1 hour ago Tottenham show a different side to give themselves a big lift ahead of decisive week

Spurs dig in to seal first Premier League win since December with impressive defensive performance

Politics

2 hours ago Wealthy homeowners on billionaires row blast council over state of street full of rubbish

Once home to the likes of Justin Bieber and the super-rich Sultan of Brunei, The Bishops Avenue, London 's most expensive road, garnered the nickname 'Billionaires Row'.

Society

1 hour ago Unai Emery moves quickly to agree second Aston Villa transfer after Marcus Rashford deal

Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford were undergoing medicals on Sunday as Aston Villa boss Unai Emery races to strengthen his squad following several departures this month.

Economics

6 hours ago Arsenal want Mathys Tel on loan but Manchester United also in the frame

Versatile attacker keen to leave Bayern MunichTel rejected permanent move to Tottenham last weekArsenal are exploring a loan deal for Mathys Tel but face competition from Manchester United for the Bayern Munich forward.Tel, who rejected a permanent move to Tottenham after they had agreed a £50m fee with Bayern last week, has expressed his desire to leave in this window having played only 252 minutes in the Bundesliga this season. Continue reading...

Sport

2 hours ago Ruben Amorim speaks out on Manchester United striker search ahead of transfer deadline

Man United are about to let a third forward leave this month but they have still not signed an attacker despite their woeful goalscoring record.

Events

28 hours ago Jessica Alba's secret past worthy of a Hollywood movie including her on

Jessica Alba 's personal life has been back in the spotlight after she confirmed her split from her husband Cash Warren this month and declared she was 'embarking on a new chapter of growth.'

Culture

17 hours ago Doctors said Trey, 11, just had a stomach bug. Now the schoolboy is in a coma fighting for his life and a heart transplant is his only hope...

It was the type of upsetting yet commonplace problem most parents face from time to time. Early last month, the Taylor family were on their way home from a meal out when Trey, 11, began feeling sick.

Science

35 hours ago Bus driver who weighed 32 STONE and spent thousands on takeaways looks unrecognisable now

Salford bus driver Gary spent more than £100 on takeaways a week

Transport

2 hours ago Yank who loves Brit food says there's one pub chain that didn't impress him

US TikTok star Anthony Jenette (AJSlambino) has been travelling across the UK and trying out the food and drinks, but one pub chain left him more than a little disappointed

Politics

9 hours ago Meet the 'devious' Zoom tutor accused of gaslighting doting parents and a young blind woman to pocket thousands of pounds... as 'victims' across Britain demand help

EXCLUSIVE: 'Scumbag' Louise Handley, 51, (pictured) from Derby, has been accused of taking doting parents' hard-earned money over a period of around ten years.

Society

3 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

7 hours ago Real Madrid suffer huge injury blow ahead of Manchester City Champions League tie

Manchester City face Real Madrid in the Champions League later this month

Sport

2 hours ago How eco lunacy threatens to turn one of Britain's most beautiful cities into a rat

Roads littered with bursting bin bags. It might sound like a scene from a Hollywood disaster flick but this could soon be the reality for thousands of furious Bristolians.

Events

2 hours ago Prince Andrew enjoys sunny drive around Windsor Castle after it emerged hapless Duke was seen as 'valuable channel' by China amid espionage scandal

Prince Andrew, who it was this week revealed, recently welcomed another granddaughter, was pictured on a drive around Windsor Castle - seemingly taking in the sunny February weather.

Politics

11 hours ago Wynne Evans 'hires lawyers' in new move as it's revealed he 'could sue for breach of contract and loss of earnings' over Strictly live tour axing

Earlier this week, the opera singer, 53, stepped down from the tour after coming under fire for making a vile remark aimed at host Janette Manrara.

Society

5 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

29 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Villa close in on Rashford as Spurs turn to Garnacho and Tomori, plus Chelsea latest

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

Sport

2 hours ago The real reason women avoid the gym? The cult of toxic femininity... that parade of females flaunting toned bodies that make the rest of us feel rubbish

According to new British research, women are avoiding the gym because they're fed up of receiving unsolicited compliments about their appearence. But I think another factor is at play.

Events

2 hours ago Keir Starmer meets 'lame duck' German leader Olaf Scholz as he chases a 'reset' of Britain's relationship with the EU

The PM hosted Mr Scholz - who lost a vote of confidence in December - at his country residence in Buckinghamshire ahead of a trip to Brussels tomorrow.

Politics

16 hours ago Report that Rachel Reeves cited as evidence a third Heathrow runway would boost the economy 'was commissioned by the airport itself'

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

5 hours ago David Lammy to meet Marco Rubio in desperate bid to keep controversial Chagos Islands deal on track amid Chinese spying fears

The UK's foreign secretary has reportedly pencilled in a date for later this month where he will try one more time to bring the US on side.

