67 m. ago The four transfer window themes that sparked a frenzied end to a chaotic summer

The conclusion of the Alexander Isak saga, Marc Guehi’s move falling through and late deals all around the Premier League provided a fittingly frenetic end to a summer that showed where the power lies within European football

Politics

76 m. ago Borderline review – Raymond Nicholson shines as a deranged fan in comedy thriller

It’s the 1990s and a famous pop star is taken hostage by a fan in Jimmy Warden’s stylish but confused film, loosely inspired by a real-life stalker case involving MadonnaPaul Duerson (Raymond Nicholson) has got it bad for world famous pop star and actor Sofia (Samara Weaving). It being the 1990s, he doesn’t have the option of simply being creepy on social media; instead, he takes her hostage and attempts to marry her, as you do, in a period-comedy-horror-thriller that is entertaining enough moment-to-moment, but doesn’t add up anything very substantial overall. Standing in the way of Paul’s deranged scheme is bodyguard Bell (a grounded and nicely judged performance by Eric Dane), and rounding out the men in Sofia’s life is her NBA player boyfriend Rhodes (Jimmie Fails).Screenwriter Jimmy Warden knows a grabby real-life premise when he sees one. In 1985, a bear ate a massive amount of cocaine and fatally overdosed, leading, in 2023, to the release of the Warden-scripted movie Cocaine...

Politics

77 m. ago Nigel Farage 'should face MPs probe' instead of flying to US to meet Donald Trump chums

The Reform UK leader will spend the first two sitting days after MPs return from the Summer break in Washington, doubling down on his crusade against migrants and arguing against Britain's online safety laws

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1 hour ago Liverpool could face ANOTHER Marc Guehi setback after deadline day drama

Liverpool dramatically failed to sign Marc Guehi after problems on Crystal Palace's end meant that the England international was unable to complete his £35million transfer on deadline day

Events

1 hour ago Prime Minister Keir Starmer hits new record low as Britain turns on Labour Party

Keir Starmer's approval rating has hit a record low, a City AM/Freshwater Strategy poll has shown, as pressure mounts on the government ahead of the Budget

Politics

2 h. ago Blame migrants, or blame the rich? That’s the populist divide in Britain’s politics now | Gaby Hinsliff

Taxing the ultra-rich may be a vote winner, but it’s just as important to shift the conversation away from Reform’s immigration doom loopThe long, hot summer of discontent is finally over. Parliament returned this week if not exactly with a rush of back to school energy, then at least with the sense that the government is now back to fill what was becoming an increasingly dangerous August vacuum.When exhausted ministers retreated to lick their wounds over the summer, Nigel Farage saw his chance and took it, filling the slow news days with encouragement of protesters over asylum seeker accommodation. He was rewarded by polling showing voters now see immigration – the terrain on which Reform UK is palpably desperate to fight an election, because it’s terrain on which Labour can never go far enough to please some supporters without horrifying half the rest – and not a broken economy as Britain’s biggest problem, an impression arguably only reinforced when the government’s first announc...

Politics

2 h. ago From mast climbs to monastery steps: My Greek island small ship cruise odyssey under sail

Marc Shoffman gets a different view of the Greek islands on a small ship sailing with Star Clippers

Politics

3 h. ago Prominent UK women tell rightwingers: stop linking immigration to sexual abuse

Exclusive: Open letter says politicians are exploiting violence against women ‘to fuel hate and division’Prominent women including cultural figures, politicians and campaigners have signed a letter criticising rightwing attempts to link sexual violence in Britain to asylum seekers.Signatories include the musicians Paloma Faith, Charlotte Church and Anoushka Shankar as well as Labour, Green and independent MPs including Kim Johnson, Ellie Chowns, Diane Abbott and Zarah Sultana. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago ‘What reconciliation? What forgiveness?’: Syria’s deadly reckoning

Over a few brutal days in March, as sectarian violence and revenge killings tore through parts of Syria, two friends from different communities tried to find a way to surviveOn the night of 6 March, Munir, his wife and their two sons, both in their 20s, got no sleep. They huddled together in a small bedroom in their apartment as government troops and militiamen entered their neighbourhood of Qusour in the coastal city of Baniyas and went from house to house. The fighters seemed to be moving through the streets with little coordination. One house might get raided by five separate groups, while others were left untouched. “There was no plan,” Munir said, “just violence and looting.”The first question the fighters were asking when they stormed into an apartment was: “Are you a Sunni or an Alawite?” The answer decided the fate of the residents. Sunnis were spared – although in some cases their apartments were looted. When the raiders found an Alawite home, some stole what they...

