45 m. ago Millions of UK drivers due £700 payments as compensation scheme to launch

Some ten million drivers could have grounds for complaint

Economics

49 m. ago Frontrunner to be Starmer's Labour deputy admits 'things aren't going well' under his leadership and says the party cannot 'sugarcoat' failure

Lucy Powell, who was sacked as a minister by Sir Keir last month, hit out as voting opened in the race to become the party's deputy leader, saying his record should not be 'sugar-coated'.

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55 m. ago Stabbed Mayor refused to name attacker while going 'in and out of consciousness'

Newly-elected mayor Iris Stalzer was said to be 'in and out of consciousness' after being stabbed in the back and stomach multiple times, with her son and daughter being arrested on suspicion

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60 m. ago Netflix’s monstrous Ed Gein series is lurid exploitation dressed up as a serious drama | Richard Lawson

Ryan Murphy’s questionable universe of serial killer tales reaches its lowest point with a morally dubious look at a grave-robbing murdererThough the first season of the anthology series Monster, produced for Netflix by Ryan Murphy, had its lurid aspects – a hunky, lustily filmed Jeffery Dahmer (Evan Peters) doing wicked things in the night – it did, admirably, try to focus as much attention on the victims of Wisconsin’s most notorious serial killer as it did on the man doing the murdering. Season two of the series turned away from that drab gloom and focused, with at least some sensitivity, on the sensational trials of the Menendez Brothers in sunny California.Season three, the Ed Gein Story, returns to midwest murk and, especially in its early episodes, makes far less of an effort to do anything other than grimly titillate. The show’s thesis makes some sense: Ed Gein, who murdered at least two people and stole the bodies of many more from their graves, was an object of intense fas...

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64 m. ago What time is Celebrity Traitors on tonight? Plus full episode schedule

Here’s everything you need to know about the new season

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74 m. ago German mayor left fighting for life in frenzied stabbing refuses to name her attacker

Iris Stalzer, 57, mayor-elect of the town of Herdecke near the western city of Dortmund, was found at her home at around 12.40pm local time on Tuesday with life-threatening injuries.

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74 m. ago Dolly Parton sets the record straight on her health issues after her sister sparked fan concern by asking 'for prayers' amid singer's illness

After postponing six shows for her from her upcoming Dolly: Live in Las Vegas  residency, her younger sister Freida Parton shared an update as she said she had been 'up all night praying for my sister'.

Science

80 m. ago Emmerdale actor says 'it's a wrap' as he confirms exit after sparking Ofcom complaints

Emmerdale star Macaulay Cooper has confirmed his exit from the ITV soap after his character Mike was sent to prison for blackmailing and attacking Vinny Dingle

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95 m. ago Influencer dies after complications from 'fox eyes' cosmetic surgery

Adair Mendes Dutra Junior, 31, complained of complications from a cosmetic 'fox eye' procedure and died shortly after he shared photos of his swollen and bruised face

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96 m. ago Vegan sausage rolls could be banned in Northern Ireland due to Brexit deal

Unionist politicians in Northern Ireland complain the ruling will be forced on them despite its assembly never backing the order

Economics

1 hour ago Emmerdale star shares exit announcement and admits it's been 'difficult'

An Emmerdale actor has confirmed his exit from the ITV soap opera just weeks after being at the centre of a huge Ofcom complaint storyline involving Vinny Dingle

Politics

1 hour ago The Damned guitarist Brian James leaves enormous fortune to wife after his death at 73

Documents reveal James - real name Brian Robertson - left an estate worth £514,886, later reduced to £508,321 after deductions following his death in March.

Events

2 h. ago The Decadence by Leon Craig review – queer haunted house tale fails to chill

Privileged university friends retreat to the countryside, in a gothic novel mostly made up of vibesIn many ways I am the ideal reader for this queer haunted house novel from the author of the 2022 short-story collection Parallel Hells. As a teenager I was a passionate fan of gothic literature; I love a haunted house novel, and believe The Little Stranger, Sarah Waters’s masterpiece of the genre, is yet to be bettered. It’s an admiration that Leon Craig shares. She also cites Donna Tartt’s The Secret History as an influence, which gives some clue to the setup that greets the reader in The Decadence. Namely, privileged university friends retreat to a haunted country house – inherited, naturally, by one of the group – to indulge in an array of illegal substances and sexual configurations. Bring it on, I thought.But though I tried very much to care about them, the twists and turns in the characters’ relationships did not make much of an impre...

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2 h. ago Two arrested over cyber attack which stole thousands of nursery children’s data

Hackers were said to be using pictures and the names of about 8,000 children from the Kido nursery chain, to demand ransom money.

Events

2 h. ago Big Brother 2025 winner ‘sealed’ after formal warning given over Caroline's outburst

Last night's episode of Big Brother proved to be a hugely dramatic one, with Caroline receiving a formal warning after calling male transgender contestant Zelah 'a girl'

Events

2 h. ago Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

The children’s names below appear on a list of victims of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, maintained by health authorities in the territory. As of the end of July it ran to 60,199 names, of whom 18,457 were under 18s. Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, as well as the war’s many indirect victimsAs of the end of July there were 18,457 children named on the long official list of Palestinian victims of Israel’s war in Gaza. Over almost two years, that is equivalent to bombs, bullets and shells killing a boy or girl every hour of every day.In reality the deaths are not spaced out so evenly. Siblings, cousins and playmates are often killed together, by an airstrike or artillery shell. Even children shot by snipers or quadcopters are sometimes brought into hospitals in groups, doctors say. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 08 October: Index at record as gold tops $4000, Lloyds shares rise

Lloyds Banking Group shares today rose during a record-breaking session for the FTSE 100 index.

Politics

2 h. ago Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta outcast admits exit plan as secret agreement reached

Arsenal are currently top of the Premier League table and have a flawless record in the Champions League and there is plenty going on behind the scenes in North London

Politics

3 h. ago Man Utd news: 'Ruben Amorim successor named' as flops told 'sorry, you've got to step up'

Manchester United are set to return to action after the international break, but Ruben Amorim and his players have a lot of work to do if they are to continue winning ways in the Premier League

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3 h. ago Qantas among nearly 40 companies facing ransom demand from hacker group

Hacker collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters reportedly threatening to leak stolen personal data from dozens of firms in major extortion attemptFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQantas is one of almost 40 global companies that have until Friday to begin ransom negotiations with hackers who are threatening to leak up to 1bn personal data records.The hacker collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters reportedly released the extortion note on a data leaks site on the dark web over the weekend, demanding payment in return for preventing the stolen data from being shared. Continue reading...

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