20 h. ago Rory McIlroy secures second victory in a week: Masters champion wins 'very special' permission to build pool with heat pump on green belt land

The Northern Irish golf sensation has been given 'very special' permission to install a heat pump for his huge outdoor swimming pool in the grounds of his home on the Wentworth estate.

Events

20 h. ago 'Harmless' train habit could see passengers hit with £200 fine this bank holiday weekend

Train travellers are being made aware of a mistake that could land them in hot water.

Economics

23 h. ago If Britain is now resetting the clock on trans rights, where will that leave us? | Gaby Hinsliff

There is both joy and dismay after the supreme court judgment. Compassion and leadership are really needed nowSo this is how a clock turns backwards. With the hands still spinning even now, it’s hard to know yet exactly how far back in time we will land. But Wednesday’s supreme court ruling that for the purposes of equality law, “woman” means “biological woman” – basically the chromosomes you were born with, regardless of what legal hoops you have since jumped through – is nonetheless a watershed moment.We are going back to a time before “trans women are women”, full stop, no debate: and if it’s handled well, accepting that sometimes life genuinely is more complicated than that could ultimately be healthy. But if handled badly, we could be heading back to a far darker time, when trans existence was shrouded in fear and shame and bigots had carte blanche.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Former teacher with no tech experience shares four resume changes he made to land job at Google

In 2015, Keith Anderson, now 36, left his $27,000-a-year job as an English teacher to pursue a position at a Big Tech company.

Society

33 h. ago Betrayal of Zimbabwe's white farmers: 'Tiny fraction' of those whose land was taken by Mugabe in the 2000s have received promised compensation

More than two decades ago over 4,000 commercial farmers lost their land to black counterparts amid the land reforms of then president Robert Mugabe.

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35 h. ago Shoreditch towers plan secures 'support in principle' from City Hall

Development would reach 12 storeys high on a disused patch of land between two busy railway lines

Politics

36 h. ago Snuggle down with Slumberland mattresses from Bensons for Beds

There’s nothing quite like a good night’s sleep. It can set you up for a great day ahead, and contributes to so many factors of your emotional and physical wellbeing – including your immune system, focus and concentration, mood, and much more. With Bensons for Beds, you can shop a wide range of beds, headboards, and most importantly, mattresses, which will ensure you drift off to the Land of Nod comfortably.

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36 h. ago Sam and Billie Faiers land brand new as they tease 'next chapter'

Sam and sister Billie Faiers have announced they're making a return to working alongside one another for a brand new TV show – four years after their last

Economics

38 h. ago Falkirk MP backs call to halt golf club land sale over greenkeeper compensation row

A tribunal found that John Easton had been sacked unfairly but the compensation has still not been paid

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41 h. ago Oblivion Remastered release date seemingly revealed by leak – and it comes directly from Xbox

Xbox Support could be about to land in hot water as a new leak has claimed that the Twitter account has privately revealed to one user the release date of the unconfirmed The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered.

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42 h. ago Kia Joorabchian smashes sales record to land exciting addition for racing team

The football agent who heads Amo Racing spent big again to secure the top lot at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-up Sale in Newmarket

Politics

42 h. ago New rules for public bodies expected ‘by summer’ after UK gender ruling

Equalities watchdog chair says code of practice will give clarity and adds trans people’s rights ‘must be respected’Updated guidance for public bodies after the UK supreme court’s ruling that a woman is defined in law by biological sex is expected to be issued by the summer, the head of the equalities regulator said on Thursday.Lady Kishwer Falkner, the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, described the ruling as “enormously consequential”, telling BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We are going to have a new statutory code of practice, statutory meaning it will be the law of the land, it will be interpreted by courts as the law of the land. We’re hoping we’re going to have that by the summer.” Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Like the Ritz for wildlife: the joy of recreating England’s ancient hedges

Up and down the country, volunteers are coming together to plant more of these nature-rich reservesThe 30-metre ridge runs across the moor near Yar Tor on Dartmoor, one of several faint lines that crisscross the land like aeroplane contrails. Although the open moorland looks wild, we are standing on some of the UK’s oldest farmland. These ridges, called reaves, are the ghosts of farming’s most wildlife-rich legacy: hedges.“These reaves sadly have no function today other than to delight us. Or some of us,” says ecologist Rob Wolton. But Dartmoor’s reaves are the skeletons upon which more recent hedges were built: hundreds of thousands of miles of them. After Ireland, the UK is believed to be the most hedge-dense country in the world, and Wolton says the majority of them are more than 280 years old. Recent laser scanning shows England has enough hedges to wrap around the world almost 10 times. They are, by far, the country’s biggest nature reserve, which is why community groups, farme...

