39 minutes ago Cycling’s governing body bans carbon monoxide rebreathing on health grounds

Gas can be misused to artificially increase performanceUCI’s ban will come into effect on 10 FebruaryCycling’s governing body has banned the repeated use of carbon monoxide rebreathing that some riders allegedly misuse to artificially increase their performances.Following a meeting of its executive committee on Saturday in France, the UCI said it approved a ban on repeated inhalation to protect the health of riders. The ban starts on 10 February. Continue reading...

Politics

7 hours ago Ryan Giggs shuts down neighbourhood restaurant with 'immediate effect' as furious staff claim they were 'told by text' that they had lost their jobs

Staff at a restaurant owned by former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs have been left bewildered after being told they had lost their jobs over text with 'immediate effect'.

Society

3 hours ago 'I'm a millionaire businessman – there's five things I do before every flight'

Entrepreneur and self-made millionaire Mark Tilbury took to TikTok to share five things he always does before a flight – he wanted to give some tips to others

Economics

3 hours ago Manchester United told Alejandro Garnacho to Tottenham transfer truth as Chelsea watch on

Man United forward Alejandro Garnacho has been linked with Tottenham and Chelsea in Janaury as he faces an uncertain future at Old Trafford

Sport

1 hour ago Colchester crash: Four people killed after vehicle smashes into building in 'tragic situation'

Essex Police have issued an appeal after officers were called to Magdalen Street in Colchester following reports of a crash on Saturday morning that killed four people

Events

4 hours ago Saturday Night review – frenetic if safe comedy dramatisation of the US TV show’s first episode

Reliving the chaotic 90 minutes running up to launch of Saturday Night Live in 1975, Jason Reitman’s film delivers infectious energy minus the requisite edgeThe behind-the-scenes drama, the high-stakes potential for disaster, the tussling egos, the promise of cultural impact or risk of ignominy: it’s not surprising that live television holds an enduring fascination for film-makers. For the most part, however, it has been news events and weighty current affairs programmes that get the big screen treatment, in films such as Ron Howard’s Frost/Nixon, George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck, and the excellent forthcoming September 5, by Tim Fehlbaum.Jason Reitman’s latest picture, Saturday Night, argues that comedy can make history too, particularly if, as in the case of the very first edition of Saturday Night Live, the cast are fighting, the green room is awash with cocaine, the studio heads are threatening to pull the plug, and there’s a llama backstage and nobody can remember why...

Culture

29 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

7 hours ago Scots carer who said clients 'should be in straitjacket until 9am' struck off

The panel heard how Michelle Brown told a colleague in front of a client “he’d be better going to sleep and never waking up”

Transport

39 minutes ago Airdrie boss Rhys McCabe happy to get breaks for a change amid 'kung fu kick' going unpunished in win over Queen's Park

The Diamonds breathed a sigh of relief after a late Queen's Park penalty claim was turned down

Politics

21 hours ago Federal employees ordered to remove pronouns from their email signature and urged to find ‘higher productivity jobs’

Critics have warned government can’t offer or fund Trump’s promised buyouts of federal workers

Society

9 hours ago Inside the city spending £406m a year on crime: How Bradford's poorest streets have been taken over by drug dealing, violence and sex workers

The brutal truth of life on the streets of a crime-ridden city was revealed as locals told of a grim reality where drug dealers run amok and police pass 'every minute'.

Economics

3 hours ago Scotland vs Italy LIVE: Six Nations score and latest updates as the Azzurri stunningly fight back to level

The Azzurri are looking to build on a breakthrough campaign last year as they come to Murrayfield

Sport

1 hour ago Lauryn Goodman breaks silence on claims she could move to Italy amid Kyle Walker's AC Milan move as she hopes for 'life rest after all the drama'

The TV personality, 33, who shares two children, son Kairo, four, and daughter Kinara, 19 months, with the England defender, 34.

Events

30 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

35 hours ago Millions of homeowners break Highway Code by parking on their own driveway

Brits have been warned of a simple mistake which could cause serious repercussions including danger to other road users and pedestrians.

Transport

42 minutes ago London Bridge incident: Major train delays as emergency services rush to station

Trains have been cancelled and services amended at London Bridge station following an incident that warranted a response from emergency services this evening

Politics

22 hours 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

11 hours ago I tried Amazon's £130 headphones reduced to £22 dubbed 'better than AirPods'

Some Amazon shoppers say the £22 headphones are 'better than Apple AirPods', so tech writer Josh put them to the test

Economics

4 hours ago Scotland vs Italy LIVE: Six Nations score and latest updates as Scotland race into lead in Edinburgh

The Azzurri are looking to build on a breakthrough campaign last year as they come to Murrayfield

Sport

2 hours ago It looks lovely when you're on holiday but the EU is failing. What post

David Dimbleby stiffened in his chair in the BBC studio and announced: 'The British people have spoken: we're out.' 

