40 minutes ago Prince Andrew aide told alleged Chinese spy that Newsnight interview was ‘ill advised’

Duke of York’s aide thanked Yang Tengbo - who was later banned from the UK - for standing by Andrew following the ‘unsuccessful’ interview

Politics

12 minutes ago Ruud van Nistelrooy told me to join a big club – so I snubbed Man United and signed for Liverpool

Ruud van Nistelrooy served Manchester United one of the most exciting young forwards on a silver platter – but then Liverpool came calling

Society

2 hours ago Prince Andrew faces £1million bill for urgent works to crumbling mansion

The Duke of York has been told his 30-room Royal Lodge home is in "desperate" need of repair and is in grave danger of "irrevocable decay" if he does not carry out maintenance work

Economics

3 hours ago Father recalls 'darkest hours of his life' after being told to say final goodbyes to his baby boy during emergency open

Joe Silver, 32, who lives in Harrogate with his wife of five years, Charlotte, also 32, said their first and only child, Billy, was not breathing when he was born four weeks prematurely.

Sport

26 minutes ago Madonna fans defend pop icon from vile abuse as she speaks out against fascism

Madonna has been defended by her loyal fans after comments about fascism being normalised sparked a vicious backlash from those that did not agree with her views

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3 hours ago Why filming a saucy new series featuring MILF home porn made OLIVIA ATTWOOD feel like an old prude

What's a nice girl like Olivia Attwood doing in a place like this? I tell the Love Island star turned documentary-maker that I watched a preview of her latest series and felt like a right prude.

Culture

7 hours ago Strictly Come Dancing star rushed to hospital over worrying symptom as he is told there is 'no cure' for the condition

Strictly legend Russell Grant has revealed how he was rushed to hospital over a worrying symptom in his eye and was told there is 'no cure'.

Science

2 hours ago Bombshell Prince Andrew emails appear to show contact with paedo Epstein lasted longer than he said

Emails appearing to show contact between Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein have emerged where the royal is believed to have told the paedophile to 'keep in close touch and we'll play some more soon'

Politics

10 hours ago Two sought after club fracas saw glass thrown, hair pulled and girl pushed over

Two women in their 20s were assaulted in two separate incidents at the Be At One bar on Victoria Street, Nottingham and cops say it's a wonder they weren't more seriously hurt

Society

4 hours ago State pensioners told exact date they will get extra payments in bank account

The new pension rates for 2024/25 have been confirmed and pensioners will see their payments increase from April. State pensioners will get a boost worth up to an extra £472 a year

Economics

5 hours ago Ange Postecoglou confirms Tottenham exploring transfer options after fresh injury scare

Spurs thought to have agreed a fee with Bayern Munich to sign forward Mathys Tel

Sport

66 minutes ago Scottish children's play centre boss is jailed for 25 years in US after child abuse images are found on his iPhone

Steven Paul McInally, who reportedly owned Go Wild soft play unit in Glasgow, was ordered to open his phone by airport staff while on holiday from Scotland

Events

8 hours ago Bill Gates was called 'retarded' at age of nine and told to stay back a year in class, reveals astonishing new memoir by one of the world's richest and most successful tech pioneers

When Bill Gates was nine, a therapist said he was 'retarded'. He wasn't bad at his lessons. It was his voice - he was squeaky.

Science

2 hours ago Prince Andrew's Newsnight interview was disaster, aide told alleged Chinese spy

The duke’s senior adviser, Dominic Hampshire, privately admitted the interview was a disaster

Politics

28 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

4 hours ago Starmer told to be 'bold' and use EU security fears to secure better Brexit reset deal

Exclusive: Lord Ricketts said the prime minster has an opportunity to put Britain back at the ‘heart’ of major decisions in Europe when he meets EU leaders on Monday

Economics

6 hours ago Arsenal told Sverre Nypan transfer decision after January battle for Rosenborg wonderkid

Gunners have been battling with Girona for signing of teenage Norwegian midfielder this month

Sport

68 minutes ago Driver jailed for killing teenage girl in crash, telling police ‘I’m stupid’

Jack Cracknell was jailed for six years at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday.

Events

10 hours ago Strictly Come Dancing star rushed to hospital amid health scare as they reveal there's 'no cure'

Russell Grant, who appeared on Strictly Come Dancing back in 2011, was rushed to hospital after suffering a worrying issue with his eyes and was told by doctors there was 'no cure'

Science

3 hours ago Prince Andrew's most trusted aide told Chinese 'spy' that his Newsnight interview was 'hugely ill

He also told of the duke's struggles dealing with the 'aftermath' of his television interview, during which Andrew was questioned by Emily Maitlis about his association with Jeffrey Epstein.

Politics

36 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

9 hours ago Euromillions players told 'check your tickets' as whopping £83.4 million lottery win unclaimed

The winning pink paper ticket was bought in a shop

Economics

32 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...

