28 minutes ago UK economy flatlines under Labour: GDP disappoints with just 0.1% growth in November and was at a standstill over past three months

The UK economy expanded by just 0.1 per cent in November - less than expected, and not enough to offset the previous two months of contraction.

Politics

22 hours ago Ncuti Gatwa to virtually read play scripts with fans for National Theatre Live

Members of the public will be able to sit back at the Vue cinema in Manchester Arndale Centre and connect with an actor based at the National Theatre.

Society

2 hours ago Liz Truss is long gone from Downing Street – but zombie economics lives on | Aditya Chakrabortty

Labour’s panicked reaction to turbulence is to promise ‘ruthless’ cuts. It has learned the wrong lessons from Britain’s shortest-lived PMBritain’s centre of power is stalked by a zombie. Across Westminster, the mere mention of her name summons up a grim past, but she remains ever present: blond bob, eyes that never move and a grin slightly aslant so it expresses not mirth, but faint menace. When least expected, she can bark a laugh that sends shivers up a cabinet minister’s spine. And whenever her shadow looms in SW1, the dread murmur starts: she used to be prime minister, you know.Liz Truss’s stint at the top of politics ended years ago. Perhaps close confidants and trained medics are yet to break the news, but for her, power is a fading memory, a shrinking image in the rear-view. As the voters of South West Norfolk ensured last July, she is now an ex-politician. Yet in British political culture, she is the great undead. No other prime minister since the Brexit vote so haunts curre...

Economics

47 minutes ago Alejandro Garnacho's transfer stance with Napoli preparing for Man Utd talks

Napoli are in the market for a forward and have set their sights on Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho with the club willing to listen to offers and the player himself open to the switch

Sport

3 hours ago DWP's new rollout presents risk of 'serious harm' for state pensioners

The Department for Work and Pensions will expand its use of artificial intelligence (AI), it is said, as part of a wider drive to "transform our public services"

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10 hours ago Cancer patient given 'hug that meant something' by 'inspirational' Kate Middleton tells how she was left on verge of tears by royal's 'strong and genuine' connection

Rebecca Mendelsohn, who has secondary breast cancer, was at the central London clinic for a check-up when she noticed that the future queen was being given a tour.

Science

29 minutes ago Ed Miliband admits heat pumps may NEVER be cheaper than gas boilers despite Labour sneaking 'boiler tax' through Parliament

Ed Miliband said he was 'wary' of stopping people from having gas boilers by a specific date if the government cannot guarantee greener alternatives will be cheaper.

Politics

27 hours ago Parental mental health biggest cause of child protection referrals in England

Public service cuts and ‘stark impact of poverty’ are causing worse outcomes for children, according to surveyPoor parental mental health has overtaken domestic violence as the most commonly reported factor in social worker assessments into whether a child is at risk of serious harm or neglect, according to new research.Growing rates of mental illness – in both parents and children – were an increasingly important driver of child safeguarding interventions in England, the latest comprehensive survey of children’s social care pressures found.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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7 hours ago A ceasefire deal is here. For Gaza, the Middle East and the world, the future remains unknown

The sacrifice has been so great, the misery so complete, that few can claim with certainty that this was all worthwhileThere may be no winners in war, but history suggests combatants are often eager to convince the world otherwise.The ending of the 15-month conflict in Gaza may prove an exception. The sacrifice has been so great, the misery so complete, and the ultimate future for Gaza so uncertain that few can claim with certainty that this was all worthwhile, or likely to benefit Israel’s security in the long term. The damage to Israel’s reputation may last decades. Continue reading...

Economics

10 hours ago Ruben Amorim speaks out on Alejandro Garnacho's Manchester United future amid Napoli transfer links

There is uncertainty over Alejandro Garancho's Man United future but he made his first start in more than a month at Arsenal.

Sport

4 hours ago Scots Labour MP warns UK Government must not return to austerity ahead of possible spending cuts

EXCLUSIVE: Brian Leishman urged the UK Government to introduce a wealth tax rather than slashing budgets.

Events

11 hours ago Cancer patient who shared 'heartfelt' hug with Kate Middleton at Royal Marsden Hospital says princess 'was giving her all' during 'love

Rebecca Mendelsohn, who has secondary breast cancer, was at the central London clinic for a check-up when she noticed that the future queen was being given a tour.

Science

34 minutes ago The shocking reasons Princess Margaret took a dislike to American society hostess Elsa Maxwell

'The snooty B****!' squealed the showbiz celebrity when she discovered Princess Margaret had stolen her flowers. 'What a right royal pain in the ***!'

