Our man held his hands up over the big Hoops striker but insists there is much work to be done in window

Politics

In a speech in Oxford this week, the chancellor claimed that a new runway at Heathrow could create up to 100,000 new jobs and open Britain up to new markets.

Society

Former head of the Covid Vaccine Task Force Dr Clive Dix accused ministers of a 'fatuous argument', claiming the country is in a worse position to produce vaccines than 2020.

Economics

As crews work to clean up from the Los Angeles wildfires, city officials and residents are opposing the designation of a federally owned park to process hazardous waste

Events

The actor and comedian, 45, tells Tom Parker Bowles about school Nutella feasts, the glamour of frozen orange juice and why he won't taste his own cooking

Culture

It was recently named Africa's most-visited country and offers 'high-quality accommodation at lower prices'

Transport

Young athletes did well at the Inter-District Cross Country Championships despite freezing temperatures

Politics

A new survey by a charity working to improve early-years development has revealed that 24 per cent of parents do not consider toilet training a necessary skill before their child starts primary school.

Society

Posing as an ex-US Marine, Lisa Lailey's ex James Starr set about pursuing a toxic and abusive relationship that turned her life into a living hell

Economics

Members of the vile paedophile gang could be asked to take part in a learning review to identify how the crimes were missed by authorities.

Events

The Carmarthenshire cottage was the King's first Welsh home before he gave it up in 2023 and now it is set to open to the public

Politics

Justin Baldoni has launched his own website dedicated to defending himself against his It Ends With Us costar Blake Lively's claims that he sexually harassed her.

Society

Six years ago, the Royal Mint created one million special edition Brexit 50p coins. However, the coins never saw the light of day due to a manufacturing error and were instead approved to be destroyed.

Economics

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau both announced their own levies on Saturday

Events

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau both announced their own levies on Saturday

Politics

UK will be first country to bring in tough new laws to tackle the technology behind the creation of abusive material Britain is to become the first country to introduce laws tackling the use of AI tools to produce child sexual abuse images, amid warnings from law enforcement agencies of an ­alarming proliferation in such use of the technology.In an attempt to close a legal ­loophole that has been a major ­concern for police and online safety campaigners, it will become illegal to possess, create or distribute AI tools designed to generate child sexual abuse material. Continue reading...

Society

Exclusive: Lord Arbuthnot, who campaigned for wrongly convicted sub postmasters, said it sent the message the country ‘doesn’t care about the unethical behaviour shown by Fujitsu’

Economics

An island off the coast of Brazil is home to a deadly and critically endangered creature whose bite causes rapid tissue death, internal bleeding and kidney failure in humans

Events

Katie Price's ex-fiancé, Carl Woods, has hit out at her latest IVF documentary, calling it an 'attention grab' and accusing her of not caring whether he was the father of her sixth child. 

Politics

Couple lost two properties as well as everything they owned in the Palisades fire

Society

Sarah Mooney was the cold-hearted contestant who provided one of the most iconic moments in TV game show history - when she dramatically 'stole' £100,000 to leave a fellow player visibly devastated.

Economics

Keir Starmer has been accused of making Britain 'the soft touch of Europe' after rolling back border laws designed to make it near impossible for illegal migrants to become UK citizens.

Events

The Princess, 43, warns that modern life can leave some people isolated and vulnerable, which can lead to poor mental health, abuse and addiction, amid her initiative to create a happier society.

Politics

It started five years ago. Roo Powell was working at a tech company and wanted to expose just how many predators lurk online, looking for kids to target.

Society

Meant to lend credibility to his nomination to head HHS, the letter is signed by some doctors disciplined for not following Covid guidelinesA letter submitted to the US Senate that states it was sent by physicians in support of Robert F Kennedy Jr’s nomination as secretary of health and human services includes the names of doctors who have had their licenses revoked or suspended, or who have faced other disciplinary actions, the Associated Press has found.The letter was meant to lend credibility to Kennedy’s nomination, which has faced strenuous opposition from medical experts due to his two decades of anti-vaccine activism. Republican senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a medical doctor who boasts on his official website of an effort he created to vaccinate 36,000 children against hepatitis B, expressed hesitancy about Kennedy’s nomination and is seen as a key vote. Continue reading...