Economics

30 hours ago Arsenal transfer news: Ollie Watkins makes decision as Alexander Isak exit stance clear

Arsenal are desperate to add a new striker to their ranks before the January transfer window slams shut next week and Mikel Arteta is running out of time to get a deal over the line

Sport

2 hours ago Amanda Holden pays tribute to her son on anniversary of 'tragic' death

The Britain's Got Talent Judge has spoken candidly about the loss of her son, Theo, who was stillborn

Events

2 hours ago Brentford vs Tottenham as it happened: Spurs back on track in the Premier League with crucial win

Ange Postecoglou’s side raise spirits ahead of huge week

Politics

17 hours ago SARAH VINE: Kate's 'very happy' childhood has given her the grounding to withstand the vicissitudes of Royal life. That's why she's perfect to help improve Britain's early years parenting

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

9 hours ago 'I won £10k a month for 30 years on National Lottery when I was 21 – here's how it changed my life'

Set for Life winner James Evans, 25, will receive £10,000 in his bank account every month until he is 51 and has shared how the money has changed his life, but still helps family and charities

Economics

30 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Spurs turn to Garnacho, Man Utd latest, Villa eye Rashford, Chelsea chase Ferguson

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

Sport

2 hours ago Mother of British lawyer who died in Laos mass methanol poisoning reunites with her daughter's backpacking companion who survived the nightmare

Simone White, 28, was one of six tourists who tragically died following a mass methanol poisoning at a hostel bar in Vang Vieng, Laos, last November.

Events

3 hours ago Forget the pundits – here’s how philosophers see America’s moral divide over Trump

How can neighbors have such a fundamental disagreement about seemingly basic concepts of rightness and justice?In 2016, it was easy for the left to process Donald Trump’s election as a fluke – thanks to the electoral college, he’d essentially won on a technicality. But as he took office once again this month after winning the US popular vote, there is a sense that his every action comes with the tacit endorsement of the voting public.Trump is, of course, far from the first American leader to be accused of cruelty. What’s striking about him is that he doesn’t pretend otherwise. Presidents in recent memory at least paid lip service to compassion; the new one has made exclusion, spite and bullying his brand. He seems to celebrate violating the basic rules we’re taught from infancy: be kind to others, share resources, welcome those who may seem different. Continue reading...

Politics

21 hours ago AI tools used for child sexual abuse images targeted in Home Office crackdown

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

10 hours ago Brits rethink Spain holidays as '£95 border rule' checks tourists have enough money

Brits hoping to catch some winter sun might be thinking twice about jetting off to Spain thanks to a border rule which may see them forced to present cash before entering

Economics

32 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Tel wants Man Utd after snubbing Spurs, Garnacho latest, Villa eye Rashford, Chelsea chase Ferguson

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

Sport

3 hours ago Gay couple who preyed on schoolboy and gave him £50 'so he wouldn't talk about sexual abuse' are jailed after camping out in the woods in bid to avoid nationwide manhunt

A gay couple who preyed on a schoolboy in a two-month period in Berkshire have been jailed after camping out in the woods in order to avoid the nationwide manhunt for them.

Events

24 hours ago Wayne Lineker's famous Ibiza beach club is coming to a surprise UK location

Wayne Lineker, 62, founded his famous O Beach over a decade ago in 2012 and is now promising to bring 'a dose of Ibiza' to British shores.

Society

17 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

33 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Man Utd want Tel as Spurs rejected, Garnacho latest, Villa eye Rashford, Chelsea chase Ferguson

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

Sport

4 hours ago Salman Rushdie set to testify as attempted murder trial gets under way

Hadi Matar, 26, accused of stabbing author 10 times in case likely to draw world’s media to tiny upstate New York townA man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie as he was being introduced at a literary lecture in New York state in 2022 is going on trial this week in a case likely to create global headlines.The trial could upend life in the tiny upstate New York village of Mayville, whose population of less than 1,500 is not accustomed to finding itself at the center of a media circus covering the attempted assassination of one of the world’s most famous writers. Continue reading...

Events

3 hours ago UK's Starmer welcomes German leader to his country estate as he touts 'reset' with the EU

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has welcomed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to his country estate as he repeated his aim to improve relations with the European Union

Politics

26 hours ago 'Constant calls. Kids freezing. House bitter' as family with six children left with no hot water and heating for a week

Mum-of six Tracy Phillips said they were forced to sleep in their coats

Society

17 hours ago Care providers set to descend on Westminster next month to demand Government plug '£2billion funding shortfall' following Autumn Budget

Nearly 3,000 in the sector united for the first time to warn that Labour 's policies had left adult social care on the brink of collapse and in need of at least £2 billion in immediate aid.

Economics

5 hours ago Amanda Holden pays heartbreaking tribute to her son on 14th anniversary of his death

The Britain's Got Talent judge was heartbroken in 2011 when her second baby, Theo, died in the womb..

