26 h. ago School bans pupils from wearing JUMPERS until November and sends scathing letter telling parents to stop encouraging their children to break the rules

Winston Churchill School in Woking, Surrey, told pupils they would no longer be allowed to wear the woolly covering when they returned from the Easter holiday.

Society

40 h. ago ‘Standing up for Christian values’: US evangelicals keep the faith with Trump

Evangelicals say president is in step on core issues such as abortion and Israel – and they’re backing him all the wayWhen asked about Donald Trump’s Easter morning post wishing a happy holiday to “the Radical Left Lunatics fighting and scheming so hard to bring Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners” to the United States, Jackson Lahmeyer, an Oklahoma evangelical Christian pastor, said: “Isn’t it terrible that they are wanting to do that?”Lahmeyer, the founder of the Pastors for Trump organization, was not bothered by Trump’s extreme and divisive message on the Christian religious holiday, because, he said: “You cannot unify with evil.” Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Marks & Spencer suspends online shopping after cyber attack that crippled contactless payments

The high street giant admitted on Tuesday that it was responding to an 'incident' after customers began reporting problems over the busy Easter bank holiday weekend.

Economics

4 d. ago UK Government confirms eight more bank holidays before the end of 2025

The recent Easter weekend saw England, Wales and Northern Ireland enjoy two bank holidays falling on Good Friday (April 18) and Easter Monday (April 21) but Scotland only one

Politics

5 d. ago The ‘lovely’ Greater Manchester park with a wildflower meadow and an orchard

It has an 'excellent children's play area' with a zip wire

Politics

5 d. ago Parents: share your experiences of behaving badly during kids’ football matches

We would like to hear from parents who sometimes get too involved when their children play footballKids’ football can be emotional. Some parents shout at their own children, others swear at officials, and a few even get into fights. We’d like to hear from parents about the times they’ve become too involved in their kids’ football matches.What has your experience been like and how did your children react? Have you noticed other parents’ behaviour on the pitch? Continue reading...

Sport

6 d. ago Brilliant zoo less than an hour from Cardiff that will be quieter this Easter holidays

The Bristol Zoo Project in the south west is a wildlife park that focuses on protecting threatened habitats on our doorsteps and around the globe, and it's a wonderful place to visit this Easter holidays

Politics

6 d. ago Swastikas painted in children's play area at popular north London park

The Met are investigating a hate crime incident after Nazi-era symbols were daubed on rocks in Stoke Newington’s Clissold Park

Politics

6 d. ago Outrage as swastikas painted in children's play area at popular north London park

The Met are investigating a hate crime incident after Nazi-era symbols were daubed on rocks in Stoke Newington’s Clissold Park

Politics

7 d. ago Jimmy Kimmel on the pope’s death: ‘Now we know JD Vance is bad at praying, too’

Late-night hosts talk Pope Francis’s death after meeting with vice-president, JD Vance, and Trump’s dark Easter postWith several hosts on post-Easter holiday, Jimmy Kimmel recaps Donald Trump’s hypocritical messages on religion and the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Marks and Spencer says 'cyber incident' has hit stores after admitting major services were still down

Customers faced pandemonium over the Easter bank holiday break as they were turned away from tills after contactless payments and click-and-collect orders were rocked by the glitch.

Events

7 d. ago Royal rushed to hospital in air ambulance as Palace issues statement

It has been revealed that Queen Sonja of Norway, 87, was flown to hospital in Oslo an air ambulance after falling ill while on holiday over the Easter weekend

Politics

7 d. ago Playwright Asif Khan: ‘When people think about theatre, they think white people and Shakespeare’

Sisters 360, Khan’s new play for children, tells the story of two hijab-wearing skateboarding sisters in Bradford. He hopes it will upend lazy ideas around Muslim girls – and bring new audiences to the theatreAsif Khan first heard about Lena, Maysa and Ameya – the three Muslim skateboarding sisters from Hull who became social media stars in 2022 with their skills – from his mother-in-law. “She does this a lot. She’ll send me an article and say: ‘You could write a play about this,’” laughs Khan. But there was something about this particular story that piqued his interest. “They all wore the hijab, lived with their mum and had an Instagram account where they did their own raps and filmed skateboarding tricks I immediately thought: Oh OK, this is a good premise for a play.”So, he set about adapting it for the stage. He contacted the girls’ parents and had a “good, long hour’s chat”. “They were excited that someone was interested in doing a play about them,” says Kha...

Events

8 d. ago Trump praised for sweet interactions with kids at Easter egg roll after years of awkward Biden moments

Donald Trump was handing out high fives and celebrating the holiday with children at the annual White House Easter egg roll, earning favorable comparisons to predecessor Joe Biden.

Politics

8 d. ago Keir Starmer faces 8 major headaches straight after Easter break

Prime Minister Keir Starmer went on holiday to recharge for a 'few days' over Easter recess - but he'll come back to find plenty of thorny problems waiting for him as Parliament returns

Politics

8 d. ago Moment greedy seagulls terrorise young families by stealing their hot dogs and chips on Dorset seafront

This is the moment greedy seagulls terrorise young families during the Easter holidays by laying in wait above a fish bar, before swooping in and feasting on their hot dogs and chips.

Events

8 d. ago Easter Monday supermarket opening times including Asda, Tesco, Aldi and more

Mirror Money has rounded up the Easter bank holiday Monday opening times for the major UK supermarkets including Aldi, Tesco, and Asda - so you can know exactly when your local store will be open

Politics

8 d. ago Bank Holiday boozers wake up with sore heads after raucous Easter Sunday antics in Leeds and Newcastle

Revellers made the most of an extra day off work as they hit pubs and clubs across the country to enjoy a rare Sunday night out.

Politics

8 d. ago Hailey Bieber cuddles baby boy Jack in rare photo while celebrating Easter holiday

Hailey Bieber has continued to embrace motherhood as she held her son Jack in a sweet Instagram snap while celebrating Easter on Sunday.

Culture

8 d. ago Are supermarkets open today? Opening and closing hours of Tesco, Asda, Aldi, Sainsbury’s and more

Here is a list of when the major UK supermarkets are operating this bank holiday

Politics