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3 h. ago France has a massive debt crisis. So why is it spending billions a year subsidising business? | Alexander Hurst

The government is on the brink of collapse over planned austerity. Instead it must face up to the costs of its unnecessarily rigid labour marketAs someone who has always been against austerity, I find France, with a national debt at 114% of GDP and a budget deficit of 5.8% of GDP, a conundrum. Despite years of denunciation from his left and far-right opponents that Macron has engaged in “ultraneoliberalism”, there hasn’t been any. Not on a macro level, anyway, where both French government spending (57.3% of GDP) and tax receipts (51.4% of GDP) are among the highest in the world, including social spending, which outpaces any of its European neighbours.At the same time, it’s impossible to have spent the past decade in France without encountering the widely shared perception and accusation that public services are in decline. Doctors and nurses denounce a labour shortage in public hospitals; people who live in rural areas denounce the closing of rural train lines; students and academic...

Economics

3 h. ago Noisy neighbour from hell tormented couple by blasting AC/DC during early hours

Marc Morgan became embroiled with his neighbours in Risca, South Wales, and eventually plagued them by playing music by AC/DC and Black Sabbath during the night

Politics

4 h. ago Sudan landslide kills at least 1,000 people, rebel group says

The landslide destroyed a village in the Marra Mountains area of western Sudan and left only one survivorMore than 1,000 people were killed in a landslide in western Sudan on Sunday, according to a rebel group that controls the area.The landslide destroyed a village in the Marra Mountains area of western Sudan and left only one survivor, said the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Paris Hilton sparks rumor frenzy after taking out huge mortgage a month after buying Mark Wahlberg's $63M mansion

Heiress Paris Hiltion raised eyebrows by taking out a massive mortgage weeks after buying the French château-style estate from Mark Wahlberg.

Economics

6 h. ago Should you swap to the drug that's 'better than aspirin' at preventing heart attacks and stroke?: PAT HAGAN reveals new research... and what doctors say you now need to do

For years aspirin has been taken by millions because of its heart-protective benefits - but could that be about to change?

Events

6 h. ago Millions of Brits are breaking the law with illegal test drives — many don't even know it

New research has revealed that one key of the reasons behind millions of motorists taking such massive risks when test driving used cars is a basic misunderstanding of the law

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6 h. ago Bruno Tonioli's Britain's Got Talent replacement confirmed as multi millionaire star

KSI has been confirmed as the new judge on Britain's Got Talent after Bruno Tonioli quit the show earlier this year - and the multi-millionaire is 'grateful and happy'

Economics

6 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews The Inheritance on Ch4: Clumsy, dull, tasteless

Tragic that Liz Hurley is dead. But there's one consolation for boyfriend Billy Ray Cyrus. As an actress, she's so wooden he won't need to have her cremated. He can just use her for firewood.

Politics

7 h. ago Transfer Deadline Day RECAP: Marc Guehi's £35m Liverpool move is OFF, Alexander Isak is confirmed and Man United goalkeeper signing jets in

Relive Daily Mail Sport's live blog of transfer deadline day as Premier League clubs have their chance to complete any last-minute deals before the window slams shut.

Economics

7 h. ago 'Tinder rapist' survived on berries after faking his own death and fleeing to Spain

James Clacher, 57, who accused of raping two women, told police he survived on berries and puddle water after staging his own death - then fled to Spain where he was arrested on a beach

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9 h. ago Liverpool take firm view on future Marc Guehi transfer after deadline day deal collapses

Liverpool ended up missing out on a deadline day deal for Marc Guehi after Crystal Palace decided to pull the plug on a transfer at the eleventh hour in a dramatic twist

Economics