4 hours ago Right to a trial by jury should be scrapped for thousands of offences, Labour grandee and former justice secretary Jack Straw says

Former Justice Secretary Jack Straw claimed it was a 'ridiculous anomaly' that some defendants can demand their cases be heard in crown courts rather than more quickly in front of magistrates.

Society

3 hours ago Britain's unlikely bureau de change boom... and the dark reason behind it: As 25 money changers pop up within 500 yards in one city, RORY TINGLE investigates

EXCLUSIVE: Bureau de change stores offering money transfer services are found in large numbers across many British towns and cities, defying the growing popularity of mobile payments.

Economics

4 hours ago Friends and fans of The Vivienne gather in Liverpool to pay tribute to the Drag Race UK winner at emotional vigil after the star's sudden death

The drag artist, real name James Lee Williams, who shot to fame after winning the first series of RuPaul 's Drag Race UK, died at the age of 32 earlier this month.

Sport

8 hours ago Flight horror after plane forced into emergency descent as oxygen masks deployed

The United Airlines flight was at around 40,000ft over Ohio when it suffered an issue. The pilot was forced to rapidly descend 10,000 ft in the US on Monday morning as passengers were left terrified

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3 hours ago Drivers 'will soon be given more time to pay for car parking' under new rules which could come into play in a matter of days

The new rules, which could be brought in within the next month or two, would grant drivers more time to pay for their parking space.

Transport

7 hours ago No Trousers Tube Ride brings carnival of underwear to London Underground

Annual fun event sees bare-legged passengers sporting array of underwear styles and coloursThe annual No Trousers Tube Ride event has returned in colourful fashion as people stripped down to their underwear and hopped on the London Underground.Hordes of bare legs were seen at Newport Place in Chinatown before heading on to the tube in their underwear of choice. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago The Vivienne vigil leaves family 'completely overwhelmed' as hundreds pay tribute in Liverpool

A moving vigil was held in honour of RuPaul's Drag Race star The Vivienne - whose name was James Lee Williams - in Liverpool on Sunday following their sudden death last week

Society

5 hours ago This week marks debt tipping point when pay swallowed up by outgoings – survey

More than half of adults who expect to run out of money in January will have used up all their monthly income by January 15, research indicates.

Economics

11 hours ago Arsenal pay penalty as Manchester United win shootout to progress in FA Cup

The holders secured their passage through to the next stage with goalkeeper Altay Bayindir the hero.

Sport

8 hours ago Anger as Lockerbie bombing relatives unable to watch US trial from home

The US district judge ruled that viewing the trial from home could affect alleged bomb maker Abu Agila Masud's right to a fair trial, with more than 100 people in Scotland to be denied televised access.

Events

14 hours ago Moment newly qualified driver 'showing off' to female passenger ploughs into oncoming car

Shocking footage shows the newly-qualified motorist collide with a red Jaguar near Newcastle Emlyn in West Wales at a sharp right-hand bend.

Transport

9 hours ago No pants? No problem. Dozens of London Tube passengers strip down to their underwear

No pants? No problem. Dozens of London Tube passengers strip down to their underwear  Stuff

Politics

19 hours ago Family pay tribute to 'bright' student who died after falling from sixth floor at halls

"Matthew was just like every other teenage boy at university. It could have been anyone's son."

Society

15 hours ago Woman shares three 'honest' weight loss tips after shedding 15 pounds in three months

Natalie Arnell went from 12st 2lb to 11st 1lb in just three months after completing the '75 Hard' challenge

Economics

23 hours ago 11 footballers with very different careers after retiring – tattooist to greengrocer

It turns out not every Premier League star ends up becoming a pundit or football manager. Some have chosen to take their careers in different directions completely

Sport

8 hours ago Private school teachers are being sacked and having their pay cut because of Labour's VAT raid on fees, union warns

The policy is hitting some of the country's most prestigious private schools hard with cost cutting measures implemented to offset the cost of the tax announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in October

Events

10 hours ago Holly Willoughby pays tribute to The Vivienne as Dancing On Ice returns

Sunday’s programme started with a display of lifts and jumps by the professional figure skaters.

