76 minutes ago He ransacked a vulnerable woman and left her scared to be in her own home

James Barnes, 40, went on to to try the door of another property nearby, and was discovered after he was recognised on CCTV footage.

Politics

29 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

2 hours ago 'A girl in Pilates stopped to ask for my perfume– it's these £5 laundry scent boosters'

Our head of shopping was stopped in her Pilates class by a woman wanting to know the name of her perfume, but the scent was from a cheap box of 'incredible' in-wash scent boosters

Economics

7 hours ago ‘I don’t like corporate boxes’: Jeremy and Ben Corbyn on Arsenal, coaching and Starmer

The former Labour leader and his son reveal how football changed their family, and discuss the pleasure and pain that comes from loving such a voraciously capitalist sportLast Saturday morning, with the biting cold and bright sunshine providing a perfect day for football, Jeremy Corbyn climbed off his bicycle at Tufnell Park playing fields. I joked about a red bike being appropriate for his politics and his beloved Arsenal but Corbyn just smiled and gazed at the teeming pitches.His eldest son, Ben, is a scout for the Arsenal academy and runs the London Football School which coaches around a thousand young footballers. They range in age from three to 18 and there are 42 LFS teams. Continue reading...

Sport

37 minutes ago Three police officers injured in ‘violent struggle’ with man outside station

A 27-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of assault, arson and criminal damage following the incident, South Wales Police said.

Events

17 hours ago Astronaut stuck on International Space Station for months just broke the record for total spacewalk time by a woman

Sunita Williams reached a record of 62 hours and six minutes during her ninth spacewalk

Technology

1 hour ago My council is kicking me out of my flat weeks before I'm due to give birth so homeless people can move in

'It would be difficult to carry a lot of stuff, I find it hard already to just clean the house, I get so exhausted', the expecting mother admitted, despite council ignoring her pleas for an extension.

Politics

18 hours ago Snap! Labour is accused of wasteful spending and hypocrisy after spending £500,000 on vanity photographers

Sir Keir Starmer has two photographers in Number 10 while Rachel Reeves has one. It comes after Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner hired a photographer on a salary of £68,000 last year.

Economics

2 hours ago Temu, Shein and Amazon to be liable in EU for ‘unsafe’ or ‘illegal’ goods

Proposed customs reform would allow officials to better inspect and control packages from China

Events

2 hours ago Ruth Langsford admits 'I don't want to be alone' after Eamonn Holmes split

Loose Woman hosts breaks silence after 'painful' divorce to Eamonn Holmes, but insists she refuses to 'crumble'.

Politics

26 hours ago Woman's simple £8 tool that stops condensation and mould in every room

A woman has shared how she was able to prevent condensation from forming on her windows with a simple device. She said that it was also helpful at stopping mould and mildew from forming

Economics

3 hours ago CCTV image of man police want to speak to released after woman sexually assaulted in Salford

'Our investigation is at a stage now where we can ask the public for assistance'

Events

2 hours ago Nigel Farage compares Reform polling rise to Donald Trump's election victory: 'There's going to be an earthquake‘

Nigel Farage compared Reform’s polling rise to Donald Trump's US election victory, declaring “There's going to be an earthquake in British politics”.

Politics

31 hours ago 'Heartless' fraudsters con pensioners out of £416k in cash and jewellery 'elaborate' scam

'Ring leader' Faris Kayani, 30, Saqib Mahmood, 28, Luc Williams, 24 "targeted" elderly people by calling them up and informing them they had been victims of fraud

Economics

4 hours ago Body of second woman is found in river in police search for two sisters who went missing in Aberdeen

The body of a second woman has been found in the search for missing sisters Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, who went missing in Aberdeen last month, Police Scotland has said.

Events

5 hours ago Body of second woman tragically found in search for missing Aberdeen sisters

A second woman's body has been found in the River Dee in Aberdeen following the disappearance of sisters Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32, last month, Police Scotland has confirmed

Events

7 hours ago Woman who posted two unwise words on her own wanted appeal found hiding in pile of toys

Greater Manchester Police discovered the woman hiding beneath a pile of children's toys after she left a brazen, two-word comment on a wanted appeal on Facebook as a warrant was issued for her in court

Politics

5 hours ago Watch bizarre moment woman who taunted police by posting ‘hey guys’ on own wanted appeal is caught hiding under toys

Watch the bizarre moment a woman who taunted police by posting “hey guys” on her own wanted appeal is caught hiding under a pile of children’s toys.

Events

7 hours ago Politician allowed to open club at Old Kent Road venue where rape took place

Deputy Mayor of Camden will open Vision Lounge after previous venue was shut down

Politics

6 hours ago Depraved ice hockey player asked victim to wear school uniform when he abused her

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Victims of Philip Hamer, found guilty of 21 charges, including eight counts of rape and seven counts of sexual assault, spoke at a sentencing hearing this week

Events

8 hours ago As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first rebellion in 2012

Politics

8 hours ago ‘Are we dating the same guy?’: Women turn to Facebook to uncover cheating and violence

Experts say use of groups to warn others about dangerous men is indictment on governments’ failure to keep women safe“Any info on Chris* please? Thanks.” The words in a Facebook post, above three pictures of a man. In the comments, a woman replies: “He was also posted a few days ago by someone.”Further down, a second woman replies: “I’m shaking, I’m his fiancee.” Continue reading...

Events

10 hours ago Wicked star Cynthia Erivo on fame, fear and fighting classism; Marina Hyde on why gen Z kids are not alright; and the mind/body revolution – podcast

From yearning for a ‘strong leader’ to being swept up in riots, the portents for our children are not good – and who can blame them for being so disillusioned, asks Marina Hyde. Oscar-nominated Cynthia Erivo has gone stratospheric as Elphaba in Wicked – what next for one of Britain’s brightest stars? And new research shows western medicine’s traditional split between brain and body is far from clear cut – could this new understanding provide a breakthrough for many complex conditions? Continue reading...

