72 m. ago Big Brother Britain as top cop makes alarming facial recognition camera claim

Significant funding is being allocated and hardware is being bought while the state also looks to allow police to more easily access image stories include passport and immigration databases

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4 h. ago Wales, a Home from Home: untold stories of Welsh global culture – in pictures

An exhibition at the Welsh parliament from 24 May to 12 July will go on to tour Wales throughout 2025.The project, by Vision Fountain, seeks to highlight the contributions migrants have made to Welsh society – particularly at a time when migration, and migrants themselves, are it seems increasingly demonised in politics and the media.Wales was officially designated a ‘Nation of Sanctuary’ in 2019, but its tradition of offering refuge reaches back centuries. Italians settled in Wales in the 19th century, drawn not only by the familiar hills and castles but also the certainty of work and friendship.Wales: A Home From Home brings together stories from Wales’s diverse global communities, from ‘heritage’ migrants, such as the Italians, to recent arrivals escaping trauma, such as Ukrainians, Syrians and Hongkongers.While the project celebrates moments of joy and connection, it also gives voice to difficult memories: experiences of trauma, displacement and the challenges of starting anew i...

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4 h. ago Never Flinch book review: Stephen King tries plotting and comes out plodding

Stephen King doesn’t do plotting. “Plot is,” he decreed in his memoir On Writing, “the good writer’s last resort and the dullard’s first choice.” Instead, he likes to drop his characters into a situation, start writing and see where things go. If he gets stuck, he follows the advice of Raymond Chandler: “When in doubt, have a man come through a door with a gun in his hand.”

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11 h. ago Stars To Steer By by Julia Jones: Why every sailor needs a suspender belt

Julia Jones hoists the sails on the 20th Century women who refined a woman's place on sailing boats.

Politics

14 h. ago The moment I knew: I was complaining about my mum, and his tender response changed my life

TV presenter Matty Mills was attracted to Danny’s compassionate nature from the outset, but one difficult conversation sealed their futureFind more stories from The moment I knew seriesIn September 2022 my brother was murdered. A couple of months later my relationship of six years broke down. That summer was the darkest period of my adult life. It felt like the rug had been pulled out from under me and I was self soothing in ways that I’m not proud of. My mental health was spiralling. My morals were out the door and I hardly recognised myself.By the next April things were turning around. I was seeing a therapist and working on getting my mental and physical health back. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Chris Hughes declares he's in the 'happiest stage of his life' amid JoJo Siwa romance as he celebrates his beloved Sunderland's promotion back to the Premier League

The reality star, 32, who was spotted kissing the US dancer, 22, on their recent Mexican getaway, took to his Instagram Stories with snaps of himself in the crowd at Wembley.

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16 h. ago Exhausted Saints fall short again as Bordeaux’s colour and passion wins out | Michael Aylwin

French club offer a blueprint for how to thrive in the modern game and it was all too apparent on and off the field in CardiffA new name is on the cup. They reckon Union Bordeaux Bègles are the best-supported rugby union club in the world. To be in Cardiff was not to be disabused of the notion. Rugby is massive in France, on a par with football, and bigger in the southern half of the country. It creates a different kind of animal.Northampton were proud, brave, inventive – but in the end overpowered. The narrative was wild and, Saints might say, liable to have gone either way. A raucous stadium – for Northampton are one of the best supported in England – was treated to crazy fluctuations in fortune, tries scored and overturned, penalties, knock-ons and high tackles subject to review after review. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge review: I tested Samsung's thinnest smartphone yet

Ahead of its release on May 30, Samsung sent MailOnline's Wiliam Hunter the new smartphone to test out this week.

Technology

19 h. ago Tonight's Cardiff City news as Premier League coach name thrown into manager job mix

These are the Cardiff City stories making headlines on Saturday, May 24

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20 h. ago Europe at risk of becoming ‘technological supplicant’ to US and China, says McMafia writer Misha Glenny

Discussion took place during The Independent’s daily News Review event at the 2025 Hay Festival

Events

21 h. ago British fishing boat named after Margaret Thatcher is 'held hostage' by the French

The Lady T, which is based in Eastbourne, East Sussex, is being held in Boulogne-sur-Mer, while the Francesca TO 80, which is registered in Truro, Cornwall, was escorted to Brest.

Events

23 h. ago Thousands support Kneecap at first big gig since terrorism charge

Irish-language rap trio perform at London festival after member charged for allegedly displaying Hezbollah flag• Kneecap review – rap trio remain unbowed by terror chargeThousands of fans showed up to support Kneecap at a festival they headlined on Friday night, days after one of its members was charged with a terror offence.The Irish-language act performed at the Wide Awake festival in Brockwell Park, south London, two days after band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, 27, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was charged for allegedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah at a gig in London in November. Continue reading...

Events

23 h. ago Most ridiculous reasons people have been kicked off flights from 10kg boobs to singing

From low-slung jeans to loud singing and even 10kg boobs, passengers have been kicked off flights for the most bizarre reasons. Here are some of the wildest stories from the skies

Politics

23 h. ago Inside the UK’s first Reform pub with beer, black pudding baps and Belinda Carlisle

Once a Conservative Party social club, The Talbot in Blackpool has defected to Reform. Barney Davis heads north to see what all the fuss is about

Politics

24 h. ago Inside Cinnamon Life at the City of Dreams — the Colombo hotel that was 10 years in the making

Does Sri Lanka’s latest city hotel live up to the hype? Lydia Swinscoe checks in to find out

Politics

24 h. ago Braveheart at 30: Mel Gibson’s gory, hokey Oscar winner plays like a biblical epic

The 1995 best picture winner is less interested in historical fact and more in rousing fantasy and makes for a telling portrait of its troubled makerFor a storied best picture Oscar winner and dorm-wall poster staple of the 1990s and beyond, it’s a little surprising how modest Braveheart’s success was when it opened in theaters 30 years ago. Though it powered through a mild opening to become a solid summer hit, on the 1995 charts it sits below Father of the Bride Part II and Congo (though congratulations are in order; it did edge out both Grumpier Old Men and Mortal Kombat). Even among other Mel Gibson vehicles from the 90s, you might be surprised to learn that Maverick, Conspiracy Theory and Payback all posted stronger numbers.But Braveheart stuck around, both in theaters and in the public consciousness. It wasn’t necessarily tipped as an awards contender at the time of release – Gibson had only directed one other movie, a small-scale drama called The Man Without a Face – but wound...

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24 h. ago Kylie Minogue’s Tension Tour proves she’s one of the greatest pop stars of all time

Now comfortably settled into living legend status, Minogue blasts her way through condensed, clubbier takes on classic pop hits as her Tension Tour lands in the UK

Events

27 h. ago Woman who only ate crisp sandwiches for 23 years diagnosed with serious illness

For a whopping 23 years, Zoe Sadler only ate cheese and onion crisp sandwiches, but it wasn't until a major health scare with a serious diagnosis that she finally got her addiction under control

Science

27 h. ago CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN: ‘Luna's political rival gets three years in the slammer’

The Mirror's US editor, Christopher Bucktin, reports on the best of the most bizarre it-could-only-happen-in-the-USA stories in his weekly The Buck Stops Here column

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27 h. ago Today’s rugby news as major deal struck in Cardiff and Wales star switches regions

The rugby stories making headlines on Saturday, May 24

Economics