Economics

Eoin O’Faodhagain said he spotted the creature which 'could only be Nessie' while watching the live feed from a webcam that is trained on the waters of Loch Ness allowing viewers to seek Nessie

Politics

Tensions have risen in the fallout from the Southport murders, with No 10 understood to be frustrated the Home Office has shied away from focusing on Islamist violence.

Society

The stunning floral dress has been reduced by over 80% at Nobody's Child

Economics

Kay faces not being able to access his own driveway if he loses his battle with veteran farmer Michael Quigley over his second home in the countryside in County Tipperary, Ireland.

Events

UK officials in the Cabinet Office dubbed 'The Surrender Unit' are also discussing entering the Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area, in what Rachel Reeves' hopes will stimulate the economy.

Politics

The former TOWIE star, 32, got engaged to her footballer fiancé Oliver Burke in June 2023 and welcomed their baby son, Landon, in October.

Society

Brands from PrettyLittleThing to Zara are no longer the favourite of fashion fans who have ditched the well-loved high street stores in favour of clothes from Tesco and Asda.

Economics

The so-called 'digi-dogs' use their extraordinary sense of smell to find even the smallest of devices which can contain child pornography.

Events

New arrivals are set to push the population to 72.5 million but the numbers matter less than how well people fit in once hereLast week some startling numbers hit the headlines. If the Office for National Statistics is correct, net migration will add five million people to these islands in the span of a decade. That will account for almost all population growth in that time, driving us up to 72.5 million by 2032.Is it good news or bad? Many commentators reacted with alarm: there is already a great deal of strain on housing, education and health services. But others like the idea. They point out that birthrates are falling across the world, and that Britain, like other countries, is due to get increasingly decrepit with time. We will eventually have to live off the life force of skilled young people from overseas, over whom everyone else will be competing. Continue reading...

Politics

James Florence, 36, agreed to plead guilty after using victim’s information to guide chatbots in impersonationA man from Massachusetts has agreed to plead guilty to a seven-year cyberstalking campaign that included using artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to impersonate a university professor and invite men online to her home address for sex.James Florence, 36, used platforms such as Crushon.ai and JanitorAI, which allow users to design their own chatbots and direct them how to respond to other users during chats, including in sexually suggestive and explicit ways, according to court documents seen by the Guardian. The victim’s identity has been kept confidential by law enforcement officials. Continue reading...

Society

Stevenage is one of 500 UK towns where threatened closures will affect local retailers and the publishing tradeWH Smith sale could turn high street into ‘book desert’, authors sayJust two shop floor staff are on duty and shoppers are mostly serving themselves at shouty automated tills in WH Smith’s Stevenage branch, where there are boxes of goods on the floor, some empty shelves and missing signage.Set in a faded shopping centre that was cutting-edge when it heralded Great Britain’s first new town in 1965 but is now gap-toothed with empty stores, WH Smith in Stevenage is a clear example of what is at stake for 500 communities across Britain whose local store is now at risk. Continue reading...

Economics

Engineers working to restore supply are being supported by counterparts from Great Britain and Europe.

Events

Having already named former WWE owner Vince McMahon and company mainstay John Laurinaitis in previous filings, Janel Grant has now updated it to include the name of a wrestling legend.

Politics

Hospitality experts, sleep consultants and interior designers share their tips for creating dream conditions in your bedroomHave you ever slept better in a hotel than at home, but are not sure why? Perhaps it’s the sheer fact of not being at home, surrounded by to-do lists – but according to these sleep, design and health experts, there’s a science behind a good night’s sleep.From the size of your bed to the cotton of your sheets, to the clutter in your bedroom to the lighting in your bathroom, they share their tips and best buys for a great sleep, wherever you are. Continue reading...

Society

It was five years ago this week that the first folk on British soil - two Chinese nationals staying in a York hotel, as it happens - tested positive for coronavirus.

