1 hour ago James May lifts lid on Top Gear ending punch and if he still speaks to Jeremy Clarkson

Top Gear trio Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond left the BBC show after an on-set altercation between Jeremy and a producer caused the successful era of the show to end

Politics

19 hours ago Keir Starmer is urged to axe Yvette Cooper as Home Secretary amid No10 anger at 'timid' approach to Islamist terror

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

2 hours ago Brexit is ‘settled’, Sir Keir Starmer says amid calls for customs deal with EU

The Prime Minister will meet European Council leaders on Monday as he continues efforts to ‘reset’ Britain’s relationship with the trade bloc.

Economics

11 hours ago West Ham boss Graham Potter finally gives his verdict on Chelsea sacking

Graham Potter heads back to Stamford Bridge on Monday night with West Ham and the former head coach says he still feels thankful for the opportunity in West London

Sport

3 hours ago ECB to carry out ‘thorough and honest’ review after Women’s Ashes whitewash

England were ‘outperformed in every facet’ by AustraliaDirector refuses to comment on Knight and Lewis futuresClare Connor, the managing director of women’s cricket at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), has admitted that England are way behind Australia in terms of fitness and ability to perform under pressure.Connor also revealed she is considering bringing in voices from outside the current ECB setup to ensure a “thorough and honest” review in the wake of England’s embarrassing 16-0 Ashes whitewash. Continue reading...

Events

2 hours ago Dancing on Ice star quits hours before live performance in latest blow to ITV show

Dancing On Ice has lost one of its most-loved performers after an accident backstage forced them to withdrawal from the competition

Culture

4 hours ago James May insists Top Gear 'didn't need to end' after punch scandal as he reveals whether he still speaks to Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond

James May has insisted on Sunday that his exit from hit BBC series Top Gear was avoidable as he opened up about the show. 

Science

28 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

2 hours ago Starmer praises ‘real progress’ in UK’s ties with Germany as he hosts Scholz

The Prime Minister hosted the German Chancellor at his country residence ahead of a visit to Belgium on Monday

Politics

24 hours ago I thought nothing of the bruises on my wife's legs until she came home from a night out and made a drunken 'confession': SAUCY SECRETS

My husband recently told me about a sexual fantasy of his. At first I laughed it off, thinking he was joking, but he keeps bringing it up and I don't know what to do.

Society

4 hours ago 'My friend faked cancer to con us out of £84k – I'll never donate to a fundraiser again'

Amanda Christine Riley faked her battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma garnering attention and $105,000 (£84k) worth of donations over eight years - her story is now the subject of a new docuseries where victims speak of the betrayal

Economics

11 hours ago Snoop Dogg wants to see Oasis play in Scotland and has invited some Celtic player pals to the gig

The rap legend has told the Sunday Mail “his boy Noel” is going to give him tickets for the Manchester band’s hotly anticipated reunion tour.

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4 hours ago How to watch and stream the Grammy Awards ceremony, red carpet arrivals and interviews

The 67th annual Grammy Awards are set to recognize some of the most talented performers and biggest hits in pop music, with different ways to watch the festivities

Events

26 hours ago New Ireland head coach Simon Easterby's marriage to popular TV host and talented son

The former Scarlets captain is taking charge of his first match as interim Ireland head coach

Culture

2 hours ago Top Labour minister scrambles to defend Keir Starmer amid claims by his OWN allies that he's 'an HR manager, not a leader' who's 'not driving the train' and 'can't even run a bath'

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insisted Sir Keir has a 'real determination to change the country' as she was quizzed about claims made in a new book.

Politics

28 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

14 hours ago Has Starmer struck a murky deal with the Chinese to let them build a £750million mega

The fortified Royal Mint complex in East London resembled the set of a B-grade horror movie as it was lashed last week by the gusting winds and torrential rain of Storm Herminia.

