59 m. ago Farage criticised for £400,000 job promoting physical gold as pension investment

Exclusive: Reform leader promotes Direct Bullion – but experts say commodity is not for everyday investorsNigel Farage has been criticised over his £400,000-a-year second job promoting the idea that people should buy physical gold and put it into their pension pots.Farage is paid more than four times his MPs’ salary for the four-hour-a-month job at Direct Bullion, where he has featured in Facebook and YouTube videos. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Good Morning Britain star bids emotional farewell after 26 years on air

Charlotte Hawkins and Ed Balls paid tribute to their ‘exceptional’ co-star

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4 h. ago Footballer, 19, fights back tears as he pays tribute to girlfriend, 21, killed in hit and run

The young midfielder paid tribute to his late girlfriend ahead of Jong Ajax's match against RKC Waalwijck, which the Dutch club did not want to see go ahead following the tragedy

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8 h. ago Marcus Rashford shares update amid Spanish media verdict on brutal Barcelona decision

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford was named on the bench for Barcelona's 2-0 win at Villarreal on Sunday - but it was a decision from Hansi Flick that was proved right as it paid off

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8 h. ago Man stabbed Brit boy to death before blowing himself up in horror 'murder

British teenager Alfie Hallett was allegedly stabbed to death by his mother's ex-partner in Portugal before the attacker took his own life - tributes have now been paid to the youngster

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8 h. ago ‘I plugged in Zelda and everything changed’: developers share their fondest Christmas gaming memories

From a family showdown on Guitar Hero III to the winter levels in Diddy Kong Racing, the designers of some of today’s top titles recall the gifts and moments that lit up their childhoodsThere is a viral video that tends to get passed around at this time of year. It’s an old home movie showing a boy and a girl on Christmas morning eagerly unwrapping a present that turns out to be an N64 console – the boy is, to put it mildly, extremely pleased. It’s a scene a lot of us who play games will recognise: the excitement and anticipation provided by that big console-sized parcel, or the little DVD-shaped package that could be the latest Super Mario adventure. Although I never got a games machine at Christmas, I remember one year being given Trivial Pursuit on the Commodore 64 and the whole family gathered around the TV to play. It was one of the few times my mum and my sisters showed any interest in the computer, and I loved getting them involved.Veteran designer Rhod Broadbent of Dakko Dak...

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9 h. ago Brent A Gob 'naughty list' 2025 – who Daily Star's angry hack roasted most this year

BRENT A GOB: With 2025 drawing to a close, our resident rant machine Harry Brent is making a list and checking it twice to work out who he's gone after most over the past 12 months

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9 h. ago Golf legend Masashi 'Jumbo' Ozaki dies aged 78 as touching tributes paid

Japanese golfer Masashi 'Jumbo' Ozaki, who spent 200 weeks in the top 10 of the world rankings and had several top 10 finishes in majors, has died at the age of 78

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9 h. ago Good Morning Britain star says emotional goodbye as he leaves ITV show after 26 years

Good Morning Britain presenters Charlotte Hawkins and Ed Balls paid tribute to a fellow co-star, who has quit the ITV show

Culture

9 h. ago Best coffee machines: I've tested over 50 models, so you don't have to

We've reviewed dozens of coffee machines, from beefy fully automatic bean-to-cup machines and manuals, to the best pod machines in order to find the very best models across a range of styles.

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10 h. ago Liverpool news: Arne Slot and Thomas Frank clash over Alexander Isak injury – 'not true'

Liverpool are gearing up for a clash with Wolves and Hugo Ekitike will shoulder a larger goal burden after Alexander Isak was ruled out for months with a broken leg, leading to a big fallout

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12 h. ago The £1.6 billion bed blocking bill paid by Scotland over last decade

It has now been 10 years since the SNP promised to eradicate bed blocking - and yet the problem has continued to get worse.

Economics

13 h. ago Liverpool news: Arne Slot makes Hugo Ekitike demand as star blasted by manager

Liverpool survived a late scare to beat nine-man Tottenham 2-1 in their latest Premier League outing as they look ahead to a clash against bottom-side Wolves

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13 h. ago Investors bet on smaller private equity funds to break deal drought

Larger funds’ global share of commitments slides as fundraising winter drags on

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14 h. ago Wednesday’s briefing: Nightmare for Lacroix while Slot and Frank clash

Martha Stewart invested in Swansea and Nicolas Jackson was on form at the Africa Cup of Nations.

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17 h. ago Great Barrier Reef’s Hamilton Island to be bought by US private equity firm in reported $1.2bn sale

Blackstone says it has agreed to buy popular Whitsundays island from Australian winemaking familyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHamilton Island, a popular tropical holiday destination on the Great Barrier Reef, has been sold to a US private equity firm, reportedly for $1.2bn.New York-headquartered Blackstone – which owns the casino-hotel chain Crown Resorts – released a statement on Tuesday night announcing it had entered into an agreement to acquire the Hamilton Island resort from the Oatley family, subject to customary regulatory approvals. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Pedestrian dead after being struck in north London parking lot

Pedestrian dead after being struck in north London parking lot  CBC

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20 h. ago RUSSELL MYERS: The King's Christmas message of hope will bring a nation together

The King's traditional message will see tribute paid to Britain's heroic war veterans as he celebrates Christmas and looks forward to 2026 with a message of hope and unity, says Mirror Royal Editor Russell Myers

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21 h. ago Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in west London, Ont. parking lot

Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in west London, Ont. parking lot  CTV News

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21 h. ago Casino gambler made a $25 bet on a slot machine – it paid out a heck of a lot more

The recent jackpot at Thunder Valley Casino Resort follows other big slot wins, including a $224,804 Buffalo Link payout

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