1+ hour, 1+ min ago  (426+ words) Larry the Cat has welcomed his seventh prime minister, Andy Burnham, to No 10 Downing Street. The Makerfield MP's arrival follows his formal acceptance of King Charles's invitation to form a government. At 19 years old, the venerable Chief Mouser to the…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (539+ words) Scottish Labour should debate different ideas after its catastrophic result in May’s Holyrood election, former first minister Jack McConnell has said. Lord McConnell – the last Labour first minister – has said he hopes Andy Burnham’s rise to the leadership at a…...

11+ min ago  (692+ words) A World Cup match official was caught standing on his tiptoes as he posed with his taller colleagues for a group photo. After Spain beat Argentina 1-0 at the final at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday (19 July), Donald…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago  (116+ words) Footage appears to show the moment that Iranian missiles hit an airbase in Jordan on Friday (17 July), killing two US service members. Another service member is missing, whilst four others were medically evacuated to hospitals in Jordan and have since…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (154+ words) The Independent Olympic cyclist dies after suffering serious injuries during race - Toshiaki Fushimi, an Olympic silver medallist and highly successful keirin cyclist, died on Sunday after sustaining critical injuries in a race crash on Saturday. - The 50-year-old suffered fractures to…...

2+ hour, 58+ min ago  (899+ words) The final game of the World Cup was Trump’s first, as he watched football’s biggest match alongside Gianni Infantino At the final moment, Donald Trump finally made his World Cup entrance. And it wasn’t all smooth sailing. The US president,…...

2+ min ago  (839+ words) The BBC broadcaster revealed his diagnosis over a decade ago Veteran broadcaster and journalist Edward Stourton has passed away at the age of 68 after being diagnosed with prostate cancer, the BBC has announced. His distinguished career spanned over four decades,…...

2+ min ago  (874+ words) The six-year study examined the relationship between bosses’ personalities and their views on remote work Have you ever wondered why your boss wants you back in the office full-time, rather than allowing hybrid work, where you can combine work from…...

2+ min ago  (676+ words) In a warning against nationalisation, the creditor group said it would seek to recover the company's outstanding debts through the courts if the government takes control A group of Thames Water creditors has threatened legal action should Britain's new Prime…...

6+ min ago  (736+ words) President Donald Trump says he took his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney to task at Sunday’s game between Spain and Argentina, demanding that he bring the natural disaster under control President Donald Trump has revealed he confronted Canadian prime minister Mark…...