98 minutes ago Brit baffled after being served Full English with fruit salad and 'weird' twist

A Brit who was travelling in Germany was left baffled after ordering a Full English breakfast and being served the classic dish with a very unexpected twist

Politics

19 hours ago Royal Family welcome second new arrival as first cousin gives birth to baby boy after keeping pregnancy secret

It's the second royal baby to be born this week after Princess Beatrice and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi welcomed their baby girl, Athena.

Society

3 hours ago Rashford has heart set on Barcelona but deal rests on exits from La Liga club

Rashford has rejected teams including TottenhamManchester United keen on Mathys Tel as replacementMarcus Rashford has his heart set on a loan move to Barcelona before Monday’s transfer deadline but a deal will go through only if the Catalan club can offload up to two players.Rashford has rejected offers from several other clubs including Tottenham because of his determination to join Barcelona. Under La Liga’s squad cost limit rules Barcelona will have to generate funds to be able to spend the money required to sign Rashford from Manchester United. They are prepared in principle to cover most or all of Rashford’s £375,000-a-week salary. Continue reading...

Economics

16 hours ago Netflix fans furious after streamer reveals the shows that will NOT be back until 2026

The streaming giant announced that the final seasons of Squid Game and Stranger Things will air later this year, but other popular shows were left off the 2025 slate.

Sport

87 minutes ago Scots childcare service at risk of being withdrawn after inspectors raise 'significant concerns'

Happy Days has now been given various deadlines over the month of February to improve.

Events

13 hours ago ‘He’s going home’: new film documents the fight to free Leonard Peltier

Sundance’s Free Leonard Peltier outlines the decades-long efforts to free the Indigenous activist from prison – up to the commutation of his sentence one week before the premiereOf all the documentaries at the Sundance film festival this year, perhaps none is as timely as Free Leonard Peltier, Jesse Short Bull and David France’s film on the Indigenous activist imprisoned for nearly half a century.Peltier, now 80 years old, is serving consecutive life sentences for the killing of two FBI agents during a shootout at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in 1975, though he has maintained his innocence. Activists, celebrities and liberation advocates such as Nelson Mandela have called for his release for decades, citing railroaded justice and evidence of prosecutorial misconduct; the FBI and law enforcement, meanwhile, have campaigned vociferously against any commutation of his sentence. Continue reading...

Culture

18 hours ago Do I need a TV licence to watch Netflix, Disney+ and other streaming services?

The Government is reportedly planning a shake-up of the licence fee, which could require more people to pay

Technology

18 hours ago Furious patient blasts hospital for 'serving food that looks like vomit' for dinner

Jess Tague, from Aberdeen, says she was served up the plate of watery meat during a stay at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on January 28.

Science

1 hour ago Like a roadhouse bartender, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy serves familiar comforts and soaks up the world’s strange spillages on his new album

Will Oldham surrounds himself with seasoned Nashville locals on a lovely, lullsome country-pop album

Politics

27 hours ago 'I was told to lock away the paracetamol. My own child became a stranger': A terrifying portrait of the secret lives of today's teenage girls from a mother and daughter who went through it all

Christie Watson started to suspect something was wrong with her 16-year-old daughter when she found her in bed, smoking cigarettes, at two in the morning.

Society

3 hours ago Bargain hunters, rejoice! Discount beauty has arrived at the Bicester Village outlet shopping centre | Sali Hughes on beauty

It’s not only the prices that make a trip to the designer outlet worthwhile, it’s the hope of tracking down cherished discontinued itemsMillions flock to Bicester Village each year for discounted fashion at designer outlets. Now it has its sights set on beauty. I visited before Christmas and my fear of finding skincare-slightly-on-the-turn and sad-looking eyeshadows in shades of mint and mauve proved unfounded.Fragrance was well served, with a festive pop-up store by Byredo, selling even its bestselling candles, fragrances and hand care at what seemed a smallish discount. There were also permanent outlets for Creed, Penhaligon’s, Roja and Molton Brown, all with up to 60% off the RRP. Neom had 30-odd per cent reductions on its luxury candles and I couldn’t work out why, given that they were still full price elsewhere. (Slightly wonky labels? Overstocking? They looked great to me.) Continue reading...

