64 minutes ago Is it true that the more lip balm you use, the more lip balm you need?

Are chapsticks as addictive as some claim? We ask an expert to clarifyEver found yourself stuck in a loop of applying more and more lip balm, wondering whether it’s because the product’s becoming less effective with each application, or your lips are becoming reliant on it for moisture and dry out more easily when you don’t apply it?Dr Rosalind Simpson, a medical dermatologist from the Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology at the University of Nottingham, says: “Lip balms don’t contain products that cause tolerance. But it can feel like this due to other factors.” Continue reading...

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23 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

2 hours ago Voting open to choose community heroes to receive £100,000 Pride of Britain Fund grants

The Pride of Britain Fund will give grants of £2,500, £1,000 and £500 to 65 groups and individuals, chosen by a public vote

Economics

7 hours ago Davina McCall shows off her toned abs in a red sports bra and shorts as she admits 'I feel stronger and stronger everyday' after surviving life

The beloved TV presenter, 57, looked on cloud nine as she posed up a storm on Sunday.

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13 hours ago Kelsey Parker celebrates new pregnancy in emotional 'reveal' video as fans say 'you deserve this'

Kelsey Parker announced her pregnancy

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8 hours ago It's all downhill from HERE: Experts reveal age you reach your health and happiness peak so are YOUR best days behind you?

Those surveyed said signs of a midlife renaissance include joining a gym (24 per cent) and learning a language (14 per cent).

Science

64 minutes ago Kanye West 'whispered five word order' to Bianca Censori before Grammys strip

Bianca Censori caused controversy at the 2025 Grammy Awards after she dropped her coat to reveal she was wearing "nothing" underneath and Kanye allegedly started the stunt

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30 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

10 hours ago Labour's new betrayal: Struggling businesses will 'pay the price' of Keir Starmer's Brexit reset, experts warn

Struggling businesses are facing higher costs as Keir Starmer seeks to link Britain to the EU's green scheme.

Events

66 minutes ago Vista Mare review – fascinating look at invisible labour in Italian beach hotspot

Directing duo Julia Gutweniger and Florian Kofler subtly subvert the postcard-perfect ideals of the north Adriatic coast in this engrossingly odd documentaryAll the familiar pleasures of a beach getaway – seafood feasts, open-air concerts, lazy lounges under the hot sun – take on a fascinatingly odd dimension in this idiosyncratic documentary. The second feature from directing team Julia Gutweniger and Florian Kofler, Vista Mare foregrounds the invisible labour that goes into the business of holidays on Italy’s north Adriatic coast.The film opens in the grey months of the off-season, where the only signs of life are the rhythmic churning of a sand dredger. Soon, umbrellas are erected on the beach, while restaurants and souvenir shops start gearing up for business. Shown in static shots, these vignettes reveal the behind-the-scenes logistics not captured in glossy travel brochures. Continue reading...

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31 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

17 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

12 hours ago Bombshell OnlyFans probe reveals shocking scale of alleged crimes against 100s of UK women

Police files obtained by a Mirror investigation reveal more than a thousand crime reports linked to OnlyFans in five years including claims of coercion and control, rape, sextortion and revenge porn

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68 minutes ago Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid halts show for Ed Balls announcement

Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid was quick to interrupt Monday's show as Ed Balls was congratulated.

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19 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

14 hours ago 'World's hottest scientist' left dripping with blood after shock snake bite

In a graphic video shared to her Instagram feed, Rosie Moore can be seen covered in blood after an unlikely predator made a surprise attack upon the gorgeous ecologist

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4 hours ago AI to revolutionise fundamental physics and ‘could show how universe will end’

Exclusive: Cern’s next director general Mark Thomson says AI is paving the way for huge advances in particle physicsAdvanced artificial intelligence is to revolutionise fundamental physics and could open a window on to the fate of the universe, according to Cern’s next director general.Prof Mark Thomson, the British physicist who will assume leadership of Cern on 1 January 2026, says machine learning is paving the way for advances in particle physics that promise to be comparable to the AI-powered prediction of protein structures that earned Google DeepMind scientists a Nobel prize in October. Continue reading...

Politics

20 hours ago Suella Braverman spent so much public cash on media training even Tories say it's 'mad'

Staggering figures reveal £23,600 was spent on media and voice training for Suella Braverman in 2023 when she was Tory Home Secretary - before she was sacked for a media outburst

Economics

16 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

5 hours ago Kanye West's bold Grammys message to Bianca Censori decoded before daring outfit reveal

Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori left little to the imagination as she walked the red carpet at the 67th Grammy Awards in a completely see-through dress

Politics

25 hours ago Coronation Street star's 'magic' £9 skincare product she says 'gave me my confidence back'

Stephanie Davis has opened up on her eczema struggles in the past and has shared the product that has become a firm favourite in her skincare routine during those times

Economics

16 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

5 hours ago Kanye West's ex Julia Fox stuns Grammys red carpet with yellow kitchen gloves and sheer outfit

The ‘Uncut Gems’ star wore a black bra and thong under her sheer dress

Politics

16 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

7 hours ago Benefits cheat begs to be deported from UK to Bulgaria after early release from four

Stoyan Stoyanov, 28, was jailed for four years in 2024 for his role in a £50 million scam that saw a gang of Bulgarian nationals bleed Britain's welfare system dry.

