Getty Images Donald Trump has praised Tulsi Gabbard’s “fearless spirit” Former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s controversial 2017 meeting with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and past statements on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have drawn fresh scrutiny after President-elect Donald Trump picked her to oversee America’s spy agencies. If confirmed as US director of national intelligence (DNI), Gabbard…

Hayes was known during her time at Chelsea as a ruthless winner, leading them to five successive Women’s Super League titles between 2019 and 2024, having been willing to make sacrifices and tough decisions along the way. It was shown in the club’s 2022 DAZN documentary how, when she delivered a team talk, she vowed…

MPs have voted 330 to 275 in support of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, following an impassioned debate in Parliament. They were given a free vote on the proposed legislation for England and Wales. This does not mean the bill has become law, but it allows it to advance for further parliamentary…

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc led McLaren’s Lando Norris in practice at the Qatar Grand Prix. Leclerc was 0.425 seconds ahead of Norris as the two teams who are disputing the constructors’ championship locked out the top four positions in the only session before sprint qualifying later on Friday. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri was third fastest, 0.472secs slower…

Getty Images Half of UK mortgage holders could see their payments increase over the next three years, the Bank of England has said. It estimates that about 4.4 million mortgages are expected to see payments rise by 2027, including £500-per-month hikes for around 420,000 households. However, about a quarter of borrowers are set to see…

The cost of a TV licence is to rise by £5 to £174.50 in 2025, the government has announced. Thousands more households are also to be offered support to pay the licence fee, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced on Friday. The fee pays for BBC shows and services, and the government…

Michael Cooper Kneecap were denied the grant on the grounds that they “oppose the United Kingdom itself” Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has said it is “unbelievable” that the Labour government have decided to no longer contest a discrimination case brought by Belfast rap group Kneecap. The group won its case against the UK government…

MPs’ vote to back the legalisation of assisted dying in England and Wales is historic. It means such a law has moved a step closer to being passed – but it is only one step along a path likely to last many months. Even then, the legislation could take two years to come into force.…

It is just over a week since City confirmed Guardiola had signed a two-year contract extension to 2027. He has no regrets over the deal and neither has the club after an unprecedented run of success since his arrival in 2016 that includes a record four successive top-flight titles and a historic Treble in 2023.…

Families of the four miners who died in a south Wales colliery disaster 13 years ago will have to wait until 2026 for answers into what happened. Charles Breslin, 62, David Powell, 50, Phillip Hill, 44, and Garry Jenkins, 39, died when water flooded the Gleision drift mine near Cilybebyll, Neath Port Talbot, in September…