Economics

22 hours ago Fury as Celtic fans taunt Prince William at Aston Villa Champions League match with chants of 'Lizzie's in a box' and 'if you hate the royal family clap your hands'

Celtic fans bombarded Prince William with anti-royal chants throughout the game in Birmingham, including ones about the Prince's brother, the Duke of Sussex, according to The Telegraph.

Sport

1 hour ago Man killed five people after neighbour complained gunfire was keeping baby awake

Francisco Oropeza has pleaded guilty to murder charges and will serve a life sentence without parole

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24 hours ago Olivia Attwood reveals the thing that made her break down in tears while filming 'most shocking series' of her ITV show Getting Filthy Rich and shares what she really thinks of sex workers

The TV personality, 33, revealed series three is the 'most shocking yet' and forced her to step outside her comfort zone.

Culture

23 hours ago I thought I'd solved the eternal issue of trying to lose baby weight while still enjoying chocolate and sugar. But my solution left me with a bizarre eating disorder

Trying to slim down after the birth of her first child, Lucy Hake thought she'd solved a problem familiar to many dieters: how to satisfy cravings for calorific food without sabotaging her weight-loss efforts.

Science

1 hour ago Royal couple set to join Prince Harry at his Invictus Games in Vancouver next month

The event, which will be held in Vancouver and Whistler from 8 to 16 February, will be the first to incorporate winter sports, and will be broadcast on ITV in the UK.

Politics

33 hours ago 'I was told to lock away the kitchen knives. My own daughter became a stranger': A terrifying portrait of the secret lives of today's teenage girls from a mother who went through it all

Christie Watson started to suspect something was wrong with her 16-year-old daughter when she found her in bed, smoking cigarettes, at two in the morning.

Society

3 hours ago O2 is closing down popular service today as customers urged to apply for refund

O2 axed these data-only SIMs for new customers in August last year - and now existing customers will see this service switched off on January 31

Economics

24 hours ago Surreal, dreamlike, confusing: a night watching 18 Champions League ties

Trying to keep across 29 hours’ worth of football was not just akin to major substance abuse but a cause of fear and panicRaspberry Beret by Prince, Stayin’ Alive by the Bee Gees, American Pie by Don McLean, All I Want is You by U2, the theme tune to Sesame Street: these are all in their different ways excellent pieces of music. But as part of playlists broadcast without end and at high volume, all have been used by the US army in psychological warfare – demonstrating that too much of a good thing is not just possible but, at extreme levels, absolutely excruciating. Watching the manic conclusion to the Champions League group stage on Wednesday brought those playlists to mind, as I debated whether I was being entertained or encouraged to run screaming from my house.The trend in sport for many years has been to make competitions bigger, longer, more drawn out, and at first the new 36-team Champions League format felt like another step on this tiresome journey. But the widely acknowled...

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2 hours ago Washington plane crash questions – runway change, strange orders and wrong visual

A number of snags have been raised about why the American Airlines flight and Black Hawk collided – including a last minute runway change for the plane and ambiguous direction from air traffic control.

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25 hours ago Denise Welch, 66, shows off incredible 2.5st weight loss in a blue swimsuit as she reveals why she's cropped her husband out of beach snap

Denise Welch looked sensational in a blue swimsuit as she posed for an Instagram photo on the beach during a sun-soaked holiday abroad on Wednesday.

Culture

1 hour ago Princess Beatrice has chosen to protect her new baby’s privacy online – good for her | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Until recently, everyone’s children were waving from the proverbial balcony on social media. You know the tide has turned when even the royals have stoppedMaybe I shouldn’t admit this, but when I saw the photo of Princess Beatrice’s new baby, I laughed. Hear me out, though, before you decide I’m a horrible person: I expect baby Athena – lovely name – is perfectly lovely, and having arrived early, as my son did, will have quite a lot of feeding and growing to be getting on with. I say I “expect” she is, because we don’t actually know what Athena looks like. In the photograph her parents released of her, her entire face is hidden by her own raised sleeve in a Garbo-esque plea of “I want to be alone”.So yes, I did laugh, but I also thought, well, fair play. I’m not one of those members of the British public who feels entitled to information about the royals, or photographs of their offspring. Athena is, as far as I’m concerned, entitled to her privacy and good on her parents for trying...