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47 h. ago Like the Ritz for wildlife: the joy of recreating Britain’s ancient hedges

Up and down the country, volunteers are coming together to plant more of these nature-rich reservesThe 30-metre ridge runs across the moor near Yar Tor on Dartmoor, one of several faint lines that crisscross the land like aeroplane contrails. Although the open moorland looks wild, we are standing on some of the UK’s oldest farmland. These ridges, called reaves, are the ghosts of farming’s most wildlife-rich legacy: hedges.“These reaves sadly have no function today other than to delight us. Or some of us,” says ecologist Rob Wolton. But Dartmoor’s reaves are the skeletons upon which more recent hedges were built: hundreds of thousands of miles of them. After Ireland, the UK is believed to be the most hedge-dense country in the world, and Wolton says the majority of them are more than 280 years old. Recent laser scanning shows England has enough hedges to wrap around the world almost 10 times. They are, by far, the country’s biggest nature reserve, which is why community groups, farme...

Politics

56 h. ago BREAKING Cockpit alert forces London flight to land after dramatic u

Flight EZE58LN originally took off from London Gatwick but as it headed over the West of England, pilots ran into potential trouble and looked for diversion

Events

57 h. ago Jeremie Frimpong backed for Liverpool transfer that could land Celtic millions

The Dutchman could leave Bayer Leverkusen this summer with Arne Slot a big admirer

Politics

61 h. ago Zimbabwe farmers' group rejects compensation deal for past land seizures

A group representing many of the white farmers whose land was seized during Zimbabwe’s land reforms over two decades ago has rejected a compensation deal with the government

Economics

63 h. ago Stunning Edwardian mansion with its own DRAGON slide and fully habitable treehouse on the edge of stunning British city goes on sale for £4m

The stunning mansion, called Shotover Edge, sits on more than three acres of land in Headington, Oxford and despite the impressive scale of the home, what makes it stand out is its tree house.

Economics

64 h. ago Liam Delap is a 'wanted man' and it's 'no surprise' Man Utd are chasing his services

Manchester United have been hoping to secure the services of Liam Delap - and if they want to land his signature they'll face competition from other Prem sides

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65 h. ago Three things that motorists with a smartwatch must do to avoid £1,000 fine

it could land you with a fine of up to £1,000 and up to six penalty points added you your licence, experts warn

Economics

3 d. ago When does Andor season two start? Disney Plus release date explained

Andor will land on Disney Plus for a second season very soon 👀

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3 d. ago The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s industrial policy: inward turn by ultimatum | Editorial

The US is retreating behind chokepoints and tariffs. It remains determined to invent the future but is struggling to ensure its control Globalisation is out; reshoring is the new realism. Intel’s half-built Ohio campus and Nvidia’s US supercomputer plan demonstrate the very different routes taken by Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the search for homegrown tech dominance. Mr Biden relied on institutions: grants, land and investment incentives. That approach has stalled after last year’s election, rendering Intel’s plant idle. Mr Trump prefers court politics: flattery, pressure and tariff threats. Nvidia’s move seems driven less by design than executive ultimatum. Industrial strategy lives on – but, and this is a concern, increasingly through presidential menace, not policy.There’s another important message in the Nvidia announcement. In an era where ideas spread freely, power lies not in invention but in chokepoints, such as artificial intelligence supercomputer fabrication, that deter...

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3 d. ago Sky reveals UK's most embarrassing 'phone faux pas' that could land you in hot water

Smartphone etiquette is not something Brits always adhere to, such as accidental typos (for ducks sake!)

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3 d. ago Celebrity Big Brother's Chris Hughes and Jojo Siwa land in hot water in spoilers ahead of tonight's show

Jojo Siwa and Chris Hughes have raised some eyebrows among viewers, who believe there's flirting taking place in the CBB house despite the 21-year-old US star having a partner on the outside.

