Holi Has A Dark Side If You're There As A Female Traveller

The Hindu festival is a riotous explosion of colour, creating stunning images of joy and happiness - but amid the beauty, Tamara Davison can't help feeling vulnerable and unnerved

ISIS Still Presents A Threat To Europe Especially The UK

"Britain is one of the forerunners of enmity towards Islam and Muslims: they are the ones who laid the foundation for the Zionist state in Palestine," declares the cover story in the Voice of Khorasan, an English-language magazine linked to IsisKhorasan (Isis-K), in its January edition.

Moscow Suspects Appear In Court With Visible Injuries

Four men charged over concert hall attack as videos on social media apparently show them being beaten by security forces

Is The Tory Commitment To The Triple Lock A Good Idea?

In what may yet prove a more significant move than his cuts to national insurance, the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has said the Conservatives will retain the triple lock system to determine annual rises in the state pension if they win the election. Hunt says the pledge will appear in the next Conservative manifesto.

China Sanctioned By Britain For 'Malicious' Cyberattacks

Tory hawks remind Sunak that appeasement never works’

How China Already Controls A Whole Generation Here

'Most of us do not grasp the sheer dominance of it in their lives'

Brazil's Vinícius Breaks Down Over Racist Abuse

Vinícius Júnior, the Real Madrid and Brazil winger, broke down in tears when asked about the repeated and systematic barrage of racist abuse he has received while playing in La Liga.

Labour China Warned Over Interference In Democracy

Labour has warned China that it will respond to any interference in UK democracy as the government imposed fresh sanctions on hackers linked to Beijing yesterday.

Israel Isolated After UN Security Council Demands Gaza Ceasefire

US abstains but UK and 13 other members call for 'lasting' end to conflict

In Britain's Degraded Politics, Fighting Racism Is A Cynical Game Gary Younge

'The very serious function of racism is distraction," Toni Morrison argued in a lecture in Portland, Oregon, in 1975. "It keeps you from doing your work.

Growing Rift Why IVF Court Ruling Has Split GOP On Abortion

There is a growing rift in the long marriage between anti-abortion activists and Republican lawmakers.

Beware The Inflated Hype Of Dating The Single 'Superdad'

Men with children are booming in popularity on dating apps. But for single mum Charlotte Cripps their appeal is a trap

Gaza Ceasefire Resolution Is With The UN, Blinken Says.

The United States has submitted a UN resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for the return of hostages held by Hamas, secretary of state Antony Blinken has said. His intervention comes just days after a UN report warned that widespread famine was “imminent” in northern Gaza, and a “major acceleration of death” would follow if an immediate ceasefire is not reached.

Bank Holds Interest Rates But Signals At Least Three Cuts This Year

Bank of England policymakers signalled at least three interest rates cuts this year after seeing "encouraging signs" of falling inflation as they kept interest rates on hold at 5.25% for a fifth time yesterday.

Energy Firms Told To Improve 'Dire State' Of Customer Help

ENERGY giants Scottish Power, Ovo and British Gas rank worst for customer service, according to Which? which told them to get their house in order.

China Hits Back At West's Criticism Of Hong Kong Security Law

China has accused western governments and the United Nations of slander after they criticised Hong Kong's new national security law, which was rushed through the city's pro-Beijing parliament this week.

Harris On Course To Succeed Varadkar As Ireland's PM After Surge Of Support

The contest to become Ireland's next prime minister is turning into a onehorse race after the higher education minister, Simon Harris, secured the backing of nearly half his parliamentary party before he had even confirmed he was running.

Did English Nazi Collaborators Betray The 'Great Escape' Prisoners Of War?

It is one of the most celebrated heroic failures of the second world war-the "great escape" of dozens of allied prisoners of war from a German camp by tunnelling under the wire.

Britain's Greatest Gymnast Prepares To Make History

Max Whitlock will be checking the record books as much as the rest of us at Paris 2024. The best pommel horse worker of all time, Whitlock can become the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive medals on the same apparatus.

Clinic Vows To ‘Take Action' Over Kate Data Breach Claim

The chief of the hospital at the centre of claims that staff attempted to access the Princess of Wales's private medical records has vowed that "all appropriate steps will be taken".

Parents Back Smartphone Ban For Kids

Manifestos plea to parties as 83% say devices are 'harmful'

Royal Hospital Pledges Crackdown Amid Claims Kate's Medical Records Breached

THE hospital facing claims that staff attempted to access the Princess of Wales's private medical records has issued a defiant statement, insisting: "All appropriate steps will be taken."

Pension Triple Lock Will Be In Tory Manifesto

RISHI Sunak will give pensioners an election guarantee the triple lock will remain under a future Tory Government.

Pressure Piles On Bank To Cut Rates After Inflation Falls

UK inflation has fallen back to 3.4 per cent, the lowest level in more than two and a half years, boosting hopes that the Bank of England could look to cut interest rates in the summer.

Ratcliffe Has Made A Good Start- But Hiring Southgate Would Be Step Back

Erik ten Hag is currently the most popular he's been among United fans in the past six months for two reasons he oversaw a special victory against Liverpool last weekend and, most importantly, England manager Gareth Southgate is the bookies' favourite to replace him.

NHS Trust Apologises For Failings In Tragedy

36-year-old Was Unlawfully Killed By Cousin With An Axe

Hands Off Our Triple Lock, Hunt

Fury as No11 hints at a worse deal for OAPs

Robots And 'Superchips' How Nvidia Is Widening Its Lead In World Of AI

The chipmaker Nvidia has extended its lead in artificial intelligence with its announcement of a new "super chip", a quantum computing service and a suite of tools to help develop the ultimate sci-fi dream: general-purpose humanoid robotics. Here we look at what the company is doing and what it might mean.

Ukraine 'Could Double' Production Of Drones With Support From The West

Ukraine could make 2m drones a year - double the existing rate of production with extra financial support from the US, other western governments and private citizens, the country's minister for digital transformation has claimed.

A Global Frenzy How Kate Mania Is Driven By Fake News

When The Sun published images of the Prince and Princess of Wales shopping at a farm shop at the weekend, it said it was doing so "in a bid to end weeks of online speculation which has seen wild conspiracy theories about Kate spread unchecked".