Politics

11 hours ago DWP benefit claimants received £4billion less than they were entitled to last year

The Public Accounts Committee warned people claiming disability benefits are also getting 'unacceptably poor service' - waiting on average 10 times longer for calls to be answered

Economics

2 hours ago Billy Crystal says 'I fell to my knees' as he wears clothes he fled LA wildfire in for FireAid

Billy Crystal was just one of the Hollywood stars that lost their homes in the wildfire that swept through Los Angeles, and he opened up about the devastation during the FireAid concert

Events

1 hour ago When RFK Jr. was presented with the science on vaccines he said needed to see, he dismissed it

The man who hopes to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary said he needed to see data showing vaccines are safe, but when an influential Republican senator did so, he dismissed it

Politics

13 hours ago ROSIE DUFFIELD: Sir Keir Starmer MUST keep his vow to me to tell us the truth about whether our 'green' power plant has been lying about burning millions of trees from virgin woodland

For those not familiar with the name, Drax, near Selby in North Yorkshire, is fuelled by so-called 'biomass' - which is to say, wood pellets made from crushed trees.

Economics

3 hours ago Christian Horner clears up Max Verstappen's role in Johnny Herbert's F1 steward sacking

The FIA announced this week that Johnny Herbert will no longer serve as a Formula 1 steward amid a conflict of interest between that role and the Brit's media work

Events

2 hours ago Jacob Fearnley shines on Davis Cup debut as Great Britain level Japan tie

Fearnley beat Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-3 after Billy Harris was beaten by Yoshihito Nishioka

Politics

13 hours ago Penal costs of Royal Mail bid: Labour is harming Britain by waiving this terrible deal through, says ALEX BRUMMER

The Ofcom review of the Royal Mail focuses on how best to ensure a reliable delivery service for consumers amid the fast-declining volumes of post.

Economics

11 hours ago Ukraine war briefing: elderly couples among nine killed in Russian drone attack

Thirteen people wounded, including eight-year-old girl, in Sumy apartment block attack. Sweden pledges $1.2bn in Ukraine military aid, its biggest pledge yet. What we know on day 1,073See all our Ukraine war coverageA Russian drone attack on a residential block killed nine people including three elderly couples in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, officials said on Thursday. Images distributed by the emergency services showed a gaping hole in the facade of the long block of flats and rescue workers digging through debris for survivors. “This is a terrible tragedy, a terrible Russian crime. It is very important that the world does not pause in putting pressure on Russia for this terror,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on social media. National Police later said the search operation had been completed after 19 hours, with rescuers finding nine bodies in the ruins, while 13 people were wounded. Among the dead were three couples – men and women between the ages of 61 and 74 – Ukr...

Events

2 hours ago Locksmith gets locked out of his own van...after his French bulldog stands on button controlling the doors

Peter Macann, 31, was on his way to help a client earlier this month when he stopped to put air in his tyres at a service station.

Politics

15 hours ago Man Utd and Arsenal face transfer dilemma after Spurs agree £50million deal

Tottenham have agreed a deal in principle worth £50million for Bayern Munich winger Mathys Tel, who has also been a target for Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United

Economics

13 hours ago We must reform the post or nationwide service cannot survive, says Royal Mail chief exec EMMA GILTHORPE

We want to protect what makes Royal Mail unique and continue to serve 32m addresses across the UK for the same price, however remote they may be.

Events

2 hours ago On Hurry Up Tomorrow, The Weeknd delivers a spectacular final chapter in his ‘After Hours’ trilogy

It would be easy to dismiss this 22-track album as indulgent – but the Canadian artist born Abel Tesfaye has created a fitting and astonishingly ambitious final score for his brooding alter-ego

Politics

23 hours ago Scots model who insured legs for £1m and walked runway for Victoria Beckham launches new bodysuit

Scottish entrepreneur and former model Ashly Rae, has launched her self-titled new brand Ashly Rae and says her patent-pending wardrobe staple is a world-first in comfort, style and support.

