79 m. ago Children are rushed to hospital as 14 injured when 'rollercoaster derails' at UK theme park

Emergency services were called to Coney Beach Pleasure Park in Porthcawl, Bridgend, at around 5.50pm after an accident with the Wacky Worm ride.

Events

83 m. ago Nick Cannon, father of 12 with six different women, says he doesn’t believe in the term ‘co

The TV host first became a dad in 2011, when he welcomed two children with ex Mariah Carey

Politics

85 m. ago Doctor caught with 'paedophile manual' and 90,000 sickening images

A doctor has been jailed after police found more than 90,000 images and videos of children on devices he owned - Dr Matthew Isles also owned a 'paedophile manual'

Events

1 hour ago The anxious generation: Mental health issues are causing kids to regularly skip school, parents say

In a new survey of more than 1,000 parents across the U.S., nearly a third said their child missed more than a week of school due to mental health reasons

Society

2 h. ago Heavily pregnant woman watched on helplessly as her beloved pet was killed by an out

Charlotte Sipson was walking her pet, a Havanese called Max, with a friend on Bristol's Harbourside when the horror unfolded.

Events

2 h. ago Miracle as boy, 13, who fell down 240ft ravine and survived days with no food or water WAKES UP from coma two weeks later

The teenager was missing for days before being discovered at the bottom of the ravine - completely exposed to the elements. He was airlifted to the hospital and placed in a medically-induced coma.

Events

2 h. ago Dad of 20 was shot and killed when he tried to rob someone getting off the bus, cops say

D’Anthony Reaves, 44, had 12 biological children and eight stepchildren

Events

2 h. ago Drag Me to Hell horror movie star Lorna Raver dies aged 81 as tributes pour in

Horror movie star Lorna Raver, who played the chillingly evil character of Mrs Ganush in Sam Raimi's hit film Drag Me to Hell (2009), has sadly died at the age of 81

Events

3 h. ago Horror on the street after boy, 17, seriously injured in knife attack

An air ambulance was scrambled to the scene

Events

3 h. ago 'Children injured' as emergency services swarm UK theme park as ride derails

The incident happened at 5:50pm today at Coney Beach Amusement Park after its Wacky Worm as the park's owners 'quickly helped' people off the ride

Events

3 h. ago EastEnders star sparks exit fears after announcement amid devastating 'split'

Suki Panesar looked like she had lost everything in tonight's EastEnders as the character was exposed for her request to pregnant granddaughter Avani Nandra-Hart

Politics

3 h. ago How the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War will be celebrated in Bolton

Services, children's events and music will form part of the borough's commemorations

Events

3 h. ago 'Deviant' paedophile raped girl, 9, and then gave her Roblox credits

A man who raped a girl, nine, and then gave her Roblox credits was handed a 13 year sentence - a judge said Jason Harkness had a 'deviant sexual interest in children'

Events

3 h. ago Luxury brand Reiss reduces Amanda Holden's £198 'gorgeous' dress to £78

The Louise Cowl Back Mini Dress from the luxury brand is now discounted on Reiss' own website and Next

Economics

4 h. ago "It's a simple change we should have implemented a long time ago”

Three charities have backed the M.E.N.'s campaign calling on Andy Burnham to implement a free bus pass for children in temporary homeless accommodation

Politics

4 h. ago Urgent fake Labubu warning issued as THOUSANDS of dodgy dolls seized in weeks

Experts say they pose a risk to children

Events

4 h. ago Highly anticipated series based on iconic horror movie gets top rating on Rotten Tomatoes

Disney+'s latest drama is based on one of the most beloved sci-fi franchises of all time

Events

5 h. ago Woman killed when tree fell on her in Blackburn park named as 'beloved wife'

Madia Kauser, 32, is understood to have been walking with her two children when she was fatally struck by a falling tree branch at Witton Country Park in Blackburn on Monday

Events

5 h. ago Why do family holidays turn me into a sulky teenager again? | Nell Frizzell

It is August, so therefore I find myself in the midst of an intergenerational trip – and somehow unearthing a personality I thought I’d shed decades agoI am not one for aphorisms. I grew up with a water-stained copy of a dictionary of quotations by the toilet and, for the most part, by the toilet is where these things belong. But there is one saying by the American philosopher and yoga teacher Ram Dass that has always cheered me: “If you think you’re enlightened, go and spend a week with your family.”I have no idea if Ram Dass really said this. Just as I’m not sure if the Dalai Lama ever said: “Don’t let the behaviour of others destroy your inner peace.” Or whether Oscar Wilde believed the words he put into the mouth of Lord Illingworth in A Woman of No Importance: “Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.” But as someone in the middle of a family holiday, I can certainly attest that any delusions about maturity, le...

Politics

5 h. ago Boden's £69 dress that shoppers say make them 'feel instantly put

"I've worn it to work, out to dinner, and even just running errands when I wanted to feel a little more polished"

Economics