Parts of the UK enjoyed breathtaking views of the Northern Lights overnight – and more is forecast for Saturday. The natural light show, known as the aurora borealis, is one of nature’s “most spectacular displays”, according to the Met Office. Pictures from Friday night featured waves of mostly green and purple light at Bamburgh in…
Changes to the student loans system quietly announced in the last budget have provoked a loud and angry response that has woken up Westminster to what anyone who did a degree in the 2010s, and their parents, already knew. The debt burden is rising, squeezing young workers as they approach their earning prime. With around…
Angela Rayner’s return to frontline politics began in earnest this week as the former deputy leader set out the challenge in the upcoming May elections. “We are running out of time,” she told MPs at a party event. “The very survival of the Labour Party is at stake.” The intention is clear: Rayner wants to…
Researchers have revealed how many illnesses children get in their first year of nursery – and why it makes them more resilient to bugs when they start school. It comes after experts decided to put together the first major study of the impact of illness among youngsters after noticing how frequently their own children were…
One Battle After Another led the night, taking six Oscars, including best picture, best director and best supporting actor. Sinners followed in second place, with four wins, then Frankenstein with three, but of course, the Oscars are about more than just numbers. Here are our stand-out moments for 2026. Timmy, Leo and Ted get roasted…
“Britain’s loneliest sheep” has given birth for the first time. Fiona won hearts across the globe when she was rescued from the foot of a steep coastal cliff close to the Cromarty Firth in the Scottish Highlands in 2023. Kayaker Jill Turner first spotted the stranded ewe in 2021 and then raised the alarm when…
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There are plenty of things that could be highlighted from Donald Trump’s latest public appearances. Here are four: Inconsistencies over discussions with the Iranians The US president has said a few times over recent hours that dialogue with the Iranians is ongoing. “They want to make a deal,” he said on the plane back to…
Naval escorts will not guarantee safe passage for oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and could even present a target for Iran as it attempts to leverage control of the vital shipping lane, the head of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has warned. Speaking at the start of a two-day emergency meeting of the…
Rwanda has demanded the UK pay more than £100m over the failed migrant deportation deal which Sir Keir Starmer scrapped in 2024 when Labour came to power. During a hearing at The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration, the East African country claimed Britain owed the money under the agreement which was struck by Rishi Sunak’s…
