severed and gruesomely mounted on a spike.

Events

5 h. ago RSPCA issue warning to cat owners after ‘horrific’ 30% surge in attacks

The incidents have seen cats ‘screaming in pain’ and left unable to use limbs

Events

5 h. ago Government urges households to check if they can save £150 on energy bills

There are less than two weeks to ensure you will receive the discount, the government has warned

Economics

5 h. ago First Match of the Day lineup after Gary Lineker's exit is revealed with TWO legendary England strikers on the punditry panel

Only one of the three presenters will take part in Saturday's season curtain-raiser, given the trio have agreed to share hosting responsibilities throughout the campaign.

Events

5 h. ago Experts warn that progress in cancer survival rates is ‘slowing’

The study, led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and funded by Cancer Research UK, analysed long-term trends in the cancer survival index (CSI)

Events

5 h. ago £13m scheme boosts rare wildlife but experts warn ‘time running out’ for nature

Rare species from water voles to adders across England have been helped with cash from the Species Recovery Programme’s capital grants scheme.

Events

6 h. ago Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal have Eze rival; Baleba approves Man Utd move; Isak to Liverpool; Guehi talks

Clubs are working on big deals as the start of the new Premier League season draws near

Sport

6 h. ago Winter is going to be brutal: Farmer’s Almanac warns of long and snowy season for most of US

Americans can expect a cold and wet ‘old-fashioned’ winter

Events

6 h. ago Great white shark is seen near popular beaches in Maine, sparking a warning from police

Reports of a large great white shark near popular beaches in Maine have prompted a warning to beachgoers

Events

6 h. ago Sad update after pregnant woman and her partner were found dead in Melbourne

Police have charged a man with a brutal double murder after a pregnant woman and her partner were found dead in Melbourne - the father-to-be's head severed and gruesomely mounted on a spike.

Events

7 h. ago ANDREW GRIFFITH: Almost four million people are signed off with no requirement to find a job. That's not fair on all the hard

If you ever wanted to know what the warning lights flashing red on the economy look like: this is it. Unemployment up for the tenth month in a row.

Society

7 h. ago Tony Bloom makes Derek McInnes Hearts hiring admission as he reveals there's more to transfer strategy than data

McInnes has the jambos top of the table after Bloom insisted that they can spit Celtic and Rangers this season

Sport

7 h. ago Israel rejects UN allegations that its forces have sexually abused detained Palestinians

The U.N. chief has warned Israel that the United Nations has “credible information” of sexual violence and other violations by Israeli forces against detained Palestinians

Politics

8 h. ago Russian bus passengers ordered to rush to bomb shelters over 'imminent nuclear strike'

A video going viral on Russian social media shows a woman passenger as she heard the warning today on the intercom of bus 191 to Grachevskaya station in the Russian capital

Events