Politics

9 hours ago Netflix’s The Sandman to end amid Neil Gaiman sexual assault allegations

The ‘American Gods’ author has denied accusations of ‘non-consensual sexual activity’ from multiple women

Events

15 hours ago Tice defends convicted Reform MP amid Farage’s ‘near catastrophe’ vetting claim

The deputy leader said James McMurdock was someone who had ‘got things wrong, learnt from it and has grown and succeeded’.

Politics

14 hours ago Former Fox Sports reporter accuses top executive of sexual assault in lawsuit

Julie Stewart-Binks filed lawsuit on Friday in Los AngelesFormer reporter is suing network and exec Charlie DixonDixon is also co-defendant in separate January complaintA former Fox Sports reporter and anchor filed a lawsuit Friday against the network and top executive Charlie Dixon, saying he sexually assaulted her after coaxing her up to his hotel room to discuss Super Bowl plans in 2016 and was later pushed out of her job for fighting back.Julie Stewart-Binks said in her complaint, filed in Los Angeles county superior court, that she was inspired to speak up after a former hairstylist for Fox Sports filed a lawsuit on 5 January saying a former host had made repeated unwanted sexual advances toward her and that Dixon had groped her. Continue reading...

Events

16 hours ago Netflix’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman to end after its second series

It comes amid sexual assault allegations about author Gaiman.

Politics

18 hours ago Tensions among senior Labour figures over how closely Britain should seek to align itself with the EU

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is said to be pushing to lift trade barriers with Brussels. But other ministers and officials fear this will lead to Labour haemorrhaging support to Reform UK.

Events

17 hours ago Finn Russell wants Scotland to find their voices in the absence of their chatty leader

Co-captain rallies squad ahead of Six Nations opener against Italy

Politics

19 hours ago Young woman in court after spamming boyfriend's ex with videos of her farting

Rhiannon Evans, 25, was accused of harassing her boyfriend's ex by sending 'inappropriate' videos of her farting. It is believed to be the first case of 'cyber farting' in Britain

Events

23 hours ago Dumfries and Galloway Council leader hails 'remarkable response' to Storm Eowyn

Communities rallied round to ensure vulnerable people didn't come to harm after 90 mph winds led to power cuts lasting several days.

Politics

20 hours ago Moment wanted woman is arrested after being found hiding under pile of toys

The woman who commented ‘hey guys’ on her own wanted appeal was later arrested by police.

Events

23 hours ago Woman, 26, accused of having sexual relationship with boy, 13, during the holidays

Angel Sexton, of Palm Coast, Florida, ‘said she would leave her husband for the boy’ police said

Politics

22 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

23 hours ago Trump sets stage for world leaders at the White House: Netanyahu to visit first with Keir Starmer set for crunch talks next month

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will become the first world leader to visit the White House on Tuesday when he holds meetings with President Donald Trump.

Politics

22 hours ago ‘Humiliated’ mom sues after she’s banned from Airbnb over ‘grossly inaccurate’ background check

Exclusive: The woman says she was unable to take her daughter to at least two rodeo events, which kept her from making the nationals

Events

23 hours ago 'Pregnant friend won't tell me baby's gender – but sent me brainteaser hiding answer'

A woman has taken to social media to ask for help after her pregnant friend refused to tell her the gender of her baby - and sent her a brainteaser to help her figure it out

Politics

23 hours ago Badenoch not at all worried about ‘protest party’ Reform ahead of rally in constituency

Nigel Farage is set to hold a rally with Reform UK members in Kemi Badenoch’s constituency on Friday evening

Events

25 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

24 hours ago Netflix fans 'hooked' by new true crime drama about scammer who faked cancer cure

New true crime drama Apple Cider Vinegar is set to be released next week as fans say they are already 'hooked' on the series following a woman who made a shocking cancer claim

Events

26 hours ago Selena Gomez 'loses 800K Instagram followers' amid backlash for her emotional deportation video putting her position as most followed woman on the platform in jeopardy

The songstress, 32, has been the most followed woman on the platform since dethroning Kylie Jenner , 27, in March 2023 but now her position could be in jeopardy.

Politics

24 hours ago Another major war is looming – and western support for Rwanda is fuelling it | Dino Mahtani

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels are seizing control of areas within the DRC. This will only escalate unless western governments actAs if this world needs more bloodshed, here comes another major war knocking on the door of the crumbling international order. This week’s ferocious assault and capture of the largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by rebels backed by troops from its tiny neighbour, Rwanda, marks an escalation with far reaching consequences beyond Africa. It also exposes the complacency of western governments, who many Congolese accuse of paving the way for this crisis.The rebellion, known as the M23, has been snowballing since 2021. In recent months, M23 seized swathes of territory as it encircled Goma, a city nestled below a group of volcanoes facing the Rwandan border. This week, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, called for Rwanda to stop supporting M23 and to remove its troops from Congolese territory, adding that the conflict had ...

Events

26 hours ago 'He asked me to wear my school uniform': The depraved former ice hockey star who 'doesn't deserve forgiveness'

Taking to the stand, one woman fiercely confronted Philip Hamer in the dock - speaking directly to him

Politics

24 hours ago Moment wanted woman who taunted police found hiding under pile of toys

"Hey guys"

Events

29 hours ago John Swinney: Conservatives about to be 'consumed' by Nigel Farage's Reform

John Swinney says any Reform MSPs elected in 2026 may not stick to the vision of a cohesive and united parliament.

Politics

24 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