69 minutes ago Cats could be banned in Scotland as SNP ministers set to review new report

The report advised the Scottish Government that domestic cats should be subject to restrictions in some areas.

Politics

52 minutes ago 'Killer Tony Martin made me his driver for hours, he was tortured by sense of injustice'

Daily Mirror news reporter Dan Warburton met Tony Martin among the ruins of his dilapidated Bleak House farm in 2023 - just 18 months before his death

Events

2 hours ago Beloved UK pub's horror hygiene inspection uncovers chef's dark criminal past

A horrific zero-star hygiene review has led to pub owners finding out the deep dark past of their once-loved star chef – the chef has claimed he is not responsible for the review

Events

3 hours ago Apple Cider Vinegar on Netflix review: a compelling look at a serial scammer

Though it veers into the farcical, there’s teeth to this tale of how a wellness influencer lied her way to fame

Politics

2 hours ago Dancer with 'beautiful soul' named as one of four Essex students to die in crash

Eva Darold-Tchikaya, 21, died along with basketball players Anthony Hibbert, 24, and 22-year-olds Daljang Wol and Makyle Bayley, when their car crashed in Colchester

Events

4 hours ago Full list of Grammys 2025 winners: Beyonce finally wins best album after Jay

Meanwhile music superstar Taylor Swift was stunningly snubbed in all six categories she was nominated, despite her record The Tortured Poets Department being the best-selling album of 2024.

Politics

2 hours ago Three kidnappings, prison and a shipwreck: Ghaith’s journey reveals the ruthless business of Europe’s migration crisis

One migrant’s torturous experience reveals how militias and traffickers profit from deadly routes across the Mediterranean from LibyaTwenty-six-year-old Syrian Ghaith* was making his second attempt to cross the Mediterranean from Libya last September when the dinghy overturned in strong waves. Only three of the 21 passengers – including five children – could swim, the rest clung to empty gas canisters and tyres that had been attached to the boat.“To be honest, when the boat capsized, two of the children clung to me and I felt myself drowning, so I took a deep breath and let them go. God forgive me. I dived underwater so they would release me and hold on to the canisters instead. Continue reading...

Events

4 hours 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...

Politics

14 hours ago Criminal Cases Review Commission establishes team to look into claims Lucy Letby is the victim of a miscarriage of justice

Letby, who is serving 15 whole life terms in jail, has a defence team including barrister Mark McDonald (top centre) and expert Dr Shoo Lee (left) who will outline details of an independent review.

Events

5 hours ago I Want to Talk to You by Diana Evans review – a fascinating overview of a writer’s evolution

In this collection of social commentary and interviews, the novelist sheds light on the artistic process and her need to help shape the cultural landscapeIn the introduction to I Want to Talk to You, her first volume of collected essays and nonfiction, the award-winning novelist Diana Evans offers possibly the most succinct and accurate distinction between the modes of journalism and fiction that I have encountered in 25 years of trying to do both. “The journalism voice is direct, conspicuous and definite. The fiction voice is nebulous, shadowy, prefers to disappear in order to speak.” After four successful novels and more than two decades of writing across the British press, for magazines such as Pride, Vogue and Granta, plus the Observer and the Financial Times, Evans goes on to explain: “They’re still arguing. They still would rather I choose between them.” But she has eventually concluded that both can and should coexist as ways of seeing: “All writing is in some way a voyage of...

Politics

14 hours ago Miss Austen review – Keeley Hawes is magnificent in this absolute treat of a period drama

Arguably the greatest act of literary vandalism in history becomes masterly TV, as we see Cassandra Austen destroy thousands of her sister Jane’s letters following her death – out of loveThis year is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth. Janeites rejoice (in suitably restrained and quietly sardonic fashion)! Brontë devotees – I suppose you had better go for a long walk across a large moor until it is one of your lot’s time to shine again.Until then, it is all things Austen. Expect genteel celebrations from Bath to Hampshire and screen and print schedules stuffed with tributes to, dramas inspired by and features about the great woman and her works for the next 12 glorious months. First off the televisual blocks is Miss Austen, an adaptation of Gill Hornby’s book of the same name, which tells the story of the just-beginning-to-be-famed Regency novelist through the eyes of the beloved sister who long survived her, Cassandra – played by Keeley Hawes with her customary controlled...

