41 m. ago Heartbreaking photos of girl, 13,with baby sis as mystery grows over final hours

Casey-Louise Horrocks, 13, was found unresponsive at a flat in Huddersfield and died in the early hours of the following morning - her friends and family have paid moving tributes

Culture

46 m. ago Blind pensioner dies after spilling tea on her lap at nursing home in scalding

Margaret Eluned Roberts was told she should have been given a cup with a handle but staff said they didn't know they were to do something different.

Events

59 m. ago Arrest warrants after Jellycat thieves fail to appear in court for sentencing

Warrants without bail were issued for Sarah Jordan, 35, of no fixed abode, and Amber Clarke, 24, of Nine Elms, south-west London

Events

72 m. ago Heartbreak as body found in search for father who went missing just weeks after the birth of his son

Brandon Parfitt, 28, went missing on Sunday evening just two months after the birth of his son.

Events

90 m. ago Final and rarest batch of £1 coins bearing the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II which were minted the year she died are released into circulation

More than 23 million Queen coins are being released alongside 7.5 million new King Charles III £1 coins, the Royal Mint has announced.

Economics

1 hour ago 'I went into cardiac arrest watching TV aged 21, but dad had just done a course'

Gary Pitfield had just taken a course in CPR when his daughter Olivia fell seriously ill at home

Events

1 hour ago The hidden condition killing your libido: TRACEY COX reveals 8 warning signs that your lack of interest in sex needs medical attention

TRACEY COX: From mystery pain during penetration to being terrified to have sex thanks to recurring infections, here are eight of the hidden conditions quietly killing your libido.

Events

1 hour ago Parents call for better mental health care after daughter died in understaffed London hospital

Bonnie Young died in an ‘unsafe’ private mental health hospital in Ealing

Society

2 h. ago We criminalise the political stunt at our peril. It is a crucial art form that is impossible to ignore | Mark Borkowski

At the same time as we applaud the suffragettes and the likes of Peter Tatchell, Britain is losing the right to protestMark Borkowski is a crisis PR consultant and authorWe must ask ourselves: how would the heroic suffragettes or the remarkable Greenham Common women be regarded if active today? The answer is simple: they would be locked up. Just as they were locked up then. A century ago, women chained themselves to railings, set fires, endured prison and changed the world, and we celebrate their victories without thinking too hard about their methods. Yet today’s laws would criminalise them on sight.Last month, the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, wore a commemorative sash celebrating the suffragette struggle. Yet this is the same Yvette Cooper presiding over an age of repressive laws and mass arrests. It’s a paradox: we laud the rebels of the past while shackling the rebels of the present.Mark Borkowski is a crisis PR consultant and author. His BBC Radio 4 Archive on 4 documentary, ...

Politics

2 h. ago Hot springs, empty beaches, forests and wine: exploring the unspoilt Greek island of Ikaria

On a trip to the eastern Aegean isle with my mum after my dad died, we found inspiring landscapes, delicious local produce, and a profound sense of peaceThere are no signs to the hot spring, but I locate it on the map and we drive to the end of the paved road. Overlooking the sea is a stone bench someone has dedicated to her parents, “with gratitude and love as deep as the Aegean”. My dad died recently and the words strike home. I’m glad my mum has joined me on this little adventure.We walk down to the deserted cove at Agia Kyriaki thermal springs. There are old fishing shacks with stone-slab roofs, and shuttered cottages. Down an unmarked path, we find a rock pool where hot waters bubble gently from the sand, blending with the sea to a perfect temperature. Immersed in the healing mineral bath, I look up at juniper trees and blue sky, lulled by lapping waves and cicadas. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago 'There are five Princess Dianas in front of me and I feel like I'm in a camp fever dream'

Maybe it's the tooth medication, but nothing is making sense

Politics

2 h. ago Pensioner died after hospital missed bleed on the brain, then made it worse

Kenneth Edwards died at Stepping Hill Hospital the day after falling in the street

Events

3 h. ago Moment prolific shoplifter arrested in Met Police blitz on London’s 20 most blighted town centres

Among nearly 1,400 suspects held, Steven Barrs targeted same Notting Hill branch of Co-op 15 times

Events

3 h. ago Teen stabbed to death during classroom brawl as school locked down for hours

A student has tragically died after a fight involving two students and a pair of scissors on Tuesday afternoon, prompting an hours-long lockdown at the facility

Events

3 h. ago French government investigating death of man during live stream

Police in Nice have been probing alleged ‘deliberate violent acts’ against ‘vulnerable people’ that have ended up on the internetProsecutors in the south of France have said they are investigating the death of a 46-year-old man who died during a live streaming event showing him being mistreated.The man – whose real name is Raphael Graven, but was known online as Jean Pormanove or JP – had built a following by putting on live internet shows in which he was abused or humiliated. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago French prosecutors investigating death of man during live stream

Police in Nice have been probing alleged ‘deliberate violent acts’ against ‘vulnerable people’ that have ended up on the internetProsecutors in the south of France have said they are investigating the death of a 46-year-old man who died during a live streaming event showing him being mistreated.The man – whose real name is Raphael Graven, but was known online as Jean Pormanove or JP – had built a following by putting on live internet shows in which he was abused or humiliated. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago The secret life of a child star: how Alyson Stoner survived stalkers, starvation and sexualisation

Stoner was a small child when they began acting professionally – and their experience included extreme pressure, dangerous diets, rehab, dashed hopes and self-doubt. Now, with a new memoir, they consider how they escaped ‘the toddler to train-wreck pipeline’When Alyson Stoner was nine, a wardrobe assistant on the set of a TV show noticed the child actor’s dark leg-hair and told Stoner it was “dirty and unladylike”, and that they couldn’t wear shorts in the show until it was removed. “I started to view my body in a detached way where it was just something to control, to fix, to manipulate for whatever standard was presented to me,” says Stoner. “In this case, the extreme beauty standards of the industry.”It was a lot for a nine-year-old to take on, but by then Stoner had been working for several years – they were a Disney regular, and appeared in films such as Cheaper By the Dozen – and were used to doing whatever adults asked. As a teenager, this would lead to an excessive exercise ...

Society

4 h. ago New malaria drug for babies offers hope to health workers in Uganda

Swiss medical regulators have approved a new malaria treatment for infants, offering hope to many in Africa

Events

4 h. ago Should babies wear socks all the time? The new battleground in the generational war

Millennial parents are torn between experts encouraging babies to have barefoot time and grandparents who insist the tots have toasty tootsiesEmma, I hear parent-internet is abuzz about baby feet. Has Hemingway’s six-word story gone viral?Not this time, though some may find it just as heartbreaking. There’s a generational divide over whether or not babies need socks, and it’s confusing grandparents around the world. Young parents are opting for barefoot babes – on TikTok, in playgrounds, at the supermarket, in the comfort of their own warm and cosy home. Everywhere. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago Influencers 'inches from death' after car slams into restaurant during live food review

Influencer couple Patrick Blackwood and Nina Santiago were recording a food review at a restaurant in Houston, Texas when a car reportedly slammed into the booth they were sitting at

Society