Politics

9 hours ago Mother, 26, 'falsely told man he was the father of her child for financial gain', court hears

Beth Fernley, 26, appeared in court alleged with falsely telling a man he was the father of her child for 'financial gain'.

Economics

4 hours ago Israeli strikes on Gaza reported after Sunday ceasefire deal with Hamas announced – live

Medics in Palestinian territory say more than 30 killed in strikes late on Wednesday; Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says ‘final details’ of deal still being worked on ahead of security cabinet meetingGaza ceasefire deal: what we know so far A ceasefire deal is here. For Gaza, the Middle East and the world, the future remains unknown Hamas and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire deal, pausing the war in Gaza and designed to broker an end to the brutal 15-month conflict. The agreement is set to be officially accepted by Israel after a cabinet meeting on Thursday.The announcement on Wednesday night from Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, was made after weeks of negotiations in the Qatari capital, Doha. There were intensified efforts in recent days to hammer out the final details after increased pressure on Israel to reach a deal from the US president-elect, Donald Trump, which Sheikh Mohammed acknowledged in his media conference.Israel’s prime minister, Ben...

Events

13 hours ago 53,000 NHS staff off sick as Wes Streeting says he cannot rule out patients in corridors next winter

Labour health secretary criticised the ‘unacceptable’ care patients have received as soaring flu cases led hospitals across England to declare critical incidents

Science

12 hours ago Chelsea hope for financial deal with Premier League over secret transfer payments

Current owners discovered irregularities during takeoverSources confident Chelsea will avoid points deductionChelsea are negotiating with the Premier League over a financial settlement related to secret payments for transfers made during Roman Abramovich’s ownership.A financial settlement is seen as the likeliest outcome as the club’s current owners, Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, discovered the irregularities during the takeover process in May 2022 and reported them to the Premier League and Uefa. Continue reading...

Economics

5 hours ago Biden bids farewell with dark warning for America – the oligarchs are coming | David Smith

The president did not air grievances or dwell on the past, but sounded an alarm call about the future under TrumpThere was a sting in the tail. Joe Biden’s farewell address had not seemed like a must-watch for most politics-weary Americans. Those who did dutifully tune in might have been expecting the president to deliver a yawn-inducing first draft of his White House memoir.But after more than half a century in elected office, the 82-year-old great-grandfather had one last surprise. The primetime speech did not mention Donald Trump by name. Instead it will be remembered for its dark, ominous warning about something wider and deeper of which Trump is a symptom. Continue reading...

Events

28 hours ago Patients left in pain and indignity at Welsh emergency department says damning report

Overcrowding in the waiting room and reception 'continues to compromise patient privacy, dignity, and access to timely care' a report has found

Science

8 hours ago Scottish Labour MP brands Sir Keir Starmer response over Grangemouth 'underwhelming'

Brian Leishman has repeatedly campaigned to save Grangemouth

Politics

17 hours ago People urged to maximise State Pension payments before end of current financial year

People have until April 5 to plug National Insurance gaps going back as far as 2008.

Economics

6 hours ago Biden warns of dangerous threat of new age of ‘robber barons’ in farewell presidential address

Biden attacks ‘tech industrial complex’ as he closes a half-century in public life with Oval Office speech

Events

9 hours ago ITV2 Love Island All Stars viewers convinced one islander 'doesn't want to be there'

Love Island All Stars fans have taken to social media to claim that one of the islanders is 'uncomfortable' and 'hates being there' after spotting a pattern with the boy

Politics

18 hours ago Pep Guardiola sure of Omar Marmoush transfer to help Erling Haaland despite £55m setback

Man City chiefs are convinced they can still get a deal for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Omar Marmoush over the line with talks continuing after their initial offer was declined

Economics

7 hours ago Biden warns of dangerous threat of new age of ‘robber barons’ in final presidential address

Biden warns of ‘tech industrial complex’ danger to democracy as he closes a half-century in public life with Oval Office address

Events

10 hours ago Inside King Charles' heartbreaking reason for not discussing Kate Middleton's future role

Princess Kate has been a beloved member of the Royal Family for over a decade, but it seems she's yet to receive any advice from her father-in-law about her future role

Politics

20 hours ago Coronation Street's future 'confirmed' after 'false narrative' tipped soap as being in 'crisis'

Rumours have been flying around about the ITV soap after a number of exits were announced in quick succession at the start of the year

Economics

7 hours ago Biden warns of dangerous threat of new age of ‘robber barons’ in farewell address

President urges Americans to stay engaged for battle for the future

Events

10 hours ago Ruben Amorim confident that Alejandro Garnacho can have bright Man Utd future

Speculation has increased that United could be open to selling the academy product.