Economics

15 hours ago Murderer seen 'acting awkwardly' by man at riverside near where body parts found

A man who knew murderer Steve Sansom said he saw him acting strange and they had an "awkward" conversation close to where body parts belonging to Sarah Mayhew were found in south London

Events

2 hours ago Carole Middleton at 70: How the matriarch went from council house to country manor

Carole Middleton, the mother of Princess Kate, is celebrating a landmark birthday - her 70th - and The Mirror takes a look back at how the impressive businesswoman keeps her 'close-knit' family together

Politics

23 hours ago Next's £34 'alternative to jeans' shoppers say are 'so comfortable' can be dressed up or down

Next shoppers are raving about the retailer's Elasticated Back Wide Leg Trousers

Economics

16 hours ago FBI pick Kash Patel refuses to answer if he would target Trump opponents at hearing

Key Trump ally strives to extricate himself from statements he had made earlier, claiming ‘mischaracterization’Kash Patel sought to allay concerns about his fitness to serve as the FBI director at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, but declined to engage with questioning that explicitly asked whether he would use his position to investigate some of Donald Trump’s top political opponents.The hearing revolved around Patel’s provocative public remarks attacking the FBI and his ability to resist political pressure from the White House, a topic that has come to the fore with the justice department rocked by the ouster of prosecutors who worked on cases against Trump. Continue reading...

Events

2 hours ago Prince Andrew told paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein they would 'play more soon' two months after he claimed he had cut him off

Prince Andrew claimed that he had cut off the disgraced American after they were spotted walking through Central Park together in December 2010

Politics

24 hours ago Ombudsman staff to strike out over pay and mandate pushing for office working

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union will walk out on February 12 and take an additional week of targeted industrial action

Economics

16 hours ago Trump lashes out at CNN's Kaitlan Collins for asking if he’s ‘getting ahead of investigation’ by blaming DC crash on DEI

‘Does it comfort their family to hear you blaming DEI policies?’ Kaitlan Collins asked the president on Thursday.

Events

2 hours ago Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein they would 'play more soon' after claiming to cut contact

Prince Andrew’s contact with Jeffrey Epstein is under fresh scrutiny

Politics

27 hours ago Royal Mail to cut deliveries under regulator proposals; Shell hikes investor payouts – business live

Live coverage of business, economics and financial news as UK postal service set to deliver on alternate weekdays and drop SaturdaysGermany’s Dax stock market index is also in on the party with a new record high, while Spain’s Ibex benchmark is at its highest since 2008, before the Eurozone crisis crunched its economy for a decade.Spain’s stock market has risen strongly in the last couple of years, as the country has become the surprise leader of the European economy – with a growth rate far outstripping the EU’s largest economy, Germany.Posts record funds under management of £190.21bn at 2024-end, above analysts’ views of £187.4bn, according to company-compiled consensus. Continue reading...

Economics

17 hours ago Man who strangled his son's partner to death after she got out of the shower before going to buy custard slice for his mother is found guilty of murder

Sophie Evans, 30, was found naked face down at home on a kitchen floor with a towel tied to a cupboard on her throat.

Events

2 hours ago 'We were told to say goodbye to our baby, but then something completely unexpected happened'

Billy Silver was born four weeks premature by emergency C-section

Politics

33 hours ago Taxpayers fund new clothes and shoes for Channel crossing migrants worth £3,000 every day

The packs are handed out to men, women, and children to replace their seawater soaked clothing when they arrive in Dover after their dinghys have been intercepted by Border Force vessels.

Economics

17 hours ago Forensics link Martin McCauley to ‘cowardly murder’ of three RUC men, court told

McCauley is one of the so-called Colombia Three, accused of training rebel FARC guerrilla forces in 2001.

Events

3 hours ago Is Fortnite down? Server downtime schedule and what's new in update v33.30 – including Tilted Towers

Epic Games is rolling out the second season of Fortnite OG today and the iconic Tilted Towers is back along with other classic POIs and more.

Politics

17 hours ago The Guardian view on the Washington DC plane crash: Trump’s warped priorities | Editorial

The president is more concerned with attacking the federal government than with putting safety firstFew stretches of airspace on the planet are as busy or as carefully monitored as the skies above Washington DC. Commercial and military aircraft are on the move there at all times. The greatest concentration is around Reagan National airport, the city’s principal domestic hub, which sits on the west bank of the Potomac River within sight of the Capitol dome.No one yet knows how a Black Hawk military helicopter collided with an American Eagle flight from Wichita above the Potomac on Wednesday evening. But the destruction was total. No survivors have been found from among the 64 people on board the flight from Kansas or among the three-strong crew of the helicopter. By early Thursday, the rescue effort was already a recovery operation. Bodies were being lifted from the river’s icy waters through the day.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like ...