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3 d. ago Victoria Smurfit on Rivals S2 and Ghosts: "it's 17 years since I've been on the stage!"

Victoria Smurfit tells us about hitting the Lyric Hammersmith for a new adaptation of Ibsen’s Ghosts and heading back to Jilly Cooper land

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3 d. ago What is the controversial Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 and why has it sparked violent protests?

India’s parliament passed the controversial bill moved by Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments

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3 d. ago What is the controversial Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 and why are people protesting it?

India’s parliament passed the controversial bill moved by Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments

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3 d. ago Violent protests rock Indian state over controversial Muslim land law

Violence continues to spread in Indian states of West Bengal and Assam over controversial Waqf law

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3 d. ago Crystal Palace Park regeneration plan secures funding through long

Crystal Palace Park regeneration plan secures funding through long-anticipated land sale completion  London Borough of Bromley

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4 d. ago Lad's rollercoaster snap ruined as psycho pigeon headbutts him at 60mph and ricochets

Logan James was riding the Velocity rollercoaster at Flamingo Land in North Yorkshire when the bird emerged from nowhere and slammed into his head at a rate of knots

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4 d. ago Rory McIlroy etches name into golf folklore by overcoming marriage woes to end Masters pain

Rory McIlroy's off-course problems have been well documented but after getting his marriage back on track he produced just enough to finally land his first Green Jacket

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4 d. ago Moment pigeon ruins teen's rollercoaster snap after photobombing the picture to smack him in the head

Logan James, from North Seaton, Northumberland, had been riding the Velocity at Flamingo Land for just 15 seconds when the bird emerged from nowhere and flew straight into his head.

Events

4 d. ago Benefit payment dates 2025: early payments over Easter as DWP and HMRC dates moved

Thousands of households will see their cash land sooner than expected this April 📅

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4 d. ago Killed, dismembered and scattered: the Honduran father and son who made a stand against illegal logging

The country is the most deadly to be an environmental activist – and the brutal murders of Juan Bautista Silva and Juan Antonio Hernández are the latest in a long line of violent acts against defendersAt about 6pm on Wednesday 26 February, Ana Luiza Hernández Raudelez saw her partner, Juan Bautista Silva, 70, receive a phone call. A land defender who had spent more than 20 years working for the local environment, Silva was preparing to leave on a motorcycle trip to photograph illegal logging near Las Botijas, in Comayagua, central Honduras, to support a complaint to the prosecutor’s office.As he was about to set off, Ana suggested he take their son, Juan Antonio Hernández, 20, with him, as his new mobile phone took better photos. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago The Last Of Us review: Season two's return is hilariously bad with two

Human society could collapse, and zombies might roam the land, but one glimmer of civilisation will never be extinguished. You'll always be able to see a therapist.

Politics

4 d. ago Rory McIlroy's prize money from Masters boosts huge net worth – but he loses massive chunk

Rory McIlroy's Masters triumph saw him land a record-breaking prize money payout, but the Northern Irishman won't be pocketing all of it due to a hefty tax bill

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4 d. ago Win a £685,000 Hampshire home and a Land Rover Defender – all for just 99p

BOTB is best known for its luxury car giveaways – now they’re offering one lucky winner the keys to a brand new four-bed Hampshire home and a top-spec Land Rover Defender for just 99p.

Economics

4 d. ago Tulip Siddiq hits out at 'politically motivated' claims as Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for Labour MP

Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission has reportedly sought an arrest warrant over allegations Tulip Siddiq illegally received a 7,200 square feet plot of land in Dhaka

Events

5 d. ago ‘I’ve pulled myself out of a very dark abyss’: Garbage’s Shirley Manson on depression, sexism, dodgy hips and happiness

The press loved her – but also hated her. Her band was huge – and then it fractured. She started two tours – and had to abandon them. The singer talks about 30 years of heaven and hellThe new album by Garbage, Let All That We Imagine Be the Light, has the kind of sound that makes you think you have always known it. You somehow know the words as they land; you have the tune in your head on a single listen. But try saying that to the Edinburgh-born singer Shirley Manson, who – although she has lived mainly in the US for almost 30 years – is incredibly Scottish about flattery, which is to say she doesn’t like it. “I think possibly you just relate deeply to the lyrics of Chinese Fire Horse,” she says wryly, down the line from Los Angeles. That track is about life chewing you up and spitting you out because you are too old. No, I say firmly, one fiftysomething to another (she is 58), I don’t relate to that at all.Let All That We Imagine has its roots in 2016, when Manson fell off stage o...

