49 m. ago James Argent's beauty queen girlfriend's tearful words to stranger after attack

EXCLUSIVE: James Argent's girlfriend was left emotional in the street after her clash with the reality star, a passerby has exclusively revealed to the Mirror

Politics

53 m. ago The Guardian view on Trump’s conflicts of interest: the shadow of kleptocracy | Editorial

The dissolution of boundaries between the president’s official and commercial business is a leading symptom of democracy in crisisDonald Trump’s tour of Gulf nations this week is notionally state business. The president has discussed trade, investment and defence. But the boundary between statecraft and self-aggrandisement is blurred. To honour the US president, the government of Qatar has  offered him a Boeing 747 aircraft. This “flying palace”, worth around $400m, would serve as a substitute for Air Force One as Mr Trump’s personal jumbo.The US constitution explicitly forbids anyone holding a government office from accepting any “present, emolument, office or title” from foreign powers without congressional consent. White House lawyers, obedient to their master, say the Qatari jet doesn’t cross that line. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Trump marvels at wealth of his Arab hosts while he eyes White House and Air Force One upgrades

Donald Trump is the most powerful and famous person on the planet, and the American president is at the helm of the biggest economy and the strongest military

Politics

2 h. ago Scarlett Johansson breaks silence on ex Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively's lawsuit amid Justin Baldoni collaboration

Johansson was asked about Baldoni during an interview with Vanity Fair, who noted she let 'out a loud, knowing laugh' at the mention of the Jane The Virgin star.

Society

2 h. ago Coronation Street star reveals Emmerdale bad boy she wants to team up with and it's not her soap star husband

Actress Jane Danson has been having her say on which Emmerdale cast member she would love to team up with after her real-life husband starred in the ITV soap

Politics

3 h. ago Rory McIlroy warns US PGA rivals: ‘Now I’ve won a career slam, the rest is a bonus’

Masters champion will not set targets after ‘north star’ gloryDeChambeau fallout: ‘I was trying to win, not be his mate’ Rory McIlroy has warned his rivals that he is playing with the biggest pile of house money imaginable as the Northern Irishman prepares for his first major since completion of the career grand slam.McIlroy will tee up on Thursday morning in the US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow – a venue where he has tasted victory four times – a month after claiming the Masters. McIlroy’s emotional glory at Augusta National made him just the sixth golfer in history to win all four men’s majors. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago William describes grief as the ‘very worst pain’ as he backs charity merger

Child Bereavement UK, of which William is patron, is to join forces with Winston’s Wish.

Politics

3 h. ago We have been forced to walk away from the beloved Curzon Mayfair by our landlords

The message couldn’t be clearer: the plan to fundamentally alter the cinema is not wanted

Politics

4 h. ago Major blow to Elon Musk as billionaire could be forced to cancel long

Elon Musk could be forced to 'cancel' a project he has been working toward for more than a decade, as federal regulators question whether it's ready to launch.

Politics

4 h. ago Trump’s Qatar visit off to flying start with military jet escort

President Donald Trump's trip to Qatar got off to a flying start when eight fighter jets turned up to escort Air Force One into Doha on Wednesday, May 14.

Events

4 h. ago A husband and wife kiss in a doorway: Baldwin Lee’s best photograph

‘I wanted to create a dialogue between the couple kissing and the plaque showing two people in a similar pose. I didn’t ask about the hats. That wasn’t the kind of questioning I engaged in’When I began my project photographing in the southern states of the US, I’d only recently developed the confidence needed to take effective portraits. Speaking publicly or talking with people used to make me very nervous. But I was mainly photographing architecture – I knew I wanted to change and make people my subject. So I simply forced myself to endure the anxiety. I picked locations where people gathered in public, such as beaches or parks, and would make myself walk up to them and ask for permission to photograph them.If you do anything long enough, you start to get good at it, and eventually I turned myself into a very assertive photographer. I’m not an intimidating person – I’m small in stature – and generally speaking people like me. On any given day, if I were to ask 20 people to pose for...