Events

3 hours ago Who was Princess Anne's predecessor as Princess Royal who married a serial womaniser, who only proposed to her for a bet?

Nobody could accuse Princess Anne of having anything less than a rollicking love-life. From Captain Mark Phillips to the relationship with Andrew Parker Bowles.

Politics

17 hours ago Laundry expert reveals two kitchen ingredients to soften hard towels without a tumble drier

There's no need to throw away rough towels - they can be restored with two strange kitchen ingredients

Events

4 hours ago ‘We were inspired, recharged and nourished by nature’: readers’ favourite wellness trips

From mindful waking in the Yorkshire Dales to a Buddhist retreat in Japan, our tipsters have found inner peace and rejuvenation all over the worldWith Eryri national park (Snowdonia) on the doorstep and guided wild swims available, north Wales’ Tawelu Retreats offers options to explore the outdoors or go full hibernation with the retreat’s yoga classes and meditations, plus a sauna and hot tub. The chef cooked up filling, comforting veggie food and gorgeous chai and hot chocolate. Even getting lost running up the Welsh fells and nearly missing my hot shells massage didn’t trouble my stress levels. It’s women only, four days from £650. Laura King Continue reading...

Politics

19 hours ago Martin McCauley charged in court with murder of three RUC officers in 1982

McCauley was granted bail during an appearance at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court.

Events

4 hours ago Princess of Wales wears earrings made by Welsh jewellery designer on visit to Ty Hafan

The Duchess of Cambridge has been spotted wearing a pair of Welsh designer, Hayley Jones' hooped earrings on a number of occasions, including her latest visit to Wales

Politics

20 hours ago Hundreds protest in London as jailed climate activists’ appeals are heard

Road outside high court blocked in protest against ‘draconian’ sentences given to 16 Just Stop Oil ‘political prisoners’Hundreds of protesters have blocked the road outside the high court in London, where the appeals of 16 jailed climate activists are being heard, in condemnation of “the corruption of democracy and the rule of law”.As England’s most senior judge heard arguments in the appeal of the sentences of the Just Stop Oil activists, who are serving a combined 41 years in jail, their supporters sat on the road in silence holding placards proclaiming them “political prisoners”. Continue reading...

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20 hours ago Inside Trump's crypto court: Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Peter Thiel and their battle for Bitcoin domination

Donald Trump will be the first president to fully embrace digital currencies — and he’s already anointed his crypto princes

Events

6 hours ago Disability benefit claimants are waiting '10 times longer for calls to be answered'

The Public Accounts Committee concluded that disability benefit claimants, in particular, are receiving a subpar service, including lengthy processing times for their claims

Politics

21 hours ago Nearly 11 million people hit by post delays over Christmas, says Citizens Advice

'For far too long, letter delays and poor service have become business as usual at Royal Mail'

Events

7 hours ago Inside Prince Harry's 'complicated' love for Scotland as he recalls 'shameful' memories

Prince Harry has a deep rooted connection to Scotland with some very pivotal moments of his life taking place at the Royal Family's Balmoral estate where he spent many of his summers.

Politics

21 hours ago 4 deeply troubling things Donald Trump did on his tenth day back in the White House

Spouting wild innuendo about the tragedy unfolding in the Potomac River, opening a new migrant detention camp in a very familiar place - and making wildly false claims about sending condoms to Gaza. Here's what you need to know

Events

10 hours ago Will YOUR train be cancelled? Interactive calculator reveals how likely it will be that rail commuters will face delays from axed services on their route

Research looking at journey data from 660 routes and 50 stations shows how likely travellers are to face disruption, based on their arrival and departure stations.

Politics

21 hours ago ‘Rape is effectively decriminalised’: how did sexual assault become so easy to get away with?

Few alleged offenders are found guilty. Many victims are retraumatised. What is getting in the way of the Australian criminal courts providing justice to sexual assault survivors?Sexual assault survivors like me seek justice as a sign of strength. Few of us end up winningGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSitting in her book-lined corner office at Victoria’s Law Reform Commission, Jennifer Coate is charting the “considerable progress” she says she’s witnessed over her decades-long career working in the criminal justice system.When she first started out as a lawyer, she says the notion of consent was “not discussed” and only victims of “stranger rapes” were taken seriously – but only if they hadn’t been out late or dressed provocatively. Continue reading...

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