Events

33 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

2 hours ago Pentagon removes New York Times, NPR and more from workspaces as part of ‘rotation program’

One America News, Breitbart and the New York Post will take desks from NBC, NPR and the New York TimesThe Trump administration’s program to shake up media representation at official briefings and press calls in Washington is set to affect the Pentagon, with credentialed media being rotated out of assigned workspaces for media newcomers.The conservative-leaning One America News Network is set to replace NBC News, Breitbart will be given space held by National Public Radio, the New York Post has been offered the New York Times’ workspace and HuffPost will replace Politico. Continue reading...

Politics

26 hours ago The Apprentice fans spot moment hotel romp duo caught feelings before rule break

The Apprentice fans have spotted the moment Amber-Rose Badrudin and Keir Shave caught feelings for one another before they were caught in a hotel together while filming for the show

Society

25 hours ago Silicon Valley billionaires splurge £144m on London Spirit in Hundred auction

Winning bid for 49% stake values London Spirit at £295mWelsh Fire stake sold for reported £35m to tech entrepreneurThe Hundred is set to deliver an eye-watering windfall for English cricket that exceeds all projections after a Silicon Valley consortium featuring the chief executives of Microsoft and Google claimed a 49% share in London Spirit for £144m.It was the first of two sales to take place on Friday afternoon, with a 49% stake in Cardiff-based Welsh Fire later sold for a reported £35m. The England and Wales Cricket Board has now raised around £279m after similar stakes in Oval Invincibles (£60m) and Birmingham Phoenix (£40m) were claimed 24 hours earlier. Continue reading...

Economics

9 hours ago Patrick Dorgu breaks silence ahead of flying to England to complete Manchester United transfer

Patrick Dorgu will arrive in the UK on Saturday ahead of finalising his move to Man United from Lecce.

Sport

2 hours ago Doctors told me I'd die: Athlete reveals what the world's most extreme endurance feat REALLY did to his body

James Lawrence doesn't hold back when he describes some of the things he's put his 48-year-old body through over the years. And it's not for the squeamish.

Events

38 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

2 hours ago Angela Rayner tried to block Prince Andrew from royal duties, book claims

The deputy prime minister reportedly contacted Buckingham Palace and senior civil servants in a bid to remove the disgraced Duke of York from a list of royals who could step in for the King

Politics

25 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

25 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

2 hours ago D Is for Distance review – tender portrait of parents battling for their son’s medication

Only medical cannabis can stop Louis’ epileptic seizures, but the NHS refuses to supply it. Chris Petit and Emma Matthews have turned their fight into a filmThat uniquely valuable British writer and independent film-maker Chris Petit, creator of downbeat classics such as Radio On from 1979 and An Unsuitable Job for a Woman from 1982, may not these days find it easy to get an outlet for his work; this would be appear to be his first feature credit for 15 years. But he and co-director, editor and partner Emma Matthews have emerged with a deeply personal movie: painful, complex, challenging and engaging.Petit and Matthews riff and free-associate on the themes of memory, memory-loss and the moving image on video and celluloid, but at the centre of this is an urgent story from their own lives. In his early teens, their son Louis, now 22, a talented artist and musician, began to have epileptic seizures that wiped out his memories of childhood; some of these were of the type nicknamed “Ali...

Events

2 hours ago Ruth Langsford breaks silence on 'painful' Eamonn Holmes split and single life

Loose Women star Ruth Langsford announced her divorce from Eamonn Holmes in May of last year after 27 years together, and now she's addressed the "difficult" break up

Politics

25 hours ago The Lib Dem council pleading poverty as it tries to hike taxes by 25 per cent... while one of its senior executives is 'Working From Home' 3,500 miles away in Kyrgyzstan!

It's a long way from the cobbled streets of Windsor to the Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan. Three-and-a-half thousand miles, in fact.

Economics

28 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

3 hours ago Army helicopter involved in DC plane crash was on a ‘continuity of government’ drill

Secretary of defense gave information about the military aircraft that collided with the passenger plane, killing 67Top US officials have said the military helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over the Potomac River on Wednesday was on a training mission for evacuating members of government in the event of a catastrophe or attack.The US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, told Fox News that the helicopter was performing a “continuity of government” drill designed to help pilots “rehearse in ways that would reflect a real world scenario”. Hegseth declined to go further, saying he didn’t want to get “into anything that’s classified”. Continue reading...

