50 m. ago Brit woman, 23, jailed for life in Dubai after 'very stupid mistake' says horrified mum

A young Brit has been handed a life sentence in Dubai after she made a 'stupid mistake', according to her mother, who has been trying to raise funds for legal fees

Events

52 m. ago Bar Brasso: Robin Gill to open new aperitivo bar next door to Darby's

Gill’s new venture will operate as a kind of café-deli during the daytime and an aperitivo bar in the evening

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63 m. ago British woman, 23, is jailed for life in Dubai after making one 'very stupid mistake' says her devastated mother as she appeals for help

Mia O'Brien, 23, from Huyton, Liverpool, 'made a very stupid mistake', according to her mother, who has launched a heartfelt plea on a fundraising site for help with travel and legal fees.

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66 m. ago Newcastle star's response to Alexander Isak's controversial Liverpool transfer speaks volumes

Newcastle new boy Anthony Elanga arrived this summer and quickly saw Alexander Isak push for the exit door as the Magpies squad were left to digest his controversial departure

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66 m. ago Carlo Acutis: The ‘saint next door’ inspiring a new generation of Catholics

The London-born computer prodigy will be canonised on Sunday

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71 m. ago Heartbroken husband of British woman found dead after vanishing from Greek sunbed blasts local police for not helping him and says 'If you're foreign they don't care

Michele Bourda, 59,  disappeared from Ofrynio beach, in the Greek city of Kavala on August 1 while her husband slept.

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75 m. ago Woman 'buzzing' with £2 Ikea Too Good To Go bag after spotting one item

Scottish woman Dayna drove to Ikea late one evening to pick up her Too Good To Go bag and was left gobsmacked when she saw the contents of it as people were excited for her

Economics

78 m. ago Rumaan Alam: ‘Reading JD Salinger now is like running into that particular ex at a cafe’

The US author on his early love of Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, the genius of Judy Blume, and finding perfection in Agatha Christie and Gustave FlaubertMy earliest reading memory I recall lying in the bath, age seven or eight, reading the final page of Judy Blume’s Starring Sally J Freedman As Herself, then turning to the novel’s opening and beginning again. Memory is untrustworthy, but Blume is a genius who has that effect on her reader.My favourite book growing up We’re always growing up; we’re always choosing a new favourite. For me, once, this was Louise Fitzhugh’s Harriet the Spy. Later I’d have said JD Salinger’s Nine Stories. Later, still, John Cheever’s Collected Stories, Lorrie Moore’s Self-Help, Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain, my favourite changing as I did. Maybe I’m finally old enough to understand that favourite is impossible to designate. Or maybe I’d say my current favourite is Don DeLillo’s Underworld. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Woman told she had a UTI now has 'only a few years left to live'

Laura Nixon has paid tens of thousands for treatment

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1 hour ago The Rangers hero who lives next door to Kasper Schmeichel as heated Celtic rivalry cast aside for blossoming friendship

The Hoops No1 has a close relationship with one former Ibrox star which stretches back nearly 15 years

Society

1 hour ago Tommy Cooper ITV compilation is hit with woke trigger warning over 'adult humour and outdated attitudes'

The broadcaster has warned that some sketches by the fez-wearing comic, who was well known for his calamitous attempts at magic tricks, may be offensive.

Events

2 h. ago 'I spent £2 on Ikea's Too Good To Go bag and couldn't believe my eyes when opening it'

A woman went to Ikea to excitedly pick up her £2 Too Good To Go bag from the well-known Swedish restaurant as she was hoping for it to include one specific thing

Economics

2 h. ago Scots woman left looking like 'Dot Cotton' after splashing out £24k on new teeth

Moira Devlin is paying £666 a month after taking out a payday loan for the new set of teeth, but says they have left her "completely disfigured".

Economics

3 h. ago Body found in river near Loch Ness amid search for missing woman

Police said the body was discovered in the River Foyers

Events

3 h. ago 'Hubby can't satisfy me so I'm cheating with woman next door – her tongue is magic'

JUST JANE: Today our agony aunt Jane O'Gorman is dealing with a new issue from a Daily Star reader who has turned to a female lover after disappointing sex with her man

Politics

4 h. ago Woman's body found in river after search for missing mum as death treated as 'unexplained'

A woman's body was found in a river in the Scottish Highlands during a search for missing woman Naomi McSorley, 63, whose family have been informed though formal identification is yet to take place

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5 h. ago Carlo Acutis, the saint next door: A teen computer whiz becomes a millennial saint

Pope Leo XIV will preside over his first canonization ceremony Sunday to create the first millennial saint

Politics

5 h. ago Coronation Street fans 'know' Tia Wardley's real identity and DI Costello is involved

Fans of the ITV soap have been sharing their theories for a while new about who the mystery woman could be

Events

5 h. ago Donald Trump has Turnberry door wide Open but LIV Golf window is slammed shut

South Ayrshire's world-famous Ailsa Course has improved again after latest revamp with The Championship wanted

Politics

7 h. ago Why Giorgio Armani never abandoned Melania Trump... even though he had rude things to say about her husband

When asked whether he would dress the incoming First Lady, Melania Trump, back in 2017, Giorgio Armani's response was succinct. 'Why shouldn't I dress a beautiful woman?'

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