77 minutes ago 'I quit fitness job for racy career – younger men love me and I'm a better mum'

Molly Manning, 49, turned to the adult industry as a result of the pandemic after struggling to make ends meet as a pilates teacher. It was a big move, but she feels it was the right decision

Politics

2 hours ago A Good House at the Royal Court Theatre review: perceptive and provoking fun

Amy Jeptha’s comedy of capitalism and race isn’t perfect, but it’s raucously funny

Society

6 hours ago Apple fans race to buy £400 MacBook Pro laptops for £159 in one online sale

It should slip into most backpacks without issue

Economics

4 hours ago Alan Shearer predicts change in title race after Arsenal and Liverpool results

Liverpool currently lead the way in the Premier League table, with Arsenal sitting just four points behind Arne Slot's Reds ahead of this weekend's round of matches

Sport

1 hour ago Two Iranian Supreme Court judges assassinated and one wounded in Tehran

Assailant reportedly kills himself after opening fire at judges

Events

23 hours ago Moment drunk lorry driver FIVE times over the limit is stopped by armed cops after being chased for four miles down busy motorway having downed half a bottle of vodka

Footage shows HGV driver Dainius Juodis finally stopping on a live lane of the M23, having failed to stop for four miles after a police vehicle had activated its blue lights

Transport

77 minutes ago Primark staff share major bugbear after 'awful' viral video leaves people raging

A viral video on TikTok appearing to show the chaotic state of a Primark store has prompted a barrage of admissions among staff - with one saying a particularly messy customer forced them to quit

Politics

4 hours ago ‘It’s a PR battle’: inside the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni lawsuits

The director and star of hit summer romance It Ends With Us are facing off with lawsuits alleging sexual harassment and defamationIt Ends With Us should have been a success story. The long-awaited film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, a tale of cyclical domestic violence, premiered in August to decent reviews and wide audience interest; it grossed $350m, against a $25m budget, despite a tide of press and social media speculation over an alleged rift between its director, Justin Baldoni, and its star, Blake Lively. Most of the ire was trained on Lively – for glossing over the subject of domestic violence with florals, for simultaneously promoting her haircare and alcohol lines, for being gruff with reporters in the past, while Baldoni, who played the abuser in the film, championed abuse survivors. But the movie was a hit, demonstrating the viability of female-led, mid-budget melodramas at the box office.Not that anyone remembers that now. The film has become embroile...

Society

13 hours ago Cowboy builder who fleeced widow, 85, out of £8,000 after her skylights started leaking is jailed

Salford-based trader Christopher Parr, 36, removed roof tiles from an 85-year-old widow and then never returned after charging nearly £8,000.

Economics

6 hours ago Arsenal January transfer state of play as Gunners consider SEVEN targets and three exits

Arsenal have pulled themselves back into the Premier League title race but Mikel Arteta may need the club to dip into the transfer market this month to bolster his options if they want to be crowned champions

Sport

3 hours ago The celebrity chefs who got away with scandal as Gregg Wallace scrambles to save his career after stepping down from MasterChef

From raging temper tantrums to allegations of sexism, bullying and cultural appropriation, it appears TV cooking has barely gone a day without some form of controversy.

Politics

22 hours ago Two jockeys in horror fall airlifted to hospital as families ask fans for 'prayers'

Two Australian jockeys had to be airlifted to hospital after a horror fall while competing at the Moruya racecourse on Friday (January 17) afternoon

Society

19 hours ago Inside Roger Nores $10m lawsuit as Liam Payne's estate fear it will cause Bear 'irreparable damage'

Geoff Payne, the father of late One Direction singer Liam Payne, has been named in a US defamation lawsuit by the singer's friend and businessman, Roger Nores, over 'false statements' that were allegedly made in relation to the pop star's death

Economics

22 hours ago Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta makes Premier League title race prediction: ‘It is going to be a long, long run’