Politics

19 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..

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7 hours ago Huge underwater volcano eruption predicted for 2025 leaves scientists 'fascinated'

The colossal Axial Seamount, situated approximately 300 miles off the coast of Oregon in the US, is over a mile long, stands 1,000 meters tall and lies less than a mile beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean

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20 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

16 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

21 hours ago Disabled woman blocked from kitchen for 11 months after 'callous' Southwark Council delays

The unnamed tenant was prevented from accessing the room while she waited for her kitchen doorway to be widened

Events

19 hours ago Humans have polluted the sea with lead for far longer than we realised, study shows

Scientists say signs of heavy metal pollution date all the way back to Ancient Greece

Politics

21 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

19 hours ago Prince Andrew was seen as 'valuable channel' by China and senior aide to the Duke of York was questioned by MI5 over links to alleged spy, papers reveal

Documents claim that a senior aide to the Duke of York was questioned by MI5 about his 'clandestine' relationship with alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo.

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22 hours ago Fighting for justice doesn’t have to be a big dramatic act. It can be small | Rebecca Solnit

But it’s important to not limit our sense of what resistance looks likeAll those lists and instructions and editorials on how to resist authoritarianism and stand up for human rights, the rule of law and climate are good, and I both wholly support them and want to veer off from their recommendations here. Yes, everyone with any capacity to do so should join things, call politicians, support the groups and campaigns protecting the above. But it’s important to not limit our sense of what resistance looks like to these versions of doing something. In addition to these formal, structured ways of defending what you believe in, there are ways of doing so woven into everyday life and our conversations and communications.Each of us needs to stand on principle, loudly, whenever, wherever we can. Used strategically, our voices can do a lot to preserve anti-authoritarian worldviews about facts, science, history, rights, justice and inclusion. In this moment, it matters to just be a person who,...

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20 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...

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22 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

21 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

23 hours ago The royal family's most memorable and awkward wardrobe mishaps prove they're just like us

These rare moments of imperfection remind us that the royals are human too - susceptible to the same everyday challenges as anyone else.

Events

21 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

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24 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.

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23 hours ago I'm an American living in the UK... these are the bizarre questions friends ask about Britain

Moving to a new country brings plenty of funny misunderstandings, but for Lisa Dollan, who now lives in Leeds, the curious questions from friends and family in the US are often downright bizarre. 

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24 hours ago Britain's oldest cold murder case remains unsolved as girl found bound in shallow grave

Dubbed Britain’s oldest murder cold case, a young girl's remains were found in a shallow pit at Vindolanda Roman fort in a position that indicates she was bound with severe injuries to her skull

Events

25 hours ago ‘Female narcissism is often misdiagnosed’: how science is finding women can have a dark streak too

Research into ‘dark personality traits’ has always focused on men. But some experts believe standard testing misses the ways an antisocial personality manifests itself in womenPicture a psychopath. Who do you see in your mind’s eye? Chances are it’s a man. And chances are your answer would be similar if you were asked to picture a narcissist. From Charles Manson and Ted Bundy to Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump, most famous people we consider psychopathic or narcissistic are male. That’s even the case for fiction – think Hannibal Lecter, Patrick Bateman or Norman Bates.Scientists long assumed that women were simply too wonderful to be significantly psychopathic or narcissistic, and didn’t bother to study the possibility much, according to Ava Green from City St George’s, University of London. But research over the past few decades is increasingly challenging this stereotype, suggesting women can have a dark streak, too. Much like in autism or ADHD, such traits just expre...

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25 hours ago 'Hardest man in Britain' may have had hidden health battle before tragic death

Lenny McLean died at the age of just 49 from lung cancer - but his daughter later revealed he may have also been suffering from a secret health battle

Events

25 hours ago Scientists discover use for muscles long thought to have no purpose in humans

Muscle’s activity may provide objective measure of listening effort, scientists say

Politics

31 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.

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27 hours ago UK scientist wins prize for invention that could help avert ‘phosphogeddon’

Phosphate, key to food production, is choking waterways, but a new sponge-like material returns it to the soil for cropsIt is one of the least appreciated substances on the planet and its misuse is now threatening to unleash environmental mayhem. Phosphorus is a key component of fertilisers that have become vital in providing food for the world. But at the same time, the spread of these phosphorus compounds – known as phosphates – into rivers, lakes and streams is spreading algal blooms that are killing fish stocks and marine life on a huge scale.It is a striking mismatch that is now being tackled by a project of remarkable simplicity. The company Rookwood Operations, based in Wells, Somerset, has launched a product that enables phosphates to be extracted from problem areas and then reused on farmland. Continue reading...

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31 hours ago City of Bath could be under water from 'extreme' storms if flooding defences are not improved, Government sources warn

Ministers are set to reveal a range of flood defence measures as they try to combat the devastating impact of intense storms, which threaten the city in Somerset and other historic sites.

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29 hours ago City's best kept secret is behind these unremarkable doors and most people don't realise it's there

It might look like nothing from outside, but Klub Kitchen 83 is the highest-rated takeaway in Swansea

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31 hours ago Yvette Cooper says Britain will become the first country in the world to make owning AI tools for creating child abuse illegal

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the new offence will be punishable by up to five years in prison under measures the Government will bring forward in the Crime and Policing Bill.

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