11 h. ago Moment driver refuses to lower bus ramp for toddler in wheelchair before leaving him on road

Footage showed a bus driver driving off after refusing to lower a ramp to allow her disabled son to board and she claims that it happens "12 times a week".

Transport

21 h. ago Moment bus driver refuses to lower ramp for toddler in wheelchair before leaving him on road

Footage shows a bus driver in Croydon, London, driving off after refusing to lower a ramp to allow her disabled son to board and she claims that it happens "12 times a week"

Transport

56 h. ago UK urgent drought warning as water levels drop dramatically in key reservoirs

There are currently no plans for a hose pipe ban of any kind, however, as the lack of rain is expected to carry on for another week, it could happen sooner rather than later

Events

7 d. ago US reportedly planning to deport migrants to Libya despite ‘clear’ violation of court order

Judge confirms move would breach order as Libya’s rival governments say both would refuse any US deporteesThe Trump administration is reportedly planning to deport a group of immigrants to Libya, despite a judge’s efforts on Wednesday to block any such flights and the state department’s previous condemnation of the “life-threatening” prison conditions in the country.Reuters cited three unnamed US officials as saying the deportations could happen this week. Two of the officials said the immigrants, whose nationalities are not known, could be flown to the north African country as soon as Wednesday, but they added the plans could still change. The New York Times also cited a US official confirming the deportation plans. Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago What VE Day 2025 celebrations are happening across the UK this week?

What VE Day 2025 celebrations are happening across the UK this week?  Metro.co.uk

Politics

1 week ago OLIVER COPPARD: 'Reform winning in South Yorkshire is the canary in the coalmine'

Oliver Coppard, South Yorkshire's metro mayor writes for the Mirror: "If this government does not deliver for communities like mine, what happened here this week will be the story we see repeated across the country."

Politics

1 week ago I once felt so ashamed of my fantasies of sex. That's why I'm jealous of porn star Lily Phillips: BRYONY GORDON

The strangest thing happened to me this week, as I read the news with my morning bowl of Weetabix.

Politics

2 w. ago Woman thrown onto railway track seconds before announcement that train was approaching

The terrifying incident happened at Shotts station, Hamilton Sheriff Court heard this week.

Politics

2 w. ago What happened on Emmerdale this week? John truth exposed, couple split and favourite injured

Emmerdale aired some big scenes this week. Here's a recap of what you missed this week on the ITV soap as John Sugden nears closer to being exposed

Events

3 w. ago Parents will be £450 better off thanks to big change happening this week

It's being billed as a lifeline for working parents across the country

Economics

3 w. ago It’s not too late to stop Trump and the Silicon Valley broligarchy from controlling our lives, but we must act now | Carole Cadwalladr

In her final piece for the Observer, Carole Cadwalladr reveals what happened when she returned last week to give the opening speech at technology conference Ted, where she gave her first – life-changing – talk six years agoTo walk into the lion’s den once might be considered foolhardy. To do so again after being mauled by the lion? It’s what ill-advised? Reckless? Suicidal? Six years ago I gave a talk at Ted, the world’s leading technology and ideas conference. It led to a gruelling lawsuit and a series of consequences that reverberate through my life to this day.And last week I returned. To give another talk that would incorporate some of my experience: a Ted Talk about being sued for giving a Ted Talk, and how the lessons I’d learned from surviving all that were a model for surviving “broligarchy” – a concept I first wrote about in the Observer in July last year: the alignment of Silicon Valley and autocracy, and a kind of power the world has never seen before. The key point I wan...

Politics

3 w. ago Huge schools change this week to save parents £450 is 'something the Tories would never do'

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson told the Mirror the Tories' only idea is giving private schools their tax breaks back - on the eve of free breakfast clubs opening at schools across England

Economics

4 w. ago Teen scarred for life after fellow Coatbridge nightclub reveller smashed bottle in his face

Unprovoked attack by Jakub Puchala, 24, happened as the victim was dancing, Airdrie Sheriff Court heard this week.

Politics