Historic European cities to be connected by direct train for first time in 20 years

Repeat offending of drug-driving 'almost five times more common' than drink-driving

Mordecai Kurz argues tech oligarchs erode democracy through monopolies – and predicts how the trend may end

Officials warn of potentially fatal coming months after six people were found dead inside a railway car in Texas

The New York public healthcare system said hackers stole personal and medical data, and scans of biometrics — including fingerprints — in one of the largest recorded breaches of 2026.

China's solar exports jump 60% on the year in April reut.rs/4wRspvY

Shocking CCTV shows the moment a dad-of-two desperately tried to free himself from a horrific escalator accident while commuters walked past.

The World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern

Alexandra Friedman started Connection Feast to meet friends of her own. She's now a full-time friendship coach helping others find their people.

‘You could dig up a lot of asphalt’: Tim Smit’s Chelsea garden prioritises growing food

Lowkey EXPOSES Tommy Robinson, UK Police & The Zionist Lobby(video).. #Britain..#Israel..#police.. www.reddit.com/r/palestinen...

London deploys 4,000 officers as Nakba Day marchers and Tommy Robinson rally converge on capital Two competing crowds crystallise Britain's fracture lines: arms sales to Israel, a resurgent street far right, and civil society that keeps showing up.

A school district in a deeply red state decided to ban an iconic Pulitzer-winning novel about slavery because of a single passage.

‘It makes me feel quite dehumanised’: young at London career fair lay bare barriers to jobs

I’ve interviewed dozens of Epstein victims. There’s one person they still fear

"ICE doesn’t care if you can’t hear." Deaf immigrants return to sign language classes and community resources, but their fears still linger—an arrest, with hands behind their backs and no interpreters, often means the loss of any way to communicate at all. minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/13/d...

The UK recognises cannabis as medicine, but only the wealthy can access it legally.

Free local news magazine The Staffordshire Signal has ambitions to pay its two full-time staff salaries of £45,000 within 18 months of launch pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/r...

Lawsuit brought by former store operators missing from Vodafone results

NEW: At 4:30 a.m., a Louisiana Senate committee voted 4-3 to advance a congressional map that would eliminate the state’s second majority-Black district, leaving it with only one. The measure now heads to the Senate floor, where it’s expected to get a vote on Thursday.

A crowd gathered outside Dublin City Hall this evening to protest rent increases for council tenants, a change which was passed in a narrow vote by Dublin City Council in November. jrnl.ie/7036863

The state pension age is rising from 66 to 67, leaving some to work for an extra year than they may have planned for before they can access their state pension.

Reform plans threaten maternity leave and job security for half a million pregnant women, analysis shows

A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of selling former Downing Street chief of staff Morgan McSweeney’s stolen phone.

More than one in four former WH Smith high street stores risk closure under sweeping plans.

EXCLUSIVE | She found her teen son dead from ‘fake fentanyl.’ Now an Oklahoma mom is sounding the alarm as deaths rise across the US

Harvey C. Mansfield spent six decades championing lost causes. At 94, he's suddenly winning. https://chroni.cl/4wkGhP2

"Common Ground" showcases six decades of Mohammad Omer Khalil's abstract, collage-like paintings and prints, which are influenced by everything from Arabic calligraphy to the death of Khalil's father and the feeling of listening to Bob Dylan in Sudan:

Is being a councillor the worst job in England? Yes, though technically it isn’t a job at all. So those elected today will have no employment rights, writes our Covert Councillor

Happy birthday and rest in peace to the legend Magdelen Berns. A fierce defender of women's rights and lesbian rights - the world is a richer place for having had her in it. Scotland has birthed many extraordinary, talented and fearless women.

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez won a historic sum of $375 million in a landmark child safety case against Meta earlier this year. The next stage of the fight begins today, and it could be even more consequential for Meta and the social media industry at large.

Police officers were called in after a child brought a kitchen knife to their Stoke-on-Trent primary school.

Iran war oil price windfall gives Shell a chance to edge ahead of BP ft.trib.al/2LeJYoT | opinion

Forest loss declined significantly in 2025, thanks to countries curbing deforestation and a lull in wildfires in some parts of the world.

The robot, called Ace, held its own against elite players of the sport.

Safeguarding is about population level boundaries - not making judgements about individuals. How is this OK in any world? Female prisoners are among the most vulnerable people in society. Men should not be in the female estate. Policy should be clear eyed and ideology free.

1/2 Elizabeth Fry (1780–1845) was a Quaker, and advocated for prison reform. She introduced female wardens, segregation from men, and paid work like sewing to build dignity and skills. Elizabeth Fry’s advocacy led to the Gaols Act 1823, mandating sex-separated prisons and female supervision.

A remote-controlled sex toy has been recalled due to a fault that could cause parts to detach during use. jrnl.ie/7022592

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/u...

White House accuses China of industrial-scale theft of AI technology reut.rs/4vMtgNF

Age checks could turn internet into an ID checkpoint, complains Proton CEO

Asylum claims of thousands of Syrians have been rejected at a time when European governments are toughening their stance on applications from Syria, now that Bashar al-Assad has gone and the country's 14-year civil war is over reut.rs/4cDWXYJ

Mangroves have aerial roots that stabilize these trees against tidal currents & waves. Rhizophora mangle is a perfect example. The aerial roots (some emerging from other roots) stabilize the plants & capture sediment. Rhizophora means “root bearer.” #Rhizophoraceae #root #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

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Can any one ID this? Community gardener here….this is a nursery seed bed…..the honesty we need the seeds for car park bays…..the one in front I haven’t a clue? 🌱🌳🌱💚

After surveying 136 female clubbers over the age of 40, the study found the majority notice a positive impact on their mental health as a result of going on nights out

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

This chart is scary as shit.

Keir Starmer tells the Mirror in Mandelson vetting row he's going to make it "crystal clear" he wasn't told about vetting failure - and should have been www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...