63 minutes ago Is baldness a thing of the past? Or will it grow on us again? | Eva Wiseman

As hair-loss treatments improve, one wonders if we’ll start to get nostalgic for a good comboverIt is with mixed emotions that I announce the end of baldness. Rest in pates, old friend. This year will see the very last generation of men who, having arrived at the threshold of their 30s, are forced to accept the loss of their hair, with all their future sons and grandsons nipping instead to Turkey for a little implant and some kofta. Gone today, hair tomorrow.It’s true, look around. Compared with the Sean Connerys and Bruce Willises of yore, the number of bald celebrities on screen today can be counted on a single fist. The surgical technology has evolved, the transplants have become more accessible, the preventative drugs have improved, the death of bald is nigh. Like combovers, the hair plugs bring their own acts of faith of course, with hairlines so straight and thick it appears sometimes as if they are creeping down the face at night like a mask – every time I see one on telly I’...

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13 hours ago A Broadway dancer vanished from his home over three months ago. His distraught family ‘absolutely’ believes foul play is involved

Zelig Williams, who has performed in hit shows ‘Hamilton’ and ‘MJ The Musical,’ has been missing for over three months and there have been no answers on where he might be. Andrea Cavallier talks to his distraught family who haven’t given up as they share next steps in the search and explain why they believe there will be answers soon

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3 hours ago Boss of AI firm says Scottish councils could save frontline services from the axe by embracing technology

Expert urges authorities to consider ‘third way’ instead of slashing services or raising charges

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19 hours ago The unearthed wild cycling trail bringing visitors to the Romanian countryside

Eastern Europe’s answer to the Camino de Santiago is best explored on two wheels, says Damien Gabet, as he follows a new route that is giving people a reason to return to the countryside

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97 minutes ago It was dubbed the 'Prison for the 21st Century', within days it exploded in an 'orgy of violence'

Just days after the Royal opening of Forest Bank Prison dozens of hooded inmates lit fires and barricaded themselves in their wing during a seven hour riot

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2 hours ago Dancing on Ice's Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean answer health concerns after big news

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean announced they will retire at the end of the year after 50 years as a skating partnership and will leave their roles as head judges on Dancing on Ice

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63 minutes ago AI predicts 'erosion' of US democracy at end of Donald Trump's second term

EXCLUSIVE: The Orange Manbaby cometh and fears of an 'oligarchy', economic ruin and the end of the world have erupted – so the Daily Star turned to AI for answers on Earth's most pressing questions

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20 hours ago BEL MOONEY: My dad made home movies of our families as our children grew up. Now my brother has edited the films

My son would dearly love to have some records of our family memories, as would I. But what can I do?

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10 hours ago Man City scrap transfer plan as they advance on £250m move NOW for Pep Guardiola

Manchester City's answer to their relative struggles is to splash the cash in the January transfer window, with £250million committed to re-energising Pep Guardiola's squad, and scrapping plans to wait for the club's new director of football

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2 hours ago Families of wildfire victims mired in grief, questioning what more could have been done

Many families in California are full of grief and questions about what more they could have done to save their loved ones from the deadly wildfires

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27 hours ago Nurse shares harrowing journey with liver cancer including the four 'red flag' symptoms that led to diagnosis

Marissa Antonio was just 39 when the 19cm tumour was discovered - and now, Cancer Research UK has revealed liver cancer death rates have doubled in the last 20 years

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87 minutes ago The Lazy Sunday Quiz: Test your general knowledge with these 10 questions

Can you get the answers right in our quiz?

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20 hours ago Omar Marmoush bids Eintracht Frankfurt emotional farewell ahead of £67m Man City transfer

Manchester City are set to secure the services of Eintracht Frankfurt striker Omar Marmoush in the January transfer window

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3 hours ago Eve Myles: ‘For The Crow Girl, I watched every 24 Hours in Police Custody ever made’

Louis Chilton speaks to the star of ‘Torchwood’ about her dark new Paramount+ series, which follows the hunt for a sadistic killer on the streets of Bristol

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2 hours ago Hope: The Autobiography by Pope Francis review – the gospel according to

The first ever memoir by a living pope reveals a warm, emotionally intelligent man who loves football and ‘cutting-edge’ cinema – but skates over the more controversial parts of his careerPopes seldom lack a platform or a pulpit, so they have had little need to resort to autobiography to explain themselves. What books do appear under their names in recent decades have been either dull transcriptions of interviews with tame journalists that have been heavily vetted by the Vatican, or compilations of old sermons packaged as something more than they are.I therefore approached this new volume with a certain weary caution and was pleasantly surprised. It fully justifies its bold claim to be the first ever memoir by a living pope. Indeed, Francis’s Italian ghostwriter, the publisher Carlo Musso, reveals in a brief afterword that the original plan when the book was commissioned in 2019 was that it would not appear until after his death. So why the sudden urgency? Continue reading...