Economics

22 hours ago Shocking Cardiff City ratings at Leeds United as players turn in worst performance of the season

Here is how the players rated in the clash at Elland Road

Sport

4 hours ago Mississippi Goddam at the Royal Festival Hall review: thunderous Nina Simone tribute

Laura Mvula and Corinne Bailey Rae were among the performers at this staggering tribute to Nina Simone, reports Marian Salari

Events

2 hours ago Nathan Aspinall supports Cameron Menzies as Scots darts ace told he's 'putting too much emotion in'

Premier League star Aspinall has opened up on his own struggles and is determined to help pal Menzies with his performances

Politics

14 hours ago Keir Starmer is privately urged to boost defence spending to more than 3% of GDP

Sir Keir Starmer has been privately urged to boost defence spending to more than 3 per cent of GDP - far outstripping his 2.5 per cent target.

Economics

24 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

4 hours ago Killer 'with shoe fetish' may be freed from prison as victim's daughter issues plea

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Christopher Farrow, who was jailed in 2000 for the brutal murder of Wendy Speakes, has been granted a parole hearing scheduled for later this month

Events

3 hours ago As a surgeon in Gaza, I witnessed hell visited on children. It shames me that Britain played a part in it | Nizam Mamode

I saw them killed by sniper fire and drones. Why doesn’t Labour condemn it? Why do arms keep flowing in Israel’s direction?I had never imagined, when working as a professor of transplant surgery at a large teaching hospital in London, that one day I would find myself operating on an eight-year-old child who was bleeding to death, only to be told by the scrub nurse that there were no more gauze swabs available. But I found myself in that situation last August while operating at Nasser hospital in Gaza as a volunteer with Medical Aid for Palestinians (Map). Reduced to scooping out the blood with my hands, I felt an overwhelming wave of nausea – I was anxious that the child would not survive. Luckily she did, although many others did not.Having retired from the NHS, I decided to go to Gaza because it had become clear that there was a desperate need for surgical help, and I had the skills to contribute. Life as a transplant surgeon in London had been tough but hugely rewarding, and as a...

Politics

16 hours ago Cut tax breaks on cash Isas to push public into riskier shares, City firms tell Rachel Reeves

Financial companies have told the Chancellor that the £300 billion held by Britons in cash Isas could be yielding better returns for savers if they opted for riskier stocks and shares Isas.

Economics

32 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

5 hours ago Jack Harper tells his remarkable story from Real Madrid pow wows with Ronaldo and Bale to a brutal health battle

Harper - who was born and raised in Spain but speaks with a Scottish accent - was in the La Fabrica youth academy between 2009 and 2015

Events

3 hours ago Photographer that captured Melania Trump's FLOTUS portrait compares President's wife to 'the Queen of England'

Belgian photographer Régine Mahaux told The Times she believes the First Lady shares traits with royalty, in particular the 'never complain, never explain' conduct.

Politics

30 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

5 hours ago Colchester crash that killed four 'so bad police could not identify the make of car'

Speaking to the Mirror, an eyewitness to yesterday's tragic events in Colchester revealed the scene was so horrendous police were forced to erect a temporary platform to recover the victims' bodies

Events

3 hours ago Bodo/Glimt's 'sensational' gesture speaks volumes after Europa League clash

Bodo/Glimt decided to show support to Palestinians affected by the conflict between Israel and Palestine by sending their matchday revenue to the Red Cross working in the Gaza Strip - which amounts to £52,200

Politics

30 hours ago Revealed: How 4ft disabled pensioner Alan Barnes spent £330k fortune raised by kind stranger following horror attack... and why they no longer speak

EXCLUSIVE: Disabled pensioner Alan Barnes had £330K raised for him after being attacked in 2015 while moving his bins.

Economics

6 hours ago Love Island in shock drug scandal as it's revealed Stacey Solomon's ex 'internally' smuggled in narcotics and shared with co

The American stunt performer, 50, appeared on the celebrity version of the show in 2006 but left the programme after just two days.

