41 m. ago Luke Littler could be Man Utd's secret transfer weapon after Antoine Semenyo demand

Luke Littler has demanded Manchester United sign Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo and joked he's 'done his job' after the player followed him on social media

Events

65 m. ago Alejandro Garnacho sends message to Man United players in life update after Chelsea move

Manchester United sold Alejandro Garnacho to Chelsea three months ago, and the Argentina international has now shared a life update on social media after moving to London

Sport

83 m. ago US tourist tells how robber punched him in the face and stole his £3,000 chain just five hours after he arrived in Lawless London

Eric Ou, who has some 335,000 followers on Instagram and 288,000 on TikTok, took to social media to recount the ordeal while walking through the streets of London with two friends.

Society

86 m. ago Victoria Beckham sends olive branch to estranged son Brooklyn with poignant Christmas pic

The fashion designer included Brooklyn in a touching post on social media

Politics

1 hour ago ‘This country is a mess and Reeves’s Budget made things even worse – I won’t vote for Labour again’

Labour will need the Budget to have been well-received by swing voters in areas such as Sheerness and Kensington if the party is to stand a chance of holding onto power at the next general election. Dan Haygarth and Hebe Campbell spoke to locals to see if they were convinced

Politics

1 hour ago Disturbing Paul Doyle twist that casts doubt on 'family man' claims

Before he carried out his atrocious Liverpool attack, Paul Doyle was reportedly well thought of by friends and neighbours. But his social media activity appears to show the "fantastic" family man in a very different light

Politics

2 h. ago 'Crazy' electrical fire in Welsh village sees flames and sparks erupting

Flames and sparks burst sporadically from the power distribution pole with clouds of smoke billowing into the air in Benllech on Friday morning

Events

2 h. ago BBC Breakfast guest sends powerful message to viewers who have 'double the risk' of cancer

Outlander actor Colin McFarlane appeared with Prostate Cancer UK to share an important message to BBC Breakfast viewers

Events

2 h. ago Wrexham AFC receives £18m from government despite Hollywood backing

Welsh government grants used to fund football club even though it is owned by wealthy movie stars Wrexham AFC has risen meteorically through the English football leagues thanks to the deep pockets of Hollywood movie star owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Yet the club has also had £18m in help from other, unwitting backers: Welsh taxpayers.The club has received almost £18m in nonrepayable grants from the Welsh government via the local council, according to UK government state aid disclosures – far in excess of the direct aid listed for any other football club in Britain. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Man Utd star who 'liked' social media post ridiculing Ruben Amorim faces ban

One Manchester United defender recently reacted to a social media post criticising Ruben Amorim

Politics

3 h. ago Grateful to be alive, residents who escaped the Hong Kong apartment blaze wonder what comes next

A massive fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has become the deadliest in the city's memory, causing 128 deaths with 200 people unaccounted-for

Society

4 h. ago Simon Cowell's partner Lauren shares 'upsetting' blended family challenges in Netflix doc

Simon Cowell is on a mission to find the next big boyband in his new Netflix documentary, which also shows an emotional side to the Britain's Got Talent judge in his family life

Politics

4 h. ago True identity of Jack the Ripper finally unveiled after new DNA breakthrough

Controversial genetic tests claim Jack the Ripper was Aaron Kosminski, a Polish barber and prime suspect at the time, but experts warn the evidence falls short of closing Britain's most notorious cold case.

Politics

5 h. ago The Guide #219:: Don’t panic! Revisiting the millennium’s wildest cultural predictions

In this week’s newsletter: The turn-of-the-2000s produced a frenzy of cultural crystal-ball gazing . Two decades on those bold forecasts reveal as much about us as they do about the era itself• Don’t get The Guide delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereI love revisiting articles from around the turn of the millennium, a fascinatingly febrile period when everyone – but journalists especially – briefly lost the run of themselves. It seems strange now to think that the ticking over of a clock from 23:59 to 00:00 would prompt such big feelings, of excitement, terror, of end-of-days abandon, but it really did (I can remember feeling them myself as a teenager, especially the end-of-days-abandon bit.)Of course, some of that feeling came from the ticking over of the clock itself: the fears over the Y2K bug might seem quite silly today, but its potential ramifications – planes falling out of the sky, power grids failing, entire life savings being deleted in a stroke – would have sent anyone a...

Politics

6 h. ago Move over, Murdoch: will Lord Rothermere be Britain’s most powerful media mogul?

The Daily Mail owner has the Telegraph titles in his sights as part of a long-held ambition to create a dominant stable of rightwing newspapersWaiting two decades for another chance to snaffle a prized business acquisition is a luxury not afforded to many executives. The Rothermere family, however, takes a more relaxed approach to time.While most business boards draw up five-year plans, the Rothermeres, having compiled a feared media empire over more than a century, are used to thinking in terms of generations. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Two strangers from same city find themselves in court together after being caught getting off same flight

Leon Coley said he came across a social media advert offering money. Gemma Edgar said she was trying to clear a gambling debt.

Events

6 h. ago Two strangers from same city find themselves in court together after being cuffed getting off the same flight

Leon Coley said he came across a social media advert offering money. Gemma Edgar said she was trying to clear a gambling debt.

Events

7 h. ago UK weather: Met Office's dire warning as nearly one month's rainfall looms TODAY

The Met Office says travel disruption, flooding and power cuts are likely throughout Saturday, particularly across south Wales and the Midlands, due to the heavy rain

Events

7 h. ago John Swinney promises SNP will do "everything in our power" to protect kids from epidemic of youth suicide

The First Minister has made the pledge as he backs the Record's Save Young Lives campaign, which was set up in response to a mental health crisis among kids.

Events

7 h. ago John Swinney’s backing for Daily Record’s Save Young Lives campaign is a game changer

The First Minister has promised to do "all in his power" to help the Save Young Lives campaign, which we launched earlier this month.

Politics