Politics

20 hours ago Farage and Truss in rightwing plot to derail Chagos Islands deal at the last minute

Exclusive: Chagos Islands row has ‘laid the groundwork’ for future cooperation between Tories and Reform, a leading organiser of efforts to stop the deal with Mauritius has claimed

Economics

9 hours ago Trump voters will be ‘brutally scammed’ during his term, Nobel economist warns

The president-elect has vowed to impose tariffs on leading trading partners

Events

10 hours ago Tories will tell difficult truths, Badenoch to say in bid to regain voter trust

The Conservative leader is also expected to criticise the Labour Party for announcing ‘mad and bad ideas’ which the Tories rejected when in power.

Politics

20 hours ago Watch live: Keir Starmer faces grilling from Kemi Badenoch in Commons after surprise inflation fall

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 15 January, after a surprise inflation fall gave a boost to under-fire chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Economics

13 hours ago New lover of vile abuser Ryan Wellings – accused of driving Kiena Dawes to suicide – loses job

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Ryan Wellings' new girlfriend Emma Croft loyally sat in the public gallery to support him as he was cleared of manslaughter - following the suicide of 23-year-old Kiena Dawes

Events

10 hours ago Prince William lives up to nickname as he sinks a pint with footy fans in Spoons

The future king arranged to meet a group of Aston Villa fans at the pub chain near New Street station in Birmingham with the group of supporters left amazed by the amount of questions he asked

Politics

21 hours ago PMQs live: Starmer faces Badenoch after surprise inflation fall boosts under

The Consumer Prices Index figure fell to 2.5%, still above the Bank of England’s 2% target

Economics

14 hours ago What do the Los Angeles fires tell us about the coming water wars? | Judith Levine

Will water soon be a marketable commodity or a priceless public good?There’s a scene in the film Mad Max: Fury Road where the evil ruler Immortan Joe, gazing down from a cliff upon his parched, emaciated subjects, turns two turbines, and water gushes from three gigantic sluices. The wretched masses surge forward to catch the deluge in their pots and bowls. And as imperiously as he opened the gates, Joe shuts them. “Do not become addicted to water,” he roars. “It will take hold of you.” But, of course, he already has taken hold of them by withholding, essentially, life.We don’t have to await the dystopian future for the water wars to begin. The struggle over water, between private interests and the public good, the powerful and the weak, is raging now. From Love Canal to Flint, Michigan; Bolivia to Ukraine to Tunisia; budget-cutting, privatization, corporate malfeasance and climate crises are conspiring to create political violence, mass migration, property damage and death. Continue...

Events

11 hours ago Coronation Street star's exit 'sealed' less than two years after first episode

Coronation Street fans are convinced that one character is set to be the next to leave the ITV soap, with the bookies revealing who is tipped to exit Weatherfield

Politics

22 hours ago UK politics live: Surprise inflation fall eases pressure on Reeves as markets predict interest rate cut

The Consumer Prices Index figure fell to 2.5%, still above the Bank of England’s 2% target

Economics

14 hours ago Rachel Reeves warned not to target farmers for a second time as she searches for spending cuts

Labour told not to take money from flood defences and farm schemes in wake of inheritance tax raid in the Budget

Events

11 hours ago Chilling reason Putin's troops in Ukraine face could be forced to donate sperm

The Public Chamber, a Kremlin advisory body, has demanded the establishment of a military sperm bank to help boost Russia's flagging population as the war in Ukraine rages on

Politics

25 hours ago UK politics live: Boost for Reeves as inflation falls after No 10 refuses to rule out emergency budget

The Consumer Prices Index figure fell to 2.5%, still above the Bank of England’s 2% target

Economics

16 hours ago ‘Criminally reckless’: why LA’s urban sprawl made wildfires inevitable – and how it should rebuild

A century of foolhardy development, including public subsidies for rebuilding in the firebelt, hugely contributed to this tragedy, writes our architecture critic. LA must rethink – and build upwards not outwards‘Crime don’t climb” is one of the glib mottoes long used by Los Angeles real estate agents to help sell the multimillion dollar homes in the hills that surround the sprawling metropolis. Residents of the lush ridges and winding canyons can rest assured, in their elevated green perches – safely removed from the smog-laden, supposedly crime-ridden flatlands beneath. What the realtors neglect to mention, however, is that, while crime rarely ascends the hills, flames certainly do. And that the very things that make this sun-soaked city’s dream homes so attractive – lush landscaping, quaint timber construction, raised terrain and narrow, twisting lanes – are the very things that make them burn so well. They create blazing infernos that, as we have seen over the past week, are trag...

Events

12 hours ago Barack and Michelle Obama spark speculation they are 'heading for divorce' amid notable public absences

Could Barack and Michelle Obama be heading for a divorce? Some fans believe it could be true.