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5 d. ago We don't want thousands of newbuilds on our Green Belt ... there is no need for more houses here

Ominously dubbed 'The Local Plan', 22,500 homes are set to be built over the next 15 years outside Bristol on large swathes of rural land, which local Darren Lawrence has called 'catastrophic'.

Politics

5 d. ago Green Day at Coachella review – fun but muddled set pokes fun at American Idiots

Empire Polo Club, Indio, CaliforniaThe weekend’s legacy headliner offered some cathartic punk pop rebellion but the awkward setlist lacked coherence and thoughtCoachella, for the most part, presents a welcome escape from the world – 10-plus hours of live music a day in a corporate-lite fantasy land, time delineated only by set lists and tents. But if there was one band who could speak to our political moment, as they unfortunately but necessarily say – who could bring the feeling of resistance, if not actual change, to the desert – it would be Green Day, the American punk band whose seminal record American Idiot stuck a middle finger to the Bush administration in 2004. Though the album is in fact more rock opera of sweeping adolescent feeling than political commentary, the opportunity for concert catharsis, if not actual change, is high; it’s a historically excellent time to scream along to “don’t want to be an American Idiot.”Catharsis was intermittently on hand during Green Day’s ...

Politics

5 d. ago Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for Labour MP Tulip Siddiq – reports

The MP is said to be wanted in Bangladesh over allegations she illegally received a plot of land in the country’s capital, Dhaka.

Events

5 d. ago We don't want thousands of newbuilds on our Green Belt ... there is no need more houses here

Ominously dubbed 'The Local Plan', 22,500 homes are set to be built over the next 15 years outside Bristol on large swathes of rural land, which local Darren Lawrence has called 'catastrophic'.

Politics

5 d. ago Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for UK Labour MP Tulip Siddiq – reports

The MP is said to be wanted in Bangladesh over allegations she illegally received a plot of land in the country’s capital, Dhaka.

Events

5 d. ago 'OnlyFans gave me my dream home and my kids no longer have to worry about money'

Laura Whyte, 26, started her OnlyFans account three years ago and says it has allowed her to buy her dream country home with six acres of land

Politics

5 d. ago Gaza is a ‘killing field’ where people are being starved. How long will the world tolerate this? | Arwa Mahdawi

What is happening is, quite simply, annihilation. Yet our politicians keep funding it and media outlets normalize itWhere do I even start? In recent weeks I’ve sat down to try and write about Gaza and, every time I steel myself to write about one atrocity, another atrocity is committed. Palestinian journalists have been burned alive, babies have frozen to death, medics have been executed and buried in mass graves, kids are being killed in their sleep. Meanwhile, in the US and Germany, speaking out about dead Palestinian babies can land you on a deportation list. Arguing that international human rights law should be respected can put you at risk of being snatched off the street and stuck in a detention centre.I don’t know where to start and I don’t know what is really left to say at this point. After 18 months of endless carnage, it should be clear to everyone that this is not a war. That this is not self-defence. What is happening in Gaza is, quite simply, annihilation. A litany of ...

Events

5 d. ago King Charles' Poundbury has been called a 'ghost town' full of £400k homes and a 'feudal Disneyland' by sneering critics... but what do locals REALLY think?

EXCLUSIVE: Poundbury is on Duchy of Cornwall land near Dorchester, and was King Charles ' vision of an utopian idyl - however in recent years it has been criticised as a 'feudal Disneyland.'

Economics

6 d. ago Coachella music festival horror as singer d4vd suffers nasty fall live on stage

American singer d4vd has admitted he was left "humiliated" when he attempted a backflip on stage at the 2025 Coachella music festival - only to land on his head

Events

6 d. ago World's cheapest holiday hotspot pint revealed by travel experts – it's only 81p

We all know travelling out-of-season can land you some bargain holiday trips but did you know cheap pints across the globe may end up costing you a fraction of the price?

