75 m. ago Lochore Meadows: Over £12,000 pours into fund after death of 'happy' 15

A fundraiser was launched on Monday following the death of 15-year-old paddleboarder Alexander McNab.

Economics

1 hour ago Over 1,000 children in Australia urged to undergo STI tests after childcare abuse charges

Sex crime squad detectives said Joshua Brown had worked at 20 different childcare centres

Events

2 h. ago Inside the memorial like no other: How once 'best friends' brothers Prince Harry and William ripped up Royal tradition to 'reinvent their mother's image' after her death with 'epic' commemoration

Prince William and Prince Harry organised the 'epic concert', which had taken seven months of intensive planning, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of their mother's death.

Politics

2 h. ago Openreach expands full fibre broadband rollout to another 21 locations

The company is reaching an average of 85,000 new premises every week.

Politics

4 h. ago Coronation Street spoilers as Gary attack truth uncovered, Lisa's in turmoil and Kevin tells health lie

Dee-Dee also goes behind her brother's back in the ITV soap next week

Events

4 h. ago The three roads that keep on catching drivers out as thousands of fines issued

Salford council made more than £1.1m last year from around 40,000 parking fines in total.

Transport

5 h. ago ‘My mind was shrieking: “What am I doing?”’ – when the digital nomad dream turns sour

Working remotely from a beach in a far-off land sounds like bliss – and the number of people doing it has soared since 2019. But between bouts of illness, relentless admin and crushing loneliness, many have found comfort in the 9-5 back homeJason, a 34-year-old American, is stumbling around the pool table, cue in hand. Five Saigon beers later, he will shuffle out, clamber on to a scooter and drive back to his beach hut. I know this because I’ve seen the same routine for the past four nights. Meanwhile, Eloise, 38, a French national, is gyrating on the dancefloor. Earlier, on the beach, she told me about her big bitcoin dreams – although she hasn’t got the funds she needs yet. Then there is Bex, a Briton in her late 50s whose eyes are large and wild because she has just popped a pill. She spends only a month a year in the UK – not because she wants to, she says, just to check in with family who are worried about her.Here we are together on this paradise island in south-east Asia, lap...

Politics

5 h. ago ‘Even if we stop drinking we will be exposed’: A French region has banned tap water. Is it a warning for the rest of Europe?

Forever chemicals have polluted the water supply of 60,000 people, threatening human health, wildlife and the wider ecosystem. But activists say this is just the tip of the Pfas icebergOne quiet Saturday night, Sandra Wiedemann was curled up on the sofa when a story broke on TV news: the water coming from her tap could be poisoning her. The 36-year-old, who is breastfeeding her six-month-old son Côme, lives in the quiet French commune of Buschwiller in Saint-Louis, near the Swiss city of Basel. Perched on a hill not far from the Swiss and German borders, it feels like a safe place to raise a child – spacious houses are surrounded by manicured gardens, framed by the wild Jura mountains.But as she watched the news, this safety felt threatened: Wiedemann and her family use tap water every day, for drinking, brushing her teeth, showering, cooking and washing vegetables. Now, she learned that chemicals she had never heard of were lurking in her body, on her skin, potentially harming her ...

Events

5 h. ago Edinburgh council firm boss given £22,343 bonus as locals hit with tax rise

EXCLUSIVE: Marshall Dallas, former CEO at the EICC, has been awarded bonuses of £146,527 in the last three years.

Economics

6 h. ago 'I solo travelled 5,000 miles across beautiful continent without spending a penny'

Courtney Allan hitchhiked from Guangzhou in China to the Russia-Mongolia border - a journey which took 50 days - and has described her method as "such a great way to see the world for free"

Politics

7 h. ago Brain fade sees basketball player dunk in his own net to trigger double

Amadou Seini scores in Australia’s basket at U19 World CupCameroon were six points up with less than a minute leftAustralia’s brightest men’s basketball prospects, including the younger brother of an NBA star, survived a double-overtime thriller to record their first victory 101-96 at the Fiba Under-19 World Cup in Switzerland.But the game will be remembered for the unusual help that triggered the Australians’ late comeback. Continue reading...

Sport

8 h. ago Oasis kick off rehearsals in Cardiff ahead of the first gig of their hotly

Brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher will reunite on stage at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on Friday - in their first gig in 15 years.

Politics

8 h. ago How I solo travelled 5,000 miles across the world without spending a penny

A 26-year-old who spent just £15 on transport hitchhiking across Africa says she has since travelled from Guangzhou in China to the Russia-Mongolia border without it costing her anything.

Politics

9 h. ago MPs hail Mail's Stop The SAS Betrayal campaign to halt the hounding of Troubles veterans from witch hunts

Tory frontbencher Mark Francois said a parliamentary petition 'supported by the Mail' had more than 160,000 signatures, triggering a Commons debate on July 14.

Events

11 h. ago "Excellent" Jabra Wireless Headset shoppers say are "best purchase" now almost £90 off

The Jabra Evolve2 65 headset is now £128.56 on Amazon, down from £216, making it a great deal for remote workers and video callers.

Economics

11 h. ago Queues and winning Raducanu make Wimbledon feel even more British than usual

Seven inspired wins, David Beckham in the royal box and 10,000 fans at Wimbledon Park meant a memorable start to SW19It might sound implausible, but this was a day where Wimbledon, that most quintessential of British sporting institutions, felt even more British than usual. The queues were lengthy, the weather hitting record-breaking heights. And over a glorious day of action, the All England Club reverberated to the rare sound of unheralded British players shattering expectations – and ripping up the record books.By the time Katie Boulter left Centre Court with the cheers still ringing in her ears after defeating the No 9 seed Paula Badosa, there had been a magnificent seven British victories on day one – the most in a single day in the open era. Continue reading...

Politics

12 h. ago Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg surprises Scots brothers rowing the Pacific with second encouraging call

"You guys are doing something that’s so extraordinary. It’s another level."

Politics

12 h. ago Scots gamekeepers and veteran MSP speak out warning wildfires becoming 'danger to life'

The dire warnings from the Scottish Gamekeepers Association and MSP Fergus Ewing comes after firefighters spent a third day tackling three wildfires in the Highlands.

Events

13 h. ago Europe heatwave: Spain set for hottest June on record as 50,000 flee Turkey wildfires

Record temperature recorded in Portugal as heat lowers water level of Germany’s Rhine

Events

14 h. ago Brits admit spending hours doom scrolling is impacting their sex lives

A study of 2,000 adults found the UK collectively spends 67.4 million hours a day scrolling and it's having a negative impact on our wellbeing.

Politics