39 m. ago These are the manipulative, secret tactics used by 'other women' like Rebecca Loos and Lauryn Goodman: JANA HOCKING

It's a funny thing, this 'famous mistress' business, writes JANA HOCKING. For the family, the scandal is the worst chapter of their lives. For the mistress, it's a career move.

Politics

86 m. ago India and Pakistan tensions spill over into contest over whose flagpole is bigger

Nationalist rivalries are on show at border crossing where soldiers in elaborate uniforms perform flag ceremonies each nightAt a remote, monsoon-soaked border checkpoint, Indian soldiers will mark Independence Day by raising the country’s tricolour on a mast that towers above a Pakistani flag flying just across the frontier – part of an ongoing vertical duel in South Asia’s fraught politics.Call it flag warfare: a contest not of weapons but of height, waged by two nuclear-armed neighbours that only three months ago fought a four-day battle which threatened to escalate into full-scale war. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Police officers sacked after man lay dead in back of van for 22 minutes

Stephen Reardon, 34, died after collapsing in the back of a police van in St Austell, Cornwall, in July 2023. Two officers have now been sacked for gross misconduct

Events

5 h. ago James Norton cuts a stylish figure in a grey textured suit as he joins chic Emily Beecham at the global premiere of their new period drama King & Conqueror in London

The actor, 40, turned heads in a grey textured suit worn over a matching shirt, completing the look with smart black shoes and a black belt.

Politics

6 h. ago Emmerdale's Charity in baby DNA scandal as Ross Barton twist changes everything

Emmerdale's latest episode saw Charity Dingle's betrayal exposed moments after announcing she was pregnant as surrogate for Sarah Sugden and Jacob Gallagher on the ITV soap

Politics

6 h. ago Countries urged to ‘hold the line’ in Geneva plastics treaty negotiations

Talks continue amid warnings from environmental groups over being ‘sold out’ without meaningful or legally binding measuresTalks between nations to hammer out a plastics treaty to end plastic pollution continued behind closed doors in Geneva on Thursday, the final day of negotiations, as civil society groups urged countries to “hold the line” to secure a strong agreement.With time running out to seal a deal between 184 countries, environmental groups expressed concern that frontline communities, Indigenous people and others suffering the worst impacts of the world’s growing plastic crisis were being “sold out” in an effort to secure a treaty, without meaningful or legally binding measures that would address the scale of the problem, “at any cost”. Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago TOWIE's Amy Childs shows off her trim figure in a pink swimsuit during her family summer holiday to Tenerife after sparking weight loss concerns with fans

The TOWIE star, 35, is currently enjoying a sun-drenched getaway in Tenerife with fiancé Billy Delbosq and her children.

Society

7 h. ago Drug gangster Jamie Rothwell jailed after ordering shootings from Barcelona flat

Salford gangster Jamie Rothwell has been sentenced to 43 years behind bars after admitting a string of drug and gun offences - which were laid bare in an encrypted messaging system

Events

8 h. ago Myleene Klass shows off her toned figure in a mesh top and bold blue cargos as she arrives at Smooth Radio amid feud with Frankie Bridge and Rochelle Humes

The former The Saturdays singer, 47, flaunted her unique sense of style as she paired her loose-fitting trousers with a fitted black sheer top.

Transport

9 h. ago Drug and gun gangster Jamie Rothwell sentenced to 43 years as he's 'tired' of crime life

Jamie Rothwell was one of the National Crime Agency's most wanted men after he was exposed as a leading figure in the Salford gang feud following the EncroChat hack

Events

9 h. ago Helen Skelton shows off her toned figure in a bikini at the pool with her children

Giving an insight into how she had spent the school holidays with her children so far, Helen shared a montage of clips to Instagram on Thursday.

Politics

11 h. ago Putin a 'sensitive autocrat' who calls himself 'historic figure' over 'narcissist' Trump

Putin has been branded a 'sensitive autocrat' by the brains behind the book 'The Silent Language of Power' – as an expert believes Trump might 'manifest submissively' during their meeting on Friday

Politics

12 h. ago The hospitals with the LONGEST waiting lists revealed: As 7.37million people wait for routine treatment, the Government is slammed for 'misleading' public on NHS figures

More than 7.37million treatments-relating to 6.23million patients- are now in the queue for ops like hip replacements, official data revealed today.

Politics

12 h. ago More than 100 migrants in one vessel thought to have bumped crossings to 27,799

Home Office figures show 325 migrants crossed the English Channel by small boat on Wednesday.

Events

13 h. ago Report finds top 2% of households have 18% of wealth in Scotland

Campaigners at Tax Justice Scotland said the study highlighted the ‘vast scale of unfairness in Scotland’.

Politics

14 h. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves confronted over Budget tax rises as new figures released

Chancellor Rachel Reeves declined to be drawn on any tax hikes ahead of the autumn Budget amid reports officials are looking at changes to inheritance taxes

Economics

14 h. ago Calls to ban SUV and diesel motors after children 'made sick'

It's alleged that diesel cars linked to the Dieselgate scandal could cause more than 40,000 new cases of asthma.

Events

15 h. ago Tom Sandoval feared America’s Got Talent appearance was ‘setting myself up to get trolled’

The former ‘Vanderpump Rules’ star, once dubbed the ‘most hated man in America’ over a high-profile infidelity scandal, talks to Caitlin Hornik about returning to the screen as a singer

Politics

15 h. ago AI boom helps Apple’s biggest supplier earn more from servers than smartphones

Figures mark a milestone for contract electronics maker Foxconn

Politics

15 h. ago NHS waiting list up but number of patients facing longest waits falls

The figures come as Health Secretary Wes Streeting continues talks with the British Medical Association to prevent further resident doctor strikes.

Science