54 m. ago Granny shot dead in garden on Christmas day while holding child

Sandra Phelps was sitting with her family in her garden when a bullet tore through her arm and into her chest - fired by neighbour Cody Wayne Adams who was allegedly testing a new gun

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84 m. ago Man raped and tortured by his mum declared legal father of his brother

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Logan Gifford, 26, was awarded legal fatherhood of his 15-year-old brother after DNA tests showed a 99.9% match following years of abuse by his mother Doreene, who was convicted of sex offences

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2 h. ago Female cricket pundit opens up on her period comments on BBC Test Match Special: 'It should be normalised'

Former female cricketer and pundit Alex Hartley has urged that women 'shouldn't be scared to talk about their periods' after being criticised for discussing the topic on BBC radio.

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4 h. ago 9 best BB creams for natural coverage, tried and tested by a beauty writer

Skin-loving ingredients meet sheer, soft coverage, thanks to the likes of Dr Jart+, Kosas and Garnier

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5 h. ago I tested the Tiggo 9 from China's biggest car exporter Chery in a 640

Jim McGill puts Chinese manufacturer Chery’s range to the test with a whistlestop festive tour across five European countries

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5 h. ago 9 best eyelash curlers for length and lift, tried and tested

Give your lashes a boost, with these simple beauty tools

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5 h. ago Sterling Pacific cabin bag review: We put a £2000+ suitcase to the test

Sterling Pacific's 40L Cabin Travel Case is as glam as they come. Here, we've taken the case for a spin - to see if it's really worth it...

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5 h. ago TThe royal family is edging toward modernity – but in 2026, the public will expect yet more transparency | Anna Whitelock

Despite Charles’s welcome openness about his cancer, polls show declining support for the monarchy. To survive, the royals now need to lift the curtain on their financesAnna Whitelock is a professor of the history of modern monarchy at City St Georges, University of LondonThis year, as King Charles gathered with the royal family for their traditional Christmas at Sandringham, he had much to reflect on. Certainly, the news that his cancer treatment will be scaled back has come as a welcome personal relief, but it will also present opportunities for further overseas travel next year, likely to include a state visit to the US to mark the 250th anniversary of its foundation.It has been a year that has seen the king grow into the role of a silent but effective diplomat, navigating Donald Trump’s visit while demonstrating the UK’s support for Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine. Overseas trips have included a historic visit to the Vatican to pray publicly with the pope, and successful visits ...

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5 h. ago The royal family is edging toward modernity – but in 2026, the public will expect yet more transparency | Anna Whitelock

Despite Charles’s welcome openness about his cancer, polls show declining support for the monarchy. To survive, the royals now need to lift the curtain on their financesAnna Whitelock is a professor of the history of modern monarchy at City St Georges, University of LondonThis year, as King Charles gathered with the royal family for their traditional Christmas at Sandringham, he had much to reflect on. Certainly, the news that his cancer treatment will be scaled back has come as a welcome personal relief, but it will also present opportunities for further overseas travel next year, likely to include a state visit to the US to mark the 250th anniversary of its foundation.It has been a year that has seen the king grow into the role of a silent but effective diplomat, navigating Donald Trump’s visit while demonstrating the UK’s support for Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine. Overseas trips have included a historic visit to the Vatican to pray publicly with the pope, and successful visits ...

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7 h. ago X Factor legend Chico Slimani denies drink driving as he blames cough medicine for failing breathalyser test

Chico, whose real name is Yousseph Slimani, appeared in the 2005 series of the TV talent show and later released a number one single, It's Chico Time.

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8 h. ago 7 best hair wavers to style your locks perfectly, tried and tested

Get the look loved by Hailey Bieber, Zendaya and Margot Robbie

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9 h. ago Driverless cars? ‘Not in my lifetime,’ says vehicle tech expert

With Uber, Lyft and Waymo all testing driverless taxis in the UK in 2026, here’s all you need to know about autonomous car tech now and in the future

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9 h. ago I’ve found the best Ninja air fryer deals ahead of the January sales

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14 h. ago Five things England must do to make it two Ashes Test wins in a row in Sydney

Ben Stokes could take a leaf out of Keira Knightley’s book, Carse and Tongue can hurt Australia again and Crawley must dig inKeira Knightley may not spring immediately to mind as a source of inspiration for Ben Stokes’ captaincy but her tactics for dealing with the paparazzi at the height of her fame recalled some of Stokes’ early forays with the armband. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Bumper Review of the Year quiz: 36 fun questions to test your general knowledge

Fancy testing your general knowledge? Our Mirror Review of the Year quiz is perfect for it - with more than 30 fun questions that will get everyone thinking

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24 h. ago Jordan James completes double over Derby to lift sour mood at Leicester

Doing a December double over Derby may have offered Leicester fans some festive cheer but it is unlikely to brook the festering resentment against a board whose treatment of staff over Christmas has only exacerbated the ill will around the King Power Stadium.First-half goals from Bobby De Cordova-Reid and Jordan James sandwiched Rhian Brewster’s equaliser to earn Martí Cifuentes, the manager, some respite after successive defeats. Leicester are four points off the playoff zone going into Thursday’s visit to Sheffield United but there are still plans for fans to boycott next Monday’s televised game with West Brom. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago From dodgy home testing kits to advice on social media and chatbots, Britons are risking malnourishment and eating disorders by self

Dodgy at-home testing kits and unscientific symptom-checkers on social media are leading people to experiment with diets that cut out the likes of gluten or dairy, top nutritionists have cautioned.

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28 h. ago Common tropical plant doubles hair growth and thickness in less than two months, study finds

Scientists created a serum containing extracts from a tropical plant and specialized proteins that support hair follicle health, with Initial testing showing it can effectively increase hair thickness and density.

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32 h. ago The Ashes inspiration, overpreparation and bold tactics: a history of Australia v England two

The old rivals have clashed in eight of the 27 Tests to finish inside two days – these are the tales behind the six matches played before the current seriesTo put in context the surprise that greeted the two-day Boxing Day Test just gone, consider the rarity by arithmetic. The match in Melbourne was Test number 2,615, and was two-day Test number 27. You don’t need a calculator to see that’s roughly 1%. And yet we’ve had two such matches in the current Ashes series, plus another in Australia three years earlier. We’ve had half a dozen two-day Tests worldwide since 2021. What gives?Nine two-day Tests – fully one-third of the total – happened in the 1800s, when pitches could become swamps or shooting galleries. The next few mostly involved weak teams in their early years of development. Australia and England each dished one out to South Africa in the tri-series of 1912, and the South African team was little stronger when ripped up by Clarrie Grimmett and Bill O’Reilly in 1936. Australi...

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33 h. ago ChatGPT, cooking and Christopher Walken: how parents got their kids to love reading in 2025

Fewer children are reading for fun - but parents are trying everything from AI to dramatic voices to keep them engagedIt’s been a tough year for our brains. Merriam-Webster dictionary editors chose “slop” as 2025’s word of the year. New York Magazine recently dropped its “Stupid Issue”, with a cover story exploring America’s collective “cognitive decline”. There are big problems in the humanities: reading test scores are down for students nationwide, and undergraduates cannot read full books any more.Even storytime – a comfy couch, a cardboard book, a kid’s rapt attention as their parent reads them a story – is an endangered activity. According to an April report from HarperCollins UK, parents have lost the love of reading to their children, with fewer than half of gen Z parents calling the activity “fun for me”. According to the survey of 1,596 parents of children aged zero to 13, almost one in three found reading “more a subject to learn” than an experience to enjoy. Only a third ...

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