1 hour ago Savage carer who bit lump out pal’s face and spat on police officer struck off

Danielle Gaffar, from Dundee, tried to hide the fact she’d been jailed for a brutal nightclub attack when she applied to work in social care last year.

Events

2 h. ago Asian shares slide while oil prices surge after Israel's strike on Iran

Asia shares have opened lower while oil prices surged after Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday amid tensions over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program

Politics

2 h. ago Arsenal transfer news: Fresh Nico Williams blow suffered as Viktor Gyokeres meeting set

Nico Williams and Viktor Gyokeres are two of Arsenal's top targets for the summer transfer window, though their moves for the duo are dragging on in a frustrating manner

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4 h. ago Lottie Moss shares struggles of being 'compared' to famous sister Kate and details how models 'partied to stay skinny' as she admits she would use weight loss jabs again after Ozempic scare

Lottie Moss has revealed she always felt 'compared' to her supermodel sister Kate as she admitted she would try weight loss jabs after suffering a seizure.

Economics

4 h. ago Any pride women felt about Rachel Reeves being the first female Chancellor has been flushed down the U

Labour has always had a woman problem and now it has the woman problem to end them all.

Politics

5 h. ago Succession meets White Lotus in this week's Psychological Thrillers: It's Always the Husband by C. L. Taylor, How the Other Half Die by Rachel North, The Stranger In Room Six by Jane Corry

Succession meets White Lotus in this weeks Psychological Thrillers

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5 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson stitched us up! Glamorous hospitality consultant vows to 'keep a smile on our face' after Clarkson's Farm viewers slammed her appearance on Amazon Prime show

Rachel Hawkins, 40, has told how she believes she and her aunt Sue were 'stitched up' during the making of TV hit Clarkson's Farm and cast in the role of 'villains' to boost ratings.

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7 h. ago Huge 8ft shark leaves girl, 9, covered in blood with hand hanging off in horror attack

Nine year old Leah Lendel had to have emergency surgery to reattach her severed hand after the 8ft bull shark attacked her while on holiday with her family in Florida

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7 h. ago Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper admits things are 'not good' in new health update

Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper has informed his fans he won't be able to 'move around' as usual in his latest Instagram update after suffering a 'painful 'injury

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8 h. ago Love Island fans stunned over Ben and Harry's transformation before villa

Images before their surgeries have emerged online

Politics

10 h. ago Free comic book treat for fans who book special screening of Superman at Livingston cinema

The film introduces David Corenswet as Clark Kent and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane

Culture

10 h. ago NHS doctor Rachel Clarke and debut novelist Yael van der Wouden win Women’s Prize for Non

Authors will receive £30,000 prize money in recognition of their achievements

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10 h. ago Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke win Women's Prize book awards

Dutch writer Yael van der Wouden won the Women’s Prize for Fiction on Thursday for her debut novel “The Safekeep.”

Events

11 h. ago ‘The joy shot out of his voice’: Ray Davies, Graham Nash and others on Brian Wilson’s songwriting genius

With the innocence of a child and the vision of a god, his craft was astonishing. From Jessica Pratt to Jim James and Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil, top musicians explain why he was like no other‘He taught the world how to smile’: Brian Wilson bandmates pay tribute along with Bob Dylan, Elton John and moreTwelve of Brian Wilson’s greatest songsFor all the sophistication that everyone talks about, Brian never loses the thread of the song: the emotion. They have this childlike quality. These days we’d probably say he’s on the spectrum – there’s a sort of Asperger’s type innocence. He makes the lyrics and the melody speak. It’s so welcoming and without edge; it’s not part of a cynical adult world. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Keir Starmer must come to the defence of his chancellor’s spending review

Editorial: In spite of Rachel Reeves’s much-vaunted increase in MoD expenditure, a rise to 2.6 per cent of GDP can only be achieved by draining the overseas aid budget, reallocating intelligence agency funds, and other sleights of hand. When the prime minister faces Nato leaders, including Donald Trump, he will have no choice but to spin the numbers

Politics

11 h. ago Emma Raducanu leapfrogs Katie Boulter to British No 1 after beating Sramkova at Queen’s

Raducanu wins 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finalsBoulter falls to fifth seed Diana Shnaider 2-6, 6-3, 6-2Emma Raducanu will regain her status as the best female tennis player in Britain for the first time in two years as she continued her solid start to the grass-court season by defeating Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals at Queen’s.Raducanu, who currently sits at world No 35 in the live rankings, will return to British No 1 next week after Katie Boulter fell to the fifth seed Diana Shnaider 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday. Raducanu has not been the highest-ranked player in the country since June 2023 when she was recovering from surgeries to her wrists and ankle. She missed a total of eight months in 2023 and consequently fell out of the top 300. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago History is repeating itself in my hometown and it’s terrifying to watch

Like everywhere in Northern Ireland, Ballymena has suffered its share of atrocities. Now it’s happening all over again, writes Kate Devlin

Events

12 h. ago Dele Alli heartbreak as footballer splits from model after making comeback

Former Everton midfielder Dele Alli has split up from his partner Cindy Kimberly after three years together, with the model having confirmed their break-up this week

Politics

12 h. ago John Mulaney defends wife Olivia Munn over ‘violent’ Gaza threats after Ms Rachel comments

Munn said in an interview with ‘People’ that she doesn’t allow her children to watch Ms Rachel’s YouTube videos

Events

13 h. ago UK’s FTSE 100 share index hits record closing high despite economy shrinking in April – business live

UK economy shrank by 0.3% in April, biggest fall since October 2023, as trade with the US slumped.. but FTSE 100 ends at new record closeFull story: UK economy shrinks by 0.3% as as exports hit by Trump trade warNicholas Hyett, Investment Manager at Wealth Club, blames “a cocktail of headwinds to growth” for the 0.3% fall in UK GDP in April.Hyett says:In the very short term the change to Stamp Duty rules have put the legal and property services on ice - with legal activities down 10.2% month-on-month.New barriers to trade with the US and changes to employment costs, from a higher living wage and increased national insurance contributions, are a longer term challenge.“The 0.3% m/m fall in real GDP in April supports our view that the strength in Q1 was unsustainable. This won’t prompt the Bank of England to cut interest rates next Thursday. But it is one more piece of news pointing to another cut in August.”We still expect the Bank Rate to be maintained at 4.25% in the June meeting, t...

Economics