5 h. ago Paris Hilton sparks rumor frenzy after taking out huge mortgage a month after buying Mark Wahlberg's $63M mansion

Heiress Paris Hiltion raised eyebrows by taking out a massive mortgage weeks after buying the French château-style estate from Mark Wahlberg.

Economics

9 h. ago The Guest review – a gloriously ridiculous thriller that slips down a treat

When a cleaner starts working for a wealthy woman, she gets sucked in by a luxury mansion bursting with secrets. Get the popcorn ready for a preposterous world of locked rooms, creepy gardeners and bodiesThe writer Matthew Barry and director Ashley Way gave us one of the highlights of 2023’s television output in Men Up, a witty, moving, compassionate treat of a drama about the development of the drug that would become known as Viagra and the group of Welshmen who were among its first guinea pigs.Their new offering is a more straightforward one, and if it doesn’t achieve the same success Men Up did, they can hardly be condemned for having set their bar so high. Continue reading...

Politics

15 h. ago Keir Starmer’s legacy could be electoral reform – or Farage as prime minister | Polly Toynbee

MPs are voting to get rid of first past the post in mayoral elections. Doing the same at a national level would be an antidote to Reform UKWake up to the peril. As MPs return to parliament, they should abandon that self-deluding pretence that it could never happen here in our “moderate” and “tolerant” land. On the contrary, Britain is at more risk of a populist right takeover than many of our European neighbours. With Labour in an electoral slough of despond, and the Tories looking dead already, the reptilian grin of Nigel Farage haunts the political landscape after his satisfactory summer spent stoking division and cynicism.Our first past the post (FPTP) elections make us particularly vulnerable. As Rob Ford, professor of politics at Manchester University, notes: “This is now a Farage-friendly electoral system.” Reform UK has reached the tipping point where winning as little as 30% support in our corkscrewed lottery of a voting system could propel him into No 10, however much that ...

Politics

15 h. ago 'I found an abandoned £3.5 million mansion and couldn't believe what was inside'

A woman from Berkshire who explores abandoned places has shared a look inside a hidden mansion near London that is worth £3.5 million and was left surprised by one thing she found inside

Economics

16 h. ago Iran accuses Europe of stepping aside and letting Trump dictate nuclear deal terms

Foreign ministry says US will be dictating what happens once UN-wide sanctions are reimposedEurope is on the verge of abandoning its role of a mediator between the US and Iran and instead handing the Iran nuclear file over to Donald Trump’s veto, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said in an interview with the Guardian in Tehran.Esmail Baghaei said that as soon as UN-wide sanctions are reimposed at Europe’s demand in less than 30 days, the US will regain its security council veto over what happens next, including the continuance of the sanctions. Continue reading...

Politics

16 h. ago Tourists abandoning iconic UK seaside town as locals say 'it shows'

Despite its popular beaches, landmarks and attractions, some seaside businesses have seen a drop in trade this summer and have put it down to the cost-of-living crisis.

Culture

18 h. ago Tiny baby otter rescued after being abandoned in garden on Shetland

Little Hope was found squeaking and crying on a bale of hay after it appears she was abandoned by her mum.

Events

22 h. ago Vilhelm’s Room by Tove Ditlevsen review – a portrait of catastrophic mental illness

Originally published a year before her death, the Danish author’s final novel is an autofictional suicide noteTove Ditlevsen’s last novel, Vilhelm’s Room, was originally published in Denmark in 1975. As it begins, the protagonist, Lise Mundus, has just been abandoned by Vilhelm, her husband of 20 years. He’s a celebrity newspaper editor; she’s an acclaimed writer with a history of addiction. From a bed in a psychiatric ward, Lise publishes a lonely hearts ad: “Recently escaped a long, unhappy marriage – aged 51, but youthful in spirit – wonderful son, aged 15 – household literary name – summerhouse – large flat in the city centre – temporarily incapacitated by a nervous breakdown – prefers a motorist.”The ad is seized upon by Lise’s malicious upstairs neighbour, Mrs Thomsen, who shows it to her young lodger/lover, Kurt, hoping he can financially exploit Lise. Kurt is duly installed in Lise’s home, but finds himself treated there with total indifference. Lise is wholly cons...

