83 m. ago Young Scot left paralysed in crash slams sick TikTok trolls filmed mocking him at festival

“Having lived both lives I have seen first hand how people change when they look at you. They see the disability and not you."

Events

83 m. ago People on Attendance Allowance may be able to increase monthly payments by £146

Nearly 1.7 million State Pensioners will receive either £73.90 or £110.40 each week during the 2025/26 financial year.

Economics

1 hour ago Only people with high IQ can spot TWO horses in under 10 seconds in optical illusion

In order to spot the hidden horse, you will need to rely on your creative thinking skills to solve the tricky optical illusion puzzle. But can you find it in less than 10 seconds?

Politics

3 h. ago Welsh indyref ‘absolutely could happen in our lifetime’, Plaid Cymru leader says

Rhun ap Iorwerth did not shy away from suggesting his party could be the leading political force in Wales following the next Senedd elections.

Politics

3 h. ago Trump news at a glance: military to immediately remove trans troops and use medical records to oust more

Buoyed by supreme court ruling, Pentagon will remove as many as 1,000 service members. Key US politics stories from Thursday 8 May at a glance“No More Trans @ DoD,” Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, posted after the supreme court allowed the Trump administration’s ousting of transgender troops to go forward. As of Thursday, the orders have been issued to identify and involuntarily force trans people out of service.Department officials have said it is difficult to determine exactly how many transgender service members there are, but medical records will show those who have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, show symptoms or are being treated. Those troops would then be forced out. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago Martin Lewis MSE £41 warning to 872k people who pay for NHS prescriptions

Money-saving guru Martin Lewis' MSE site has urged Brits to check whether they'll be better off applying for prepayment certificate - instead of paying £9.90 for each individual NHS prescription

Events

4 h. ago I left my husband after meeting a dashing tour guide on holiday. It was the perfect romance... until I made a shocking discovery: CAROL EL HAWARY

The second I met Atef, I realised two things with absolute certainty: love at first sight was real, and passion wasn't done with me yet. The one emotion I didn't feel was guilt.

Events

4 h. ago Yearly blood tests to detect earliest signs of cancer could prevent half of cases reaching advanced stage

The experts trialled a multi-cancer blood test on a group of people aged between 50 and 79, using both fast-growing tumours and aggressively-expanding tumours.

Events

4 h. ago Family's Spanish holiday hell with people in tears during blackout airport chaos

Natalie Connelly was travelling home from a holiday in Marbella, Spain, with her large family, when they were caught up in the power outage

Society

4 h. ago Yearly blood tests to detect earliest signs of cancer could prevent half of cases reaching advanced stage

The experts trialled a multi-cancer blood test on a group of people aged between 50 and 79, using both fast-growing tumours and aggressively-expanding tumours.

Events

5 h. ago Jobs ‘days’ away from being lost without US deal, suggests Reynolds

Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said ‘we were at risk of thousands of people losing their jobs’ without an agreement.

Economics

5 h. ago Pope Leo XIV’s name choice ‘signals he will continue work of Francis’

Pope Leo will have the challenge of following in the footsteps of the late Francis, whose popularity saw him dubbed ‘the people’s pope’.

Politics

5 h. ago Blue Badge fraud has 'increased by over 1000%' since 2016 as driver misuse and theft soars

The range of abuse varies from intentional theft, organised fraud, producing and selling counterfeit badges online, and using deceased people's badges.

Politics

5 h. ago Pope Leo XIV 'ironically hates the Cardinals' thanks to his Chicago roots

After the world's 1.4 billion Catholics waited with baited breath, the Church's first American pope was unveiled - but all people want to know is, which baseball team does he support?

Politics

6 h. ago People are only just realising the bizarre reason why Asda got its name

Despite having been trading as Asda for six decades, shoppers in the UK are only just realising what the acronym actually stands for.

Politics

6 h. ago Mary Berry says first Victoria sponge she had was made by her mother on VE Day

The cook described the air raids she witnessed and the celebrations that took place on VE Day during the 80th anniversary concert.

Politics

7 h. ago Pope Leo makes moving tribute to his predecessor Francis in first speech as the Holy Father: Read full transcript

Robert Prevost gave a heartfelt appraisal to Pope Francis, who died aged 88 on Easter Monday last month, as he addressed adorning crowds in Rome after being unveiled as the 267th pontiff.

Politics

8 h. ago Wartime star Dame Vera Lynn would want young people to help others – daughter

Dame Vera lifted troops’ spirits with concerts in Egypt, India and Burma during the war.

Events

8 h. ago Welsh triplets who starred in film with Keira Knightley set for 'world first' transplant

Julien, Eliot and Ryan Gregory are heading back to Wales for a "world first triplet hair transplant" after first capturing public attention on the day they were born at Witybush Hospital

Politics

8 h. ago Martin Lewis says big announcement will hit your pocket in these four ways

He says people with mortgages, savings accounts, loans and credit card will be affected

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