Sport

73 minutes ago Harold Shipman's 'Monster Mansion' prison cell 'haunted' after Dr Death's suicide

Child killer Roy Whiting told prison staff he was too scared to sleep in Harold Shipman's bed on Wakefield prison's D-wing as he felt the ghost of 'Dr Death' was still haunting the space

Events

16 hours ago Terminally ill teen left in hospital corridor for 14 hours wakes from coma

The 18-year-old, who suffers from Cerebral Palsy and Scoliosis, was told there were no beds available and placed in the hallway as he writhed around in pain.

Science

3 hours ago Andrew aide told alleged Chinese spy that Newsnight interview was ‘ill advised’

An aide to the Duke of York described the interview as ‘unsuccessful’ in a letter to Yang Tengbo, documents show.

Politics

42 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

16 hours ago Arsenal transfer news: Gunners told to make £100m Ollie Watkins bid as agent meeting held

Arsenal are in need of a striker over the final days of the January transfer window as Mikel Arteta mulls over moves for Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins and Mathys Tel of Bayern Munich

Economics

96 minutes ago Renee Zellweger told 'stop or you're going to die' in alarming warning from doctors

Renée Zellweger, who tonight appears on The Graham Norton Show, is set to reprise her best-loved role in Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy. But there's one question she refuses to answer

Events

27 hours ago Emily Willis' ketamine detox put her 7st body 'under huge stress' says doctor

EXCLUSIVE: Doctor Gareth Nye has warned of the dangers of ketamine abuse after Emily Willis' family filed a lawsuit against the rehab centre she was being treated at for her 'addiction'

Science

3 hours ago 'I hope everyone knows now that he is a paedophile and he is a disgusting man'

"If you are ever released, you will be a very old man," Carl Jones was told

Politics

19 hours ago New Orleans archbishop fires food bank leaders for refusing to fund abuse settlement

Bankrupt Roman Catholic archdiocese replaced members at church-affiliated non-profit over $16m disputeThe archbishop of New Orleans’ bankrupt Roman Catholic archdiocese on Thursday abruptly fired and replaced top leaders at a church-affiliated food bank, with those dismissed saying it was because the non-profit refused to contribute to paying survivors of child sexual abuse by clergymen.The ousted members of Second Harvest’s board of directors say the changes “follow months of increasingly aggressive pressure placed on Second Harvest to contribute as much as $16m toward helping to resolve victims’ claims related to the church’s sexual abuse-related bankruptcy”, which has been pending since May 2020. Continue reading...

Economics

1 hour ago Elianne Andam's family issue desperate plea to cure UK's 'sick' knife crime epidemic

Elianne Andam's family are demanding the Government tackle the knife crime epidemic plaguing the UK, saying otherwise they risk more children meeting brutal and violent deaths

Events

32 hours ago Bird flu ‘covid of poultry industry’ MPs hear, as farmers told to stay vigilant

Farming minister Daniel Zeichner told the Commons it was rare for the disease to infect humans.

Science

4 hours ago Regime change in Syria has Iraqi factions backtracking on push for US withdrawal

The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria has led Iran-allied factions in neighboring Iraq to reconsider their push for U.S. forces to exit the country, multiple Iraqi and American officials told The Associated Press

Politics

28 hours ago Arsenal told to make £100m transfer bid to seal move before deadline day

Arsenal have made a late move to sign Ollie Watkins with a £60m bid getting rejected by Aston Villa as the Gunners are urged to massively up their offer if they want to land the striker

Economics

3 hours ago Woman discovered videos of herself being sexually abused while she was sleeping

Charlie Thacker, 29, of Newport, committed the horrific acts on the woman while she was in a deep sleep, and kept videos of the abuse without her knowledge

Events

5 hours ago Federal agencies told to implement transgender bathroom ban as Trump's DEI attacks continue

This week, Trump signed three executive orders damaging transgender rights, such as one intended to limit access to gender-affirming care for minors

Politics

31 hours ago BBC apologises to staff as damning review into Russell Brand's conduct is released

A BBC review into the conduct of Russell Brand during his time with the broadcaster has found a number of people 'felt unable to raise' concerns about the presenter.

Economics

3 hours ago HMRC warns millions they face £100 fine if they miss important midnight deadline

People have been told time is running out

Events

6 hours ago I want children but my partner now says he is not keen. Should I go it alone? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

I don’t think it’s fair your partner uses his past relationship to dictate the present with you. You need to have an open and honest conversation to understand each other’s feelings • Every week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a relationship problem sent in by a readerMy partner has a child from a previous relationship who was two when we met a few years ago. For the first half of our relationship we discussed having future children together. Then one day he told me he no longer wanted more kids and that his child is his sole focus. The future was gone in one second.We have an amazing relationship, so this is our only issue. His previous relationship has scarred him deeply. Continue reading...

Politics

4 hours ago Each of the young figure skaters killed in the D.C. plane crash had a story waiting to be told

The young figure skaters whose lives were cut tragically short when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night were just beginning their journeys to stardom

Events

6 hours ago Drivers who have flouted rules at Greater Manchester junction told 'fine in post'

Motorists keep making the same mistake in Salford

Politics

4 hours ago Court hears how Russian spy’s tissue of lies over cancer claim was exposed

On Friday, Vanya Gaberova, 30, told jurors how she became suspicious of her lover Biser Dzhambazov’s claim to have cancer.