The Arsenal manager also provided an update on the club’s transfer dealings after a number of injuries

Sport

5 hours ago Tragedy of Kiena Dawes from chilling 'he killed me' phone diary to brother's regret

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Kiena Dawes left her baby at her friend's house along with her mobile phone containing a diary of horror at the hands of Ryan Wellings, before taking her own life

Events

8 hours ago Resettlement agencies race to help refugees ahead of Trump's second term

Resettlement agencies have raced to welcome refugees before President-elect Donald Trump takes office

Politics

22 hours ago Bill Miller restaurant facing $1M lawsuit over ‘dangerously hot’ sauce that burned teen girl

Genesis Monita,19, dropped scalding hot barbeque sauce over her thighs – an incident that she alleges left her with second-degree burns

Society

23 hours ago Bill Miller restaurant facing $1 million lawsuit over ‘dangerously hot’ sauce that burned teen girl

Genesis Monita,19, dropped scalding hot barbeque sauce over her thighs – an incident that she alleges left her with second-degree burns

Economics

25 hours ago Man City's dream XI to blast back into title race as FOUR January transfers confirmed

Pep Guardiola could make a number of additions to his Manchester City squad in January as the reigning Premier League champions look to work their way back up the table

Sport

7 hours ago Lockerbie bombing: How dare people criticise Dr Jim Swire for trying to uncover the truth

Dr Jim Swire’s dogged pursuit of the truth about the Lockerbie bombing, in which his daughter Flora was killed, is heartbreakingly admirable

Events

12 hours ago Menendez brothers' resentencing hearing pushed to March because of Los Angeles

A new sentencing hearing for brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez in the killing of their parents has been delayed for nearly two months because of Southern California’s wildfires

Politics

24 hours ago New details emerge in case of teacher, 34, who gave birth to her student’s baby

The Independent has now seen the criminal complaint detailing the full extent of the horrific child sex abuse allegations

Society

23 hours ago Dumfries takeaway driver hit customer with metal bar after complaints kebab was cold

Sadiq Yildirim admitted the assault when he appeared at Dumfries Sheriff Court this week

Economics

36 hours ago The new Space Race: How Now Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos rivals Elon Musk as he finally blasts into orbit

Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos has successfully fired a rocket into orbit as he took a giant leap in his space race with Elon Musk.

Sport

8 hours ago Innocent person killed when cop chase with murder suspect who wanted to ‘call his mom’ ends in crash

The deadly incident occurred in Texas on Thursday at around 10.30 a.m. after the suspect, name as Gabriel Cerna, collided with another vehicle on the interstate

Events

14 hours ago Retired Georgia minister is found not guilty in the 1975 killing of a girl in Pennsylvania

A retired minister from Georgia has been found not guilty in the 1975 killing of an 8-year-old girl

Politics

32 hours ago Blake Lively accuses Justin Baldoni of using 'abuser playbook' in his $400m lawsuit against her and Ryan Reynolds

Lively and Reynolds were sued for defamation Thursday by Baldoni and his publicists, who say the actress cooked up a scheme to kill their careers and discredit them by making false accusations.

Society

8 hours ago Daughter of murdered Scots mum feared there was a 'hidden killer' in her family

Mother-of-11 Mary McLaughlin was strangled with the cord from her dressing gown in her Glasgow flat.

Events

16 hours ago Former Oakland mayor, longtime partner indicted in alleged bribery scheme

Federal prosecutors in California have indicted the former mayor of Oakland, her longtime partner and two business owners for bribery, conspiracy and mail and wire fraud

Politics

34 hours ago Blake Lively accuses Justin Baldoni of using 'abuser playbook' in his lawsuit against her and Ryan Reynolds

Lively and Reynolds were sued for defamation Thursday by Baldoni and his publicists, who say the actress cooked up a scheme to kill their careers and discredit them by making false accusations.

