4 h. ago How to make chocolate chip cookies – recipe | Felicity Cloake's Masterclass

Your step-by-step guide to authentically gooey, chewy cookie heavenOnce upon a time, not so long ago, the only so-called chocolate chip cookies on offer in the UK were, in fact, biscuits – small, brittle ones peppered with tiny, waxy, cocoa-coloured pellets. When I finally discovered the soft, chewy American originals in a subterranean outlet at Birmingham New Street station, my teenage mind was officially blown. These are even better.Prep 25 min, plus chilling Cook 15 min Makes 15 Continue reading...

Society

10 h. ago Reeves braced for OBR forecasts to blow £20bn hole in tax and spending plans

Downgrades by Treasury watchdog could force chancellor to raise taxes or cut spending at budget to meet fiscal rulesRachel Reeves is braced for revised forecasts by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to blow a £20bn hole in her tax and spending plans before the autumn budget.Even without changing the totals the chancellor set out in her spending review on Wednesday, a weaker forecast from the the Treasury’s independent watchdog could force her to find significantly more money at the budget to meet her “non-negotiable” fiscal rules. Continue reading...

Economics

10 h. ago Wild moment two drivers launch into a fistfight at traffic lights in furious road rage incident before a high speed chase through the streets

A confrontation between city motorists has come to blows, bringing traffic to a halt on Saturday.

Transport

14 h. ago Jade Thirwall celebrates five years with her Rizzle Kicks boyfriend Jordan Stephens as she shares loved

The former Little Mix star, 32, and her Rizzle Kicks rapper boyfriend, 32, first sparked a romance after he asked a mutual friend to set them up back in 2019.

Politics

17 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Let Dad know you love him (even if he does blow his nose loudly, obsesses about stacking the dishwasher in a certain way, and wears awful holiday shorts)

This Father's Day, if you have given or received a card, what does it depict? A foaming tankard? A sports car, wheel barrow, tie, rugby ball? Pictured: A young Quentin Letts with his father Richard

Politics

21 h. ago Jesy Nelson reveals she's finally home with her newborn twins after their premature births and 'scary' time in neonatal intensive care unit

Jesy Nelson has revealed she is finally home with her newborn twins Ocean Jade and Story Monroe after three months in hospital.

Politics

24 h. ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal suffer Williams blow; Gyokeres rejects Man United; Pedro to Chelsea; Mbeumo latest

The summer window re-opens on Monday

Sport

24 h. ago The woke masses fled Trump's America in a blind panic. Now their liberal safe haven has doomed them all

Liberals seeking refuge from Donald Trump 's America have been dealt a crushing blow as their favorite sanctuary issued a brutal crackdown.

Politics

26 h. ago Ben Ainslie’s choppy seas: SailGP, the America’s Cup and a split with Ineos

The Olympic great is rebuilding after a messy divorce with billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, all while trying to bring SailGP to the masses and win the sport’s ultimate prizeJust off Manhattan last weekend, a dozen 50ft catamarans soared across the water at speeds of up to 52mph. Navigating a precariously tight course, in the shadow of the city’s myriad skyscrapers, teams battled challenging conditions in a series of rapid, hectic races.“A lot of people don’t really know what SailGP is about,” says Sir Ben Ainslie, the four-time Olympic champion sailor. “And when they see it, it blows their mind. It’s not what anyone would think sailing is about.” Continue reading...

Politics

26 h. ago Justin Bieber v The Paparazzi: the star's feud with paps explained as he shouts at photographer

As Justin Bieber blows up at another paparazzo, we look back at his many difficult dealing with paps, leading to physical altercations and even a death

Culture

27 h. ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal suffer Williams blow; Gyokeres rejects Man Utd; Pedro to Chelsea; Mbeumo latest

The summer window re-opens on Monday

Sport

31 h. ago Netanyahu outplayed Trump on Iran. Now the US risks being mired in another war | Mohamad Bazzi

If Trump wants to be the peacemaker he claims to be, he must negotiate a new deal with TehranBefore dawn on Friday, Israel unleashed a wave of air strikes against more than 100 targets in Iran, including nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and air defense systems. The surprise Israeli attack also killed some of Iran’s most senior military commanders and nuclear scientists. The Iranian regime called it a “declaration of war” – and western powers raced to prevent a wider regional conflict that could draw in the US along with other countries in the Middle East.While the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, claims that he’s trying to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, the attack is as much intended to blow up ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Donald Trump’s administration. While Trump’s overall foreign policy has been a disaster, for months he had resisted Netanyahu’s pleas to give Israel a green light to attack Iran, with US assistance. Trump insiste...