Economics

All six people on board the Learjet 55 were Mexican citizens, the country’s president has confirmed

Events

Good Morning Britain presenter and weather expert Charlotte Hawkins has stunned her fans with how old she is as she spoke about her upcoming birthday

Politics

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

Suicides and attempted suicides by young people soared during lockdown, new figures reveal. Among them was Christopher Nota, from Essex, who was just 19 when he died in 2020.

Events

The ITV Good Morning Britain host is counting down to her big birthday but fans have been left questioning the real age of the GMB star

Politics

UK to be first country to make owning artificial intelligence tools designed to make images of child sexual abuse illegal

Events

The horticultural charity’s showpiece garden in Surrey is setting aside an space to test human waste fertiliserFor more than 200 years, gardeners at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) have been reaping the benefits of using compost and manure in their flowerbeds.But until now, they have never had the satisfaction of using compost created from their own human waste. Continue reading...

Politics

Country Icon Darius Rucker Moves To London Following Arrest Last Year On Drug Charges  Black Enterprise

Events

A fourth film about Helen Fielding’s creation will be released on Valentines’s day, and this time it’s gen Z that has fallen in love with herBridget Jones is back. The fabled diary (probably a Surface Pro now) has snapped back open. The cigarettes are doubtless replaced by a Vaporesso vape.The new film, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, again starring Renée Zellweger, is being released into cine­mas on Valentine’s day, which feels appropriate. One of the most emotionally charged days of the year for the return of one of Britain’s more emotionally charged exports. Continue reading...

Politics

Judges will be able to hand offenders - including those found to own AI 'paedophile manuals' - long jail terms

Events

(Linn)Playing Brahms’s transcriptions of Bach and Handel, then Reger and Busoni takes on Brahms, Tsoy contemplates creativity across centuries in this fine recitalElegantly constructed and intimate, this debut solo recital album by London-based Kazakh pianist Samson Tsoy has the music of Johannes Brahms at its centre. The fascination here is Tsoy’s exploration of Brahms’s passion for music of the past, specifically for his towering predecessors, JS Bach and Handel. Brahms transcribed works of theirs for piano, forging his own distinctive voice with theirs in an act of homage and discovery.The magnificent Handel Variations, Op 24 spins an unexciting little baroque theme into 25 variations of brilliant variety and ingenuity. Brahms set himself a particular challenge with the Chaconne from Bach’s Partita No 2 in D minor. Attempting to reflect the immeasurable yet compressed range of a work written for solo violin, he restricted his arrangement to piano left hand only. This gives a shad...

Politics

The US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, indicated multiple operatives were killed and no civilians were harmedThe US military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African country during Donald Trump’s second term as president.Trump said on Saturday that he ordered strikes on a senior IS attack planner and others from the organisation. Continue reading...

Events

Linda Nolan used her wicked sense of humour as a way to cope with her cancer diagnosis, and even left friends and family in stitches at her own funeral on Saturday

Politics

The woman is being held in the King County Jail on a $3 million bail

Events

Bob Odenkirk’s fan-favourite character was eventually given his own acclaimed spin-off

Politics

The comedian has urged the Labour Government to set a date to finally ban trophy hunting in Britain. Gervais has garnered widespread support from colleagues the likes of Dame Judi Dench, Ozzy Osborne and more

Events

Despite climbing back up to fourth in the Premier League, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are still struggling this season, and Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has explained the issue he faces

Politics

Metropolitan Police officers pursued a stolen vehicle in Wimbledon after an alert by Cambridgeshire Constabulary. The vehicle was chased briefly before crashing in the south London borough.

Events

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

Politics

Until now, the military has limited itself to a supporting role at the border: surveilling for illegal crossings by ground and air, repairing vehicles and building barriers

Events

You don't need to book in with a professional to enjoy a lovely massage – you can give and receive a sensual experience from the comfort of your own home. Here's how

Politics

Nationwide, the country's largest building society, has announced it is cutting interest rates on almost 90 savings accounts from Saturday.

Events