Politics

25 hours ago How an AI Brad Pitt fraudster convinced woman to split with millionaire husband and fund ‘cancer treatment’

Computer-generated fake of the Fight Club star tricked the victim into thinking he was hospitalised with kidney cancer and Angelina Jolie was blocking access to his fortune

Economics

16 hours ago Watch: Drug dealer stopped 223 miles from home tries to convince police he is 'on holiday‘

A drug dealer caught by police 223 miles from his home in Crewe tried to convince officers he was on holiday.

Events

12 hours ago LIV Golf announces new CEO as Greg Norman future addressed in statement

Greg Norman has stepped down as LIV Golf's CEO to be replaced by Scott O'Neil - and experienced sports and entertainment executive - but will remain involved with the league

Politics

29 hours ago Councils spending £2 billion a year to send pupils with special needs to private schools, report reveals

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) found spending has increased by 46 per cent in just four years, highlighting the state's 'reliance' on private schools.

Economics

16 hours ago 25 people injured in freak chlorine gas leak in a public swimming pool in Germany

Today (January 15), emergency services were called to a public swimming pool in Bradenburg, Germany, with one person so ill they had to be taken via air-ambulance to Berlin

Events

14 hours ago King Charles 'won't discuss Kate Middleton's future role because of personal fear'

King Charles reportedly isn't offering up any advice to Princess Kate about her role as future Queen - and there is a heartbreaking reason why he is said to be holding back

Politics

31 hours ago Gerry Adams in line for ‘payday from taxpayer’ under plans to repeal Legacy Act, says think tank report

Shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson KC says Labour’s reasonings for planning to repeal the Legacy Act ‘make no sense’

Economics

16 hours ago 5 times Tories wrecked the economy as Kemi Badenoch attack on Rachel Reeves backfires

Kemi Badenoch attempted to put Labour on the back foot on the economy - only to have her party's dire 14-year record thrown back at her. Here The Mirror looks at some highlights

Events

14 hours ago Lots Road Power Station's transformation complete as Chelsea Waterfront Powerhouse atrium opens to public

The central atrium in the former turbine hall of the restored power station has been unveiled to the public for the first time

Politics

32 hours ago No 10 refuses to rule out emergency budget as fresh inflation figures due: Live

Sir Keir Starmer hit by second ministerial resignation in six months as Tulip Siddiq steps down as anti-corruption minister

Economics

17 hours ago The answer to Britain's pothole crisis? Futuristic supercar can jump more than 20ft over holes in the road

If you're sick of carefully driving over Britain's pothole-filled roads, there's good news - as a futuristic car could make navigating these divets much easier.

Events

14 hours ago Labour MPs say not compensating Waspi women undermines trust in politics

The debate heard from MPs that the decision announced in December, not to compensate the women was a ‘profound misjustice’

Politics

17 hours ago UK politics live: Starmer warned markets ‘don’t trust Reeves’ as Farage and Tories unite in Chagos plot

Kemi Badenoch questions trust in chancellor during fiery PMQs clash, as markets rally over new inflation data

Events

15 hours ago Prince William surprises punters at a Wetherspoons in Birmingham and buys a round for Aston Villa fans who he's 'keen to talk to' ahead of Everton match

The future king was spotted in the Birmingham New Street Station branch of the popular pub chain after appearing at an event to mark his new role as Patron of the College of Paramedics.

Politics

18 hours ago John Swinney backs Moira Salmond's call to grieve in peace after death of Alex

The late politician's widow released a rare public statement claiming critics of her husband Alex were causing distress for herself and her family.

Events

15 hours ago What broke Prince Harry and Kate Middleton from 'arguments, to broadsides and betrayal'

Prince Harry once had a very close bond with his sister-in-law Princess Kate - but their relationship has been left in tatters following the Sussexes' criticisms of the future Queen

Politics

18 hours ago Major holiday hotspot issues chilling pandemic warning in wake of COVID

Australian officials must learn from mistakes made during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to build back public trust ahead of the next viral outbreak that could sweep the world

Events

15 hours ago BAFTA nominations: Wicked, Conclave and Donald Trump biopic top list of nods

Musicals, horror and Donald Trump stand to scoop awards at the 2025 BAFTAs - while the future of the Oscars hangs in the balance.

Politics

19 hours ago Why Labour insiders tell me 'our job isn't to beat the Tories' as a shock poll exposes Starmer's REAL weakness... and thanks to a 'proles' problem his fight

It was something straight from the pages of George Orwell. Ministers have been warned proposed legislation to protect workers from harassment by customers could scupper pub talk debates.

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