Society

9 hours ago Three easy diet changes to make now to protect against world's deadliest disease

A nutritionist revealed some simple changes you can make to your diet to lower your risk for cardiovascular disease, that kills 175,000 people in the UK every year.

Events

18 hours ago Lindsey Vonn’s ‘impossible’ comeback roars on with 2026 Olympics in frame

She’s past 40 with a knee made of titanium, but Lindsey Vonn’s comeback is already bucking expectations and crackling with the promise of a fifth Olympic GamesThere’s no denying the nervous apprehension that rippled through the ski racing world after Lindsey Vonn announced her shock comeback in November. She’d walked away nearly six years earlier due to a battered right knee worn down by a string of gruesome crashes and multiple surgeries, no longer able to endure the punishing demands of the circuit. Now she was proposing a return on the wrong side of 40 with a knee made of titanium to a high-risk sport where no woman has ever won any top-flight race past 34 years old.But a funny thing happened on the way to Vonn’s humiliation. In the two months since her unretirement, she’s finished 14th in a super-G at St Moritz, before improving to sixth and fourth in her next two races at St Anton. Incredibly, she says she feels healthier now than when she called time on her extraordinary caree...

Politics

10 hours ago Jimmy Mizen's mother slams his killer as 'heartless' after drill rapper who shamelessly boasted about violent murder of altar boy in lyrics is hauled back to jail for breaching parole

Jake Fahri, also known as drill rapper TEN, was handed a life sentence in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing Jimmy.

Events

18 hours ago Washington DC residents flee ahead of Trump inauguration: ‘I can’t be here’

Republicans and conservatives meanwhile are pouring in for celebrations with hotels being nearly 70% bookedAlejandra Whitney-Smith has plans for president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week: spend a week in a cabin without technology.“It [inauguration weekend] coincides with my birthday weekend, which I usually do spend in DC, but when the election happened, I told myself, ‘Oh, no, I can’t be here,’” said Whitney-Smith, whose mother was working at the Library of Congress during the January 6 attack on the US Capitol in 2021. “I just remember that feeling of fear for her and then also just concern for me being in the city. I just knew for me – I didn’t want to be around that sort of hostile negative energy.” Continue reading...

Politics

10 hours ago Evidence bombshell for Kentucky sheriff 'who shot judge in chambers after sex scandal'

The defense team representing a Kentucky sheriff who allegedly shot a judge in his chambers last year has made a shocking admission.

Events

20 hours ago McDonald's scandal: More UK workers join legal action after 'sex for shifts' allegations

A law firm spearheading action against McDonald's says the number has now risen to more than 750 - the US burger chain has been rocked by allegations of sex abuse and harassment

Politics

12 hours ago South Carolina man pleads guilty to the carjacking and killing of a New Mexico police officer

A South Carolina man has pleaded guilty to charges that he gunned down a New Mexico state police officer who had stopped to help him

Events

21 hours ago UK politics live: House of Commons bar shuts over drink spiking allegation, Starmer hits back at Musk

Strangers’ Bar will close from Monday while security and safety arrangements are reviewed, a House of Commons spokesperson said

Politics

13 hours ago Censorship, homework help and cats: China’s RedNote users welcome ‘TikTok refugees’

Americans fleeing the looming TikTok ban have been warmly welcomed to app Xiaohongshu – or RedNote – despite China’s tight restrictions on what can be posted“It is the coolest thing,” says Huang Ziyan, a longtime user of Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, describing the experience as a “21st-century Tower of Babel”.Huang is referring to the influx of US “TikTok refugees” fleeing the impending ban and the resulting cross-cultural exchange that has seen Americans warmly welcomed – and sometimes given a few helpful tips. Continue reading...