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29 hours ago Huge Welsh attraction loved by millions of families up for sale for £4.5m

Local residents, regional visitors, and holiday makers have all made special memories at this tourist attraction that's now up for sale

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3 hours ago An imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in Belarus

Ales Bialiatski, a human rights advocate who won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Belarus and is one of hundreds of its political prisoners

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2 hours ago Inside Ashley Cain's love life from Safiyya's heartbreak to mystery of new babies

Former Ex On The Beach star Ashley Cain was in a relationship with dental nurse Safiyya Vorajee from 2018 until their heartbreaking split in 2022 following the death of their baby

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31 hours ago David Lynch was working on new show before his death, says Netflix CEO

Ted Sarandos said the proposed show was ‘filled with mystery and risks’

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4 hours ago Catfish persuaded school boy to kill friend for no reason in horrific murder

Denali Brehmer lured her former friend, 19 year old Cynthia Hoffman, into the Alaskan wilderness then filmed her death and sent it to a man who posed as a millionaire

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2 hours ago 'I played for Sir Alex Ferguson and Pep Guardiola – this is my answer to who's better'

One player who played under Sir Alex Ferguson and Pep Guardiola is Gerard Pique, and the ex-Barcelona and Manchester United defender discussed his experiences under the two managers

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9 hours ago Thousands raised for charity who provide 'lifeline' for heartbroken families

The generous donations of Mirror readers to our Christmas Appeal means the charity Missing People can support devastated families as they search for their loved ones

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6 hours ago World holds its breath before Gaza ceasefire and hostage releases as bullish Netanyahu insists Israel 'reserves the right to resume the war with force' if necessary

The Israeli Prime Minister's declaration comes as families of hostages held in Gaza brace for news of loved ones, while Palestinians prepare to receive detainees.

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12 hours ago Emporio Armani collection seduces with textures, softness at Milan Fashion Week

Giorgio Armani kept his youth game sharp with an Emporio Armani menswear collection presented during Milan Fashion Week that was all about texture and glistening surfaces

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9 hours ago David Beckham says his 'heart is heavy' as he breaks silence on death of friend

David Beckham described Denis Law as 'a true gentleman,' after the Hall of Fame footballer died at the age of 84

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13 hours ago Huge change to UK driving licences to be rolled out this year – and it'll impact millions

Digital driving licences are coming as the UK government is set to roll them out, aiming to use tech to 'transform public services' and make life a whole lot easier

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9 hours ago Oregon man who kidnapped a Seattle woman and kept her in a makeshift cell gets life sentence

An Oregon man has been sentenced to life in federal prison after being convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting two women in separate instances Portland television station KGW reports 31-year-old Negasi Zuberi was sentenced Friday in federal court in Medford

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13 hours ago ‘Finally it’s happening. I know he’s still alive’: Families of Israeli hostages await nervously the return of their loved ones

The fate of captives held by Hamas is in the balance until they are finally swapped for Palestinian prisonersFor over a decade the world seemed to have forgotten Avera Mengistu.An Israeli Jew of Ethiopian heritage, who reportedly had mental health issues, Mengistu was 28 when he entered the Gaza Strip voluntarily on 7 September 2014 after a dispute with his mother. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Portsmouth announce death of fan after Middlesbrough clash halted by medical emergency

A Portsmouth fan has sadly died after being taken ill during their Championship match against Middlesbrough played on Saturday afternoon at Fratton Park

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16 hours ago The week in audio: Virtually Parkinson; The Con: Kaitlyn’s Baby; The Pitcairn Trials; Turtle Diary by Russell Hoban – review

A stilted AI Parky proves that interviews are a two-way process. Plus, the strange story of a woman who kept faking pregnancy and a gripping true crime taleVirtually Parkinson Night Train DigitalThe Con: Kaitlyn’s Baby BBC World Service/BBC SoundsThe Pitcairn Trials WonderyTurtle Diary by Russell Hoban Radio 4/BBC SoundsIn new podcast Virtually Parkinson, an AI version of Michael Parkinson interviews celebrities. Or, if we’re being snotty – and, OK, I am – an AI Parky asks questions at celebrities. Not to them. At them. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago LA firefighters helped by lull in winds, but more fire weather in forecast

Crews make progress but strong winds anticipated in Los Angles basin next week, carrying potential perilAnother round of fire-provoking Santa Ana winds are anticipated to sweep across the Los Angeles basin next week, carrying new peril as the area continues to assess the damage of the wildfires that devastated the Pacific Palisades and Altadena communities 10 days ago.“We’re looking at more Santa Ana winds and high fire danger. It could be a prolonged event next week,” said Alex Tardy, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in San Diego. “The bottom line: we’re in uncharted territory this deep into the winter, or rainy season,” in having barely any rain, he added. Continue reading...

