A swathe of celebrities including Sir Stephen Fry and Succession star Brian Cox have urged the government to reverse its “shameful” cuts to welfare. Sir Stephen said the cuts should not be…
Stranded astronauts have just returned to a very different world | Science, Climate & Tech News
Perhaps it was just an accident of scheduling that meant Butch and Suni were brought back to Earth on a SpaceX capsule called Freedom. The test pilots were supposed to have just…
Beth Rigby breaks down spring statement
Beth Rigby breaks down spring statement
Gisele Pelicot’s son relives moment he discovered his father was a monster | World News
His father is one of France’s worst sex offenders, his mother a national hero. As the friendly, smartly dressed man sits in front of me, waiting for our interview to begin, it…
DOGE staff getting daily death threats, says Elon Musk | US News
Elon Musk claims some members of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are getting death threats on a daily basis. The Tesla CEO and owner of X, who was speaking during a cabinet…
Happiest country in the world revealed – and one where a stranger’s most likely to return a lost wallet | Science, Climate & Tech News
Strangers are about twice as kind as people think, according to a UN-backed report on global happiness. Researchers for the World Happiness Report used lost wallets as an experiment to measure people’s…
Snow White: Little people feel ‘erased’ by Disney’s use of CGI instead of real actors | Ents & Arts News
Disney’s use of CGI to create the seven miners at the heart of the live-action remake of Snow White And The Seven Dwarves has left little people feeling “disregarded” and “erased,” according…
Labour created the welfare state. Now, it’s intent on cutting it back | Politics News
Labour was the party that created the welfare state. Now it is intent on cutting it back. And in Liz Kendall, the government has found a Labour work and pensions secretary clearly…
OBR slashes UK growth forecast for 2025 but upgrades it for rest of parliament, chancellor says | Politics News
The Office for Budget Responsibility has halved the UK growth forecast for 2025 from 2% to 1%, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. However, the fiscal watchdog said that while growth has been…
Ukraine war: Russia accused of ‘hollow’ peace talks as strike injures dozens including children | World News
Russia has been accused of making “hollow statements about peace” after launching a missile strike that wounded dozens of people, including children, as it held talks with the US on a proposed…