41 m. ago Leeds fans make their feelings clear on Daniel Farke sacking as manager issues response

Leeds beat Bristol City 4-0 to round off their home campaign at Elland Road on Monday night and Whites fans made their feelings towards boss Daniel Farke clear

Politics

54 m. ago I used to run Israel’s security agency – now I’m sounding the alarm about our extremist government | Ami Ayalon

Israel’s genuine friends abroad, from governments to Jewish communities, must mobilise to help us end this terrible war• Ami Ayalon is a former director of Shin Bet and a former commander-in-chief of Israel’s navyI spent close to 40 years working as a public servant for the state of Israel, including as commander of the navy and head of the Shin Bet, protecting Israel and defending it from external and internal threats. Several weeks ago, along with 17 other colleagues who have also dedicated their lives to Israel’s security and welfare, I made a decision that the future of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state is so under threat that it is not just my responsibility, but obligation, to sound the alarm.The 18 of us took out a full-page advert in two major Israeli broadsheet papers. In it, we made clear that the very fabric of the state of Israel and the values on which it was founded are being eroded. The truth is that our hostages in Gaza have been abandoned in favour of the gove...

Politics

59 m. ago 'Explosion' rocks major UK city as flames and black smoke 'erupt' during rush hour

According to London's Fire Brigade, the source of the fire was at an electrical substation on Victoria Passage in Westminster, and it saw 10 fire engines and 70 firefighters descend on the area

Events

71 m. ago Westminster 'explosion': Chaos as flames and black smoke 'erupt' in city blast during rush hour

100 firefighters and 15 fire engines have been dispatched following a devastating fire at an electrical substation on Victoria Passage in Westminster

Events

96 m. ago Arsenal will 'win title by 10 points' with ONE summer transfer claims Paul Merson

Arsenal are on the hunt for a striker this summer and Alexander Isak has been among those linked with Paul Merson adamant the Newcastle star would lead the Gunners to the title

Sport

1 hour ago Leroy Sane rejects massive £85m offer after Harry Kane vents fury

Bayern Munich star looks set to remain at the Allianz Arena as the German giants prepare to regain the Bundesliga title from Bayer Leverkusen, albeit without Harry Kane for their next game

Economics

1 hour ago Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – troubled minds and family mysteries

The Patrick Melrose author brings his trademark dark wit and flinty compassion to this wide-ranging sequelEdward St Aubyn’s previous novel, 2021’s Double Blind, was something of a challenge even for his devotees. Leaving aside the usual gripe that he is never quite as compelling without the shield of his authorial alter ego Patrick Melrose, the obsessive nature of the book’s inquiry into bioethics, narcosis, psychotherapy, oncology, venture capitalism and inheritance made too heady a cocktail to be more than sipped, a few pages at a time. I struggled with it until the very last scene, a charity bash where a schizophrenic young man takes his first terrified steps in employment as a waiter and happens upon a woman who, unknown to both, is intimately related to him. Their chance encounter was intensely moving and tautly suspenseful – you felt an immediate longing to know what would befall them.That longing is now answered in Parallel Lines, which picks up the narrative five years later...

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1 hour ago The Life of Sean DeLear review – loving film about queer black punk rocker, and secret legend

Sweet documentary about Sean DeLear, of LA punk band Glue, who never landed a major record deal but was famous among celebrities That’s Sean DeLear, pronounced like “chandelier”, born Anthony Robertson in 1964. You probably haven’t heard of him: DeLear was the lead singer of a band called Glue on the underground post-punk scene in Los Angeles in the 1980s and 90s. On stage, he performed in drag, singing punk songs dressed like a 1960s go-do dancer in cute little dresses. The band never landed a major record deal, and DeLear died from cancer in 2017. This sweet, scrappy documentary has been lovingly put together by his friend Markus Zizenbacher.It’s not the first posthumous attempt at recognition for DeLear. In 2023, his teenage diary, written in 1979, was published under the title I Could Not Believe It. Extracts of this queer black memoir are read here on the voiceover – and they are glorious. Even aged 14 years old, living with his Christian parents in a conservative suburb of Los...

Politics

1 hour ago Jurgen Klopp's 'extremely positive' message as he prepares for Liverpool return

The former Liverpool boss has had his say on the title triumph of his old side in its debut season under his successor, Arne Slot, with the Premier League wrapped up with Sunday's thrashing of Spurs

Politics

2 h. ago Meghan Markle speaks out after claims she 'broke HRH agreement' made with Queen Elizabeth II

Meghan Markle's representatives have denied she uses the title Her Royal Highness

Politics

2 h. ago Meghan Markle breaks agreement with late Queen on 'Megxit' rule as she uses banned title

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, was seen using her HRH title on a gift card - going against an agreement with the late Monarch Queen Elizabeth as part of Megxit rules

Politics

2 h. ago What is a conclave? What to know about the secretive process to elect the next pope

Cardinals have decided the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin May 7

Politics

2 h. ago Popular city centre bar will give away HUNDREDS of free pints this Bank Holiday weekend

Free pints and merch are up for grabs

Politics

2 h. ago Bohemian Tbilisi is not to be missed – here are the six best things to do in the Georgian capital

Sean Moulton takes the new midnight plane to Georgia and discovers a city packed with architectural wonders and cultural treasures

Politics

2 h. ago How Sonali Shah left the City, fed Ben Affleck and found her flavour

After walking away from a career in finance, Sonali Shah found herself cooking on film sets, throwing supper clubs and writing a cookbook all about dips. Camilla Foster meets the food stylist who followed her gut — and ended up feeding the stars

Politics

2 h. ago Liverpool season player ratings as Reds secure 20th league title to match Man Utd record

Arne Slot's Liverpool have been crowned Premier League champions and Mirror Football has taken a closer look at the players who got them there in Arne Slot's first season

Sport

2 h. ago Lewis Ferguson gets Bologna dreaming of history as he offers peek inside 'really special' scenes 

The Scotland star has the Rossoblu faithful eyeing a first trophy since 1974 - after seeing first hand just what it means to the city

Culture

3 h. ago What Arne Slot needs in transfer market for Liverpool to win title again next season

Liverpool are undoubtedly deserved Premier League champions but head coach Arne Slot needs to improve his squad in several areas if they are to retain their title next season

Economics

3 h. ago The EU can’t replace the US as a global player until it sheds its own colonial thinking | Shada Islam

Eurocentric assumptions and bullying resource-grabs are justified causes of outrage in the global southDonald Trump has disrupted the global economy with his disastrous tariff wars and appears hell-bent on gutting transatlantic relations. I am hoping he has also unwittingly injected new life into the EU’s struggle to wean itself off overreliance on Washington.A vast network of trade and aid agreements connects the EU with more than 70 countries. The union could become an important standalone global actor and even thrive in a multipolar world. But it must first shed its Eurocentric worldviews, complacent policymaking and double standards.Shada Islam is a Brussels-based commentator on EU affairs. She runs New Horizons Project, a strategy, analysis and advisory company Continue reading...

Sport

3 h. ago Europe's sunniest city named and it's just three hours from UK with £2.50 beer

With an average of 283 hours of monthly sunshine and summer temperatures regularly exceeding 30C, the rain really does stay mainly on the plane

Economics