2 h. ago 2024 saw the highest number of executions in nine years with China the capital punishment 'world leader', report reveals

More than 1,500 people were put to death by governments across 15 countries in 2024, a damning new report by Amnesty International has revealed.

Politics

3 h. ago Glamorous drug mule caught trying to smuggle 35kg of cannabis into UK wants to visit SCHOOLS so she can urge kids to stay away from life of crime

Shamed ex-nurse Levi-April Whalley, 31, from Blackburn, Lancashire, said she would like to 'open people's eyes' to the risks of drug smuggling, after she was arrested in 2023.

Events

3 h. ago Nazi 'secretary of evil' dies aged 99 after being convicted for murder of 10,500 people

Irmgard Furchner, who was convicted of aiding 10,505 murders at the Stutthof concentration camp, dubbed the 'Secretary of Evil', has died in Germany

Events

3 h. ago Europe's most walkable city is 16C over Easter and just 2.5 hour flight from UK

All 92 counties in the UK are about to experience temperature highs, making it the perfect time to visit a riverside city known for its walkability, energising nightlife and close proximity to the beach

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3 h. ago Horrific way Channel people smugglers deal with refugees who can't pay for crossing

Asylum seekers with no money have told The Mirror they are told by people smugglers that the only way they can cross the Channel to Britain is to steer the flimsy dinghies

Economics

3 h. ago Horrific way Channel people smugglers treat refugees who can't pay for crossing

Asylum seekers with no money have told The Mirror they are told by people smugglers that the only way they can cross the Channel to Britain is to steer the flimsy dinghies

Events

3 h. ago Matildas in ‘limbo’ as Football Australia’s coach search drags on

Steph Catley admits ‘it’s hard’ to play amid uncertainty over coachLyon coach Joe Montemurro is front runner for permanent roleMatildas star Steph Catley says she hopes Football Australia finds a permanent coach “sooner rather than later”, admitting players are “in limbo”. The Matildas have been without a full-time coach for eight months since Tony Gustavsson’s official departure on August 1 after the Paris Olympics.In their 11th game under caretaker Tom Sermanni, Australia defeated South Korea 2-0 at Newcastle’s McDonald Jones Stadium to claim their first back-to-back wins of the year. Continue reading...

Sport

4 h. ago 'Refugees who can't pay smugglers being forced at gunpoint to steer death

Asylum seekers with no money have told The Mirror they are told by people smugglers that the only way they can cross the Channel to Britain is to steer the flimsy dinghies

Events

4 h. ago Wildfires Scotland: How bad are the wildfires in Scotland and why do they start?

Firefighters have said some people are still unaware wildfires happen in Scotland, despite them happening each year

Events

4 h. ago Medical breakthrough as baby born after UK’s first womb transplant gives hope to thousands

"It is a transplant that is totally life-enhancing, life-transforming and, of course, life-creating – and that is magnificent"

Science

5 h. ago Mother and three kids released by Ice after protests from US ‘border czar’s’ hometown

About a thousand people marched outside of Tom Homan’s home in village of less than 1,500 after family was detainedA mother and her three children who were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents as part of a sweep in the tiny hometown of the Trump administration’s “border czar”, Tom Homan, have been released following days of outcry from community figures, advocates and protesters calling for their freedom.Over the weekend, about a thousand protesters marched outside of Homan’s home in a small New York village, calling for the release of the family after they were detained last month. The family has not been named or spoken out publicly. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago Trump says US ‘looking at another ceasefire’ after Gaza truce collapse

US president said Israel ‘took ocean-front property and they gave it to people for peace’, adding: ‘How did that work out?’

Politics

5 h. ago Fraudster went to elderly people's homes and took their bank cards in scam

Christopher Harvey, 35, took the cards from his two victims after they had been duped by a phone call stating their bank accounts had been compromised.

Politics

5 h. ago Maryland lawmakers near the end of their session after a tough budget year

Maryland lawmakers are nearing the end their legislative session in a challenging budget year

Politics

5 h. ago Drugs plot boss made £3,500 in one month from selling crack cocaine

Aquel Ali, 25, bragged about supplying to people in London and discussed 'cooking' and 'washing' cocaine into crack cocaine

Economics

5 h. ago Tourists will have to book online spots for popular beach for UK travellers

Ongoing efforts to combat overtourism mean that tourists will now need to book ahead if they want a space on the popular beach with golden sands and clear blue waters

Society

5 h. ago A mom and her kids were ‘snatched’ from their house in Tom Homan’s hometown. After protests, they’ve been released

Some 1,000 people marched passed Tom Homan’s upstate New York home to call for the release of the family

Society

6 h. ago Girl named Amy becomes first baby in the UK born from a womb transplant

The news gives hope to thousands of women born without a womb or whose womb fails to function.

Politics

6 h. ago HMRC tax bill letters could be sent to those with over £3,500 in savings account

People are being warned they could face an unexpected tax bill from HMRC as the taxman ramps up efforts to collect cash before the end of the financial year

Economics

6 h. ago 'After the Switch 2 unveiling, here's one game I hope Nintendo gives a second chance'

Nintendo's Switch 2 will launch with Mario Kart World and upgraded versions of Zelda titles, but there's one game I want to play on it more than any other — and you may not have heard of it

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