Events

4 hours ago TV characters putting Wales on the map from Gavin and Stacey to Wallace and Gromit

Gavin and Stacey’s influence on tourism has spanned 17 years, but the first week of January 2025 saw tens of thousands of fans heading to the Visit Wales website for information

Politics

42 hours ago Foreign Office's full list of forbidden countries Brit tourists must avoid

Warnings against travelling to certain countries have been announced by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) to British nationals.

Society

19 hours ago DWP considers major boost in Carer's Allowance to match £11.44 hourly minimum wage

Carers across the UK are calling for a significant increase to the weekly rate paid via Carer's Allowance, which would see the benefit align with the hourly minimum wage - worth £400 a week

Economics

6 hours ago Amanda Holden, 53, wows in tiny white bikini as she channels Bond girl on beach

Britain's Got Talent beauty Amanda Holden looked sensational as she emerged from the sea in a skimpy white cut-out bikini during her sun-soaked holiday in Dubai

Events

4 hours ago Expert reveals five crucial jobs you must do in February to get your garden ready for spring

Nicola Bradley, Head Gardener at The Lost Gardens of Heligan, has revealed that this months garden jobs are mostly about getting things ready for the warmer month ahead.

Politics

19 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

6 hours ago Day of the Jackal icon Edward Fox leads town rebellion over 'criminally bad' plans to modernise listed Victorian railway station

British actor Edward Fox, 87, has taken aim at Network Rail who want to build a modern ramped bridge onto the Grade II listed Victorian station in Wareham, Dorset.

Events

5 hours ago Why do we go to coffee shops? It’s not just for the hot drinks | Emma Beddington

Starbucks wants people to stop hanging out in its US branches without buying anything. But sometimes we all need somewhere to sit that isn’t homeThere has been a kerfuffle about cafes recently. In the US, Starbucks’ new “Coffeehouse Code of Conduct” is making people buy something or leave, reversing its previous laid-back attitude. Meanwhile, in Paris, cultural barricades are being raised between trad cafes and the kind that sell €5 almond milk cortados. The New York Times last month set out the “zinc bar v barista” philosophical divide between classic community hubs and hipster roasteries in the city, while a Parisienne on TikTok has posted a video pointing out three new-gen coffee shops within 50 metres of each other in the Marais, explaining that French people “take our time to have a coffee we sit on a terrace”, but now “les Américains” are demanding takeaway americanos.This is about what cafes are for – and the answer has always been more than coffee. Seventeenth-century coffee...

Politics

19 hours ago DWP urged to increase vital benefit to £400 a week as 1.4million people affected

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) could be set for a major update this year as campaigners fight for a new benefit for carers to be introduced and for rates to increase

Economics

6 hours ago Exonerated environmental defenders to face murder retrial in El Salvador

Critics decry ‘politically motivated’ decision to revisit civil war-era charges against leaders of anti-mining campaignFive Salvadorian environmental defenders who were exonerated of bogus civil war charges will face retrial this week amid growing evidence of political interference.Miguel Ángel Gámez, Alejandro Laínez García, Pedro Antonio Rivas Laínez, Antonio Pacheco and Saúl Agustín Rivas Ortega, were acquitted in October over the alleged killing of an army informant in 1989. The court in Cabañas in northern El Salvador ruled that the state had failed to prove a crime had taken place, or that the defendants, former leftwing guerrilla fighters, were linked to any wrongdoing. Continue reading...

Events

5 hours ago Fungus named after David Attenborough turning Irish spiders into 'zombies’

Findings point to hidden diversity of this class of fungi in British Isles, researchers say

Politics

20 hours ago Brits rush to 'cancel' TV licence and dodge £174 charge amid payment plan change

A proposed new regulation has been met with anger on social media.

Economics

6 hours ago Russell Brand 'moves to US' claiming British authorities are 'attacking' him amid BBC misconduct review

The comedian is now a staunch Donald Trump supporter and has settled in Florida

Events

6 hours ago Pressure rises on Bank of England and the Fed as the interest rate debate gets political

The UK is likely to make a cut this week; Trump has made it very clear he wants his central bank to follow suitThe Bank of England is preparing to announce a cut in UK interest rates on Thursday, with central banks around the world facing increased scrutiny as Donald Trump ramps up his attacks on the US Federal Reserve.Trump wants lower borrowing costs to boost the economy, even though the US has maintained the highest rate of growth in the G7 richest nations for several years and has every prospect of topping the G7 poll in 2025. Continue reading...