Politics

6 d. ago Abandoned lynx, roaming wild boar, ‘beaver bombing’ – has rewilding got out of hand?

From unauthorised species releases to small groups buying up land, ‘guerrilla rewilding’ is going mainstream. But experts worry that these rogue efforts could do more harm than goodVisions of habitats teeming with nature are powerful, particularly so in an age of extinction. Rewilding, which offers the promise of such transformations, was once something most would have imagined happening far away, carried out by people unlike them, but times are changing. The wilderness is getting closer to home and more personal.In the past few months, there have been two suspected lynx releases and one of feral pigs in a small area of the Cairngorms, along with reports of a rise in “beaver bombing” on England’s rivers, and wild boar roaming Dartmoor. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Richmond Park café and toilets to be replaced as part of major upgrade

Richmond Council has approved plans to upgrade buildings and surrounding land near Roehampton Gate

Politics

7 d. ago Seeing Australia’s beloved gumtrees dying makes my insides knot. If they can’t survive, how can we? | Jess Harwood

Even the hardy eucalypts are finding their limits as we experience more frequent bushfires, heatwaves and droughtsExplore the series – Last chance: the extinction crisis being ignored this electionGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an emailLast week I went to Adelaide to see a man about a tree. The man was Dr Dean Nicolle and the tree was actually 10,000 eucalypt trees and mallees, of over 800 species, which Dean has been planting on a block of land south of Adelaide since 1993.Dean’s passion for eucalypts is incredible. It makes me realise that so much conservation happens purely because someone is just absolutely captivated by something. And thank goodness Dean is, because his love for the eucalypt made the Currency Creek Arboretum, which is designed to bring together all of Australia’s eucalypt species in one place for research. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Celtic hero in £15m transfer claim as he reveals out the box plan to land Brendan Rodgers a sizzling striker

The champions will renew their attempts to sign new striker in the summer transfer window

Economics

7 d. ago Start of groundworks at site of new University Hospital Monklands

An incredible one million cubic metres of earth will be moved as land is levelled off to provide a platform for the new University Hospital Monklands, set to open at Wester Moffat in Airdrie in 2031.

Politics

7 d. ago Rory McIlroy hit with backlash for 'being distracted' during Masters opening round

Rory McIlroy, who will be hoping to land his first win at the Augusta National this week, carded two late double-bogeys during the tournament's opening round

Events

7 d. ago Indigenous Australian shell dolls let out for children’s play at UK museum

Twelve dadikwakwa-kwa given to Manchester Museum on condition they are not permanently kept behind glassThey represent a “beautiful friendship” that defies preconceptions, spanning 9,000 miles with a complicated, 70-year history. The 12 dadikwakwa-kwa shell dolls, traditionally used to teach kinship, literacy, numeracy and about women’s health – have been given by the Indigenous Australian Anindilyakwa community to a UK museum on one condition – that children play with them once a year.The relationship between Europe’s museums and the countries and communities where items were taken from has been replete with controversy in recent years. But Manchester Museum cemented a bond with the Anindilyakwa community, the traditional owners of the land and seas of the Groote archipelago in the Gulf of Carpentaria, off the northern coast of Australia, by returning 174 objects in 2023. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Plymouth Sound: Loud bangs ring out as Royal Navy ship opens fire near UK city

Loud 'bangs' rang across Plymouth after HMS Somerset opened fire while coming close to land - the Royal Navy Type 23 frigate has recently been involved in monitoring Russian ships

Events

7 d. ago Zimbabwe starts compensating white farmers 25 years after land seizures

Step is requirement for restructuring country’s debt, including new IMF programmeZimbabwe has started to make compensation payments to white former farm owners, 25 years after Robert Mugabe’s government began confiscating land.The government paid $3.1m (£2.3m) to a “first batch” of 378 farms, the ministry of finance said in a statement on Wednesday, the first payout under a 2020 agreement to pay $3.5bn in compensation. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Further convictions of man jailed for soldier murder referred to court of appeal

John McDevitt was convicted of the murder of Private Neil Clark on Easter Monday 1984 in Londonderry.

