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Boozed-up Barnsley criminal crashed into drivers on "utterly crazy" joyride and exposed himself to police

“This behaviour in a public street was appalling”

Swansea's golden boot winner yet to kick-start season

Zan Vipotnik is backed to return to form for Swansea City, even though the striker is still not guaranteed to return to the starting side.

'Undeniable' - Child sex offender jailed after speaking to young girls online

A child sex offender has been jailed for more than five years after police presented evidence which was ‘watertight and undeniable’ in his case.

Retailers vow to create thousands of jobs for young people - as PM looks to tackle NEETs

Coventry man found with cocaine and 874 MDMA tablets had been 'preyed upon'

Kane Bayliss was jailed after admitting to storing the drugs in return for having his own drug debt reduced

Confusion over pothole repairs in Nether Edge after Amey fails to turn up as promised

“Resurfacing of Osborne Road was delayed this morning due to early rain. It will be completed today”

Canada’s retaliatory US tariffs take effect as trade dispute grows

Counter-measures covering several sectors come after Trump announced 50% tariffs on Canadian goods Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of American imports have come into effect, escalating a trade…

Updates welcomed after Sheffield councillor slams closure of bus stops at Atkinsons

The stops outside the department store are suspended

The Papers: 'Port in a storm' and 'Megxit means Megxit'

Immigration protests, Harry and Meghan, and UK-Israel relations dominate the front pages on Tuesday.

Millions for Scottish spaceport and defence projects in Government’s new space strategy

The strategy sets out funding of £7.8 billion across the space sector up to 2030

Coco Gauff dismantles Iva Jovic to reach quarter-finals in confident US Open run

Gauff defeats Jovic 6-1, 6-4 in 80 minutes American has yet to drop a set in New York Andreeva awaits in anticipated quarter-final Coco Gauff continued her serene march through the US Open women’s draw with her most com…

Are rich people really worse behaved? Here’s the science – podcast

Who’s more likely to steal sweets from a child? According to science, it’s the rich. A study seemingly confirming our suspicions about the moral behaviour of the wealthy was one of the winners of the 2026 Ig Nobel prize…

‘This is dangerous’: slime moulds and the bitter debate over the nature of intelligence

Scientists are battling over whether supposedly simple organisms should be considered ‘intelligent’. The outcome could reshape our understanding of the natural world – and our own place within it Forty years ago, as an…

‘We have really cool sharks’: three-year project to lift lid on Britain’s little-understood species

Anglers will help scientists investigate the porbeagle, tope and blue shark to boost knowledge and conservation ‘We have really cool sharks,” says Dr Lucy Hawkes. She is not referring to animals in the rich coastal wate…

Europe’s fighter jet plans are in disarray. What happens next?

While the UK and Italy are making progress, France and Germany’s joint venture came to nothing, and the prospect of more countries pulling together seems way off When the former European Central Bank president and Itali…

‘Why was mum in clothes you could wear in the winter?’: family seeks answers after care home heatstroke death

Thousands died because of this summer’s extreme hot weather – caused by the climate crisis. Anita Bazell, taken to hospital during June’s heatwave with a body temperature of 41.2C, was one of them Anita Bazell had never…

Friedrich Merz is now on borrowed time. But that’s not why the AfD’s triumph is seismic | Jörg Lau

The anti-fascist consensus about our Nazi past is fundamental to German democracy. But that, shockingly, is being shattered As shock at the scale of the far right’s resounding state-election victory in Germany reverbera…

‘Army of Christian patriots’: how a black-clad vigilante group swarmed Portsmouth

Daniel Thomas has spent months trying to unify the UK’s disparate far right to form a disciplined anti-migrant force Just a few days ago, Daniel “Tommo” Thomas let a group of fellow far-right sympathisers in the north-w…

Majority of Tory and Reform voters do not back cuts to disability benefits, survey finds

Nearly half of respondents say spending on personal independence payments should be increased There is little appetite for cuts to disability benefits even among Conservative and Reform voters, and proposals to reduce s…

'I failed her massively' - Mother's heartbreaking statement as child sex offender is jailed

A child sex offender has been jailed after admitting to dozens of offences - as the mother of one of his victims issued a heartbreaking statement in court.

Jaguar Land Rover 'on its knees' claim readers as 4,000 redundancies confirmed

Jaguar Land Rover is looking to cut as many as 4,000 jobs – readers and an automotive expert share their views on the crisis facing the Coventry-linked car maker

Serial shoplifter banned from so many stores he's told it 'may limit you to online orders'

A condition also bans him from remaining in any retail premises if he is asked to leave by a security guard or a member of staff

Pupils told not to come into Aigburth school as teachers go on strike

Despite further negotiations between officials from both the school and the union, there is still no resolution to the dispute

Emmerdale spoilers as Sadie drops a bombshell on Cain Dingle and Joe Tate sets out for revenge

Robert Sugden plots with Sadie and Lewis proposes to Vinny