64 m. ago Judge 'not impressed' after seeing what paedophile, 74, wore to court

A judge slammed a paedophile's attempts to curry favour in court as he sentenced him to more than six years behind bars for disgusting crimes that he committed in the 1990s

Events

71 m. ago Three kids critically injured after car wreck sends vehicle careening into their sidewalk lemonade stand

The girls, aged 7, 8, and 9 were rushed to hospitals in North Carolina in critical condition

Events

2 h. ago Diddy trial chaos as prosecutors try to eject juror over 'serious' ethics breach

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is back in court as his sex-trafficking and racketeering trial continues on Wednesday in New York federal court.

Events

2 h. ago Brian Wilson: the Beach Boys visionary who changed music forever

The troubled musician was a genius whose work was the envy of generations of fellow artists. Fiona Sturges pays tribute, and recalls her encounter with Wilson where he told her about his fear of failure, his abusive father, and the voices in his head

Politics

2 h. ago 'Progressive' doctor performed disturbing surgeries on her sedated female patients

Mona Ghosh, 52, wrongly told up to 100 healthy women who had a pap smear test to screen for cervical cancer at her clinic that their results were abnormal.

Science

3 h. ago Doctor who failed to spot girl, 13, was suffering from sepsis and died days later will face no disciplinary sanction

Professor Richard Thompson did not refer Martha Mills to intensive care despite her displaying several high-risk indicators of the life-threatening condition.

Events

3 h. ago Mark Drakeford tells Plaid Cymru leader he's 'very bad at listening' in heated exchange

The former First Minister told the Plaid Cymru leader to 'listen to me'

Politics

3 h. ago Pam Bondi dodges questions about what legal threshold is for Trump to invoke Insurrection Act

Attorney General told reporters administration was ‘not scared to go further’ amid protests at ICE raids

Politics

3 h. ago Doctors told me I had anxiety and turned me away... now I'm bedridden

Maisie Moore, 25, from south West London, spends every day sequestered to her bed in a brace given her severe neck pain, alongside high blood pressure, a racing heart and intense nausea.

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4 h. ago Teacher sacked over racy content 'didn't think I'd get caught' as she shocks GMB hosts

Kirsty Buchan was struck off after her pupils discovered she was an OnlyFans model – the 34-year-old told Good Morning Britain hosts that she 'didn't expect to be caught'

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4 h. ago Trump’s legal team says Supreme Court would be ‘stunned’ by hush money case in New York’s hands

Appeals court judges are now wrestling with a ‘whole new world of presidential immunity’ after his conviction

Politics

4 h. ago Woman flashes obscene gesture as baying mob forces accused baby killer out of home

Nicole Blain is set to appear in court next year after she was alleged to have killed her baby daughter by shaking just three weeks after she was born at a flat in Greenock, Inverclyde

Events

4 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump and deportation protests: the king of confected emergencies | Editorial

Strongmen love inventing or exploiting crises to justify extreme measures and extended power. The US is taking another step towards authoritarianismDonald Trump will celebrate his birthday with a North Korean-style military parade costing tens of millions of dollars this weekend. He has gratefully accepted the early gift of the demonstrations, which have spread across the country, with more scheduled for Saturday. The president’s immigration crackdown spurred overwhelmingly peaceful protests in Los Angeles. Ordering in troops, over the governor’s head, then inflamed the situation and allowed the agent of chaos to portray himself as its nemesis once more.Mr Trump has diverted attention from his rift with Elon Musk, the stalling of his “big, beautiful” tax and spending bill, the court-ordered return of the wrongly deported Kilmar Ábrego García and the impending impact of tariffs. But underlying the manufactured crisis is a deeper agenda: reigniting fear of undocumented migrants, deleg...

Politics

5 h. ago UK equalities watchdog: Transgender people may be asked about gender status in workplace

Trans people who feel they’ve lost rights should ‘distinguish between rights in law and preference for things to be a certain way’, EHCR chair saidTransgender people may be asked about their gender status in the workplace, the equalities watchdog has said, with its chair arguing people should “distinguish between rights in law, and a preference for things to be a certain way”.Giving evidence to the women and equalities select committee, the chair and chief executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said trans people should not be fearful of the repercussions of April’s supreme court ruling, which found the word “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Pete Wicks' desperate plea to give 'beloved' dog a home before he dies

Kind-hearted TV star Pete Wicks is urging Mirror readers to adopt Neapolitan Mastiff Theo who may only have months left to live because of a heart condition

Events

5 h. ago Diddy trial chaos as prosecutors try to eject juror over 'serious' ethics breach: Live updates

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is back in court as his sex-trafficking and racketeering trial continues on Wednesday in New York federal court.

Events

5 h. ago Raducanu and Boulter laugh off Queen’s doubles defeat with singles to come

British pair lose 6-2, 7-5 to Routliffe and KichenokSonay Kartal beaten 6-1, 6-3 by Amanda AnisimovaWith a place in the semi-finals on her debut at Queen’s hanging in the balance, Emma Raducanu flitted towards the net in an attempt to pluck a floating ball out of the air. She has effortlessly dispatched similar balls thousands of times, but on game point while a set down, her forehand drive volley landed closer to the back fence than the court.Normally, she would react with frustration to such an easy miss on an important point. This, however, was only doubles. As she turned away and comically planted her palm on her face, she could not hide her smile. Katie Boulter, her doubles partner, laughed out loud. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago List of seven medical conditions that could exempt you from paying any council tax

There are several little-known council tax discounts to be aware of

Economics

6 h. ago Oklahoma court clears the way for execution of a man convicted in a Tulsa woman's killing

An Oklahoma appeals court has ordered a stay of execution for a man on death row to be lifted, clearing the way for him to receive a lethal injection

Events

6 h. ago Wales coal tips will never be safe because the money needed is 'so enormous'

MPs were told the current funding allocated to coal tip safety in Wales just 'scratches the surface'

Economics