White paper paves way for London-style contactless-payment travel networks and unitary authorities to replace two-tier county and district councils Mayors of big cities and regions across England will be able to take control of rail services for the first time so they can tailor them to their areas’ economic needs, […]
Government accused of permitting a planning ‘free-for-all’ by allowing developers to convert office blocks into flats without the usual controls Labour has been accused of allowing developers to build a new generation of “slum” homes by converting office blocks into flats without planning permission. The controversial projects will boost Keir […]
First Bus vehicle struck a railway bridge in Cook Street on the outskirts of the city at about 6pm on Saturday Eight people have been injured, including one who is in a critical condition, after a doubledecker bus hit a railway bridge on the outskirts of Glasgow, police said. Five […]
Oscar Fairs was diagnosed with a rare tumour in August 2023 and died on Friday, the club say A teenage West Ham academy goalkeeper has died aged 15 after suffering from cancer. Oscar Fairs from Benfleet, Essex, was diagnosed with a rare 7cm ependymoma brain tumour in August 2023 and […]
Statement from the Duke of York says he met the businessman through ‘official channels’ and ‘nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed’ The Duke of York has said he “ceased all contact” with the businessman accused of being a Chinese spy after receiving advice from the government. Prince Andrew met […]
Ongoing infiltration by Salt Typhoon group has hit US telecoms companies and Trump, Vance and Harris Democrats and Republicans have come together in a rare moment of unity to condemn an espionage-driven Chinese infiltration of the US telecommunications system that has been called the worst hack in American history. Carried […]
Opposition needs ruling party support to suspend president over ‘insurrectionary’ martial law bid, while removal would need court approval South Korean lawmakers are due to convene again over whether to impeach the president, Yoon Suk Yeol, for his failed martial law bid. A week after the first attempt to remove […]
Exclusive: Abu Hassan al-Hamwi’s HTS group coordinated rebels to create a unified war effort that included a specialist drone unit Syrian rebels began planning the military assault that toppled the Assad regime a year ago, in a highly disciplined operation in which a new drone unit was deployed and where […]
Trump’s embattled secretary of defence nominee expresses contentious views on gay service members in latest book Policies allowing out gay people to serve in the US military have been denounced as part of a “Marxist” agenda aimed at prioritising social justice above combat-readiness by Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s embattled defence […]
Starmer says he prefers a toastie over steak after Badenoch claims ‘lunch is for wimps’ and sandwiches are not ‘a real food’ In a row likely to generate more debate than many of their exchanges over the dispatch box, the prime minister has hailed the humble sandwich as “a great […]