84 m. ago Jack Reacher author Lee Child: ‘More sex is medically implausible and I’m as rich and famous as I need to be’

The thriller writer on being a fearless Brummie, how he came to own a Renoir and his six-decade love affair with smokingBorn in the West Midlands, Lee Child, 70, studied law before working in television. After losing his job following a corporate restructuring, he published Killing Floor, the first in the Jack Reacher series, in 1997. His novels have been adapted into two films, starring Tom Cruise, and an Amazon Prime series. He now writes with his brother Andrew and they headline Theakston Old Peculier crime writing festival in Harrogate next month. The 30th Reacher thriller, Exit Strategy, is out in November. He is married with a daughter, and lives in the north of England.When were you happiest? In 1993, making love on the beach of a deserted island in the Bahamas. Continue reading...

Culture

84 m. ago Chilling Clown Motel with thousands of creepy clown dolls and cemetery next door

Welcome to the Clown Motel - 'America's scariest motel' and home to a 5,000-strong clown collection. Just make sure you're prepared for purported 7ft uninvited guests in the middle of the night

Politics

84 m. ago London’s newest and most exclusive hotel penthouses start at $50,000 a night

London’s newest and most exclusive hotel penthouses start at $50,000 a night  CNN

Society

1 hour ago Huge fire breaks out at Edinburgh 'Banana Flats' as flames pour from balcony

Local MP Tracy Gilbert shared shocking footage of the inferno last night and advised residents to get in touch if they need assistance.

Events

2 h. ago Prince William's 'one text' that sparked ceasefire with brother against King's orders

Prince William and Prince Harry's relationship has been a major talking point for years, with the royal siblings currently embroiled in a bitter feud that shows no signs of dissipating

Politics

3 h. ago Mum of two in tears as 'TikTok addiction' sends her to prison

Katherine Greenall, 29, spent a whopping £300,000 on TikTok tokens which she went on to gift to her favourite creators after she stole it from a St Helens business

Events

3 h. ago Bombshell truth about why I don't speak to my dad Jeff: In his only interview FREDDY BRAZIER accuses his father of being obsessed with money, controlling his every move and even SPYING on him

As a father and son duo on the much-loved BBC show Celebrity Race Across The World , Jeff Brazier and his youngest boy Freddy won the hearts of millions of viewers.

Events

4 h. ago Scotsman Obituaries: Professor Allan Langlands, Scottish oncologist who made a big impact in Australia

Professor Allan Ogilvie Langlands AM, cancer treatment pioneer. Born: 1 August, 1931 in Edinburgh. Died: 28 March 2025 in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, aged 93

Politics

5 h. ago It’s my goal to live to 100 – and it’s not just diet and exercise that will help me achieve it | Devi Sridhar

Every time my mind goes down the ‘optimisation’ route, I’m reminded of my job as a public health scientist, looking into the factors that affect how long we will liveProf Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, and the author of How Not to Die (Too Soon)For much of the past century, life expectancy continually increased. In most countries in the world, children could hope to live, on average, longer, healthier lives than their parents. This expectation is still true of the mega-wealthy. In fact, tech billionaires and multimillionaires have recently been fixated on finding the secret to longer life, convinced that with enough money, technology and cutting-edge science, they can stave off the inevitable for a few more decades to reach 120 or even 150 years old.But their efforts aren’t trickling down to the rest of us. The world’s health crises are getting worse, with life expectancy going backwards in several high-income countries, such as the UK ...

Events

6 h. ago Brothers bring boxing back to Fenway after 70 years and hope to revitalize the sport in Boston

Boxing is returning to Boston's Fenway Park for the first time in nearly 70 years

Sport

6 h. ago Guns, bullets and 2,000 blades in deadly haul of weapons taken into Scotland's courts

Figures obtained by the Daily Record have unearthed the stash brought by punters arriving to proceedings dangerously armed.

Events

9 h. ago Five members of same family jailed for 17 years over £136,000 fake armed robbery plot at Post Office

Taxi driver Rajvinder Kahlon, 43, pretended to be an armed robber as part of the plot at the branch in Hounslow, west London on April 1 last year.

Events

10 h. ago Chris Kamara shares encouraging update amid health battle as Sky Sports legend declares: 'There is no downside to being me at the moment'

Kamara, whose charisma earned him plenty of fans during his 24 years with Sky Sports, was diagnosed with the rare neurological condition that affects your ability to speak in 2022.

Events

11 h. ago These mysterious dark ‘streaks’ on Mars aren’t what scientists initially believed

Hundreds of meters long, the marks on the red planet’s surface mysteriously vanish and reappear

Politics

11 h. ago The full truth of Hannah Kobayashi's 'disappearance' finally revealed... by FAKE husband at the center of it all

Alan Cacace, an Argentinian national who paid $15,000 to marry Hannah Kobayashi in Hawaii last year, has spoken out for the first time since their sham marriage was exposed.

Events

12 h. ago Labour missing housebuilding target by 170,000 homes a year, report finds

A bleak report by the Home Builders Federation yesterday dealt a blow to the Government's vow to build 1.5million properties by 2029.

Events

12 h. ago Wildfires force another 1,000 residents from their homes in the Canadian province of Manitoba

Wildfires have forced another 1,000 people to flee their homes in the Canadian province of Manitoba, which is under a state of emergency

Events

14 h. ago DOGE used flawed AI tool to ‘munch’ Veteran Affairs contracts, report claims

Artificial intelligence tool only reviewed first 10,000 characters of government contracts to determine if it should be ‘munched’

Society

16 h. ago Retired vicar, 79, admits role in 'Eunuch Maker' castration ring after using nail scissors on man's penis and swapping 10,000 messages with ringleader

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Geoffrey Baulcomb, 79, who was expelled from the Church of England last year by a disciplinary panel, was still ordained at the time of his offences.

Politics

16 h. ago Family and friends of three Brits locked up in Bali jail over '£300,000 Angel Delight cocaine smuggling plot' say they are in 'deep shock' as they face death penalty

Jon Collyer, 38, and Lisa Stocker, 39, were arrested at Bali's international airport in February after they were allegedly caught with the narcotics inside the sachets of powdered dessert mix.

Events