Events

26 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

31 hours ago Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho stance provides golden opportunity to end bad transfer habit

The Argentine forward could present an opportunity for United to boost their flexibility in the transfer market and fend off any problems from PSR, though his talent remains alluring after shining at Old Trafford since graduating from the academy in 2022

Sport

3 hours ago The reasons Wales' attack is so bad as fans try to work out what's going on

After being kept off the scoreboard in Paris, clearly things aren't working for the Welsh attack

Events

3 hours ago Premier League issue Liverpool statement as Reds breathe sigh of relief

Liverpool were left thanking VAR John Brooks after he ruled out an equaliser for Bournemouth in their Premier League clash on the South Coast, with the Reds ahead through Mo Salah's penalty

Politics

26 hours ago Company fined £100,000 for failing to protect workers and public at recycling centre

Sundorne Products (Llanidloes) Ltd admitted failures at a recycling centre in Llandrindod Wells, in Powys, following an inspection by the Health and Safety Executive

Economics

4 hours ago I signed up to Dignitas when doctors told me I would be dead from MND in six months but they were wrong

After hearing that he may have just six months to live Peter Sefton-Williams realised he was too afraid to cope with the deterioration of his body.

Events

3 hours ago Premier League issue statement on Liverpool penalty after double VAR intervention

The decision to award Liverpool a penalty after Lewis Cook's challenge on Cody Gakpo was checked for two separate possible transgressions before Mo Salah dispatched the spotkick

Politics

27 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

5 hours ago ‘It’s incredible, the place just swarms with birdlife’: inside England’s biggest bird sanctuary

The reserve in Geltsdale in the north Pennines has been expanded by a third after RSPB buys land for £4mIt covers more than 50 square kilometres of blanket bog, heath, meadows and woodland and rises from a valley floor to the 640m summit of Cold Fell in the north Pennines. This is RSPB Geltsdale, and it will now be the organisation’s largest English bird sanctuary when the society announces this week that it has bought land that expands the existing reserve by a third.“This is going to be a reserve on a different scale from many of our other sites in England,” said Beccy Speight, the RSPB’s chief executive. Continue reading...

Events

3 hours ago Town hall 'well alight' and leisure centre evacuated in major blaze in Sefton

A 'fire break' between the two buildings is being created

Politics

27 hours ago Unions call for £3,000 annual pay rise for 1.4m 'vital public sector workers'

'It’s bad news for everyone if there aren’t enough council and school employees to keep neighbourhoods safe, care for vulnerable people and give pupils the education they need'

Economics

6 hours ago Maghull town hall fire: Major blaze as building up in flames with smoke seen for miles

A major fire has broken out at Maghull Town Hall in Merseyside where witnesses have reported seeing flames coming from its roof as smoke billows into the sky

Events

3 hours ago 'There had been rumours that Ryan Giggs' restaurant would be sold for weeks'

George's in Worsley has been shut with 'immediate effect', staff have beeen told

Politics

28 hours ago 'I'm a beauty expert and these are my top deals in Superdrug's Valentine's Day sale'

Fashion and beauty Writer Rachel Williams checked out Superdrug's sale to bring together a carefully curated Valentine's Day gift guide.

Economics

6 hours ago Lauryn Goodman breaks silence on claims she could move to Italy amid  Kyle Walker's AC Milan move as she hopes for 'life rest after all the drama'

The TV personality, 33, who shares two children, son Kairo, four, and daughter Kinara, 19 months, with the England defender, 34.

Events

3 hours ago 'Rumours surrounded Ryan Giggs' restaurant in weeks before it suddenly shut'

George's in Worsley has been shut with 'immediate effect', staff have beeen told

Politics

30 hours ago 'I'm a beauty writer and LookFantastic's £50 Valentine's Day Edit is pure luxury'

The LookFantastic With Love Valentine's Day Edit is packed with premium skincare, makeup and fragrance, and could be the perfect gift for your loved one or a treat for yourself

Economics

8 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

4 hours ago Ryan Giggs shuts down neighbourhood restaurant with 'immediate effect' as staff 'only told by text'

Staff said they were informed over 'text' as former Manchester United star Ryan Gigg's restaurant George's Dining Room in Worsley, Manchester, closed its doors without warning on Friday

Politics

30 hours ago FTSE 100 on course for biggest monthly gain in two years – business live

Live rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as Smiths Group leads index after promising break-up of FTSE 100 engineering companyDonald Trump’s White House will invoke emergency powers to introduce tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Reuters reports:Two sources familiar with the matter said that Trump was expected to invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as the legal basis for the tariffs, declaring a national emergency over fentanyl overdoses that killed nearly 75,000 Americans in 2023 and illegal immigration.The statute enacted in 1977 and modified after the 9/11 attacks in 2001 gives the president broad powers to impose economic sanctions in a crisis. Continue reading...