Events

31 h. ago 'I got in trouble shouting at Fabio Wardley fight but one punch is all it takes'

FRANK WARREN COLUMN: Fabio Wardley was behind on all three judges' scorecards during his fight with Justis Huni but landed the telling knockout blow to win the bout

Events

31 h. ago Gary Neville's massive net worth and empire that softened Soccer Aid star's £3.2m blow

Gary Neville has been a busy man since retiring from football in 2011, amassing a huge business empire that is more than supplementing the Manchester United icon

Economics

32 h. ago From tradwife to radwife: abandoning perfection in favour of the ‘good enough’ life

No they don’t cook from scratch, sometimes forget the sunscreen and often miss work deadlines, but at least their kids are wearing secondhand clothes Meet the new gen of radically normal mumsMost mornings, I’m woken at 6am by my alarm (the baby crawling on to my head). I stretch, go downstairs, fill a bowl with iced water and, the theme of Transformers playing in the background, write my journal (a list of emails-I-forgot-to-reply-to). I drink hot water with cider vinegar to regulate my blood sugar levels, followed by tea using the baby’s leftover milk. Dragging a chilled jade gua sha spoon across my face in an attempt to reverse the ageing process, I then make my young sons’ porridge. While they eat, I plunge my face into the iced water until I can’t breathe, and begin my three-step routine (two La Roche-Posay serums followed by SPF). Some mornings, I run. Others, I cry into a coffee, albeit one made with organic milk, before taking a mushroom gummy to take the edge off the da...

Politics

32 h. ago Man United get 'green light' to land bargain Bryan Mbeumo transfer alternative amid Tottenham blow

Manchester United transfer news as Ruben Amorim faces looking at alternatives for Bryan Mbeumo

Politics

32 h. ago Man Utd transfer news: Red Devils in for new striker as Mbeumo issues concerning message

Manchester United have already signed Matheus Cunha in the summer transfer window and the Red Devils are looking to complete more deals, but they have suffered a blow in their Bryan Mbeumo pursuit

Events

32 h. ago Gary Neville's huge net worth and business interests despite Soccer Aid star's £3.2m blow

Gary Neville is known for his football career and his time on Sky Sports, but the Manchester United legend has also built a tidy business empire for himself and his family

Economics

35 h. ago ‘The risk was worth it’: All Fours author Miranda July on sex, power and giving women permission to blow up their lives

The artist and author’s hit book had so much in common with her own life that even her friends forgot it wasn’t real. How did this revolutionary portrayal of midlife desire come to inspire a generation of women?When Miranda July’s All Fours was published in May last year, it triggered what felt like both a spontaneous resistance movement and the sort of mania last experienced when the final Twilight book dropped, except this time for women in midlife rather than teenage girls. Two friends separately brought it to my house, like contraband dropped out of a biplane. Book groups hastily convened, strategically timed for when the men were out of the picture.The story opens with a 45-year-old woman about to take a road trip, a break from her husband and child and general domestic noise. She’s intending to drive from LA to New York, but is derailed in the first half hour by a young guy, Davey, in a car hire place, to whom she is passionately attracted. The next several weeks pas...

Events

36 h. ago How Israeli strikes dealt a serious blow to Iran's nuclear ambitions

Israel’s sweeping attack across Iran struck at the heart of Tehran’s nuclear program, delivering a blow to the country’s ability to enrich uranium and potentially setting its nuclear ambitions back by months or years

Events