22 m. ago ‘It’s bedlam’: Musk renews federal agencies showdown with ominous new firing ultimatum

The DOGE boss jumps past his midnight deadline to fight another day

Politics

41 m. ago Olivier Giroud making the most of dream MLS move as he reflects on devastating LA fires

Mirror Football were among a small group to meet popular striker Olivier Giroud at LAFC's state-of-the-art training facility before watching their opening-day win over Minnesota United in Los Angeles

Events

91 m. ago Bedlam! Musk triggers new showdown with federal agencies with ominous new firing ultimatum

The DOGE boss jumps past his midnight deadline to fight another day

Politics

96 m. ago Iconic actress Susan Hampshire, 87, loses phone and purse in sickening mugging

Susan Hampshire, whose acting career has spanned more than seven decades, was attacked on the London Underground amid a spate of violent crime on the transport network

Politics

1 hour ago It’s grand theft AI and UK ministers are behind it. Oppose this robbery of people’s creativity | Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alastair Webber

The plan to weaken copyright law, allowing tech firms to profit for free from people’s talent, is an outrage, and the nation would sufferWe are father and son: one has written 16 musicals and counting, the other cofounded The Other Songs, a leading independent record and publishing company. Our work has employed thousands globally, nurturing the next generation of talent. Copyright is the foundation that protects this, and all creative work: from music, theatre and literature to film and art. Copyright ensures creators retain control and are fairly compensated. It underpins the creative economy. Put simply, it allows artists and creatives to make a living. Endless studies have shown what a benefit that creativity – music, theatre, dance, art, film, TV, the list is endless – has on the rest of society.Yet, today, the UK government is proposing changes that would strip creators of this protection. Under the data (use and access) bill, AI companies would be allowed to take works, past ...

Politics

2 h. ago Bedlam: Musk in new showdown with federal agencies as he issues ominous new worker ultimatum

The DOGE boss jumps past his midnight deadline to fight another day

Politics

2 h. ago Warning common sleep mistake could cost you one month's sleep every year

Research from Dreams has revealed just how much sleep you could lose thanks to the common bedroom mistake

Events

3 h. ago McClure solicitors investigation dropped by Police Scotland with campaigners left 'disappointed'

EXCLUSIVE: Campaigners have vowed to fight on despite the "great disappointment" of the police case into McClure being ditched.

Events

3 h. ago Nicholas Prosper's chilling YouTube confessions before he killed mum and siblings

Nicholas Prosper murdered his mother, sister and brother at the family home in Luton, Bedfordshire, and the teenager will be sentenced at Luton Crown Court next month

Events

3 h. ago Trump administration briefing: chaos caused by Musk’s Doge; fears over far

From the latest in Musk’s fight to fire federal workers to concern over appointment of Dan Bongino – key US politics stories from Monday at a glanceConfusion continued on Monday over the demands made by Elon Musk of federal workers. Just hours after the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) had directed agencies that responses to its email were optional, Musk again threatened federal workers. He wrote on X, the platform he owns: “Subject to the discretion of the president, they will be given another chance. Failure to respond a second time will result in termination.” President Donald Trump backed Musk earlier Monday, two days after OPM initially sent an email asking federal workers to list five things they accomplished last week. Several government agencies, including the FBI and state department, have told their employees not to respond.Here are the biggest stories in US politics on Monday, 24 February. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Woman was passed over for promotion because she was not gay, Supreme Court case claims

The US Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the case of a straight white woman from Ohio who claims she was passed up on a promotion for not being gay.

Events

7 h. ago Blake Lively loses shock amount of followers since Justin Baldoni lawsuit drama... as his numbers rise

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's feud has had an impact on their social media followings, with fans seemingly choosing sides on Instagram. The drama began with the release of It Ends With Us.

Events

8 h. ago Daily Star fights Big Tech to stop AI grab for news and creative content in copyright row

The Daily Star is part of a fight against the 'threat' of Big Tech using copyrighted content to train their generative AI tools for free - it is pushing for AI companies to pay up

Politics

8 h. ago Leader of 'trans murder ring' linked to six deaths makes outrageous courtroom complaint

Jack 'Ziz' LaSota, 33, the leader of the Bay Area vegan trans 'death cult' known as the 'Zizans', made an outrageous demand in court just two days after she was arrested.

Events

9 h. ago California judge accidentally fired gun shot that killed his wife, lawyer says

The lawyer for a Southern California judge has acknowledged that his client fired the deadly shot that killed his wife, but he contends it was an accident

Events

10 h. ago Judicial branch employees – which Trump does not oversee – got Musk’s email asking for their accomplishments

Legal experts condemned the move, with one branding it a ‘fundamental failure’ in understanding the separation of powers, given the court system is not part of the executive branch

Politics

10 h. ago Lerone Murphy set for huge UFC opportunity as Josh Emmett fight confirmed

Manchester's Lerone Murphy will fight against Josh Emmett in April at a UFC Fight Night in Vegas.

Sport

11 h. ago Shocking moment boy, 16, squeals and collapses in court after being told he'll be tried for murder as an adult

Sean Simpson broke down in court sobbing and screaming on learning he'd be tried under a harsher new law.

Events

11 h. ago US court upholds Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’s conviction

Holmes, who is serving nine years, attempted to overturn conviction over multimillion-dollar investor fraud scandalA US court upheld the conviction of the Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes for defrauding investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars while operating her failed blood-testing startup, once valued at $9bn, rejecting her multi-year appeal. The court also upheld the conviction of Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, once Holmes’s romantic partner and president of Theranos.A three-judge panel for the 9th US circuit court of appeals in San Francisco rejected claims of legal errors at their separate trials held in 2022. Continue reading...

Events

11 h. ago ICC urged to investigate Biden for ‘aiding and abetting’ Gaza war crimes

US-based nonprofit Dawn also accuses ex-secretary of state Antony Blinken and ex-Pentagon chief Lloyd AustinA US-based nonprofit organization has urged the international criminal court to investigate former president Joe Biden and two of his cabinet members for complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.The request, submitted by the Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn) last month but made public by the group on Monday, urges the ICC to investigate Biden, as well as former secretary of state Antony Blinken and former defense secretary Lloyd Austin, for their “accessorial roles in aiding and abetting, as well as intentionally contributing to, Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza”. Continue reading...

Events