Events

7 d. ago Drivers warned of Easter treat that can trigger a false breathalyser test

The popular Easter snack, of which 20 million packs are sold every year, could land you in a pickle with the police

Events

7 d. ago Melbourne cinema says threats caused it to cancel fundraising screening of Oscar

Exclusive: Jewish Council of Australia’s Sophia Kagan says she was told there were protests planned against the screening of No Other Land in ElsternwickElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastA fundraising screening of the Oscar-winning documentary film on the Israeli displacement of the Palestinian community, No Other Land, has been cancelled by a Melbourne cinema after organisers the Jewish Council of Australia said the cinema received threats.JCA had arranged with Classic Cinema in Elsternwick to host the screening of the Palestinian-Israeli Academy Award-winning film on 1 May, which was to be followed by a discussion between a Palestinian and an Israeli speaker, with one of the film-makers recording a dedicated message for the event.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ITV Celebrity Big Brother star 'unbelievably excited' as they land new role

A Celebrity Big Brother star has annouced that he is taking on a new role away from the ITV series as he declared that he's been waiting to be apart of the show for a while

Politics

8 d. ago Zimbabwe makes first compensation payments to white farmers over land seizures

Zimbabwe has started compensating white farmers who lost land during chaotic and often-violent land reforms more than 20 years ago, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said

Events

8 d. ago Nationwide reveals exact dates £50 payments should land in customer bank accounts

Payments will take place throughout April and May - with some members have already receiving their £50

Economics

8 d. ago Wowcher’s Summer Mystery Deal could land you a Lazy Spa or Ray

Could your next garden must-have cost less than a tenner? Wowcher’s mystery box is back – and some of the surprises are seriously impressive.

Economics

8 d. ago Farmers face one of the highest rates of suicide. This social worker believes the solution is buried in their land

After seeing the farmer mental health crisis up close, Kaila Anderson developed new treatment techniques based on growers’ deep connection to the landKaila Anderson stands in front of some photos in the farmhouse where she grew up, near the tiny town of Sabetha, in the north-east corner of Kansas. Outside, frozen February fields of wheat, hay and corn stubble repeat across the rolling hills. This agrarian landscape inspired a breakthrough she made four years ago that now promises to help farmers struggling with their mental health.A licensed social worker, Anderson knows first-hand that farmers have a high propensity for depression and one of the highest rates of suicide of any occupation, often attributed to the demanding and precarious nature of the job. Yet she has found that crisis-line staffers, doctors and therapists in farm country often don’t have the cultural training to recognize the signs of emotional stress unique to farmers. Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago The Masters tee times: Round 1 schedule and start time including Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler

Scheffler is aiming to defend his title while McIlroy is desperate to finally land that elusive green jacket

Politics

9 d. ago STEPHEN GLOVER: Is Britain run by MPs or a super quango whose forecasts are as reliable as a drunk palm reader at a rowdy village fete?

Most people have probably barely heard of the Office for Budget Responsibility, known as the OBR. The unaccountable super quango has become a great power of the land.

Politics

9 d. ago Lawsuit alleging environmental racism in Louisiana parish allowed to proceed, federal court says

A federal appellate court says a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies by placing polluting industries in majority-Black communities can move forward

Events

9 d. ago White House ends funding for key US climate body: ‘No coming back from this’

Nasa cuts contract that convened USGCRP, which released assessments impacting environmental decision-makingThe White House is ending funding for the body that produces the federal government’s pre-eminent climate report, which summarizes the impacts of rising global temperatures on the United States.Every four years, the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is required by Congress to release a new national climate assessment to ensure leaders understand the drivers of – and threats posed by – global warming. It is the most comprehensive, far-reaching and up-to-date analysis of the climate crisis, playing a key role in local and national decision making about agriculture, energy production, and land and water use. Continue reading...