Politics

23 hours ago Australian Open prize money as men and women winners huge payday revealed

Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner will go to the Australian Open as defending champions with those who triumph in Melbourne - and those who go close - pocketing huge sums

Economics

8 hours ago United Airlines passengers' horror after loss of cabin pressure forces emergency descent

The pilot of United flight 4166 plane full of passengers made an emergency descent to 10,000 ft after the cabin of the United Airlines flight suffered a rapid decompression

Events

10 hours ago First CalMac Glen Sannox voyage 'liable to cancellation' due to high winds

CalMac warned today that the first voyage of the MV Glen Sannox is "liable to cancellation" due to a high winds forecast.

Politics

9 hours ago Caroline Flack's mum left devastated by texts found on Lewis Burton's phone before presenter's death

Caroline Flack tragically took her own life in 2020 after learning her trial for assaulting her then-boyfriend Lewis Burton was going ahead after initially being told she would only face a caution.

Events

11 hours ago FA Cup fourth round draw in FULL as Liverpool, Man Utd and Chelsea discover opponents

The draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup is complete and Premier League giants Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City have found out who they will be facing next month

Politics

10 hours ago LA fires could test Getty Center’s claim of being safest place to store artwork

Getty team says no current plans to move prominent pieces from center deemed ‘marvel of anti-fire engineering’It houses some of the richest treasures of the art world, such as Vincent van Gogh’s Irises, a popular Rembrandt and a priceless collection of paintings, portraits and other works spanning more than seven centuries.To protect them, the Getty Center in Los Angeles was built in 1997 as “a marvel of anti-fire engineering”, complete with fire-resistant stone and concrete, protected steel, and set in well-irrigated landscaping. Continue reading...

Events

12 hours ago Brand new 'net zero' Waterside Primary School sits completely empty because of lack of pupils

Waterside Primary School, built as a 'net zero' education centre, has left parents and locals furious as it has been closed without a single pupil ever stepping foot in one of its classrooms

Politics

13 hours ago Family pay heartfelt tribute to missing Londoner Aziz Ziriat amid Dolomites search

Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, both from London, were last seen on New Year’s Day

Events

15 hours ago Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Monday’s three meetings, including Exeter Nap

Newsboy fancies his nap, As The Fella Says, to win at Exeter and also hopes Amaysmont can score at Wolverhampton and complete his Daily Double

Politics

14 hours ago Spencer Pratt pleads with fans to help him make cash after LA wildfires destroy home

The Hills star Spencer Pratt his blasted fans for criticising him for asking for help to earn money after his and Heidi Montag's family home was completely destroyed by LA wildfires

Events

17 hours ago Caroline Flack's mum's devastation over text found on Lewis Burton's phone

Caroline Flack tragically took her own life after learning that her criminal trial for assaulting then boyfriend, Lewis Burton, was going ahead, after initially being told she would only be given a caution

Politics

15 hours ago Picket line at Manchester Piccadilly as passengers face disruption due to strike

Members of the RMT union at Avanti are set to walk out every Sunday until May

Events

18 hours ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's subtle nod to LA wildfire victims as they pay visit to Pasadena Convention Centre

Meghan, 43, opted for a £23 LA Dodger hat in the shade 'essential blue', featuring a Los Angeles Dodgers 'LA' logo in white on the front.

Politics

16 hours ago Man Utd transfer target spotted in airport as Ruben Amorim to make first signing

Manchester United are on the verge of completing the first signing under Ruben Amorim, as the Portuguese manager hopes to revamp their struggling squad

Events

20 hours ago In Attendance: Paying Attention in a Fragile World review – visions of mortality abound

Fitzrovia Chapel, LondonIn a former hospital chapel replete with its own stories, works by Paula Rego, Phyllida Barlow and others resonate in their exquisitely contemplative surroundingsThe Fitzrovia Chapel is a miniature cathedral in the heart of London – a tiny vault of marble, stained glass and gold conceived on the most human of scales. Old photographs show congregations of barely more than 50. It is possible to walk from one end to the other in fewer than a dozen steps, but along the way are glimmering mosaics, glowing stars and some of the most moving words I have ever read in a church.This chapel, where King Charles recorded his recent Christmas message, is all that remains of the old Middlesex hospital in the heart of London. A neo-gothic building of dark red brick, it once nestled inside this venerable teaching hospital, founded in 1745. Now it stands alone, and fully visible, dwarfed instead by the high-rise apartments and luxury shops of the Pearson Square complex that re...

