This liveblog is now closed Key Republican senators to vote against Hegseth for US defense secretary Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, defended on Thursday what he described as an “innocent” hand salute made by US billionaire Elon Musk this week, as he criticised “woke ideology” in a fiery speech to the […]
Brat scores the British pop star five nominations, while male acts make up 53% of the overall field and mixed acts 12% Charli xcx leads this year’s Brit awards with five nominations for her 2024-dominating record Brat – the Guardian’s album of last year. With four nominations apiece, Dua Lipa, […]
People warned to stay at home, avoid the coast and charge up devices as widespread damage and outages expected Ireland is bracing for what has been described as one of the most dangerous storms ever seen, with the national weather centre warning of violent winds from 2am on Friday. Emergency […]
Keir Starmer hopes his plan to ‘take the brakes off Britain’ will send a message to business to build more Campaigners will be blocked from “excessive” legal challenges to planning decisions for major infrastructure projects including airports, railways and nuclear power stations as part of the government’s drive for economic […]
US president tells his Russian counterpart to ‘settle now and stop this ridiculous war’ or face repercussions Trump administration – live updates Donald Trump has threatened Russia with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if a deal to end the war in Ukraine is not struck soon, as the new US president […]
News Group Newspapers offered Harry ‘full and unequivocal apology’ for ‘serious intrusion’ by the paper The Duke of Sussex has claimed a “monumental victory” after a “historic admission” that the Sun engaged in “illegal practices”, as he settled his marathon case against the newspaper’s publisher, News Group Newspapers (NGN), for […]
Raven came to prominence on Modern Review in 1990s and later developed the degenerative illness Huntington’s disease Charlotte Raven, the “exhilarating” journalist who blazed a trail through the 1990s media scene, later writing powerfully about assisted dying after she developed a degenerative illness, has died aged 55. Raven was a […]
UK charity calls for positions of four weeks or longer to be banned to help close social mobility gap Young people from working-class or disadvantaged backgrounds are being “locked out” of careers by unpaid or low-paid internships that benefit middle-class graduates, according to a social mobility charity. Research by the […]
Keir Starmer says social media platforms must also act to remove extreme content that is inspiring violence Terrorism laws will be overhauled and technology companies be pressured to remove a “tidal wave” of online violent content that is inspiring acts of murder, ministers have said amid growing anger over the […]
New fraud, error and debt bill will also allow money to be recovered direct from bank accounts of people fraudulently claiming benefits People could be banned from driving if they repeatedly fail to repay money they owe under a new government crackdown on welfare fraud. The Department for Work and […]