Society

9 d. ago Cardiff charity Oasis 'hopeful' that stolen food trailer will be returned

'It took them about an hour to break through our gates and then they towed it with what looked like a Land Rover'

Politics

9 d. ago Next Nasa leader says he would prioritize US missions to Mars if confirmed

Billionaire Jared Isaacman has funded his own journeys into space and insists he would not abandon moon missionsThe next Nasa leader will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars if he is confirmed, a Senate panel heard on Wednesday.But the billionaire Jared Isaacman, an entrepreneur who has privately funded his own journeys into space, insisted he would not abandon current plans to land humans back on the moon in 2027, despite placing greater emphasis on missions to the red planet. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Double heartache as mother, 42, and daughter, 17, took their own lives after son and brother's suicide just months before

Suzan Mahmoud, 42, and Davina Allen, 17, had even bought plots of land where they hoped to be buried, before both taking a cocktail of drugs at the same time.

Events

9 d. ago Airline launches mystery flights where passengers only find out location when they land

Imagine packing your bags and boarding a plane to a completely random destination. It may sound like a nightmare to some, but for many, it's a dream adventure that has now become reality.

Society

9 d. ago Edinburgh Rugby land 'dynamic' 26y/o Scotland star but deal casts further doubts on veteran's future

Scotland hooker agrees deal with capital outfit

Economics

9 d. ago New map reveals extent of countryside scorched by Dumfries and Galloway wildfire

Forestry and Land Scotland have released the graphic from OpenStreetMap which reveals the amount of damage caused by the blaze.

Events

9 d. ago How to run an EV charging network: mastering land, plugs and software

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1 week ago Five Welsh farms taken to court over access to their land to build pylons. Now more face legal action in 'David vs Goliath' battle

'This is the beginning of something potentially very big' with hundreds potentially facing court action in what has been dubbed a 'David vs Goliath' clash

Events

1 week ago How the Senate is making it easier for national parks and forests to be sold

An amendment that would oppose the sale of public lands failed over the weekend

Politics

1 week ago Futuristic stateless land with latest AI technology planned in £393m Praxis project

Dryden Brown, 29, is a pioneer behind the plan for a stateless land called Praxis, which will have the latest technology and foresees a time when AI means we will no longer have to work

Economics

1 week ago ‘Magical realism’: how a fake Hindu nation tried to take over Indigenous land in Bolivia

Contracts show fictional country created by fugitive Indian guru would control vast swathes ‘with full sovereignty’Followers of a fugitive Indian Hindu guru on a mission to establish his own state are popping up across Latin America, offering hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy land in Ecuador, Paraguay and now Bolivia.At the end of last year, a representative of the Baure Indigenous people in the Bolivian Amazon signed a “perpetual” contract leasing 60,000 hectares (148,260 acres) of their vast rainforest for $108,000 (£81,910) a year. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Many native New Zealand species face threat of extinction, report finds

A three-yearly environmental update issues stark warning over biodiversity – and reports air pollution has improved in some areasA major new report on New Zealand’s environment has revealed a worrying outlook for its unique species and highlighted declining water health, while also noting some improvements in air quality.The ministry of the environment’s three-yearly update, Our Environment 2025, collates statistics, data and research across five domains – air, atmosphere and climate, freshwater, land, and marine – to paint a picture of the state of New Zealand’s environment. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Rachel Reeves caught joking about government debt in ‘hot mic’ moment

Rachel Reeves was caught joking about government debt in a ‘hot mic’ moment during a visit with Keir Starmer to a Jaguar Land Rover plant in the West Midlands on Monday (7 April).

Politics

1 week ago Keir Starmer's dire warning over Donald Trump economic chaos

Keir Starmer told Jaguar Land Rover workers in Birmingham that Donald Trump's tariffs were bad news and would have a 'profound' impact across the globe - but vowed to back British workers 'to the hilt'

Events

1 week ago Nationwide confirms date £50 bonus will land in accounts: Are you eligible?

Britain's biggest mutual will dish out over £600million to members as part of the 'Big Nationwide Thank You' following its takeover of Virgin Money.

Economics

1 week ago I was in the room as Keir Starmer tried to put brave face on Trump chaos

Keir Starmer struck a note of defiance as he told Jaguar Land Rover workers in Birmingham that he would back them 'to the hilt', but he is treading a fine line with erratic Donald Trump watching on

Politics

1 week ago Keir Starmer tells firms 'we have your back' as Trump's 'nuclear winter' tariffs hammer Wall St and the FTSE and the EU says it is ready to do a deal

The PM and Chancellor Rachel Reeves used a visit to a Jaguar Land Rover to fight to lessen the impact of the US import tax regime, as Wall Street became the latest market to nose dive.