Politics

16 hours ago Will Netflix pull Meghan's new California lifestyle show? PR and royal experts question timing of reality series launch amid LA wildfires

The Duchess of Sussex's long-awaited lifestyle series With Love, Meghan is scheduled to premiere on Wednesday, January 15.

Events

22 hours ago What are we paying senior royals for, if not to show up at presidential funerals? | Catherine Bennett

Perhaps grandma’s grudge against Jimmy Carter explains why Edward, 14th in line, was sentThat legendary boozer the late queen mother liked to entertain her guests with an “anti-toast”, in which she drank to people she disliked. One day the names ill-wished were “Tony Benn, Idi Amin and Jimmy Carter”. The benign US president featured in the same list as a mass murderer because, she explained, “he is the only man, since my dear husband died, to have had the effrontery to kiss me on the lips”.This alleged offence was enough for the queen mother to want it remembered, and not as an innocent accident. She believed it was her misfortune, her biographer William Shawcross wrote, to remind middle-aged men of their mothers; she recognised “the glazed look that came over their faces”, and thought this had made Carter reach in for his kiss. “I took a sharp step backwards. Not quite far enough.” So Carter could hardly help becoming aware of the accusation, which “distressed” him. Continue readin...

Politics

16 hours ago Major UK airport could face delay chaos from military drones flying from nearby RAF base

Birmingham Airport bosses have issued warnings over plans by the Civil Aviation Authority to launch US drones, shuttering a high traffic route in a move that could cost passengers

Events

23 hours ago How Jimmy Carter cut the cost of your holiday – and widened your horizons

The Man Who Pays His Way: The notion of allowing airlines to decide on routes and fares in response to demand was revolutionary

Politics

16 hours ago Kelyan Bokassa's heartbroken mum reveals tragic final message teen wrote on her balcony

Kelyan Bokassa, 14, was tragically killed in front of passengers on the 472 bus in Woolwich, South East London, on Tuesday, just before 2.30pm. A manhunt is underway to find the suspect

Events

24 hours ago Backers of trans row nurse complain “lip service” is being paid to keeping women

“They pay ­lip-service to the idea of women only spaces but, in practice, set the demands of a group of men over the safety, dignity, and privacy of their female staff.”

Politics

24 hours ago World's longest £8bn EU tunnel hit by chaos seven years after it opened

Despite costing a whopping £8 billion and taking 20 years to complete, the world's deepest and longest railway tunnel descended into chaos following a derailed train - just seven years after its grand opening

Events

24 hours ago Last minute snags on delayed MV Glen Sannox but official launch will go ahead

Ferry bosses have confirmed last minute snags on the MV Glen Sannox ferry mean one of its decks will be closed on its official launch

Politics

24 hours ago DWP benefit warning for pensioners as payments to stop from April this year

Tax credits are being scrapped, with claimants being sent letters telling them to move over to either Universal Credit or Pension Credit, and countless claimants have already been cut off from their benefits after missing crucial deadlines

Events

25 hours ago Liverpool transfer news: Reds contact agent as Kvicha Kvaratskhelia makes transfer request

Liverpool have made contact over a possible successor for Andrew Robertson while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia wants to complete a transfer away from Napoli in January with the Reds interested

Politics

28 hours ago Private school teachers threaten to strike as bosses of UK's largest academy chain are accused of offering a 'Scrooge

Hundreds of private school teachers at United Learning, which runs 90 state academies and 14 independent schools, are set to strike because state school teachers could receive triple their pay rise.

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