Politics

39 h. ago Omaze's youngest ever winner sells £3million mansion for 'sensible' reason

Lauren Keene, 24, won the six-bedroom Hollywood-style coastal home in December last year, but has now decided to sell the property after spending just a few nights there

Economics

40 h. ago I explored an abandoned Italian island that's 'one of the most haunted in the world'

Earlier this month, Adam Mark set food on a mysterious abandoned island off the Italian coast - he shares his story with the Daily Mail.

Politics

41 h. ago Omaze winner hands back keys to £3m Devon mansion after just three days

Glen Elmy won the house in 2021

Economics

44 h. ago Liam Gallagher's Cotswolds mansion is up for sale with cinema and ballroom

Liam Gallagher rented a stunning mansion in the Cotswolds for a reported £19,000 a month for his reunion tour with Oasis and now the Downton Abbey-style pad is up for sale

Politics

50 h. ago My favourite childhood outfit: ‘I loved my homemade hat – the strong papal vibes were unintentional’

If there were any justice in the world, the hats I made at four would be in the Costume Institute at the Met. Sadly, after this, I abandoned my DIY approach to fashionI would love to have picked something super cute: a sparkly tutu; an adorable pair of Mary Janes. Or something cool: an oversized denim jacket with the collar popped, perhaps.But no. Here is an entirely unhinged photograph of me aged four wearing a homemade (obviously) hat – strong papal vibes unintentional – embellished with drawings of my teddy (name: Ted) and with actual Ted himself affixed to the hat. I am also wearing two anchoring hair slides because of the weight of this magnificent creation. This is a look that speaks to the boundless creativity of childhood, of making your own fun as the rest of the family snoozes in the late afternoon sun, in a time before the attention economy was monopolised by algorithms. Continue reading...

Society

51 h. ago Community pub taking over venue that has been derelict for years

This abandoned venue has stood empty in a Welsh city for years

Politics

56 h. ago TikTok star and family found dead in truck as 'cartel murder' fears grow

Esmeralda Ferrer Garibay, 32, her husband Roberto Carlos Gil Licea, 36, their 13-year-old son Gael Santiago, and seven-year-old daughter Regina were discovered dead in an abandoned grey Ford Ranger in Guadalajara, Jalisco, last Friday

Events

64 h. ago Reeves warned she will have to break manifesto commitment on tax to deal with economic black hole

Leading economists have questioned strategy of ‘fiddling around’ with new small taxes – such as the mansion and gambling taxes – to avoid economic crisis

Economics

66 h. ago ‘March of commercialisation’: writing is on the wall for Berlin’s nightclubs

Rising rents and gentrification in the once-cheap and abundant real estate market have put the pinch on the clubbing sceneA forlorn disco ball counting down the time remaining hangs at the entrance of the beloved Berlin club Wilde Renate, known only as Renate, which is rapidly heading into its final nights of wild abandon.Unlike its more hyped cousin Berghain and posher late sister Watergate, Renate has long stood for a certain more relaxed type of Berlin-brand partying – more poor than sexy to borrow the capital’s lamented motto. Continue reading...

Politics

2 d. ago Inside Formula 1 stars' mega yachts – including £186m 'floating mansion' and eco option

Ahead of the resumption of the 2025 Formula 1 season at the Dutch Grand Prix, here's a look at the extravagant yachts some of the stars of the sport plough their cash into

Economics

3 d. ago Snowy peaks, orcas and an antique shop – the abandoned Norwegian fishing village that’s enjoying a revival

A handful of returning locals and adventurous tourists are breathing new life into Nyksund, a remote coastal outpost in Norway’s wild northwestWe land on a white sand beach under jagged black mountains. A sea eagle, surprised to see humans, flaps away over the only house with a roof on it – the rest are in ruins. “Hundreds of people used to live here,” says Vidar. “In the days when you had to sail or row, it was important to be near the fishing grounds. Now there’s just one summer cabin.”Jumping out of the boat, we walk along the beach. My daughter, Maddy, points out some animal tracks. “The fresh marks are wild reindeer,” says Vidar. “The older ones could be moose – they come along here too.” Continue reading...

Culture

3 d. ago Angela's very jolly summer by the sea... Dining at Chippy Chips, visits to a spa by the nudist beach, doing up her new apartment in a Hove mansion block: PAUL BRACCHI

For the past week, after her much-publicised appearance on the beach in Hove - wrapped in a £175 camo pink Dryrobe, sipping a glass of wine (pictured) - Angela Rayner has kept a low profile.

Society