Events

6 hours ago Moment cops catch pervert in hotel room with girl, 14, after harrowing 999 call

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT Bodycam footage shows Greater Manchester Police officers bursting in on a hotel room in which a pervert was with a 14-year-old schoolgirl

Politics

5 hours ago Daughter says she 'saved' her mother from Harold Shipman after noticing chilling detail about Dr Death that made her feel 'uneasy'

Patricia told the BBC that her mother had an appointment with Shipman at his Market Street practice in Hyde where he requested that she left the room so he could examine her mother.

Events

6 hours ago Meet the woman who lives without money: ‘I feel more secure than when I was earning’

Ten years ago, Jo Nemeth quit her job and closed her bank account. Today, she’s more committed than ever to her moneyless lifeGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailSharon Brodie clearly remembers her first Christmas with her good friend Jo Nemeth. It was 2016 and also her first Christmas without her husband, Monty, who had died suddenly a month earlier.“I didn’t even want to be alive,” says Brodie from her home in Lismore, northern New South Wales. “I definitely didn’t want to go to the shops or buy presents or do anything. But Jo had come to stay with us [Brodie and her two teenage boys] to help out, and on Christmas Eve I told her my gift to her was that we could go dumpster diving, which I’d never done before – and we did, that night. Continue reading...

Politics

6 hours ago Claes Bang ‘thanks’ Sharon Horgan for unfortunate Bad Sisters consequence

Bang played an abusive husband in the Apple TV+ series

Politics

6 hours ago Girl accused of attempted murder at school tells court she regrets incident

The girl is on trial at Swansea Crown Court.

Events

7 hours ago Ruben Amorim aims subtle dig at Marcus Rashford in Alejandro Garnacho comparison

Unlike Marcus Rashford, who has remained exiled ever since and has been told by Ruben Amorim he must change to get back into the team, Alejandro Garnacho has flourished in recent weeks

Politics

6 hours ago Suicidal girl, 16, was put on hospital ward with elderly patients and allowed to 'come and go as she pleased' before she went into woods and killed herself, inquest hears

Evelin Chacko was admitted to the Royal Bolton Hospital on July 1, 2020, following a deliberate overdose at her home in Farnworth, Bolton.

Events

7 hours ago Fuming mum says daughter, 9, 'anxious' at naked man pic in 'inappropriate' sex ed class

Emma Cormie says her nine-year-old daughter told her that she and her friend had seen "pictures of a naked man" at school during a sex education lesson

Politics

7 hours ago Photographer who founded event for children’s charities had 700 images of child sexual abuse 

Father-of-two John Rampton, who lives in Welshpool, was found with the images after his estranged wife told the police

Events

8 hours ago 'Healthy' girl, 5, collapses as mum paints her nails but minutes later she's in a coma

Ella-May, 5, had been laughing and joking with her mum, who was painting her nails, when she suddenly stopped breathing. She then spent a month recovering at Alder Hey Hospital

Politics

7 hours ago Three sarcastic cheers for a Celtic clown as Hotline warned England is sick and tired of the green and white

Michael Gannon mans the phones after Celtic and Rangers learn their Euro fate while UEFA clamp down on Villa Park pyros

Events

8 hours ago Kate Middleton's sweet response after little girl asks if she's a princess

The Princess of Wales , 43, visited children's hospice Tŷ Hafan and Corgi sock manufacturer, which formed part of her 'slow and gradual' return to royal duties following her cancer treatment last year.

Politics

8 hours ago Sick Scots soft play boss jailed for child abuse images 'took pictures of kids at sleepover in house'

Steven Paul McInally is beginning a 25-years jail term in America after taking pictures into the country on his mobile phone while going to Florida.

Events

8 hours ago American living in UK admits she'd 'never heard' of 12 British icons before moving

Kalyn, who runs the Girl Gone London YouTube channel, said she has "no idea" if one icon is meant to be a children's character or something "straight out of a horror film"

Politics

9 hours ago Girl who stabbed two teachers and a pupil at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman gives evidence at attempted murder trial

The teenage defendant denies three counts of attempted murder at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford

Events

9 hours ago Claes Bang 'thanks' Sharon Horgan for unfortunate Bad Sisters consequence

Bang played an abusive husband in the Apple TV+ series

Politics

10 hours ago John Lewis 'warns it will miss profit targets this year after disappointing festive sales

The partnership, which includes Waitrose and the John Lewis department stores, told staff it had fallen short of sales and profit expectation during the Christmas rush.

Events

10 hours ago Love Island icon in talks for All Stars but says he'll only return for one girl

EXCLUSIVE: One Love Island legend has said he's still single, but would only return to the villa for another shot at romance if one specific lady was there waiting for him

Politics

12 hours ago Scots soft play boss jailed in America for 25 years over child abuse images

Steven Paul McInally was arrested at Orlando International Airport.

Events