8 h. ago Here’s how many minutes to walk each day to save yourself from a life of back pain

16 million Americans experience chronic back pain that limits their daily activities. Low-intensity walking can help, researchers say

Politics

13 h. ago Forget weight loss! Ozempic could help drug addicts: Miracle jabs can slash cocaine use by a quarter, world first research finds

Semaglutide-the powerful ingredient behind Wegovy and Ozempic-has long been hailed a monumental breakthrough in the war on obesity.

Events

14 h. ago Couple accused of keeping five kids locked in a dungeon in ‘deplorable’ conditions

James Russell Kahl, 65, and Carly Kahl, 41, were charged with endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment.

Politics

14 h. ago TNT Sports presenter told his wife 'I want to die' as mystery illness struck on live TV

Darrell Currie hasn't presented a live football match since September 2022 and the 43-year-old continues to battle a chronic illness which puts him through agonising pain

Events

15 h. ago Met’s axing of safer school officers ‘catastrophic’, says ‘crushed’ south London headteacher

Jessica West sent welfare staff to a knife suspect pupil’s home because Scotland Yard stopped sharing information

Society

15 h. ago Australia agrees record payout for victims of illegal Robodebt scheme

Hundreds of thousands of Australians wrongly accused of owing welfare debts to share $475m compensation

Events

16 h. ago 'Most addictive' Netflix series is so good that it has been put into 'God tier'

A Netflix limited series has left viewers on the edge of their seat as they stay up until 2am in the morning binge-watching it all to discover what happens to its 'well cast' characters

Politics

17 h. ago Oscar Piastri replaced at Italian Grand Prix as McLaren star releases statement

McLaren will have a new driver for Friday's first practice session at the Italian Grand Prix with World Championship leader Oscar Piastri set to be replaced by F2 star Alex Dunne

Sport

17 h. ago John Mitchell explains Red Roses captaincy call for key Australia clash

No 8 Alex Matthews will lead England in Brighton with Gloucester-Hartpury teammate Zoe Aldcroft still absent due to injury

Politics

19 h. ago Budget blow to investment: Reeves must stop delaying difficult decisions, says ALEX BRUMMER

The arrival of fresh expertise at the Treasury ought to be positive. But when they are from the same narrow gene pool, the result is groupthink.

Economics

20 h. ago Alex Matthews to captain England in final World Cup pool game against Australia

Victory would cement England’s position at top of Pool AJess Breach will win 50th cap on the left wing in BrightonAlex Matthews will captain England for only the second time in her career in their final pool match of the Rugby World Cup against Australia, among one of 12 changes made to the Red Roses’ starting XV.Jess Breach will win her 50th cap on the wing in Brighton and Holly Aitchison will potentially make her first appearance of the tournament from the replacements bench with a victory cementing a top of the pool finish. The Red Roses have already secured their quarter-final place. Continue reading...

Sport

20 h. ago ‘We are hunting them’ – Jess Breach urges England to turn into predators not prey against Australia

Breach will win 50th cap and has never lost in England jerseyAlex Matthews captains team aiming to win to seal Pool AJess Breach said England want to be “the predator” not other teams’ prey at the Rugby World Cup after she was named to win her 50th cap against Australia in the Red Roses’ final pool game.Australia need to beat the World Cup hosts on Saturday or pick up bonus point to secure a quarter-final spot; beyond that it will come down to points difference and on how the USA v Samoa game pans out.Messaging in the England camp this week has been about flipping the script to being viewed as the hunters. Continue reading...

Politics

20 h. ago ‘We are hunting them’ – Breach urges England to be predators not prey against Australia

Breach to win 50th cap and has never lost with EnglandAlex Matthews captains team aiming to win to seal Pool AJess Breach said England want to be “the predator” not other teams’ prey at the Rugby World Cup after she was named to win her 50th cap against Australia in the Red Roses’ final pool game.Australia need to beat the World Cup hosts on Saturday or pick up bonus point to secure a quarter-final spot; beyond that it will come down to points difference and on how the USA v Samoa game pans out.Messaging in the England camp this week has been about flipping the script to being viewed as the hunters. Continue reading...

Politics

20 h. ago Alex Matthews to captain England against Australia as Jess Breach wins 50th cap in Women’s World Cup

Matthews, a 2014 World Cup winner, leads the side in the continued absence of skipper Zoe Aldcroft as England seek top spot in Pool A

Politics

20 h. ago Alex Warren’s hit song Ordinary named the UK’s Official Song of the Summer 2025

The 2025 Song Of the Summer chart also features hit songs by Ravyn Lenae, Sabrina Carpenter, and Chappell Roan.

Events

23 h. ago From bank robber to scholar: the Knoxville dropout fighting to change how we see addiction

Kirsten Smith was 19 when she first tried heroin; within a few years she was in prison. She says she willingly made bad choices and wants society to stop treating addiction as a diseaseKirsten Smith was 16 when a boy from school injected her with morphine, 18 when she and a date Googled how to crush up and inject themselves with oxycodone, and 19 when she first shot up heroin. Living in Knoxville, Tennessee and modelling herself on Pulp Fiction’s freewheeling Mia Wallace, Smith spent her days experimenting with alcohol, cannabis, ecstasy, mushrooms, LSD and benzodiazepines. She read Kurt Vonnegut and the Beats, and wrote poems on an actual typewriter while listening to the Velvet Underground. For Smith, as for thousands of Americans who came of age in the early 2000s, drug use was a seemingly harmless lifestyle choice.That is, until she ran out of money. After Smith dropped out of high school and started regularly using heroin, she was caught stealing credit cards and chequebooks fr...

Events

28 h. ago Government launch £338m scheme to help sick and disabled people back into work

The government’s welfare reforms were formally passed into law on Wednesday

Economics

32 h. ago Davina McCall's staggering net worth after messy divorce, hidden addiction and shock diagnosis

The award-winning television presenter has had a rollercoaster journey, but is continuing to spread positive messages and is currently working to redefine the mid life period as being a fresh chapter of life

Events

38 h. ago Lisa Snowdon on burnout: ‘I had too many tabs open in my brain’

The presenter talks burnout, smartphone addiction and being post-menopausal

Events

39 h. ago Alex Morgan’s Togethxr and London City Lionesses announce jersey partnership

Alex Morgan’s Togethxr and London City Lionesses announce jersey partnership  The New York Times

Politics