Aurora borealis sightings further south than usual from Ireland and Britain to Czech Republic and Germany as solar storm hits Earth’s atmosphere The aurora borealis has lit up the night sky with rare sightings across the UK, Europe and the northern hemisphere. The northern lights were spotted in Whitley Bay […]
Competing rallies are on the streets, Netherlands’ entrant is under investigation and others complain music is being overshadowed The official motto of the 68th edition of Eurovision is “united by music”, but as the continent’s beglittered and sequined masses descended on the Swedish city of Malmö for Saturday’s grand final, […]
Trade bodies welcome proposal from cross-party culture committee that would prop up grassroots gig venues without passing cost to consumers A group of MPs are calling for a ticket levy on concerts at UK arenas and stadiums to raise funds for grassroots venues that are struggling with rising costs and […]
Labour leader to promise to divert £75m to fund specialist force against smugglers using counter-terror powers Keir Starmer will promise to rip up the government’s Rwanda scheme and divert £75m to fund hundreds of new specialist officers to tackle people-smuggling with new counter-terror powers. At a speech on Friday in […]
About 50% of earnings ‘alerts’ for carer’s allowance overpayments not looked at by staff, figures reveal • Will DWP act on carer’s allowance scandal? Tens of thousands of unpaid carers are at risk of debt and criminal prosecution because their cases are lying unchecked on a government “alert” database of […]
Israeli prime minister says country can ‘stand alone’ but later says he hopes US and Israel can overcome differences Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will stand alone and “fight with our fingernails” in defiance of US threats to further restrict arms deliveries if Israeli forces proceed with an offensive […]
Fiona Harvey, 58, denies stalking comedian Richard Gadd and calls Netflix show ‘hyperbole’ A woman described as the inspiration behind the character of Martha in the Netflix drama Baby Reindeer has spoken out about receiving death threats and to deny being a stalker. In the drama written by and starring […]
Leading cultural figures including Margaret Atwood sign statement in support of rapper who criticised Iranian regime More than 100 figures from the worlds of music, culture and human rights activism – including Coldplay and Sting – have signed a statement calling for the release of the Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi […]
Survey has revealed challenges faced by pharmacists and risk of harm to patients as key drugs are unavailable ‘We’re firefighting in the background’: the pharmacists coping with record drug shortages Drug shortages in England are now at such critical levels that patients are at risk of immediate harm and even […]
US president publicly warns that his administration will not provide the weapons for an offensive on Rafah Israel-Gaza war – live updates Joe Biden has issued a blunt warning to Israel that his administration will stop supplying bombs and artillery shells if its military pushes ahead with an offensive on […]