Events

4 hours ago Daisy May Cooper says she no longer recognises herself after 10 stone weight loss

Speaking ahead of the second series of her hit sitcom Am I Being Unreasonable? Daisy May Cooper revealed that seeing her changing figure and face on screen left her stunned

Politics

6 hours ago Ballerina Lauren Cuthbertson: ‘There’s a saying that dancers die twice, the first time when they stop dancing’

The Royal Ballet principal on her late career debut, taking her daughters to work, and playing goodies and baddiesBorn in Devon in 1984, Lauren Cuthbertson joined the Royal Ballet School aged 11 and the Royal Ballet in 2002, becoming a principal six years later. She has danced leading roles in all the great classical ballets including Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty, has performed in works by Kenneth MacMillan and Frederick Ashton, and created many new ballets, particularly those by Christopher Wheeldon, who cast her as Alice in his three-act Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and as Hermione in The Winter’s Tale. She has recently become principal guest artist at the Royal Ballet and is taking a teaching diploma. She lives in west London with her boyfriend and their two daughters, aged four and two.You’re about to make your debut as Tatiana in John Cranko’s Onegin, based on Pushkin’s classic verse-novel. How are you feeling?It’s a funny sensation making such a significant debut so ...

Events

6 hours ago Tories warn Keir Starmer cosying up to the EU in his Brexit 'reset' risks dragging Britain into Donald Trump's trade war

The US President has announced sweeping new tariffs on all goods imported into America from China, Mexico and Canada.

Events

4 hours ago Paul Danan said rabbis bowed down to him due to relation to Jewish prophet

Danan was speaking on a mental health podcast recorded prior to his death.

Politics

11 hours ago Euan McColm: Keir Starmer's refusal to address damage of Brexit is down to fear of Nigel Farage

While the public is now convinced leaving EU was a mistake, the Prime Minister won’t acknowledge it in case it opens the door to Reform in some Labour constituencies

Events

4 hours ago Elon Musk ‘needs to be held to account’ for comments on UK – Sir Ed Davey

Mr Musk previously described the Liberal Democrat leader as a ‘sniveling cretin’.

Politics

13 hours ago PM's legal chief 'helped write handbook' on how 'Palestinian victims' could sue arms dealers in UK courts to fight 'Israeli apartheid'

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's legal chief, Lord Richard Hermer KC is said to have helped write a handbook on how Palestinian victims could sue arms dealers in the UK. 

Events

4 hours ago Busker starts singing Ed Sheeran in street and is heartbroken by stranger's reaction

A street performer shared the poignant moment they started singing an Ed Sheeran song in public – as he never expected to get such a heartbreaking reaction from a stranger

Politics

14 hours ago Keir Starmer relaxes border laws meant to stop illegal immigrants getting British citizenship in 'total capitulation to people smugglers'

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

5 hours ago Wrecking ball: Trump’s war on ‘woke’ marks US society’s plunge into ‘dark times’

President’s ‘culture war’ crusade targets DEI and LGBTQ+ rights in bid to spread rightwing agenda, experts sayDonald Trump didn’t need to wait for the black box flight recorder. He knew what caused the mid-air collision of a passenger plane and army helicopter that killed 67 people. Or he thought he did.“They actually came out with a directive – ‘too white’,” the US president told reporters on Thursday, seeking to blame former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden for including Black and Latino people in the federal workforce. “We want the people that are competent.” Continue reading...

Politics

17 hours ago DC plane crash latest: Black Hawk helicopter was performing 'doomsday' training at the time of collision

None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived

Events

6 hours ago Guy Pearce slams his own performance in iconic Christopher Nolan movie: ‘I hate what I did’

Actor said watching himself in the movie was like hearing ‘nails on a chalkboard’

Politics

17 hours ago Mikel Arteta sends Arsenal squad warning over two heated Erling Haaland incidents

Manchester City striker told Mikel Arteta to "stay humble" after the Premier League champions snatched a late point against 10-man Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium back in September

Events

6 hours ago Marcus Rashford 'told he will never play for Man Utd again' while Ruben Amorim is manager

Marcus Rashford has reportedly been informed he has no future at Manchester United whilst Ruben Amorim is the man in charge as he closes in on a January loan move to Aston Villa

Politics

19 hours ago Ricky Gervais warns PM Starmer to get a move on over sick 'hunting trophies' ban

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

7 hours ago Man Utd's wasted talent told Gary Neville in canteen 'I'm gonna sign for Arsenal'

Ravel Morrison was once the most highly-rated youngster in English football but personal problems have seen his career take a nosedive - though his confidence has never waned

Politics

20 hours ago Finn Russell frustration as Scotland talisman makes Italy performance admission and Gregor Townsend has say

Scotland co-captain and head coach assess opening Six Nations victory

Events

7 hours ago How Keir Starmer used Shakespearean actress to help him get over 'stage fright' as she admits Labour leader would 'shut down' when out of his comfort zone

The premier first called in communications coach Leonie Mellinger in 2017 as he set his sights on becoming Labour's next leader.

