7 h. ago Mum delivers 'unimaginable' update on son last seen in Thailand

Joshua's mum has begged for him to be brought home

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7 h. ago Missing Brit's mum begs 'bring my boy home' after update in case

"It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share this update"

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7 h. ago Mum begs 'bring my boy home' as missing Brit found dead in Thai hotel room

Joshua Kershaw was last seen on January 12 in the coastal city of Pattaya

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12 h. ago Joshua Kershaw's family 'devastated' after missing Brit 'found dead by hotel staff' a week ago

'He was a cheeky chap and so full of joy. He was always happy and there were never any bad moment with him.'

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12 h. ago Mum begs for answers over unexplained death of son found with stab wounds

The mum of Mikhail Ackrim, 37, who was found dead at a flat in Glasgow in 2024, has spoken about the investigation for the first time.

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13 h. ago Jay Slater's mum Debbie returns to social media as she begs for 'support'

As Debbie Duncan moves on following the tragic death of her son Jay, the grieving mother is now back on social media asking for support for her latest government petition

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15 h. ago British tourist, 21, is found dead in Thailand after he missed flight home

Joshua Kershaw, 21, had flown out to Bangkok, Thailand for a week's holiday on January 12 when he stopped replying to his mum Jenny's phone calls

Society

18 h. ago Missing Brit who missed flight found dead in Thailand after nine

Joshua Kershaw was last seen in the tourist town of Pattaya in Thailand on January 12, 2026. His mum Jenny has now confirmed his body has been found

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43 h. ago Family issue update on missing Brit Joshua Kershaw who 'never made flight home' from Thailand

The 21-year-old has been missing since January 12

Society

67 h. ago Family issue appeal after British man, 21, feared missing in Thailand

Joshua was reported to be travelling alone in popular tourist location Pattaya

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69 h. ago Dad jailed for drugging girls at sleepover as daughter's friend begged mum for rescue

One child - who didn't drink Michael Meyden's Temazepam-laced smoothies for his 12-year-old daughter and her friends - desperately texted her parents to pick her up.

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3 d. ago Brit vanishes from Thailand as family reveal they haven't heard from him in two weeks

The Brit has been reported missing in Thailand as his loved ones launch a desperate plea since he hasn't been in contact for two weeks since landing in the capital

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3 d. ago British man, 21, reported missing in Thailand while travelling solo

Joshua Kershaw's family said they have not heard from him

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3 d. ago Autistic boy suffers brain death in a makeshift school 'prison' begging for mum

An 11-year-old autistic child suffered brain death after allegedly being 'imprisoned" in his own classroom, with his heartbroken mother claiming staff 'watched and did nothing' to help as he smashed his head against the floor

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8 d. ago Low financial confidence 'locking the door' on British entrepreneurship, says new taskforce

Britain is missing out on a generation of start-ups because entrepreneurs lack financial literacy, says a new taskforce of business owners and accountants.

Politics

9 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Oreshnik missile sparks anger at UN security council

Strike on Lviv that used nuclear-capable ballistic missile a ‘dangerous, inexplicable escalation’. What we know on day 1,420 The US and Britain have condemned Russia for dropping a nuclear-capable Oreshnik ballistic missile on Ukraine. At an emergency meeting of the UN security council, Tammy Bruce, US deputy ambassador, called the Lviv strike a “dangerous and inexplicable escalation”. Britain’s acting UN ambassador, James Kariuki, called the attack “reckless”, adding that “it threatens regional and international security and carries significant risk of escalation and miscalculation”.Russia claimed the Oreshnik targeted an aviation repair factory. Ukraine has not confirmed what was hit but said the missile struck during a wider attack using drones and other rockets. The rarely used, multiple warhead Oreshnik missile is thought to be in limited supply – Ukraine’s military and special forces claim to have destroyed at least one of them on the ground in Russia. Observers have rated the...

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9 d. ago Aldi's new £20 lamp could be 'secret weapon' against winter health issue

The compact lamp simulates something that all Brits need - and miss out on for much of the year

Economics

1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Nightfall – Britain races to develop ballistic missile for Kyiv

UK government starts contest to have deep-strike prototypes delivered within 12 months; heat-starved Kyiv under Russian attack again. What we know on day 1,419Britain is to develop a new deep-strike ballistic missile for Ukraine, the government has announced. Under the project, named Nightfall, the British government said on Sunday that it had launched a competition to rapidly develop ground-launched ballistic missiles that could carry a 200kg (440lb) warhead to a range of more than 500km (310 miles).“Nightfall missiles will be capable of being launched from a range of vehicles,” said the UK defence ministry (MoD), “firing multiple missiles in quick succession and withdrawing within minutes – allowing Ukrainian forces to hit key military targets before Russian forces can respond.”Three industry teams would each get £9m to design, develop and deliver their first three Nightfall missiles within 12 months for test firings, said the MoD. Ukraine’s current ballistic missiles include Atac...

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1 week ago Britain to build 'Nightfall' ballistic missile carrying 200kg warheads for Ukraine that can destroy Russian targets as far as Moscow

Britain is set to 'put leading edge weapons into the hands of Ukrainians' with powerful long-range ballistic missiles that can destroy Russian targets more than 300 miles away.

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1 week ago Brits willing to lie to their mates to avoid social plans and embrace January 'JOMO'

Plenty of boring Brits are loving the joy of missing out (JOMO) as they settle in for a quiet, lazy January devoid of many social plans

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