Events

20 hours ago I’ll Never Call Him Dad Again by Caroline Darian review – resilience and bravery in a book by the daughter of Gisèle Pelicot

In this forceful and lucid memoir the author details the impact of her father’s crimes on the family and her decision to never forgive or forget“I was sacrificed on the altar of vice,” said Gisèle Pelicot in her opening testimony of a trial that shook France and the world between September and December 2024. Waiving her right to anonymity, the 72-year-old made her ordeal public so that, in her words, “shame must change sides”. For nearly 10 years, her husband of 50 years Dominique had invited dozens of men via an online site (now closed) to rape her while she lay comatose in bed in their home near Avignon. Each time, he had sedated her with a mix of anti-anxiety drugs and sleeping pills slipped into her food and glasses of wine. He filmed the rapes and stored the videos neatly in his computer under the title “abuse”.Dominique Pelicot may never have been arrested had it not been for the perseverance of supermarket security guards who noticed him making upskirt videos of female shoppe...

Politics

19 hours ago Slimming World founder,76, found dead after 'changing lives of millions'

Slimming World founder Margaret Miles-Bramwell OBE has died aged 76, with the company releasing a statement paying tribute to the "beating heart and soul" of the organisation

Events

21 hours ago Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine review: The Poisoned Ascendancy in London

Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine review: The Poisoned Ascendancy in London  Louder

Politics

19 hours ago Slimming World 'beloved' founder, 76, dies after 'changing lives of millions'

Slimming World founder Margaret Miles-Bramwell OBE has died aged 76, with the company releasing a statement paying tribute to the "beating heart and soul" of the organisation

Events

24 hours ago You’re Cordially Invited review – Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon are the draw in wildly uneven wedding comedy

Two weddings, one double booking and a series of cliches are the order of the day in Nicholas Stoller’s Bride Wars-lite comedyAny film combining the comedy talents of Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon is unlikely to be entirely terrible. That said, the wildly uneven wedding clash comedy You’re Cordially Invited is certainly in the vicinity of terrible on numerous occasions. Ferrell plays Jim, the smothering, widowed dad of Jenni (Geraldine Viswanathan); Witherspoon is Margot, the overprotective older sister of Neve, played by Meredith Hagner. When, due to an administrative snafu, Jenni’s and Neve’s weddings are double booked at the same venue, Jim and Margot are determined that their loved ones will still get their day to remember, no matter the cost to the rival party or to personal dignity. Wedding catastrophe cliches abound (cakes, hair and frocks take the brunt of the physical comedy). Ferrell’s crocodile wrestling scene notwithstanding, this just feels like a Bride Wars rip-of...

Politics

24 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

24 hours ago Clare Connor: Thorough review will be conducted after brutal Women’s Ashes

Australia completed the 16-0 Ashes series whitewash with victory by an innings and 122 runs in the one-off day/night Test in Melbourne on Saturday.

Politics

24 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

28 hours ago Miss Austen on BBC One review: this Jane Austen origin story is slow as treacle

This split-timeline examination of the Austen sisters’ lives fails to get the pulse racing

Politics

25 hours ago Trump risks ‘really damaging impact’ on global economy with tariffs, Cooper warns

If Donald Trump targets the UK, it could retaliate in the form of tariffs targeted at symbolically important US products such as whiskey, blue jeans and motorbikes – hitting brands like Jack Daniel’s, Levi’s and Harley-Davidson

Events

33 hours ago Canada and Mexico hit back after Trump signs order for punishing tariffs

Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, announces tit-for-tat 25% tariffs and warns of impeded access to ‘vital goods critical to US security’The leaders of Canada and Mexico have hit back after Donald Trump signed an order authorizing dramatic tariffs on their goods, along with imports from China.Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, on Saturday night made a televised address announcing concrete measures including a tit-for-tat 25% tariff phased in across $155bn worth of American products. Trudeau said Trump had put US consumers’ and industries’ access to much-needed Canadian critical minerals and resources including oil, energy and timber under threat, and promised to work with Canada’s provinces to review dealings with the United States. Continue reading...

Politics

25 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

27 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

32 hours ago Scots 'beastie House' paedos could take part in probe to stop sadistic abuse happening again

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