75 m. ago I was conned out of my £67,000 life savings by a loving, hunky 'American oil rig worker' who turned out to be a Nigerian romance fraudster

A 76-year-old grandmother has spoken of her heartbreak and humiliation after being duped out of £67,000 by a romance fraudster who reeled her in with sweet words and fake photos

Economics

86 m. ago Ibiza’s ambulance service risks collapse due to callouts to clubs, says union

A third of emergency responses are to clubs, largely to attend to people having bad experiences with drugsThe ambulance service on the Spanish island of Ibiza says it is at risk of collapse because of frequent callouts to attend to clubbers having bad experiences with recreational drugs.The local ambulance union says up to a third of emergency calls are to clubs, the largest of which has a capacity of as many as 10,000 partygoers, and are largely drug-related. It is calling on club owners to contract private ambulance services. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Holiday home is trashed after gender reveal booking turns into 200

Police in riot vans were called to a 10-bed £635,000 home in the quiet village of Norden, Greater Manchester, after revellers from as far as London turned up.

Politics

3 h. ago Scots woman left in agony after mistaking tanning oil for sun cream during heatwave

Hally Galletta was left barely able to open her eyes after using tanning oil without SPF during the UK heatwave.

Politics

3 h. 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

3 h. ago 'Piles of poo' ruining quaint village in beloved beauty spot as local fume

Residents of a Peak District village say tourists are causing chaos in the region by leaving litter and dumping human waste - and have called for a 'ULEZ' to be put in place

Politics

4 h. ago Inside the human remains museum with preserved bodies and woman turned into soap

More than 100,000 curious visitors each year flock to the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia, which dates back to 1849. It was originally a small collection of medical teaching aids, including human remains

Events

4 h. ago 'I ditched the UK to live my dream retirement in Portugal for less than £1,000 a month'

A retired Brit has shared why he ditched the UK and packed up his life to live abroad in a rural farmhouse

Economics

4 h. ago London council faces legal action after installing road crossing in colours of transgender pride flag

The local authority installed the blue, pink and white painted crossing in Bloomsbury at a cost of £10,464

Politics

4 h. ago Woman issues chilling warning to Brits buying holiday homes in Spain after squatters invade home and leave her £90k out of pocket

Louise Bawn, 53, from Bristol, has been battling to win back her €160,000 (£138,000) home in Cartama, Malaga, since it was illegally occupied in early 2023.

Events

4 h. ago Black Sabbath fan Jason Momoa moshes out during Ozzy Osbourne's star

With 42,000 fans packed into Birmingham 's Villa Park, heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath returned to the stage for Ozzy Osbourne 's farewell show - the band's first live performance since 2005.

Sport

4 h. ago Airport staff 'get bonuses for catching easyJet passengers with oversized bags'

A revealing email was sent to employees of Swissport, which runs passenger airport gates across Belfast, Birmingham, Glasgow, Jersey, Liverpool, and Newcastle

Politics

4 h. ago Planned Chinese 'super embassy' in London includes ‘spy hub’ for 200 officers

News of the 'spy' campus adds further controversy to China's proposed redevelopment

Events

4 h. ago Ozzy Osbourne says farewell to live performance with a hometown show for 40,000 fans

Ozzy Osbourne has performed what he says is his final live show, thrilling 40,000 fans in Birmingham, England, on Saturday

Society

5 h. ago UK flyers warned 'do not to follow' TikTok trend or risk £5,000 fine

Be careful replicating what you see online as UK tourists warned this trend could risk a hefty fine

Events

6 h. ago Fontaines DC display words ‘Israel is committing genocide’ on screen at sell

Fontaines DC played to a crowd of 45,000 people in London

Politics

6 h. ago ‘The best song to have sex to? Anything by Marvin Gaye. Nothing by Rick Astley’: Rick Astley’s honest playlist

The pop veteran works up a sweat to Biffy Clyro and recognises the dancefloor power of Abba, but which Kylie banger hits a little too close to home?The first song I fell in love with I’ve got two older brothers and an older sister. My sister played the grooves out of Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell. When I got my chance, I’d put on I Wan’na Be like You from The Jungle Book.The song I do at karaoke Tale As Old As Time from the Beauty and the Beast soundtrack, even though it’s a duet. My daughter Emilie is 33, but when she’s home, we’ll watch a Disney film together. She turns into a five-year-old, I turn into a young dad and it’s just lovely. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago How much is immigration going to transform YOUR area in the next two decades? Search tool reveals the astonishing population projections of every council

Government data laying bare how mass migration is going to transform Britain shows that in Birmingham alone, another 543,000 foreign nationals are expected to call the city home by 2047.

Politics

6 h. ago Airport staff 'receiving bonuses for catching easyJet passengers with oversized bags'

Ground staff enforcing these rules are employed by third-party handling companies, which vary between airports

Politics

6 h. ago UK airport staff 'receiving bonuses for catching easyJet passengers with oversized bags'

Ground staff enforcing these rules are employed by third-party handling companies, which vary between airports

Politics