60 m. ago 'My mum bludgeoned my father to death and I'm relieved she killed him'

Sally Challen was subjected to a lifetime of abuse before snapping and clubbing her husband Richard with a hammer some 20 times - now her son has spoken about about what led to the killing

Events

60 m. ago Rangers transfer 'target' Jamie Vardy's wife Rebekah says striker 'plays better' when she is involved in drama

Speculation is mounting that Rebekah Vardy's husband Jamie is tipped to join Rangers.

Events

2 h. ago Lee Ryan to become a dad for the sixth time as he announces wife's pregnancy

The Blue singer shared the news on TikTok on Thursday

Politics

2 h. ago Tough action needed to halt level of attacks on police in NI, federation warns

The Police Federation for Northern Ireland has launched the ‘Let Them Protect’ public campaign.

Events

2 h. ago Pelvic floor dysfunction affects half of women – and there’s an unexpected cause

Pelvic floor problems aren’t only caused by pregnancy and childbirth

Politics

2 h. ago Lee Ryan to become a father for the SIXTH time! Blue star announces his wife Verity Paris' pregnancy as he jokes 'oops we did it again'

The singer, 42, revealed that his wife Verity Paris is expecting their fourth child together, while he is already father to two other children.

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3 h. ago Mum sobs 'I'm sorry' as £200k swindle exposed after she goes on holiday

Rachel Wilson was jailed after stealing over £200,000 from her employer to fund her husband’s drug addiction.

Economics

3 h. ago Rebekah Vardy says she was 'treated worse than a paedophile' during Wagatha Christie trial

Rangers transfer 'target' Jamie Vardy's wife Rebekah has been ordered to pay £1.4M to Coleen Rooney after losing the Wagatha Christie case

Politics

3 h. ago Recruiter Hays warns global slump in hirings will more than halve its profits

Shares in recruitment firm fall by as much as 20% to 13-year low after it predicts annual profits of about £45m• Business live – latest updatesA slump in hiring activity at businesses around the world means profits will more than halve at Hays, the global recruitment company has warned, sending its shares to their lowest level in more than a decadeDemand for new permanent staff has fallen sharply, reflecting “low levels of client and candidate confidence as a result of macroeconomic uncertainty”, Hays told investors in an unscheduled update. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Recruiter Hays warns global slump in hirings will halve its profits

Shares fall by as much as 20% at one point to lowest level in 13 years before easing back to more than 10% down• Business live – latest updatesA slump in hiring activity at businesses around the world means profits will more than halve at Hays, the global recruitment company has warned, sending its shares down more than 10%.Demand for new permanent staff has fallen sharply, reflecting “low levels of client and candidate confidence as a result of macroeconomic uncertainty”, Hays told investors in an unscheduled update. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Jamie Dornan's wife Amelia Warner reveals what family life is like with 'humble' husband

The pair have three daughters: Dulcie, 11, Elva, nine and Alberta, five

Events

3 h. ago Dad, 40, dies from cancer after warning others not to ignore easily missed symptom

A 40-year-old father, who has four children, 'didn't present any of the conventional symptoms' before receiving his devastating cancer diagnosis. Before his death, he urged others to get checked after he mistook one sign for stress

Events

4 h. ago Number of Scottish SME home builders falls to lowest level in 20 years as Scotland remains in housing emergency

New report highlights red tape and rising costs as key issues

Politics

4 h. ago Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon says 'do not panic' after sparking pregnancy confusion

The actress is currently taking a break from the ITV soap, where she plays Bethany Platt, after welcoming her second child

Politics

4 h. ago Ruth Jones' horrendous guilt over affair with older TV producer as he 'moves on'

Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones met her husband David Peet when he was married to someone else and admitted she was later haunted by the 'overlap'. Last night Ruth revealed that she and David are splitting after 26 years of marriage

Politics

5 h. ago Ruth Jones confirms split from husband of 26 years – as he moves on with lookalike new partner in Canada

The couple, who married in 1999, announced that they had separated and were living in different countries

Politics

5 h. ago Warning over popular chicken fettuccine Alfredo meal linked to deadly listeria outbreak

An outbreak has claimed three lives and resulted in one pregnancy loss

Events

6 h. ago ‘He just told me lies to have sex with a teenage girl’: Natalie Fleet MP on grooming, statutory rape and fighting back

At 15, she began seeing an older man and conceived her beloved daughter. It was years before she properly understood it as abuse. Now she is working tirelessly in parliament for other survivorsNatalie Fleet is nervous about this interview. Her assistant has warned me and Fleet tells me several times, before and during. “I just feel sick,” she says. “I don’t know if it’s because it’s about me or because of the subject. It just doesn’t seem to get any easier.”The subject is rape – specifically Fleet’s experience of being groomed by an older man when she was 15, becoming pregnant and having the baby. That daughter, “the love of her life”, is now 24. Since entering parliament last summer as the Labour MP for Bolsover, Fleet has spoken a good deal about rape, her life story and the lack of support for mothers whose children were conceived this way – and each time it upsets her. “My husband said: ‘I don’t want you to be the “rapey MP”,’ and I don’t want that either,” says Fleet. “But it’s...

Events

8 h. ago I discovered I was expecting after doctors gave me a terminal diagnosis

Fiona Hinton, 42, spoke to her father, Steven Speakman, 71, about the challenges of balancing motherhood with advanced pulmonary fibrosis.

Science

9 h. ago Photos of candlelight vigil honoring slain Minnesota lawmaker and her husband

Hundreds gathered outside Minnesota’s Capitol for a candlelight vigil honoring former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were fatally shot at their home. Governor Tim Walz, visibly moved, comforted mourners as the couple’s son, Colin, placed a photo of his parents at a growing memorial filled with flowers, flags and heartfelt messages.

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