11 m. ago Liverpool agree British record £116MILLION Florian Wirtz transfer as breakdown of how fee will be paid is revealed

LEWIS STEELE: Wirtz has been telling people his move was a 'done deal' for some days now but Liverpool only achieved a definite breakthrough with Bayer Leverkusen in the last 24 hours.

Economics

12 m. ago Private schools lose High Court battle against Starmer’s VAT raid on fees

Around 11,000 pupils have already left private schooling since the policy came into force in January

Events

14 m. ago Fresh Alexander Volkanovski revelation could provide hint at UFC return date

The featherweight king had been linked with Yair Rodriguez but has revealed an issue with the proposed fight

Politics

15 m. ago Michael O'Sullivan's cause of death revealed after jockey's horror fall from horse

The details emerged as an inquest was opened in Cork, Ireland, into the death of the 24-year-old rising talent following a fall at Thurles in February

Events

17 m. ago Man charged with murdering baby, serious sex offences and child cruelty

Preston Davey died in July 2023 at 13 months old

Events

26 m. ago New research reveals surprising link between one’s childhood and endometriosis

Around one in ten women worldwide has endometriosis, but researchers still aren’t entirely sure what triggers it

Technology

26 m. ago LIVE updates as Rochdale sex abuse trial jurors to deliver verdicts on more than 50 counts involving seven defendants

They deny all the charges they face

Events

29 m. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Pete Wicks shares one thing he 'refuses to do' for a woman

Strictly Come Dancing's Pete Wicks has confessed there's one act he won't perform for a woman. He recently revealed all on his Staying Relevant podcast with Sam Thompson

Politics

35 m. ago Private schools lose High Court legal challenge to overturn VAT fees

Private schools have failed in a bid to get VAT being applied to school fees from January 1 overturned.

Events

36 m. ago Lord Nelson's fateful words written just three days before his death at the Battle of Trafalgar... revealed in unseen letter

The British naval hero is primed for action as he writes from on board HMS Victory that he 'hopes for a good battle which God of his infinite mercy grant us very soon'.

Events

36 m. ago Sam Thompson says 'no way' as he reveals new Soccer Aid role after painful injury

The reality star recently raised money for UNICEF in 260 mile challenge

Events

75 m. ago Taylor Swift's really sweet comment to Travis Kelce revealed by lip reader amid secret marriage rumors

EXCLUSIVE: Taylor, 35, and Travis, 35, were seen talking sharing a close conversation as they made their grand arrival at Amerant Bank Arena to watch the Florida Panthers play the Edmonton Oilers.

Politics

76 m. ago Private schools lose High Court battle against Starmer’s VAT raid

Around 11,000 pupils have already left private schooling since the policy came into force in January

Events

76 m. ago Private schools, pupils and parents lose High Court bid to stop Labour introducing VAT on school fees

Private school families have been dealt a devastating blow after they lost a High Court challenge to Labour's VAT on fees.

Events

77 m. ago Club World Cup buildup, transfer news, Frank in at Spurs and more: football – live

Football news and analysis from the around the worldThe Rumour Mill: Garnacho set for Villa? | And email YaraThe Club World Cup starts on Sunday and has already been controversial because of extra fixtures and Fifa involvement. Add on that temperatures in US are likely to be above 30C and whew.Notable heat events are not guaranteed during the Club World Cup but they are more likely to happen than in the past because of climate breakdown and there is a question over whether enough is being done to adapt to a new reality. The sole reference to extreme weather in Fifa’s regulations for the Club World Cup relates to the use of cooling breaks, which allow players to take on extra fluids once in each half if the wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) (a measure of heat stress that includes humidity and air movement) exceeds 32C on the pitch. This is the protocol in place since 2014, and for the international players’ union, FifPro, it is insufficient. It argues that the threshold for cooling b...

Society

79 m. ago Private schools LOSE High Court battle with government over VAT on fees

Private schools and pupils challenged the government in court over its VAT fee policy

Events

81 m. ago Heartbreak as youngest named victims of Air India crash so far are revealed to be in British family

Harrods brand ambassador Mariam Ali Syed, 35, her husband Javed - a hotel - and their children, Zayn, five, and Amani, four, died on the flight.

Events

82 m. ago Revealed: Fraudsters tried to claim from Sadiq Khan's £210m Ulez scrappage fund

More than 12,000 applications rejected by TfL for suspected criminality

Economics

83 m. ago Westlife confirm tour dates and venues for 25th anniversary amid Mark Feehily health concerns

Westlife have confirmed where they will be performing to mark their 25th anniversary - as it was revealed that Mark Feehily would not be able to perform after suffering health issues

Society

92 m. ago Rivals author says she’d be ‘embarrassed’ to act in front of sex scene intimacy coordinators

‘I wouldn’t like it myself – but then no one has any fun any more, do they?’ said the author

Culture