18 h. ago This £9.99 desktop fan can blast you with 2,400rpm of cooling power

Weighing no more than a smartphone, this quiet and compact fan could be the best tenner you’ll spend all summer – but the Prime Day deal ends soon.

Economics

40 h. ago Britain's jails are being overrun by drugs: Prison watchdog warns of 'uncontrollable levels of criminality' behind bars as inmates spend 22 hours a day in cells 'high and watching daytime TV'

Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor said inmates were able to order from a 'menu' of illicit substances while sitting in their cells for 22 hours a day.

Events

44 h. ago Toddler's life saved after mum spots small detail in seemingly normal photo

Laura Davies and her husband Tom first spotted something strange in their toddler's eye while at home, but a picture from his nursery confirmed their worst fears

Culture

67 h. ago Mum on dream holiday now fighting for life in intensive care after suddenly falling ill

Rebecca Russell, 32, has been in the intensive care unit for more than a week after she started being sick three days into her holiday to Morocco with her partner and two friends

Politics

3 d. ago The radical 1960s schools experiment that created a whole new alphabet – and left thousands of children unable to spell

Decades ago, a generation of UK schoolchildren unwittingly took part in an initiative aimed at boosting reading skills – with lasting consequencesThroughout my life, my mum has always been a big reader. She was in three or four book clubs at the same time. She’d devour whatever texts my siblings and I were studying in school, handwrite notes for our lunchboxes and write in her diary every night. Our fridge door was a revolving display of word-of-the-day flashcards. Despite this, she also was and remains, by some margin, the worst speller I have met.By the time I was in primary school, she was already asking me to proofread her work emails, often littered with mistakes that were glaringly obvious to me even at such a young age. It used to baffle me – how could this person, who races through multiple books a week and can quote Shakespeare faultlessly, possibly think “me” is spelt with two Es? Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Horrifying doorbell footage of mum begging for help after being poisoned in own home

Tracey Condron has no recollection of having a seizure before making her way to her neighbour's house for help - just moments later, she was resuscitated as she was blue-lighted to hospital

Politics

5 d. ago Mum says young daughter's life has been ruined after terrifying carjacking

Masked man brandishing weapon ordered her and the child, then aged 10, to get out before the vehicle was driven away.

Events

6 d. ago Gang of youths filmed brutal attack on teenager as mum feared for daughter's life

Ashley Manning said her daughter Murren was enjoying a day at the beach when she was followed by the group of teens.

Events

6 d. ago Xabi Alonso relishes value of Valverde – with idol Gerrard his role model

Real Madrid head coach likens unfettered midfielder to former Liverpool teammate after Club World Cup heroicsFede Valverde once said that he could spend all day watching Steven Gerrard play; his coach sometimes feels like he still is, and no one is better placed to see it or make it so. Xabi Alonso had been in charge at Real Madrid for just two games when he said that the Uruguayan reminded him of his former partner in the Liverpool midfield. “ I haven’t seen many players with his physical performance,” he said. “I’m very happy to be coaching him. Every manager would like a Valverde on the team.”Coming from Alonso, it was quite the compliment. There was always something special between him and the Liverpool captain. Gerrard described the Spaniard as “pure quality, a class act on the pitch and a gentlemen off it,” and was “devastated” at his departure, writing: “I missed you every day from the moment you left.” Alonso said that Gerrard was the better player, the man with whom he won ...

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7 d. ago Family dog saves disabled mum's life after fire rips through home

Katrina Archer had gone for an afternoon nap but was woken up as flames ripped through the building.

Society

7 d. ago Virginia Giuffre's heartbreaking final words to her kids before tragic suicide

The mum-of-three took her own life in April after bravely waiving her right to anonymity a decade ago in the hope of seek justice for victims of sex trafficking

Events

8 d. ago Mum with mystery illness leaves doctors baffled as she's a prisoner in her own body

Once a busy social worker dedicated to helping others, active mum Nada Gumati, lived a full life. Now, she spends 90 per cent of her life lying down, in constant agony that has left doctors mystified

Events

8 d. ago I wish my mum had contacted Macmillan Cancer Support when she was diagnosed with breast cancer

With endless appointments to attend, medical terminology to understand and emotions to deal with – a helping hand can make all the difference

Science

9 d. ago Dear Coleen: 'Abusive mum still has big hold over my life and it’s hell'

"I really struggle to engage with my mum, as I find being in her company and spending any time around her detrimental to my mental health. I feel so flat and down whenever I have to see her because it brings back so many bad memories."

Events

9 d. ago Turkey hotel issues scathing statement as mum arrested for 'worst mistake of her life'

Georgia Harrison, 32, was celebrating her boyfriend's new teeth during a drunken hotel blunder in Turkey and allegedly left the room 'unusable', breaking the TV, window and mini bar

Events

9 d. ago Mum fighting for life on holiday from hell after mosquito attack and tragic accident

A mother and her partner took their two kids to Costa Adeje, Tenerife for a relaxing 12-day getaway – but the family's holiday of a lifetime was turned into a nightmare

Events

9 d. ago Turkey hotel issues statement and pictures after mum arrested for 'worst mistake of my life'

Georgia Harrison is still in Turkey after being arrested with her partner

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9 d. ago Mum fighting for life after horror hotel fall caused by mosquito bite on holiday

Emma Hickey and her partner Stephen Brougham took their two kids to Costa Adeje, Tenerife, Spain when the 42-year-old mum fell badly unwell.

Events

9 d. ago Mum fighting for life after horror hotel fall caused by mosquito bites on holiday

Emma Hickey and her partner Stephen Brougham took their two kids to Costa Adeje, Tenerife, Spain when the 42-year-old mum fell badly unwell.

Events

9 d. ago Mum fighting for life after tragic hotel accident caused by mosquito bite

Emma Hickey and her partner Stephen Brougham took their two kids to Costa Adeje, Tenerife, Spain when the 42-year-old mum fell badly ill, prompting a trip to hospital

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