Economics

1 week ago Warning to UK drivers as wearing one popular style of hat could land you a £5k fine

UK motorists have been warned to double check what hat they've put on their heads before getting behind the wheel. One popular accessory has been deemed a risk by experts

Events

1 week ago Silence surrounds the disappearance of Chilean grandmother Julia Chuñil. What really happened?

Nearly five months ago, the Indigenous land rights defender went out to herd animals in the forest and vanished. Her family say she had been threatened – and no trace of her has been foundJulia Chuñil Catricura’s home is a wooden cabin nestled within the dense foliage of the hilly Valdivian rainforest. It has no running water, electricity or mobile phone coverage. It is a modest setup – for Chuñil, living here was an act of resistance, a vindication of her rights.Chuñil, 72, is Mapuche, Chile’s largest Indigenous group. A land defender who fought for Mapuche land rights and practised ancestral farming methods and medicinal techniques, she moved to this spot in 2015. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Easter bank holiday payment date changes for State Pension, PIP and other benefits

Full list of DWP, HMRC and Social Security Scotland payments which may land early in bank accounts next week.

Economics

1 week ago Kirkcudbright businessman offers use of land for parking during bridge closure

Jack Finlay of KBT Storage says he is happy to provide land where people can park their cars and walk across the bridge.

Politics

1 week ago Construction of 400 houses in Scottish Highlands could unearth 18th century battle artefacts

According to Highland Council, the land earmarked for 400 houses holds “high potential” for archaeological finds

Society

1 week ago Business News: UK car industry threatened by US tariffs as Jaguar Land Rover pauses exports and markets tumble

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Economics

1 week ago Israel controls 50% of Gaza as Palestinians get squeezed into shrinking wedges of land

Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in the Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month

Politics

1 week ago Jigsaw fashion tycoon at war with neighbours over noisy weddings at his £12m Cotswold estate: Fed up locals say their lives are being made misery by rowdy guests, loud music and traffic gridlock

Jigsaw founder John Robinson charges his well-heeled clientele £30,000 to host wedding receptions at Euridge Manor, a £12million Georgian country estate set in 450 acres of land in Wiltshire.

Culture

1 week ago Trump officials claim 50 nations want to start US trade talks as Starmer vows to protect UK businesses

Back in Britain, the Prime Minister has pledged to ‘turbocharge plans that will improve our domestic competitiveness’ in the wake of Trump’s tariffs and fears of a global trade war

Politics

1 week ago Stuck paratrooper prevents play before Sale slump to Toulouse defeat

Last 16: Toulouse 38-15 SaleStricken army captain was dangling 30 metres upIt is rare that Toulouse do not live up to the pre-match theatrics but it is not every day that a paratrooper attempting to land on the pitch gets snagged on the stadium roof and suspended in midair for half an hour. As it was, the paratrooper in question was rescued by the fire brigade before Toulouse dug in to beat a dogged Sale side, finishing with a flourish to send their supporters home happy.Ultimately, the Sharks’ defeat caps a thoroughly miserable weekend for the Premiership clubs and for the first time since 2019 there will be just one representative – Northampton – in the last eight. As far as England’s British & Irish Lions hopefuls are concerned, it has not been a great weekend either and Andy Farrell will anxiously await news of Tom Curry’s suspected wrist injury which forced the flanker off during the first half here. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Paratrooper incident delays Champions Cup kick off between Toulouse and Sale

Three paratroopers were to land on the pitch as part of the pre-match entertainment only for the third to get stuck dangling off the roof

Politics

1 week ago King Charles cancer update as his Prince Harry priority is revealed

King Charles is putting 'duty before everything' as he prepares to land in Rome tomorrow for the start of a four day tour of Italy with Queen Camilla following his recent admission to hospital

Politics

1 week ago Plane nearly clips lorry as it's forced to crash land in major motorway emergency

The pilot of a plane showed some serious skill when they were forced to crash land onto a motorway when their engine failed them, nearly clipping a lorry and multiple cars in the process

Events