67 m. ago Teacher caught drink driving avoids ban as he was 'fleeing for his life'

Justin Scarlett says he is only alive thanks to 'the grace of God and some pretty neat Muay Thai I picked up in Thailand'

Events

70 m. ago Alex Warren’s hit song Ordinary named the UK’s Official Song of the Summer 2025

The 2025 Song Of the Summer chart also features hit songs by Ravyn Lenae, Sabrina Carpenter, and Chappell Roan.

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71 m. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Vicky Pattison 'terrible' as she shares 'real' show update weeks before 2025 launch

The reality star and presenter is among the 15 famous faces set to take to the dancefloor when the hit BBC One dance show returns

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72 m. ago Strictly Come Dancing star claims shows 'more painful than childbirth' in candid admission

They starred on the hit BBC One dance show in 2023

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79 m. ago Reality star dies suddenly aged 28 days before birthday celebrations

An influencer and reality star who appeared on MTV's Catfish Trolls has died, with their mum sharing an emotional tribute and saying it was going to be a 'long road'

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99 m. ago Nigel Farage meets Donald Trump in the Oval Office after hitting out at Keir Starmer's 'awful, authoritarian' UK over civil liberties

Nigel Farage has met with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office shortly after lambasting Sir Keir Starmer's online safety laws as 'awful' and 'authoritarian.'

Politics

2 h. ago Gen Z hit with 'friendflation' as they struggle to keep up with pals in cost of living crisis

Gen Z and Millenials have confessed their money strains when it comes to trying to maintain friendships during the ever rising cost of living - and why 'friendflation' is real

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2 h. ago Hurricane Kiko explodes into Category 4 monster in Pacific as terrifying map shows where it will hit

Hurricane Kiko has strengthened to a Category 4 storm, bringing sustained wind speeds near 145 mph as it approaches Hawaii.

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2 h. ago Revealed: US Open officials let Jannik Sinner bag thief off with a WARNING despite calls for lifetime ban

The brazen attempted theft occurred on Monday night after the Italian had just secured his spot in the quarter-finals with a victory on Arthur Ashe, as he posed for selfies with his adoring fans.

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3 h. ago Inoue, Davis, Nunez: The 10 world champions with the highest knockout ratios

Naoya Inoue, Gervonta Davis and Eduardo Nunez have developed into major stars due to their knockout power, but are they boxing’s heaviest hitters?

Politics

3 h. ago Rare but simple road sign is confusing motorists and causing fines

Drivers may be caught out by this particular and seemingly simple sign and leading Brits to be getting unexpected fines, experts say, but here's how to not be caught out and make sure you stay aware

Transport

3 h. ago Lyndon Dykes to Hibs would've been icing on cake but I still have one lingering Kieron Bowie concern

David Gray has built one of the strongest squads at Easter Road in years and there's plenty to be excited about

Politics

3 h. ago DWP start date for 'bank account monitoring' and new Eligibility Verification

The Government announced earlier this year it would implement the "biggest fraud crackdown in a generation" to reduce the amount of money being lost in the benefits system

Economics

3 h. ago UK weather maps show England to enjoy balmy 23C spell after thunderstorms set to hit UK

Weather maps suggest a comfortable, warm spell is on the way in September after the UK is set to be battered by rain and thunder in the coming days, according to weather warnings

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4 h. ago From bank robber to scholar: the Knoxville dropout fighting to change how we see addiction

Kirsten Smith was 19 when she first tried heroin; within a few years she was in prison. She says she willingly made bad choices and wants society to stop treating addiction as a diseaseKirsten Smith was 16 when a boy from school injected her with morphine, 18 when she and a date Googled how to crush up and inject themselves with oxycodone, and 19 when she first shot up heroin. Living in Knoxville, Tennessee and modelling herself on Pulp Fiction’s freewheeling Mia Wallace, Smith spent her days experimenting with alcohol, cannabis, ecstasy, mushrooms, LSD and benzodiazepines. She read Kurt Vonnegut and the Beats, and wrote poems on an actual typewriter while listening to the Velvet Underground. For Smith, as for thousands of Americans who came of age in the early 2000s, drug use was a seemingly harmless lifestyle choice.That is, until she ran out of money. After Smith dropped out of high school and started regularly using heroin, she was caught stealing credit cards and chequebooks fr...

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4 h. ago Venice’s Lion of St Mark’s Square was at least part made in China, study suggests

Isotope analysis finds copper ore came from Yangtze River basin while statue could be a repurposed Tang Dynasty tomb guardianThe great bronze statue of a winged lion perched atop one of two granite columns in Venice’s St Mark’s Square has watched over the city for centuries.But Italian scientists have now found evidence to suggest the iconic statue was at least in part made in China, and possibly ended up in Venice via the Silk Road after being brought back by the father and uncle of the merchant and explorer Marco Polo. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Grandfather mistakenly takes home wrong child from Sydney daycare centre

First Steps Learning Academy in Bangor apologises and stands down educator as regulator investigates and mother blames daycare centreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn investigation has been launched and a childcare educator has been stood down after a grandparent mistakenly picked up and took home the wrong toddler from a Sydney daycare centre.The grandfather arrived to collect his grandchild from First Steps Learning Academy in Bangor on Monday afternoon, only to reportedly be given the wrong child. Continue reading...

Society

4 h. ago Beach homes made famous by Netflix hit teetering on the edge of collapse

The days are numbered for two beachfront homes that are about to fall into the ocean.

Society

5 h. ago 'A soul for sale': Morrissey says he is putting his cut in the Smiths on the market as he has 'had enough of malicious associations'

Morrissey, the 66-year-old former frontman of 1980s rock band The Smiths, put all of his rights to the Smiths brand up for sale today.

Economics

7 h. ago Starmer's bid to wrap himself up in a Union Jack is as cringe

The then Chancellor Gordon Brown was asked about what music he liked in an interview in 2006. To widespread incredulity he claimed he woke up to indie band the Arctic Monkeys.

Politics