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16 hours ago Ten people hurt, two seriously, after ski lift collapse at Spanish resort

Emergency services say 30 people were involved, of whom 10 were taken to hospital, at Astún in the PyreneesTen people have been hurt, two of them seriously, after a ski lift collapsed at a resort in north-east Spain, hurling dozens of passengers into the snow below.Although initial reports said 35 people had been injured on Saturday at the Pyrenean resort of Astún, in the Aragón region, the figures were later revised down. Continue reading...

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13 hours ago Claire van Kampen death: Director, composer and wife of Mark Rylance dies aged 71

The director, composer and playwright had been diagnosed with cancer

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19 hours ago What is the biggest win on Ant and Dec's Limitless Win as viewers challenge ITV over answer

A couple missed out on £250,000 with an answer that some viewers say is correct. If they had won, would they have been the show’s biggest winners?

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15 hours ago Where are the original Gladiators now? From prison sentences to successful acting careers and age

Iconic TV show Gladiators is set to make a grand return to screens on Saturday with a BBC reboot, over three decades since it first aired. Find out where the originals are now.

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19 hours ago Kyren Wilson in Judd Trump snooker Grand Slam vow as he reveals bizarre bedroom injury ahead of Masters clash

An ankle issue from the most strange of circumstances tainted Luca Brecel win

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15 hours ago Bulldozers kill man in tent in Atlanta clearing homeless camp near MLK’s church

The city was clearing the area around the Ebenezer Baptist church before the MLK Day celebration on MondayCity workers in Atlanta have killed a man living in a tent while clearing a homeless encampment with construction equipment near Martin Luther King’s famous Georgia church.The death of Cornelius Taylor on Thursday afternoon resulted from an effort to reduce the visibility of people without shelter near the city’s historic Ebenezer Baptist church as an accommodation for crowds expected in the area to celebrate King this weekend and on Monday, the federal holiday dedicated to the civil rights leader’s life and legacy. Taylor’s death has infuriated homelessness advocates and prompted a round of soul searching among city leaders. Continue reading...

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19 hours ago Lanarkshire dog groomer has thriving business thanks to Business Gateway support

Newly qualified dog groomer, Anca Simtea, took the plunge to set up her own dog grooming service in the summer, launching The Groom Studio Cumbernauld in August.

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15 hours ago Paul Danan unseen footage shared by Love Island star pal after tragic death

Paul Danan has been the subject of tributes this week following the news of his death and former Love Island winner Paige Turley was among those addressing his passing

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19 hours ago West Lothian Council to increase service charge for people in temporary tenancies

The move will standardise rent charges and include service charges which until now have been paid out of council funds.

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16 hours ago I’ve covered deadly wildfires for seven years. It doesn’t have to be this way

While the LA fires have been described as unprecedented, here in California we have experience with this kind of fireOver the last seven years, I have covered three of the four deadliest wildfires in modern US history. From the smoldering, forested lots of Paradise to the leveled Lahaina homes overlooking the Pacific, I’ve documented the stories of people who ran for their lives, held the hands of badly burned fire victims and trudged alongside families searching for their missing loved ones.But nothing prepared me for the overwhelming sense of loss that permeates Altadena in the aftermath of the Eaton fire. It’s not just the figures, though they are shocking – nearly 7,000 homes burned and at least 16 dead. Instead, it is the thought that kept returning to me as I surveyed the blackened remnants of homes and so many lives laid bare: it did not have to be this way. Continue reading...

