68 minutes ago BlueSky down: X/Twitter competitor knocked offline after mass exodus from Elon Musk’s site

Outage comes after changes to block button that users have argued will enable ‘creeps’

Technology

79 minutes ago Woman 'butchered pregnant neighbour and cut unborn baby from her womb to raise as her own child after luring victim to her home by promising her a free buggy'

Victim Paula Janaína Ferreira Melo, 25 was lured to her killer's apartment on Tuesday in Porto Alegre, Brazil , with the promise of a new baby buggy for her soon-to-be-born son

Society

82 minutes ago 'I worked with Liam Payne from his first days of fame – he was different away from the camera and missed home'

Liam Payne was a shy, softly-spoken 17 year old who opened up to me as editor of a popular teen pop mag – but then fame came calling with One Direction and changed his life forever

Society

83 minutes ago 'I don't know if I've hit rock bottom yet': How Liam Payne was candid about recurring suicidal thoughts as he struggled with drugs, alcohol and fame amid 20

Liam Payne was outspoken about how the global fame of One Direction changed his life and affected his relationship with alcoho.

Events

89 minutes ago Kelly Lee Owens: Dreamstate review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(dh2)The Welsh producer’s latest handbrake turn takes her from dark-hued ambience to hypnotic euphoria on her poppiest record to dateIn a world where artists are often cautioned to stay in their lane – to maintain a recognisable brand so you don’t get lost in a crowded, confusing market – there’s something impressive about Kelly Lee Owens. For the last seven years, her career has constituted a series of handbrake turns, fuelled by a disinclination to make the same record twice. Her debut album situated her at the nexus of ambient techno, shoegazing’s dreamy textures and the warm lo-fi fuzz of bedroom pop: for all its reliance on electronics, it was possible to detect that Owens had previously spent time as the bassist in an indie band, the History of Apple Pie. Inner Song, from 2020, wa...

Politics

99 minutes ago 'I will fight': Liverpool signing Giorgi Mamardashvili warns Alisson over looming Anfield battle

Georgian goalkeeper has his sights set on major Reds role as soon as he arrives from Valencia next summer

Events

1 hour ago Liam Payne 'died instantly' as devastating details of cause of death emerge

Liam Payne died instantly after falling from his hotel balcony in Argentina, emergency services have confirmed, as it is reported that the former One Direction star had been "acting erratically" in the hours before his death

Events

1 hour ago Paddy the Baddy teases sensational fight with Conor McGregor and outlines terms for UFC bout

Paddy Pimblett has admitted he would love to fight former two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor

Sport

2 hours ago Liam Payne cause of death confirmed after hotel balcony tragedy in Argentina

Alberto Crescenti, head of Buenos Aires emergency services, disclosed that despite the prompt response, medics could not save the star.

Economics

2 hours ago Millionaires urge Reeves to raise £14bn from capital gains tax changes at Budget

Government analysis has previously all but ruled out the measures

Economics