Russia In Race To Make Gains Before Fresh US Arms Arrive

Analysts and officials say the Kremlin wants a military victory to tout before its artillery advantage over Ukraine diminishes

Tory Voters Won't Thank Us If We Replace The Prime Minister

The results of the local and police and crime commissioner elections in England were supposed to follow a clear narrative – that Labour was on course for a massive parliamentary majority in a general election, and that Rishi Sunak’s premiership would be on the rocks, with rebel factions waiting to displace him.

Tories 'Smart' To Use Holiday To Mask Border Check Chaos

The director general of Britain’s leading trade body has described Tory ministers as “smart” for using the bank holiday weekend to mask the impact of a new Brexit border checks system, which is set to add delays, red tape and costs to many imports.

Netanyahu Rejects Hamas Peace Talks To End Gaza War

Rafah invasion talked up as Israeli PM shuts down Al Jazeera

Did Sunak Snub Susan Hall By Not Voting In London?

With the catastrophic local election results suffered by the Tories this weekend, Rishi Sunak’s leadership has again become the focus of attention.

Chelsea Crush West Ham On Late Surge For Europe

Chelsea kept up their electric goalscoring form at home and boosted their hopes of securing a Europa League spot with a 5-0 thrashing of West Ham.

How Spacey's career came down like a house of cards

As anew documentary reveals more harrowing allegations against the star of American Beauty’, Nick Hilton tells the story of an actor whose own character remains an enigma

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

House prices are down and mortgage costs are up. So how long will buyers and sellers have to wait before the market begins to show signs of life? James Moore digs into the data

Wilson on top after black ball finish halts Jones surge

World Snooker Championship final to resume this afternoon

Norris wins maiden grand prix to end Verstappen run

The Briton, 24, dedicates victory in Miami to his grandma’

Anfield thrills to one more Klopp rollercoaster ride

Eight and a half years after Jurgen Klopp’s reign began against Tottenham, five years after it peaked in a Champions League final against them, Spurs may prove a final example of what made it great and why Anfield will mourn the German.

I'd vote for getting rid of the virtue-signalling smug selfies

A picture can tell a thousand words – but it doesn’t always.

More people should settle their differences with poetry

There’s a lot of conflict in the world right now

'Stop and search' shows that we live in a two-tier society

A few years ago, I went to Westfield in Stratford, east London. I find going shopping a bore at the best of times, so the idea of a place where all the stores I might want to go to are under one roof – a shopping centre, if you will – sounded super convenient, if also my idea of a living hell.

'Radicalised' teenager shot dead by police in Australia.

The 16-year-old was killed after he stabbed a man in Perth

Britain's 'heaviest man' dies

James Holton suffered organ failure days before he turned 34

Meet the stab victim taking knives off London streets...one lethal weapon at a time

Knife crime campaigner Faron Paul is showing a group of teenagers a huge scar on his neck, at the scene where 14-yearold Daniel Anjorin was killed with a sword as he left his house in east London this week.

Bernard Hill dies aged 79

Bernard Hill, the actor best known for roles in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Titanic, has died at the age of 79.

Teenager wins council seat a week before her A-levels

One of the youngest councillors elected in the UK has won her seat just a week before she’s due to take her A-level exams.

Swinney suggests SNP may consider a deal with Labour

‘Conversation’ could be held in event of a hung parliament

Farage factor squeezes PM in battle for Tory party soul

Rishi Sunak faces a Tory political power struggle as he tries to recover from disastrous results in the local elections.

Wilson and Jones set up surprise showpiece final

Kyren Wilson eased into his second World Snooker Championship final after completing a win over qualifier David Gilbert at the Crucible Theatre and will face Welsh qualifier Jak Jones in something of an unlikely Championship decider.

Ipswich return to Premier League after two decades

Dominant Ipswich Town secured promotion back to the Premier League after an absence of over two decades by beating a forlorn Huddersfield Town 2-0 thanks to goals from Wes Burns and Omari Hutchinson. It heralded back-to-back promotions for the Tractor Boys and confirmed the visitors' relegation to League One.

Saka and Rice step up to earn nerve-shredding win

A scoreline that would have been predicted, but from a match that shredded nerves. Arsenal may not know if they will be Premier League champions, but they certainly know what it's like to be pushed to the edge in a run-in. Bournemouth more than did their bit in a 3-0 Arsenal win that, for a few hours at least, put them four points clear of Manchester City but with two more games played.

Haaland's haul puts City three matches from glory

After a glimpse of Manchester City's stylish past came an illustration of their powerful present. David Silva was on the pitch at the Etihad Stadium before kick-off, his first return since his 2021 departure allowing the City faithful to pay tribute to an old favourite. Erling Haaland took the field after that, scored four goals in under an hour and left City only requiring three more wins to clinch a record fourth consecutive title.

Biden's 'xenophobia' claim rejected by Indian minister

India has dismissed US president Joe Biden's assertion that \"xenophobia\" was causing the economies of certain south Asian nations to stall. Foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told a roundtable hosted by The Economic Times newspaper that India's economy “is not faltering”. India has historically been a society that is very open, he said.

Battle to keep vital eastern fortress out of Putin's hands

The Kremlin wants a victory to shout about as Ukraine's shortage of weapons has allowed Russia's troops to advance

Burst water main leaves 31,000 homes high and dry

Around 31,000 properties were yesterday without water in East Sussex due to a burst water main. Southern Water said the disruption in St Leonards-on-Sea and some areas of Hastings is expected to continue into today.

Man attacked at cashpoint loses his hearing in one ear

A 70-year-old man has lost his hearing in one ear after he was violently robbed while withdrawing cash from an ATM.

Tributes paid to 'amazing' son killed in sword attack

The family of a boy killed in a sword attack in London on Tuesday have paid tribute to their \"most loved and amazing son\". Daniel Anjorin, 14, was killed while walking to school in Hainault in an incident that saw four others hospitalised.