3 h. ago Football club "parts ways" with Scots player convicted of squeezing kids' necks

Dale Anderson, 29, was found guilty of assaulting a seven-year-old boy and eight-year-old girl.

Sport

14 h. ago Terrified city goes to extreme lengths to protect itself from huge volcano set to explode

Nearly 300,000 residents of a US city have been told to prepare for a volcano that 'is about to erupt.'

Events

26 h. ago Teenage boy raped teenage girl when she was extremely intoxicated and sleeping

The victim of Harry Davies, 20, said she "hated" her rapist for what he had done to her.

Events

34 h. ago Now children's home bosses are told not to call residents boys or girls

The Care Inspectorate said staff at Scottish children's homes should always use 'gender-inclusive language'.

Society

40 h. ago Strictly's Jamie Borthwick 'DUMPED by girlfriend as she furiously brands him a "boy in a man's body" amid shocking sex toy video scandal'

The EastEnders actor, 30, has seemingly found himself the latest victim of the BBC show's infamous curse after splitting from Chloe after secretly dating for a year.

Events

3 d. ago ‘We can’t pit boys against girls’: headlines overshadow struggles of a generation of girls

Growing crisis among boys dominates the narrative but girls in England also face unprecedented mental health challenges and systemic pressuresA generation of young men are facing far worse outcomes than young women. We don’t value boys and masculinity. Too many young men are isolated. Boys and young men are in crisis.The headlines, opinion pieces and speeches about the crisis facing boys and men have been relentless in recent weeks, as the Netflix drama Adolescence has sparked conversations from the school gates to the Houses of Parliament. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Misogynistic content driving UK boys to hunt vulnerable girls on suicide forums

Exclusive: Police set up taskforce to tackle online violence as young men seek victims on eating disorder forumsYoung men and boys fuelled by “strongly misogynistic” online material are hunting for vulnerable women and girls to exploit on websites such as eating disorder and suicide forums, senior officers have said.The threat from young males wanting to carry out serious harm is so serious that counter-terrorism officers are joining the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the hunt for them, fearing they could go on to attack or kill. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago 'Labour massively let us down': On the streets that elected Greater Manchester's first Reform councillor

Residents in Longdendale told the M.E.N. they voted for Reform's 'realistic' and 'honest' approach

Politics

4 d. ago Terrifying theory into cause of NYC helicopter crash after tech boss, his wife and three children were killed

Footage of a rotor blade plummeting to the Hudson River has led aviation experts to likely determine the cause of the New York City helicopter crash that killed six people.

Events

4 d. ago ‘We’re on our way!’ Why your friends secretly wish you’d stop bringing your partner everywhere

Co-dependent couples have a habit of shoehorning their other halves into social plans – with or without an invite. Lydia Spencer-Elliott explores how this friendship faux pas is ruining everyone’s fun

Politics

4 d. ago NYC Hudson River helicopter crash victims are identified as tech boss, his wife and three children

The Spanish family of five - including three children - killed on a tour helicopter that crashed into New York City's Hudson river have been identified.

Events

5 d. ago 'I caught my boyfriend cheating through our doorbell with identical looking girl'

She discovered her boyfriend had been cheating on her when she decided to check their security cameras after noticing a few changes around her home.

Events

6 d. ago Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott faces sexual abuse charges

The 47-year-old is charged with abuse of a boy and a girlHe defeated Peter Ebdon to win 2006 world titleThe former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been accused of sexually abusing children. The 47-year-old is facing charges of sexual abuse against a boy and a girl.Court papers allege he abused the girl in Glasgow between 1993 and 1996. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Snooker world champion Graeme Dott, 47, is charged with historic sexual abuse against two ten

The 47-year-old, who took the world title in 2006 and the China Open a year later, is facing charges of historic sex abuse against a boy and a girl.

Events

6 d. ago Bend it like Decs! Arsenal hero Declan Rice calls David his icon, came through cruel trolling of his girlfriend

Rice will be the next footballing star to have playgrounds across the country in thrall as boys and girls try to imitate what he did against Real Madrid.

Politics

6 d. ago Snooker ace Graeme Dott accused of historic child sex abuse against girl and boy

Former World Snooker Champion Graeme Dott has been suspended from the sport just days before the World Championship qualifiers before the event starts at the Crucible in Sheffield

Events

6 d. ago Bend it like Decs! Arsenal hero Declan Rice walks the Fashion Week catwalk, calls David his icon, came through cruel trolling of his partner... and now his free

Rice will be the next footballing star to have playgrounds across the country in thrall as boys and girls try to imitate what he did against Real Madrid.

Politics

6 d. ago Teenage girl, 19, stabbed her cousin's boyfriend in 'an act of anger and aggression' after being  'wound up into a murderous rage', murder trial hears

Paige Poulton, then 19, was said to have been 'quarreling' with Jack Cadwallader at a flat in Harrietsham, Kent in the early hours of July 2.

Events

6 d. ago Daughter of elderly dog walker says 'disgusting' teenage killers 'humiliated' him before brutally beating him to death in racist attack

Bhim Kohli, 80, was racially abused and slapped in the face with a shoe by a balaclava-clad boy in Leicester while a girl filmed part of the attack and laughed.

Events

7 d. ago Teenage boy and girl convicted of killing elderly dog walker in park

The pair, 15 and 13, were found guilty of the manslaughter of 80-year-old Bhim Kohli, who was racially abused and fatally assaulted near his home in Leicester.

Events