50 m. ago Scientists reveal what really happens to your body when you stop drinking

Katinka van de Ven and Nicole Lee explain how the body recovers after removing alcohol from your life

Politics

73 m. ago The way a child plays is the way they live’: how therapists are using video games to help vulnerable children

Minecraft and other creative games are becoming recognised as powerful means of self-expression and mental health support, including for traumatised Ukrainian refugeesOleksii Sukhorukov’s son was 12 when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. For months, the family existed in a state of trauma and disarray: Sukhorukov was forced to give up his work in the entertainment industry, which had included virtual reality and video games; they became isolated from friends and relatives. But amid the chaos, his boy had one outlet: Minecraft. Whatever was happening outside, he’d boot up Mojang’s block-building video game and escape.“After 24 February 2022, I began to see the game in a completely different light,” says Sukhorukov. I discovered that Ukrainian children were playing together online; some living under Russian occupation, others in government-controlled areas of the country that were the targets of regular missile attacks; some had already become refugees. And yet they were still ab...

Society

82 m. ago James Martin brings his dog to London for 'protection' after scary incident in 'broad daylight'

The TV chef, 53, had talked about the dangers of London after he and his friends were targeted by thugs weeks earlier

Transport

86 m. ago Customer gobsmacked after police step in to deliver pizza after driver arrested

A customer got a surprise when two police officers turn up at her door to deliver her pizza rather than the driver, as he’d been arrested.

Events

96 m. ago Carlos Alcaraz refuses to be friends with Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner

Carlos Alcaraz lost to Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon final on Sunday and the Spaniard has explained why his relationship with the Italian will never be close

Politics

1 hour ago Prime Video drops 'beautifully made' documentary that left viewers crying 'at least 4 times'

The new docuseries features exclusive interviews with friends and family of the victims

Politics

1 hour ago EU scrambles to respond to US tariff threat as Trump promises ‘major statement’ on Russia – Europe live

EU ministers meet for urgent talks after US president threatens 30% tariffs on blocA show of unity is expected publicly with German chancellor Friedrich Merz saying he will work “intensively” with Emmanuel Macron, Ursula von der Leyen and Trump to try and rescue the agreement in principle that was put on Trump’s desk last week involving tariffs of 10%. Over the past three months Germany has urged a quick UK style deal while Macron has favoured a tougher stance to face down Trump, given average tariffs before his presidency were 2.5% and they breach WTO rules.The EU’s continued and future reliance on the US for security and defence is influencing the position with member states accepting a trade off between business and arms and military intelligence Trump provides.If stock markets fall that puts at risk the pensions and the savings of the Americans. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago James Whale records 'final interview' as friend brands him a 'warrior to the end'

Former talkRADIO presenter James Whale has been living with terminal kidney cancer and has been suffering with swollen legs which have been "leaking" as his remaining kidney fails

Events

3 h. ago Strictly’s Pete Wicks says ‘calm yourself’ after Sam Thompson’s cosmetic enhancement confession

Sam Thompson and Pete Wicks have regularly discussed the former Made in Chelsea star's 'glow-up' in recent months, but Pete has now urged his friend to slow down

Politics

3 h. ago Our Médecins Sans Frontières staff are being killed in Gaza. Why are UK ministers enabling that? | Natalie Roberts

We have warned the government repeatedly: the response has been pathetic. Britain has a duty to act morally, and stop supporting this genocideDr Natalie Roberts is the executive director of Médecins Sans Frontières UKOur colleague Abdullah Hammad was killed last week by Israeli forces as he waited to collect flour from an aid truck in Khan Younis. He is the 12th Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) colleague to have been killed in Gaza since October 2023. The Israeli-US food distribution scheme forces people in Gaza to choose between starvation and risking their life for minimal supplies. With more than 500 people killed and nearly 4,000 wounded while seeking food, this scheme has had the effect of luring desperate people in with aid, only for them to be slaughtered by the Israeli armed forces.This is part of the genocide that is being committed in Gaza. And the UK government is complicit.Dr Natalie Roberts is the executive director of Médecins Sans Frontières UK Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago German backpacker who went missing in WA outback says she got lost after hitting head in car crash

Carolina Wilga says she spent 11 nights in outback after leaving van in ‘state of confusion’Carolina Wilga hit her head in a car crash and left her vehicle in a “state of confusion” before going missing in the Western Australian outback for 11 nights, the German backpacker has revealed.In the 26-year-old’s first statement since flagging down a local woman, Tania, in a passing car on Friday afternoon, Wilga explained the series of events that led to her disappearance. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago 'I hitched ride from stranger but day later he'd cut my arms off and thrown me down cliff'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Teenager hitchhiker Mary Vincent was picked up by Lawrence Singleton, who brutally raped her and then cut off both her arms before throwing her off a cliff

Events

4 h. ago Sesame Street's Elmo goes rogue with Jeffrey Epstein and 'kill all Jews' rant on X

Elmo's official X account, formerly known as Twitter, was hacked on Sunday, with the hacker posting a series of vile and offensive messages, including antisemitic slurs

Events

4 h. ago 'Friends said not to get in van – driver hacked off my arms and threw me down cliff'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: After a horrifying sustained assault, which left her with a fractured skull and two missing arms, Mary Vincent says God told her to bring her attacker to justice

Politics

4 h. ago Amazon delivery driver dies after van hit by train on level crossing

The driver is reported to have stopped on the line and got out of the van

Events

5 h. ago Grilled sardines and tomato and anchovy pie – Irina Janakievska’s Balkan recipes for summer

A tomato, olive and anchovy pastry pie, and grilled sardines with a funky fermented green tomato sauceAlong the Adriatic coast, sardines are usually grilled over an open fire (na gradele) and served with lemon, excellent local olive oil and blitva, a side dish of young swiss chard, potato and garlic. Fresh sardines are key (they should smell of the sea) and do cook them whole (the heads add wonderful flavour and the small bones soften during cooking). On the Croatian island of Vis, two beloved pogačas (bread)– viška and komiška – tell a tale of friendly rivalry. Both are savoury bread pies (pogača being the word for bread and similar in both composition and etymology to Italian focaccia) filled with onions and salted fish (typically anchovies or sardines), a nod to the island’s ancient fishing and seafaring heritage. The key difference? Tomatoes. In Vis town (one side of the island), they’re absent; in Komiža (the other side of the island), they’re essential and cooked down into a r...

Politics

5 h. ago The next three weeks might decide the future of comedy movies

A trio of comedies are about hit screens in the UK: ‘Friendship’, ‘Happy Gilmore 2’, and ‘The Naked Gun’. In different ways, they each reveal a lot about the current state of the film industry, writes Louis Chilton – and might have serious knock-on consequences

Culture

5 h. ago Armies of Texas volunteers dig out, clean up, after fatal floods

Armies of Texan volunteers are leading flood recovery and cleanup, supplementing official efforts even as more flooding hits and the search for the missing continues

Events

6 h. ago Alejandro Garnacho 'rejects' Man United transfer exit as mega Real Madrid deal emerges

Manchester United transfer news as Ruben Amorim prepares for the summer's first pre-season friendly after a hectic summer transfer window

Economics

7 h. ago Elmo's X account posts series of vile messages after mystery hacker targets Sesame Street social media

The account for Elmo, under the handle @elmo, has more than 639,800 followers, and has been on the platform since November of 2012.

Events