Events

21 hours ago House of Commons bar closed indefinitely after drink spiking allegation

‘The safety of everyone on the estate remains a key priority of both Houses’, a House of Commons spokesperson said

Politics

13 hours ago Husband allegedly decapitated wife’s lover for getting her pregnant while he was in prison

One of victim Ulisys Molina’s severed hands was eventually found in a Nevada mailbox by a five-year-old

Events

22 hours ago Moment dad 'realised teacher's baby belonged to his son' after 'spooky' Facebook post

Ex-South Jersey teacher Laura Caron, 34, is facing a multitude of charges after the alleged victim's father is said to have 'figured out' Caron had a baby was his teenage son

Politics

13 hours ago Search launched after Domino’s driver goes missing while making pizza deliveries

Shuefaub Xiong, 42, arrived for work on January 14 but later did not return home, according to police in Minnesota

Events

22 hours ago Strangers' Bar in Parliament to CLOSE amid security probe 'after woman's drink spiked'

The Met Police confirmed earlier this week they were investigating reports of an alleged drink spiking in a popular House of Commons bar - but said no arrests had been made

Politics

14 hours ago Dad says he's "unluckiest man in the world" after allegedly killing daughter while "mucking around"

Simon Vickers is accused of murdering his teenage daughter, but claims her death was an accident as a result of "mucking around".

Events

22 hours ago Man Utd's four reasons for believing Viktor Gyokeres will join them instead of Arsenal

The race is well and truly on to sign Sporting CP sensation Viktor Gyokeres, and Manchester United may hold the keys ahead of Arsenal despite being in the doldrums

Politics

15 hours ago Man arrested after Newport crash where woman and dog were pinned under car

A car came off the road into the garden of a house in Rowan Way, Malpas, Newport, in the early hours of Monday January 13

Events

23 hours ago Valtteri Bottas makes 2026 F1 retirement decision as work begins after Mercedes return

Valtteri Bottas returns to Mercedes this year after three seasons driving for the Sauber outfit which let him go at the end of 2024 as new owners Audi preferred to form a new driver line-up

Politics

16 hours ago Man 'kills ex' in front of her son, 5, just weeks after she gave birth to his baby

Lauren Saldana, 38, is believed to have been killed by her ex-boyfriend Roman Romanovskiy after she was found dead in his home by police, with the suspect present at the scene

Events

24 hours ago What channel is Celtic vs Kilmarnock? Live stream, TV, ref, VAR and Scottish Cup team news

Holders Celtic will aim to book their place in the fifth round draw by overcoming Killie at Parkhead

Politics

16 hours ago Denis Law's heartbreaking words on 'silent killer' in health battle before death

Manchester United legend Denis Law has sadly passed away at the age of 84, after the 'King of the Stretford End' battled dementia in recent years according to his family

Events

24 hours ago Liverpool’s surprise complication hands Arsenal hope to deliver overdue Premier League drama

Liverpool are top of the Premier League but Arsenal have renewed hope they can go one better than last year after finishing behind Man City

Politics

16 hours ago Wife killed and husband hurt trying to save their pets from Pit Bull attack in their own backyard

Gladys Anthony, 62, died during surgery for her wounds following the attack in St. Louis

Events

24 hours ago Japanese TV network to open independent probe into alleged sexual misconduct by celebrity host

Japan's Fuji Television said it will open an investigation into a high-profile sex scandal linked to one of the country's top celebrities

Politics

17 hours ago Bolivian judge orders the arrest of former President Morales in sex abuse case

A Bolivian judge on Friday ordered a warrant for the arrest of former President Evo Morales after he didn’t appear to testify in court in a case alleging that he sexually abused a minor

Events

25 hours ago Rivals star Danny Dyer plans to quit the industry despite success in the Disney+ show

‘You’re only ever one job away from people saying you’re s**t again,’ said the actor

Politics

17 hours ago Denis Law's heartbreaking words as Man Utd icon revealed 'silent killer' health battle

The Manchester United legend has died at the age of 84, almost four years after revealing that, like former Old Trafford heroes Nobby Stiles and Sir Bobby Charlton, that he too had been diagnosed with dementia

Events