29 m. ago 'I broke down when I left Liverpool but I was right to turn down contract they offered me'

Liverpool offered a new contract to back-up goalkeeper Adrian last summer, but the veteran decided to move back to his boyhood club Real Betis instead of warming the bench

Politics

50 m. ago You be the judge: my dad wants to track my location on his phone. Should he leave me alone?

Martha says Dad doesn’t need to know her every move. Neil says following her on an app helps him feel connected. Who’s lost the plot? You decideFind out how to get a disagreement settled or become a jurorI like to keep Dad updated, but only for important things – and on my terms. I am 27!Martha isn’t great at keeping in touch, so it’s nice to know she’s alive. It’s not stalking, it’s love Continue reading...

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54 m. ago Sky dishes Phone 16 at 'lowest ever' price and rare Apple deal is 'selling fast'

The iPhone 16 is Apple's current flagship smartphone and Sky is now offering it at the 'lowest ever' price.

Economics

11 h. ago Jon Voight defends Trump’s film tariff plan: ‘Something has to be done’

Oscar-winning actor gives first interview to Variety since working with Trump on plan to shake up HollywoodJon Voight, the actor who inspired Donald Trump’s surprise statement about placing a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, has given his first interview on the supposed plan to “give people back their dignity and their jobs”.“Something has to be done, and it’s way past time,” the 86-year-old actor told Variety while he was, according to the magazine, “driving through what sounded like a car wash”. Continue reading...

Politics

12 h. ago David Attenborough's world turned upside down by tragic phone call

Beloved broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough will celebrate his 99th birthday on Thursday, but will be without his wife, Jane, who died almost 30 years ago

Events

13 h. ago Kashmir crisis live: India must ‘suffer the consequences’ for ‘cowardly’ attack says Pakistan PM

Shehbaz Sharif addresses nation as tensions escalate after 31 people killed and 57 injured in Indian air force attackPakistan authorises ‘corresponding’ retaliation after deadly India missile strikesAnalysis – India and Pakistan can ill-afford war, but who will talk them down?Footage shows the aftermath of India’s missile attack on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday.Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has spoken with Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, in a phone call on Wednesday.Erdoğan stated that Turkey was ready to do what it can to prevent the tensions from escalating, and that his diplomatic contacts in that regard would continue. Continue reading...

Events

16 h. ago Met Office warns of ‘cold water shock’ for Brits planning to swim in sea as temperatures reach 23C this weekend

A warning has been issued by the Met Office

Events

16 h. ago Rory McIlroy says ‘defeating my own mind’ was key to Masters victory

McIlroy’s thrilling victory at Augusta National made him just the sixth player to complete a career grand slam.

Politics

17 h. ago How are you supposed to handle cold callers nowadays? You can’t even slam the phone down | Adrian Chiles

I’m being plagued by a particularly pushy estate agent. I’ve tried blocking them, reasoning with them, even barking at them. And still they keep coming back for more Every breath I take, and every move I make, every bond I break, every step I take, they keep phoning me. This is a chain of London estate agents, well known to be – and doubtless proud of the accolade – the pushiest of a pushy breed. I bought a flat through them more than 10 years ago and I’ve had no peace since. It seems they think I might want to sell or rent it. I’ve told them I don’t. I’ve even told them I don’t own it any more. But it does no good. They always come back for another try. Perhaps they just want to keep in touch. Sweet, really.About once a month, a London number I don’t recognise flashes up. It’s them. Clever, really, that they don’t withhold the number. Looks as though it might – might – be a call that needs answering. But now that I’m wise to their ways, I reject the call. You would hope they would ...

Politics

18 h. ago Conclave live: Vatican cuts phone signal ahead of secret Sistine Chapel vote to elect new pope

In the pre-conclave Mass, senior cardinal Giovanni Battista Re prayed for the cardinal electors to be enlightened to choose “the Pope our time needs”

Politics

19 h. ago AD FEATURE: Spice up your life at this returning Welsh Chilli and Chocolate Festival

The Merthyr Tydfil Chilli and Chocolate Festival returns for 2025 - can you handle the heat?

Politics

20 h. ago Lorraine Kelly's unemployment fears as she opens up on 'very scary' time

Before landing her breakfast show on ITV, Lorraine faced unemployment following the birth of her daughter Rosie as she reflected on the phone call that almost ended her career.

Politics

20 h. ago Ryan Reynolds got unexpected phone call when he told Wrexham stars 'call me for anything'

Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds has revealed that one Red Dragons player took his open-door policy a little too literally following another promotion for the Welsh side

Politics

20 h. ago Ryan Reynolds baffled by Wrexham star's phone call after he said 'call me for anything'

Co-owner Ryan Reynolds on how he has built such a strong bond with Wrexham's players, which led to the Hollywood A-lister receiving the strangest of requests

Politics

21 h. ago ‘It’s like putting a whale in a blender’: the rise of deadly ship collisions in Chile

On average, five fatal whale strikes occur in the country’s waters each year, the highest in the world – and just a fraction of the total number killed, say researchersPhotographs by Francis PérezThe memory of a blue whale gliding past his small boat haunts Patricio Ortiz. A deep wound disfigured the crustacean’s giant body – a big chunk had been ripped from its dorsal fin. Cargo ships are the only adversary capable of inflicting such harm on a blue whale, he says.“Nothing can be done when they’re up against those floating monsters.” Continue reading...

Events

21 h. ago Why the Vatican will cut the phone signal ahead of the secret Conclave vote

The Vatican has made sure that what happens in the Sistine Chapel stays in the Sistine Chapel

Politics

22 h. ago The Spin | Phones, sweets and sandpaper: a pocket history of cricketers’ unusual items

The mobile that fell out of Tom Bailey’s trousers when he was batting isn’t the strangest thing players have secreted in their whitesWhen Tom Bailey’s mobile phone fell out of his pocket on Saturday as he was turning for a quick second during Lancashire’s Championship match with Gloucestershire, it brought some cheap laughs, as well as a sharp letter of warning from the ECB’s anti-corruption officer. It was also another chapter in cricket’s pocket history: from sandpaper to sandwiches. What, as Gollum pondered, has it got in its pocketses?For Derbyshire left-arm spinner Fred Swarbrook, the answer was a lucky pebble. After developing the yips, a psychologist had advised him to take a stone on to the pitch and rub it before he was about to bowl. Sadly, it didn’t work and the luckless Swarbrook was forced to retire. Continue reading...

Politics

22 h. ago Work ban forcing 10% of UK female asylum seekers into sex work

Research also finds many trapped in abusive relationships and unable to afford sanitary products and other basicsWomen who have fled war are being forced into sex work in the UK because of the extreme poverty of their living conditions here, while almost half cannot afford sanitary products, according to research.In a report looking at the impact of the Home Office’s near-total ban on employment for people seeking asylum, the charity Women for Refugee Women has found that 10% of women interviewed have been forced into sex work in order to survive, in many cases to feed their children, while 38% were forced into abusive relationships or situations. Almost half could not afford basics like sanitary products and about 80% could not afford clothes, public transport or phone credit. Continue reading...

Events

22 h. ago Netflix film with perfect Rotten Tomatoes rating has been hailed as 'best ever'

The First Slam Dunk has a perfect review score on Rotten Tomatoes

Politics

23 h. ago Tragic phone call that turned David Attenborough's world upside down

Sir David Attenborough met his wife when they were just 18 years old, and the happy couple welcomed two children into the world together before her tragic death in 1997

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