34 m. ago Billy Connolly reflects on his youth as icon releases new 'windswept and interesting' art

Billy Connolly has released new limited-edition artworks that see him reminisce about his younger years

Economics

45 m. ago Grammys' launch 'suspicious' new category amid outrage over Sabrina Carpenter’s shocking album art

The Recording Academy’s baffling move is curiously timed as the singer’s controversial release goes viral

Events

49 m. ago Contract for replacement of cycle hub at Castle Semple Country Park in Lochwinnoch approved

Elected members have approved awarding a deal for the project, which includes demolishing the existing block, to Clark Contracts.

Politics

51 m. ago Trump team weighs shutting out Musk’s SpaceX from ‘Golden Dome’ project as fallout from feud lingers

Elon Musk’s SpaceX appeared to be the frontrunner to begin work on the ambitious project, which would have pocketed him billions

Technology

70 m. ago Fearne Cotton's ex husband Jesse Wood proves things are getting serious with Made In Chelsea's Gemma Gregory two months after going public with new romance

The musician, 48, revealed his romance with the former Made in Chelsea star, 39, is hotting up - two months after going public.

Politics

82 m. ago The 6 best UK cities for enjoying the single life, with great clubs and pubs, vibrant culture and cheap rent

You often hear about the UK’s best family friendly places, but what about the top cities to enjoy if you’re young, free and single?

Society

86 m. ago Netflix Baby Reindeer star Richard Gadd filming in Glasgow for new BBC drama

Scottish actor Richard Gadd will be filming in the west end of the city later this month in a new project in collaboration with the BBC and HBO.

Events

1 hour ago Actor Martin Compston confronted in shopping centre by furious man amid affair accusation

The Scottish actor was left terrified by the public encounter as he feared he would be knocked out. Compston will be playing in this year's Soccer Aid on Sunday

Economics

2 h. ago Now and then 'life stamp' project captures changing times of West Lothian town

The ambitious photography project has become a celebration of the area’s resilience

Politics

2 h. ago Irish citizens advised against travel to Israel after airstrikes on Iran

Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris said further escalation would risk ‘regional spillover’.

Politics

2 h. ago Disorder breaks out at New Jersey immigration detention center

Protesters outside a New Jersey federal immigration detention center locked arms and pushed against barricades as vehicles passed through gates and Newark’s mayor cited reports of a possible uprising and escape as disorder broke out at the facility

Politics

2 h. ago Red Roses launch national yarn art campaign to inspire a generation ahead of Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025

Abby Dow and Tatyana Heard are leading a creative initiative inviting youngsters to get into rugby union and back the England team by contributing to spectacular Red Rose yarn art takeovers across the country

Politics

2 h. ago ‘Prescient’ painting of Oasis singers Liam and Noel Gallagher at height of ‘tension’ to be sold for £2m

Oil painting was created in 1996, the same year Noel is reported to have hit his older brother Liam with a cricket bat

Economics

2 h. ago Palmeiras president Leila Pereira: ‘I fought for this. I hope my fight inspires others’

Of the 32 clubs at the men’s Club World Cup, Palmeiras have the only female president, a billionaire businesswoman who pulls no punches“People think women are the weaker sex, and we’re not. I fight back. If they hit me, I hit back – but much harder. The way I hit back is by continuing to work and by showcasing Palmeiras’s work.”Leila Pereira is in full flow as she sits in the Palmeiras president’s office in São Paulo. In the 110-year history of a club founded by Italian working-class immigrants, she is the first woman to hold the post. The male dominance of global football is laid bare once again when you look at the lineup for the revamped men’s Club World Cup in the United States: of the 32 participating clubs, representing six continents, Pereira is the only female president. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago We are Nobel laureates, scientists, writers and artists. The threat of fascism is back | Open letter

As in 1925, when Mussolini was in power, we must openly defy the brutal imposition of the fascist ideologyOn 1 May 1925, with Benito Mussolini already in power, a group of Italian intellectuals publicly denounced his fascist regime in an open letter. The signatories – scientists, philosophers, writers and artists – took a stand in support of the essential tenets of a free society: the rule of law, personal liberty and independent thinking, culture, art and science. Their open defiance against the brutal imposition of the fascist ideology – at great personal risk – proved that opposition was not only possible, but necessary. Today, 100 years later, the threat of fascism is back – and so we must summon that courage and defy it again.Fascism emerged in Italy a century ago, marking the advent of modern dictatorship. Within a few years, it spread across Europe and the world, taking different names but maintaining similar forms. Wherever it seized power, it undermined the separation of po...

Events

3 h. ago DVLA tells motorists they 'must' tax their car despite being exempt

It is a legal offence in the UK to drive a vehicle on a public road without having valid tax in most cases. There are a few exemptions for paying the tax, but the vehicle still needs to be taxed

Transport

3 h. ago New sleeper train plans to connect 100 European cities by 2035

The start-up aims to operate overnight trains across Europe from 2027

Politics

3 h. ago Abba legend Bjorn teases secret new band project after Voyage success

Turning 80 may slow most people down, but not Bjorn Ulvaeus - as he speaks to the Mirror about ABBA'S new project, while also toasting the continued success of the ABBA Voyage

Politics

3 h. ago Unseen pictures of King Charles that show him as never before: ROBERT HARDMAN reveals what really happens to the artists that go on royal tours

Arrested in Oman, sunstroke in Saudi, lost in Morocco - alongside the stunning art in a new book of royal tour paintings, the artists reveal how they almost came a cropper in front of Charles.

Culture

4 h. ago The grand tour: one playwright’s quest to set foot in every African country before turning 60

Worried that he didn’t understand the continent of his heritage, Femi Elufowoju Jr challenged himself to visit all 54 of its nations. His trip took him from bustling Ghana to the tranquility of Tanzania – and sparked the idea for a playAt 53, I made myself a promise. Having built a reputation as the go-to authority on African culture in UK theatre, I realised with uncomfortable clarity that my knowledge barely scratched the surface of the continent’s vast complexity. What followed was an extraordinary seven-year quest to visit all 54 African nations before my 60th birthday – a journey that would ultimately transform into my ambitious new theatrical project, 54.60 Africa.The catalyst came during a 2015 world tour with theatre company Complicité that took me to Cape Town. Standing in the shadow of Table Mountain, I confronted a paradox that had long troubled me: despite my Nigerian ancestry and theatrical expertise, my understanding of Africa remained frustratingly...

Politics