5 minutes ago Huge rescue mission underway after diving boat carrying dozens of tourists 'including Brits and Americans' sinks off Egypt with 17 people still missing

The boat named Sea Story reportedly sank near Shaab Satayah, a popular diving destination, off the tourist resort of Marsa Alam.

Events

9 minutes ago Super Spurs sink City and Amorim era begins at United – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Seb Hutchinson, Lucy Ward and Dan Bardell as Manchester City extend their losing streak to five games with a 4-0 hammering at home to SpursRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; Manchester City are thrashed by Tottenham to make it five losses on the spin and leave them eight points behind Liverpool after the Reds’ win on Sunday. City are lacking in midfield but Spurs were brilliant – in particular the aging (his words) 28-year-old James Maddison. Continue reading...

Politics

12 minutes ago UK politics live: Starmer dismisses online petition calling for new election

PM says it has been driven by people who never backed Labour anywayQ: Are you feeling the pressure? There is a petition signed by 2 million people calling for another election.Starmer says he is not surprised that people who did not support Labour in the first place want the election to be re-run. But that is not how the system worked.I’m not surprised, quite frankly, that as we’re doing the tough stuff, there are plenty of people who say, ‘Well, I’m impacted.’I think anybody who’s turned around an organisation or a business will tell you, and they’re right, if you’re really going to turn something around, you have to do the hard yards upfront. Don’t look at a tough decision and then leave it for a year or two.So we’re doing the tough stuff. But in the budget, which is probably the toug...

Politics

14 minutes ago Wall Street heading for record high after Scott Bessent nominated as US Treasury secretary; Barclays fined £40m over 2008 Qatari deal – business live

Bonds rally and dollar dips as investors welcome choice of billionaire hedge fund manager Bessent as next Treasury secretaryNewsflash: A deputy governor at the Bank of England has warned that it is “too early to declare victory” in the fight against inflation.Clare Lombardelli has told a conference at the Bank this morning that inflation has fallen steeply over the past two years. But, she is concerned that there are signs that the process of “wage disinflation” may be slowing, which would keep the cost of living rising faster than the Bank’s target.The outlook for wages and services prices is unclear from here.We need to see more evidence that wage growth and services inflation will continue their journey down to target-consistent rates.The UK economy has made good progress on disinfla...

Economics

15 minutes ago Liverpool hero Steven Gerrard speaks out on leftfield decision after Al

Steven Gerrard's Al-Ettifaq side are without a win in eight matches and the former Liverpool captain believes they now need time following changes to his coaching staff

Politics

18 minutes ago Young mum nearly hour from death after undergoing Brazilian butt lift operation in UK

Survivor Bonnie-Louise Cooper, 27, has backed The Mirror's campaign to put an end to cowboy cosmetic procedures and stop other mums suffering, fearing lives could be lost

Events

55 minutes ago UK politics live: Tax rises like this must never be just done to business, CBI chief tells Reeves

Rain Newton-Smith said ‘tax rises like this must never again be simply done to business’

Politics

58 minutes ago Budget airlines fined £150m for ‘abusive’ hand luggage policies by Spanish authorities as Ryanair hit hardest

The sanctions are ‘illegal’ and ‘baseless’, said Ryanair boss

Events

62 minutes ago ITV's Lorraine Kelly forced to apologise after major blunder live on air

Lorraine Kelly was forced to apologise after she swore live on air while speaking to Emmerdale star Nicola Wheeler during an episode of her ITV chat show.

Society

63 minutes ago Wales tourism tax announced as amount and start date confirmed – live updates

The fee will vary from 75p to £1.25 a night but the change will not take effect until at least 2027

Society