2 h. ago Woman who killed three family members with beef wellington laced with poison jailed

Erin Patterson, 50, invited her former parents-in-law, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail Patterson's sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66, over for lunch at her home in the town of Leongatha

Events

2 h. ago Parents of children between two ages urged to 'tell HMRC' or lose cash

About 10.3million families get Child Benefit, and you'll normally get it if you have kids under 16 - however there are rules in some circumstances

Society

3 h. ago Retired senior police officer quizzed by her former force over social media posts calling transgender woman 'Fred'

An award-winning police officer (Cathy Larkman, left) told of her fury today after a force spent 10 months investigating her for calling a transgender activist 'Fred' instead of 'Freda' on social media.

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3 h. ago Inside Britain's worst airport: The violence, queues and fury at travel hub where desperate passengers are forced to crawl through baggage conveyor to hunt their luggage

Prior to the pandemic, Manchester Airport was named the best airport in the UK six times on the trot in a prestigious industry awards ceremony.

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3 h. ago Fury as judge wishes 7/7 bombings mastermind 'all the best' as he prepares to walk free in Britain despite fears he's still a risk

Sir Robert Jay made the comments during a hearing involving Haroon Aswat, 50, who is due to leave a psychiatric hospital and return to live with family in Batley, West Yorkshire.

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3 h. ago Dame Helen Mirren and Sir Ian McKellen lead stars' pleas to Lords on assisted dying ahead of decisive 'end of life' vote

Dame Helen Mirren and Sir Ian McKellen are urging peers to 'show the world Britain can lead with empathy and courage' on assisted dying.

Politics

4 h. ago Fury over fundraiser for career criminal who brutally murdered Ukrainian on North Carolina train

An online fundraiser designed to support career criminal Decarlos Brown Jr,, 35, who is accused of brutally murdering Iryna Zarutska, 23, onboard a train in North Carolina has sparked fury online.

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5 h. ago Jade: That’s Showbiz Baby! review – former Little Mix star thrives in chaos on an idiosyncratic debut

(Sony)Jade Thirlwall offers a wild ride through electroclash, Eurovision drama and emotive synth-pop – albeit one she can’t quite maintain for a whole albumLast month, the indefatigable Vice magazine published a piece on the “summer of British chaos”, documenting a scene of deranged social media provocateurs existing at the crispiest fringes of our nation’s cooked identity. Writer Clive Martin defined these graven images of the algorithm as being regionally specific, lurid, rowdy, funny and hedonistic. As a former member of Little Mix, a girl band put together via public vote on The X Factor, Jade Thirlwall might not seem like the likeliest bedfellow of this unhinged movement. But the South Shields pop star’s debut solo single, last year’s Angel of My Dreams, dodged focus-grouped smoothness to present a sublimely whacked-out, thoroughly British pop vision that felt like spinning through someone else’s for you page and realising they exist in a markedly different universe from your o...

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5 h. ago Southport parents hope to 'uncover truth' so no other family faces their hell

The Southport Inquiry chaired by barrister Sir Adrian Fulford wil resume at Liverpool Town Hall with more harrowing stories from the surviving children

Society

5 h. ago Mental health and poverty among issues worrying school leaders outside classroom

Some 86% of state-funded schools and colleges in England – both primary and secondary – were surveyed by the Children’s Commissioner’s office.

Politics

5 h. ago Charity which provides meals to school pupils reaches 3m mark

The founder of Mary’s Meals says there are still millions of children who are starving each day.

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6 h. ago 'Whizz kid' who taught himself to code aged 7 now rakes in $1.4M a MONTH

Zach Yadegari, 18, founded Cal AI from his parents' home in Roslyn, a village in Nassau County, Long Island in May 2024, and he now has 30 employees.

Politics

7 h. ago Great North Run 2025: Tommy Fury leads celebrities taking part as he ignores 'DNF' fume

Tommy Fury, Jake Quickenden and Sara Davies were among the celebrities to join the masses of over 60,000 participants taking part in this year's iconic AJ Bell Great North Run

Politics

9 h. ago Top union leader delivers warning to Labour as Keir Starmer hit by criticism

Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham, who has been a vocal critic of Keir Starmer, said her union members would want to cut ties with Labour if asked to vote today

Events

10 h. ago Celtic board hit with vote of no confidence from furious fan group as they ramp up the pressure

The Celtic Supporters Association have ramped up the pressure on the board as the row hits fever pitch

Events

11 h. ago Phone shops set to keep doors closed when their open in bid to stop thefts

Thefts of mobile phones are getting worse as some smartphone shops take drastic measures such as keeping the store doors shut when they are open for business

Politics

11 h. ago Tommy Fury returns to the track just hours after he was accused of lying about finishing 100km triathlon as he joins stars heading to the start line of The Great North Run

Data showed the boxer, 26, seemingly 'did not finish' the gruelling challenge in France last week, despite sharing snaps on social media of his celebrations with fiancée Molly-Mae Hague .

Politics

11 h. ago Tommy Fury angers triathletes after claiming he 'completed' race – but got DNF

Boxer Tommy Fury missed out on 30k of cycling because of problems with the road closures in France, but didn't mention it in his social media posts, leading to claims he 'cheated'

Politics

11 h. ago Controversial £25m 'Nanny State' national emergency alert flops on live TV as BBC reporter's alarm fails and thousands report their phones were either late or never went off 

At around 3pm, mobiles connected to 4G and 5G networks throughout Britain vibrated and sounded for about 10 seconds in the second test of the system.

Events

12 h. ago Charity erases genders in woke language guide as it tells members to avoid using 'mother' and 'father'

The British Horse Society has become the latest organisation to say 'neigh' to its members using the words 'mother' or 'father' - and say 'parents' or 'caregivers' instead.

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