Economics

8 hours ago Marcus Rashford closing in on shock Aston Villa loan switch as he heads for Man Utd exit

Marcus Rashford has been pushing to leave Manchester United for much of the January transfer window and the England star is now finally closing in on an exit from Old Trafford

Events

5 hours ago BREAKING: Premier League issue statement after painfully long VAR call during Forest vs Brighton

Chris Wood scored Nottingham Forest's third goal against Brighton, but it took VAR Paul Tierney an incredibily long time to check and clear it after a tight offside call

Politics

31 hours ago Fire breaks out at new £38m Swansea city centre flagship building on site of former Oceana nightclub

The fire took place at the 71/72 Kingsway building, a major new high-tech office development which was originally meant to be completed last year

Economics

8 hours ago Thousands of Brits left furious as they are hit with huge energy bills as suppliers break rules to charge them for 'back bills'

BBC Radio 4's Money Box reported 3,308 people complained to the energy ombudsman about receiving 'back bills' in the year to September 2024 despite the practice being outlawed

Events

5 hours ago Premier League issue statement after painfully long VAR call during Forest vs Brighton

Chris Wood scored Nottingham Forest's third goal against Brighton, but it took VAR Paul Tierney an incredibily long time to check and clear it after a tight offside call

Politics

31 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

8 hours ago Is THIS Britain's unluckiest holidaymaker? Dad could have his legs AMPUTATED after catching horror disease on family holiday

Jeff Zvonova, 44, spent a week in Bulgaria with his wife Jelena and youngest son Andrew as they took a break from their busy schedules, but the holiday quickly became a nightmare.

Events

6 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

32 hours ago Debenhams slashes price of 'stylish' and 'flawless' £1,700 watch down to £153

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and if you're looking to treat your other half to a luxury gift that won't break the bank, then this could be it

Economics

9 hours ago Lauryn Goodman 'vows to make drastic change' as ex Kyle Walker announces shock Italy move

Lauryn Goodman's relationship with Kyle Walker has been mired in scandal, and now the TV personality has shared her next move following the former Manchester City star's transfer to AC Milan

Events

6 hours ago Scotland vs Italy LIVE: Six Nations latest updates ahead of tasty clash in Edinburgh

The Azzurri are looking to build on a breakthrough campaign last year as they come to Murrayfield

Politics

32 hours ago DWP benefits cheats use 'three word' trick to swindle taxpayers out of £10,000 a year each

Work coaches at a job centre said they had never seen it so bad

Economics

9 hours ago Is THIS Britain's unluckiest holidaymaker: Dad could have his legs AMPUTATED after catching horror disease on family holiday

Jeff Zvonova, 44, spent a week in Bulgaria with his wife Jelena and youngest son Andrew as they took a break from their busy schedules, but the holiday quickly became a nightmare.

Events

6 hours ago Zoe Saldana breaks silence over Karla Sofía Gascón scandal as Oscars loom

‘Emilia Perez’ star’s tweets have been widely condemned

Politics

33 hours ago Transfer deadline day: Get the latest breaking stories and done deals straight to your phone

Transfer deadline day is nearly upon us, and you can get the latest breaking news, rumours and done deals straight to your phone via our WhatsApp Community

Economics

10 hours ago NATO fighter planes scrambled after Putin's newest drone attack risks WW3

Harrowing footage showed residents in Poltava screaming after a Russian missile strike with NATO planes deployed - We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story

Events

6 hours ago Man Utd’s most valuable stars they could sell as club told to ‘flog assets over PSR worries’

Manchester United's financial situation has been condemned by former Premier League striker Alan Shearer, who fears the club will have to offload key players this year

Politics

35 hours ago 'My fiancé proposed to me with £1 Poundland engagement ring – I thought he was joking'

One man has showed that you don't have to break the bank when you're getting betrothed to your other half – as he only spent £1 on the engagement ring he proposed with

Economics

11 hours ago Lauryn Goodman's son in tears over shock realisation about 'daddy' Kyle Walker

TV star Lauryn Goodman, 34, opens up about her children Kairo, four, and one year old Kinara, in a new interview with the Mirror - and how she raises them alone

Events

6 hours ago Zara McDermott bounces back from Sam Thompson split with dreamy Thailand trip

Love Island alumni Zara McDermott has jetted off on a much-needed holiday to Thailand, after she and ex-fiance Sam Thompson announced their break-up at the beginning of January

Politics

35 hours ago Don't miss these amazing Amazon doorbell deals on our favourite home security brand

Consumer technology writer Gareth Butterfield picks out the best deals in a huge sale on Eufy video doorbells and cameras

Economics

13 hours ago Stephen O'Donnell: I've had eggs thrown at windows, I know how bad abuse can get

The Motherwell captain has sympathy for departed boss Stuart Kettlewell

Events