Culture

4 h. ago Joey Essex teams up with Amazon to unveil exclusive house tour, showing that anyone can 'smartify' their home

In a bid to help Brits master their Alexa-enabled and Blink devices, Amazon has joined forces with British TV icon Joey Essex to prove you don’t need to be ‘well smart’ to reap the benefits of smart home technology. Through a ‘reem’ new short film, Joey showcases just how simple it is for anyone to ‘smartify’ their own home.

Society

4 h. ago Urgent search underway for missing crew after Japanese military aircraft crash

Japan Air Self-Defense Force said the aircraft was lost from radar two minutes after taking off

Events

4 h. ago Pregnant Kelsey Parker's 'emotional' thought as she worries for Tom's children when new baby arrives

The podcast host, who tragically lost her husband, The Wanted star Tom Parker in 2022, is expecting her first child with boyfriend Will Lindsay

Politics

4 h. ago BBC boss says disinformation ‘trust crisis’ putting social fabric of UK at risk

Tim Davie pitches BBC as unifying force as he announces plans to make more news content for YouTube and TikTokBritain’s status as a cohesive, democratic society is at risk for the first time in a generation as the rise of social media platforms and disinformation fuel a “trust crisis”, the BBC’s director general has said.In a wide-ranging address about the future of the corporation, Tim Davie said BBC News would start to make special content for platforms such as YouTube and TikTok, where disinformation can go unchecked, as he couched the broadcaster as a “precious national asset” preventing the UK from becoming a society in which there were no shared facts. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago Online dating advice: five ways to stay safe, according to the experts

Spotting red flags while online dating is far from easy – especially in the age of AI. We asked the experts for their top tipsMost dating apps have been forced to bolster their safety measures in recent years due to a litany of complaints of online abuse as well as negligence when handling reports of sexual violence. Several of them are now taking steps to combat this and encourage users to verify their identities to ensure everyone is who they say they are. Typically, this is done with facial recognition technology by asking users to take a video selfie or provide a photo ID that the app uses to compare with the photos used in their profile. Many have also introduced features to help users stay safe, including block and report systems alongside bans on sexual harassment, fetishisation and hate speech.Still, there are precautions to be taken whenever you agree to meet someone you’ve spoken to online, like meeting in public places and withholding any private information. Here are mor...

Politics

5 h. ago Baroque breakout hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is unlike any game you’ve played before

This might be the most French game ever – but there is more to the small-scale development of this belle époque-inspired beauty than you thinkMuch has been made of the fact that the year’s most recent breakout hit, an idiosyncratic role-playing game called Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, was made by a small team. (It has just sold its two-millionth copy). It’s a tempting narrative in this age of blockbuster mega-flops, live-service games and eye-watering budgets: scrappy team makes a lengthy, unusual and beautiful thing, sells it for £40, and everybody wins. But it’s not quite accurate.Sandfall Interactive, the game’s French developer, comprises around 30 people, but as Rock Paper Shotgun points out, there are many more listed in the game’s credits – from a Korean animation team to the outsourced quality assurance testers, and the localisation and performance staff who give the game and its story heft and emotional believability. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago Grandpa 'loved granddaughter, two, so much'...but then he did the unthinkable

The family of Leroy Sadler, 60, say they are searching for answers after he committed a senseless act of violence in their home in Keithville, Louisiana on May 5.

Politics

5 h. ago Why Trump’s Qatar plane ignited a fierce political debate and could cost more than $1bn

The president insists only a ‘stupid person’ would turn down extravagant gift intended to replace Air Force One, but risks violating U.S. Constitution’s emoluments clause

Politics

5 h. ago Brit expat couple hit with £10k Spanish tax bill despite moving back to UK 5 years ago

Richard and Jane Brown retired to Spain in October 2010 but moved back to Rotherham in April 2017 - now a Spanish 'about turn' has seemingly caught them out

Economics