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19 hours ago Australian Open 2025: Kecmanovic v Rune in fifth set, Keys beats jeered Collins – live

Alex de Minaur beats Francisco Cerundolo on day sevenNo 2 seed Swiatek breezes past Raducanu 6-1, 6-0Any thoughts? Get in touch with Rob on emailEmma Raducanu and Iga Swiatek have completed their warm-ups on Rod Laver Arena and we’re about to get under way. But hang on, the second seed is have a word to the match official and seems to be concerned about a lack of towels. Well, I guess that sets the tone for what should be a heated clash in steamy conditions.There is plenty of action on the court to keep us entertained but it can be easy to forget the impact that tennis can have on families in the present day, let alone across generations.It’s been an odd experience. Esna died in 1966 so has always been an ethereal presence – a long-skirted woman with Princess Leia buns in an ageing photograph who my mother would chide me with when asking why I was so terrible at sport. Continue reading...

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16 hours ago I’ve covered deadly wildfires for seven years. It doesn’t have to be this way | Dani Anguiano

While the LA fires have been described as unprecedented, here in California we have experience with this kind of fireOver the last seven years, I have covered three of the four deadliest wildfires in modern US history. From the smoldering, forested lots of Paradise to the leveled Lahaina homes overlooking the Pacific, I’ve documented the stories of people who ran for their lives, held the hands of badly burned fire victims and trudged alongside families searching for their missing loved ones.But nothing prepared me for the overwhelming sense of loss that permeates Altadena in the aftermath of the Eaton fire. It’s not just the figures, though they are shocking – nearly 7,000 homes burned and at least 16 dead. Instead, it is the thought that kept returning to me as I surveyed the blackened remnants of homes and so many lives laid bare: it did not have to be this way.Dani Anguiano is a reporter for Guardian US and the coauthor of Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy Continue reading...

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19 hours ago Johnnie Walker’s wife says she is sure her husband ‘loved’ his funeral service

Tiggy was joined by her husband’s former BBC Radio 2 colleagues and Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant at the funeral service on Friday.

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16 hours ago Tony Slattery laid bare his struggles with addiction and mental health before tragic death

The late Tony Slattery, who has died aged 65, spoke about his struggles with addiction and mental health in an interview in 2016, as well as looking back on his Irish roots

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20 hours ago Australian Open 2025: Kecmanovic v Rune, Keys beats jeered Collins – live

Alex de Minaur beats Francisco Cerundolo on day sevenNo 2 seed Swiatek breezes past Raducanu 6-1, 6-0Any thoughts? Get in touch with John on emailEmma Raducanu and Iga Swiatek have completed their warm-ups on Rod Laver Arena and we’re about to get under way. But hang on, the second seed is have a word to the match official and seems to be concerned about a lack of towels. Well, I guess that sets the tone for what should be a heated clash in steamy conditions.There is plenty of action on the court to keep us entertained but it can be easy to forget the impact that tennis can have on families in the present day, let alone across generations.It’s been an odd experience. Esna died in 1966 so has always been an ethereal presence – a long-skirted woman with Princess Leia buns in an ageing photograph who my mother would chide me with when asking why I was so terrible at sport. Continue reading...

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17 hours ago ‘I’ll kiss the ground’: chaos feared amid Gaza ceasefire as families head home

Hundreds of thousands are now set to return to whatever remains of their houses or to claim bodies from the rubbleAid agencies in Gaza are bracing for chaotic scenes this week as hundreds of thousands of people try to return to homes across the territory after the expected implementation of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on Sunday.Before the ceasefire, which is due to begin at 8.30am local time, Israel has continued to carry out attacks inside Gaza. The local health ministry claimed on Saturday that 23 Palestinians had been killed in the previous 24 hours, while the Israeli army said it had conducted strikes on 50 “terror targets” on Friday. Continue reading...

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21 hours ago Australian Open 2025: Collins faces Keys and jeering crowd, Kecmanovic v Rune – live

Alex de Minaur beats Francisco Cerundolo on day sevenNo 2 seed Swiatek breezes past Raducanu 6-1, 6-0Any thoughts? Get in touch with John on emailEmma Raducanu and Iga Swiatek have completed their warm-ups on Rod Laver Arena and we’re about to get under way. But hang on, the second seed is have a word to the match official and seems to be concerned about a lack of towels. Well, I guess that sets the tone for what should be a heated clash in steamy conditions.There is plenty of action on the court to keep us entertained but it can be easy to forget the impact that tennis can have on families in the present day, let alone across generations.It’s been an odd experience. Esna died in 1966 so has always been an ethereal presence – a long-skirted woman with Princess Leia buns in an ageing photograph who my mother would chide me with when asking why I was so terrible at sport. Continue reading...

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17 hours ago Tributes paid to Hillsborough campaigner who led fight for justice after son's death at tragedy

Phil Hammond, the former chairman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, was remembered as a “very kind, fair, honest and humble man”

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