18 m. ago 'Britain's most tattooed mum' avoids sports day after teacher asks her to hide

Melissa Sloan, who has more than 800 tattoos which almost cover her entire face and neck, says she was asked to watch her children's school sports day through a window by a teacher

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22 m. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Dianne Buswell drops engagement hint after kids admission with Joe Sugg

The professional dancer and YouTuber met on Strictly Come Dancing back in 2018

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30 m. ago Voices: A lifesize Labubu just sold for $170,000. Is everyone OK?

The latest trend causing society to lose its collective mind is bizarre, childish and – quite frankly – hideous, writes Mike Bedigan

Politics

33 m. ago Coronation Street couple make major decision after sparking split fears

Coronation Street's Carla Connor and Lisa Swain have been through a lot in their relationship, but the couple are now planning to take things to the next level

Politics

34 m. ago DWP confirms Winter Fuel Payment will only be £100 for some pensioners

Pensioners who are part of a couple will share the payment

Economics

35 m. ago I used AI to plan my perfect Glasto viewing schedule – here’s how you can build your own in minutes

Feeling overwhelmed by Glastonbury’s 2025 TV coverage? Here’s how I used AI to create a stress-free viewing schedule packed with my favourite acts – and how you can too.

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47 m. ago Patients of health board stuck in hospital beds for nearly 65,000 days in a year

They were medically fit to be discharged but weren't able to leave

Science

71 m. ago MindsEye review – a dystopian future that plays like it’s from 2012

PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox; Build a Robot Boy/IO InteractiveA lot of work and ambition have gone into this strange, sometimes likable cover-shooter throwbackThere’s a Sphere-alike in Redrock, MindsEye’s open-world version of Las Vegas. It’s pretty much a straight copy of the original: a huge soap bubble, half sunk into the desert floor, with its surface turned into a gigantic TV. Occasionally you’ll pull up near the Sphere while driving an electric vehicle made by Silva, the megacorp that controls this world. You’ll sometimes come to a stop just as an advert for an identical Silva EV plays out on the huge curved screen overhead. The doubling effect can be slightly vertigo-inducing.At these moments, I truly get what MindsEye is trying to do. You’re stuck in the ultimate company town, where oligarchs and other crooks run everything, and there’s no hope of escaping the ecosystem they’ve built. MindsEye gets this all across through a chance encounter, and in a way that’s both light of touc...

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78 m. ago DWP confirms Winter Fuel Payment rules for pensioner couples after U

The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed the Winter Fuel Payment rules for those who are in a couple and living together - and it's good news for some

Economics

91 m. ago Seagull daubed with swastika by evil inmate at notorious Yorkshire Ripper prison

A vile prison lag appeared to grow bored of prison life and, in an attempt to stay entertained, grabbed hold of a bird and decided to abuse the poor animal, say volunteers

Events

95 m. ago My unexpected Pride icon: Free Willy helped me see the radical power of coming out

An oppressed orca breaking free to find its true family? It may not be obviously queer, but I’ve found much comfort in Willy and Jesse’s story in this filmI don’t know precisely when I first watched Free Willy. But I do remember that the film was central to a childhood obsession with whales – orcas, specifically – that followed me well into adulthood. (I still remember a lot of random facts, such as “killer whales can live up to 90 years old!” and “their pregnancies are 17 months long!”)Released in 1993, just a few months after I was born, the film follows Jesse – a moody 12-year-old foster kid with abandonment issues – and his unlikely friendship with Willy, an orca confined in a far-too-small pool at a local marine park. Jesse and Willy have a lot in common. Both are antisocial, stubborn and mistrustful, but form a close bond – one that sees Jesse determined to free Willy from the park where he is being exploited for profit by an evil businessman. It’s a classic good v evil tale –...

Politics

1 hour ago ‘A declaration of war’: Israel’s strike on Iran – Today in Focus Extra

The Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger reports from Jerusalem the morning after an unprecedented Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilitiesIsrael has launched an unprecedented strike on Iran. Though in the last couple of years the two rivals in the region have traded a few tit-for-tat attacks, the world woke up on Friday to an extraordinary escalation.As the Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger reports from Jerusalem, this time Israel has attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities, as well as killing the head of the Revolutionary Guards, the army chief of staff, and six senior nuclear scientists. Continue reading...

Events

1 hour ago Sabrina Carpenter slammed by domestic violence charity as she defends sexy image

Sabrina Carpenter is facing intense backlash following her latest album cover, with a domestic leading domestic violence charity accusing her of 'reducing women to pets'

Events

1 hour ago When thunderstorms are expected to hit Greater Manchester as warning issued

Large parts of the UK are covered by thunderstorm warnings over the next two days

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2 h. ago Couple found dead in tent killed by carbon monoxide as bodies 'lay undiscovered for week'

Adele Tait, 47, and her partner Craig Will died while camping together on the shores of Loch Awe, near Dalmally in Argyll.

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2 h. ago Nuclear site destroyed and top military chiefs wiped out as Israel unleashes airstrikes after years

Operation Rising Lion is the culmination of years of research and planning by Israel's military and Mossad intelligence agency to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons

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2 h. ago Revealed: How Mossad commandos launched secret operations deep in Iran before Israel attack on nuclear sites

The covert missions included setting up an attack-drone base near Tehran

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2 h. ago Miss Great Britain Glasgow finalist raises dementia awareness after gran's shock diagnosis

Jenna Kinnaird has been named a finalist in the glitzy ceremony which will take place in Larkhall's Radstone Hotel on June 20.

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2 h. ago Thunderstorm yellow weather warning issued for much of Scotland, including Edinburgh and Glasgow

A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms will start from midnight for much of Scotland and extend into Saturday.

Events

2 h. ago Moment caravan park boss issues 'veiled threat' to couple who suffered 'huge' loss after buying £125,000 holiday home on the site

This is the moment a caravan park sales manager issued what they believed to be a veiled threat to a couple who had suffered a 'huge' loss after purchasing a £125,000 deluxe static from a site. 

Economics