Politics

21 hours ago Barclays customers blast firm's outage as it advises them to go to food banks for help

The delays in fixing the Barclays IT issues, which began on Friday, were worsened by the outage coinciding with January payday and the deadline for self-assessment tax returns

Economics

7 hours ago Chloe Brockett posts loved up selfie with Jack Fincham days after he was released on bail

Disgraced Love Island winner Jack Fincham was released on bail this week, as he is appealing a six-week prison sentence after his Cane Corso attacked two people on separate occasions

Events

6 hours ago Jhon Duran follows Steven Gerrard example after Saudi switch to leave 600

John Duran completed a move this week to Al-Nassr but the ex-Aston Villa forward has chosen to live in Bahrain - not Saudi Arabia - and will have to embark on a regular 600 mile round trip

Politics

26 hours ago Britain hands £67m Brexit contract to firm at centre of Post Office IT scandal

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

7 hours ago Chocolate recall elevated to highest risk level by FDA due to risk of 'adverse health consequences’

Three products from Cal Yee Farm’s recall last month are now a ‘Class 1’ level

Events

6 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

33 hours ago ‘Dark and dingy’ or ‘a real loss’? Shoppers react to possible loss of WH Smith

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

7 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

7 hours ago Why Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu may bury the hatchet in their hate

Experts say that although Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu 'do not like one another and do not trust one another, but they really do need each other' to forge peace in the Middle East.

Politics

34 hours ago Barclays customers ‘still unable to make payments’ as mass bank outage continues

On Friday, the bank apologised to customers, saying they were ‘currently facing intermittent errors’ with their payment system.

Economics

7 hours ago Amanda Holden pays tribute to her son's tragic death in 14th anniversary post

The Britain's Got Talent judge, 53, was devastated in 2011 when her second baby, Theo, died in the womb

Events

7 hours ago Amanda Holden, 53, channels her inner Bond vixen as she shows off her incredible figure in tiny 'shaken not stirred' bikini on Dubai getaway

The Britain's Got Talent judge, 53, looked incredible as she emerged from the sea in the skimpy cut-out swimwear during a Dubai getaway.

Politics

35 hours ago Surprise Sky TV update confirmed and it's coming to millions of UK homes this month

Sky is rolling out some major changes to its streaming service and here's what's new.

Economics

8 hours ago Britain's killer floods claimed more than 300 lives in hurricane force carnage

More than 300 people were estimated to have been killed and approximately 24,000 homes damaged in one of Britain's most terrifying natural disasters, causing devastation like never before

Events

7 hours ago Sex survey reveals average length of quickies is getting SHORTER and Brits' favourite time to get intimate

The poll of 2,000 people uncovered that the length of time couples spend sleeping together varies depending on the specific time of day and place they are.

Politics

36 hours ago Car tax hikes coming in April that 75% of Britons are unaware of: Some drivers pummelled by £2,745 increase

We detail the three main updates to car tax that will hammer the wallets of the nation's drivers from 1 April 2025.

Economics

9 hours ago Here’s a shocking finding, gen Z: democracy isn’t perfect | David Mitchell

According to a new poll, half of our 13- to 27-year-olds can’t see the point of all those time-wasting elections and parliaments. Why do they not know that authoritarianism is worse?The phrase “shocking findings” is hugely overused in the media, which is strange because it’s so clumsy. The word endings nearly rhyme, but not quite, and there’s something infantile about the word “finding” for something you’ve found. Is your lunch your eatings? Did you do any pooings this morning? Always go for a weeing before leaving the house – or building.Most “shocking findings” don’t turn out to be that shocking. The phrase gets deployed to dupe you into reading on and then it’s just some study that’s come out with something predictably depressing. Not this time. Last week, there were some genuinely shocking findings. I’d go so far as simply to call them shockings. Never mind that they were found – that’s not their key characteristic at all. They’re shockings, infuriatings and frankly frightenings...

Events

7 hours ago American tries UK driving test and is left 'in tears' over big difference

Lisa Dollan, an American woman living in the UK, shared a video on TikTok detailing how different her US driving test was to her examination here in Britain

Politics

41 hours ago ANDREW NEIL: Will we EVER escape the malevolent shadow of Covid? It wrecked Britain's work ethic, added a trillion to our national debt, crippled the NHS

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

9 hours ago Identity of 'warrior' third pilot killed in Black Hawk crash revealed as tributes pour in

The identity of the third pilot of the H-60 Black Hawk Helicopter who died as the aircraft collided with an American Airlines passenger jet earlier this week has been revealed

Events

7 hours ago Marcus Rashford wage split revealed as Aston Villa stump up to land Man Utd outcast

Aston Villa are set to seal a deal to land Marcus Rashford on loan for the remainder of the campaign and will pay the bulk of the forward's £325,000-a-week wages

Politics

9 hours ago Russell Brand 'moves to the US' and claims he's being 'attacked' by British authorities amid the BBC's damning misconduct review

The comedian, who is being investigated by police over historical allegations of sexual assault, is believed to have taken his family to Florida from Oxfordshire last autumn.

Events