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‘I love a bit of mischief!’ Liza Tarbuck on why she’s swapping her Radio 2 mic for a potter’s wheel
Liza Tarbuck has spoken about leaving her long-running Radio 2 Saturday evening show, joining a wave of high-profile presenters departing the BBC station. Her 14-year tenure had built a devoted following, and her exit prompted an outpouring of grief from listeners, making her the latest in a string of big names to leave Radio 2…
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Workshy young need tough love, says Alan Milburn: Those with mild ADHD and anxiety should lose benefits if they refuse to work
Alan Milburn, the former Labour minister currently leading a government review into youth unemployment, has called for a “tough love” approach to young people on benefits, arguing the current system amounts to “a total state failure”. He told The Times that those on health and disability benefits who are capable of working should face an…
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Deportation-anniversary reflections, coal plant ruling, Trump dollar coin and Irish MRSA outbreak lead
Twenty-fifth anniversary tributes to 9/11 survivors feature alongside a court ruling against Trump’s Michigan coal plant order, brisk sales of the new Trump dollar coin, and an MRSA outbreak in Ireland traced to a bouncy castle; plus AI in courts and Irish civil service.
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Donald Trump lands in Dublin Airport at start of two-day trip to Ireland amid massive security operation
US President Donald Trump has landed at Dublin Airport at the start of a two-day visit to Ireland, prompting one of the largest security operations ever mounted by the Irish police service. The trip includes meetings with Irish President Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin, alongside engagements in Dublin and at his Doonbeg golf resort,…
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Calls mount to scrap state pension triple lock over costs
With the autumn budget approaching, pressure is mounting on the government to consider scrapping the state pension “triple lock”, as debate intensifies over whether the policy is still affordable. The British Chambers of Commerce has called for it to be axed, with savings redirected towards tackling youth unemployment, while the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)…
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Hong Kong jails democracy activists as Green Party rocked by exodus, Chelsea cash nets £175m
Vigil organisers get up to seven years in a Tiananmen crackdown case; Green Party women quit citing misogyny while Gove offers Holyrood schools advice; frozen Abramovich Chelsea funds earn record interest, plus FBI, Meta and Hogwarts Legacy news.
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Osama Bin Laden wanted to attack Britain years before 9/11, top secret document reveals
Newly declassified CIA documents show that Osama Bin Laden was considering attacks on Britain as early as 1998, three years before the 9/11 attacks. The papers, released by CIA director John Ratcliffe to mark the atrocity’s 25th anniversary, form part of a wider trove of President’s Daily Brief material that reveals how US intelligence analysts…
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EXCLUSIVE: Pence group knocks Vance plan to pay stay-at-home parents up to $9K per child
A group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence has criticised a proposal, backed by current Vice President JD Vance, to give up to $9,000 per child annually to families with a stay-at-home parent. Advancing American Freedom (AAF) warned the plan would invite government intrusion into family life, penalise work, and create opportunities for fraud,…
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9/11 at 25: Declassified Files Expose Intelligence Warnings Ignored, While Civilian Courage and Global Solidarity Emerge from Tragedy
Newly declassified CIA files reveal that Bill Clinton’s White House was warned as early as September 1998 that Osama bin Laden intended to crash a bomb-laden aircraft into an American city, with Washington DC identified as a likely target three years before the September 11 attacks. The disclosure, released to mark the 25th anniversary of…