Politics

20 hours ago Well, beat us on the bottom with a Woman's Weekly! ITVX slaps content warning on Victoria Wood's 'Let's Do It' because lyrics 'may offend modern audiences'

The Ballad of Barry and Freda, first performed by the late comedienne on her sketch show in 1986, now has lyrics which are considered so risqué that ITVX bosses have added a 'may offend' warning.

Events

7 hours ago The Traitors star told to end friendship after wife grew suspicious of close bond

The Traitors winner Jake Brown was forced to cut ties with a female colleague after his wife, Shannon, grew suspicious of their friendship, just months after they married

Politics

21 hours ago Three women speak: the trauma, humiliation and shame of being a victim

The Australia Law Reform Commission will soon report on its review into justice responses to sexual violence. Here are three first-hand accounts of what it’s like to seek justiceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe experience I had with the legal system was quite shocking. Continue reading...

Events

8 hours ago Potter goes back to Chelsea with point to prove in calmer West Ham waters

A win against Fulham and draw at Villa are early signs of a better fit at West Ham on manager’s return to his old clubGraham Potter’s return to Chelsea coming on deadline day feels symbolic. West Ham’s head coach does not look back fondly at the extravaganza of player trading when he was in charge at Stamford Bridge in January 2023. It was a time of chaos and unreasonable pressure. The new owners were spending like there was no tomorrow and by the time window closed it was left to Potter to make sense of a squad so bloated there was not enough space for everyone in the first-team dressing room.Good luck with that. Chelsea had crowed after beating Arsenal to Mykhaylo Mudryk. Negotiations with Benfica led to a British transfer record for Enzo Fernández. Noni Madueke, David Datro Fofana and Benoît Badiashile joined. A deal for Malo Gusto was confirmed for the summer. João Félix arrived on loan. Jorginho took his experience and nous to Arsenal. Hakim Ziyech’s loan to Paris Saint-Germain...

Politics

21 hours ago ‘Our youngest and brightest’: grief of DC plane crash rocks figure skating community

The loss of the young figure skaters whose lives were cut tragically short in the American Eagle flight 5342 crash has ripped a hole in the tightly knit world of figure skatingEveryone agreed it was the best camp they’d ever been to. The most fun. There was an interpretive dance class. Successful jump drills were met with high-fives all around. On the day of the Chinese new year, the kids all went out for hot pot. And parents and coaches, regardless of athlete rivalries, intermingled in camaraderie; when one parent noticed a coach’s voice grow hoarse, they pulled a ginger shot from out of their purse, handing it to her with a smile.National development camps, such as the one that took place following the US figure skating championships in Wichita last week, are held for the highest performing juvenile, intermediate and novice skaters. The young athletes with the greatest potential are offered this chance to watch the stars of their sport compete, and then learn from some of the most...

Events

8 hours ago Airport expansion puts the government on the flight path to years of trouble and strife

On top of the added levels of noise and air pollution, there’s the non-trivial matter of demolishing hundreds of homes, diverting several waterways and rerouting a long stretch of the M25Ladies and gentlemen, the captain has illuminated the “fasten seat belts” sign. Not only have Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves run into severe turbulence over Heathrow, the flight deck deliberately steered the Labour plane into storm clouds. That’s an interesting choice for a government that was already buffeted by serious unpopularity and it’s a choice that a lot of their own party are struggling to explain to themselves. Anger about the chancellor’s new commitment to back the expansion of the London airport and others is mingled with bewilderment. A lot of Labour people are scratching their heads trying to work out why she wants to burn political capital on a hugely contentious project that couldn’t possibly be complete until long after she’s done at the Treasury and Sir Keir is gone from Number...

Politics

21 hours ago Raging Jimmy Thelin hits Aberdeen breaking point as struggling stars told the 'big problem' with horror run

The miserable run of form continued with a dismal 2-0 defeat to Hibs

Events