13 h. ago Pictured: The unmarked planes full of Afghans landing at Stansted's private hangars before migrant families are bussed to their new life in British hotels and military bases

The Daily Mail is the only media organisation to have discovered and witnessed how every fortnight or so plain white charter planes have been landing at Stansted packed with Afghans.

Events

17 h. ago Two British tourists are dead 'after jumping into hotel pool after a night out' in Portugal

Police are said to be working on the theory the pair, aged 27 and 29, got into difficulties because they had b been drinking and didn't know how to swim.

Society

17 h. ago Two Brit tourists die in Algarve after jumping into pool after night out

The 27-year-old and 29-year-old British tourists were found at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool in Albufeira, Portugal and pronounced dead at the scene

Events

24 h. ago Pictured: The unmarked planes full of Afghans landing at Stansted's private hangers before migrant families are bussed to their new life in British hotels and military bases

The Daily Mail is the only media organisation to have discovered and witnessed how every fortnight or so plain white charter planes have been landing at Stansted packed with Afghans.

Events

43 h. ago ‘People always say, “I love you, Gramps”’: why these seniors love video games

Adults in their 60s, 70s and 80s represent nearly 28% of roughly 205 million US gamers and are becoming more visible in the mainstreamMichelle Statham’s preferred game is Call of Duty. It’s fast and frenetic, involving military and espionage campaigns inspired by real history. She typically spends six hours a day livestreaming to Twitch, chatting to her more than 110,000 followers from her home in Washington state. She boasts about how she’ll beat opponents, and says “bless your heart” while hurtling over rooftops to avoid clusterstrikes of enemy fire. When she’s hit, she “respawns” – or comes back to life at a checkpoint – and jumps right back into the fray.The military shooter game has a predominantly young male user base, but Statham’s Twitch handle is TacticalGramma – a nod to the 60-year-old’s two grandkids. Her lifelong gaming hobby has become an income stream (she prefers to keep her earnings private, but says she has raised “thousands” for charity), as well as a way to have ...

Politics

43 h. ago Gaming in their golden years: why millions of seniors are playing video games

Adults over the age of 50 represent nearly a third of US gamers and are becoming more visible in the mainstreamMichelle Statham’s preferred game is Call of Duty. It’s fast and frenetic, involving military and espionage campaigns inspired by real history. She typically spends six hours a day livestreaming to Twitch, chatting to her more than 110,000 followers from her home in Washington state. She boasts about how she’ll beat opponents, and says “bless your heart” while hurtling over rooftops to avoid clusterstrikes of enemy fire. When she’s hit, she “respawns” – or comes back to life at a checkpoint – and jumps right back into the fray.The military shooter game has a predominantly young male user base, but Statham’s Twitch handle is TacticalGramma – a nod to the 60-year-old’s two grandkids. Her lifelong gaming hobby has become an income stream (she prefers to keep her earnings private, but says she has raised “thousands” for charity), as well as a way to have fun, stay sharp and con...

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47 h. ago Kim Jong Un's military has 'hugely improved' and is now a much greater threat to South Korea and US troops based there after six months of fighting against Ukraine

North Korea has used the conflict as a testing ground to refine its combat strategies, according to an intelligence assessment shared with The Times .

Events

3 d. ago Brit tourist, 25, dies after horror 4am hotel balcony fall in popular holiday hotspot

A British tourist tragically died after a horror fall from a hotel balcony in a popular holiday hotspot as cops in the UK and Malta launch an investigation into the tragic incident

Events

3 d. ago Horror in Malta as British man, 25, dies in hotel balcony plunge

Preliminary investigations suggest the man fell from the balcony at around 4.15am

Events

3 d. ago British tourist, 25, dies after hotel balcony fall in the early hours in popular Malta holiday resort

Police rushed to a hotel in Malta on Friday morning to discover the body of a lifeless man on the ground.

Events

3 d. ago Brit tourist, 25, dies after Malta hotel balcony fall as cops launch probe

Police were called to the hotel in St Julian, Malta, after a 25-year-old British man fell to his death in the early hours of Friday from a balcony at the popular tourist spot

Events

4 d. ago Iran missile strike on US air base in Qatar 'hit geodesic dome' as WW3 fears escalate

Iran has claimed it has successfully hit a geodesic dome at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, used by the US military for secure communications, and satellite images have since shown a building has been destroyed

Events

5 d. ago US army unveils bizarre weapon to stop invasion of wild animals on military bases

The unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) system, which includes a large, plastic coyote mounted to a UGV base, will serve as a deterrent for problematic wildlife such as birds

Events

5 d. ago Trump has a new weapon to protect his US Army air bases – a pack of cyborg coyotes

The cyborg beasts are deployed to watch guard over military air bases and stop unwanted pests like wildlife getting onto the site and messing around with the military machinery

Politics

6 d. ago 'I visited world's first IKEA hotel and one detail left me gobsmacked'

A British travel lover visited IKEA's first boutique hotel in the Canary Islands – and he had nothing but praise for the furniture giant's new enterprise. One aspect really stood out too

Politics

7 d. ago Body found in search for soldier Alex Cairnie who vanished from military base

Alex Cairnie vanished from camp on Sunday and sparked a massive hunt in the area.

Events

7 d. ago Body is found in hunt for missing soldier, 30, who was last seen walking around Tesco near military base

Alex Cairnie, 30, was reported missing on Sunday afternoon after being spotted at the supermarket in Tidworth, Wiltshire

Events

8 d. ago Hundreds of military personnel and volunteers search for soldier missing from his base since Sunday

Alex Cairnie, 30, sergeant in the Queen's Royal Hussars regiment, was last seen at around noon on July 6 leaving Tidworth camp in Wiltshire. Police dogs have also been sent out as part of the search.

Events

9 d. ago TUI couple banned from flight after wife slams 'inedible' food during £3,000 holiday

A British couple were turfed out of the Terezas Hotel in Sidari, Corfu, and denied boarding on their return flight to the UK, after booking a week-long half-board TUI holiday

Economics

1 week ago Hegseth falsely cited weapon shortages in halting shipments to Ukraine, Democrats say

Reports indicate defense secretary unilaterally acted to halt shipment even as Pentagon suggested US arsenal is stockedPete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, unilaterally halted an agreed shipment of military aid to Ukraine due to baseless concerns that US stockpiles of weapons have run too low, it has been reported.A batch of air defense missiles and other precision munitions were due to be sent to Ukraine to aid it in its ongoing war with Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbor in 2022. The aid was promised by the US during Joe Biden’s administration last year. Continue reading...

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