7 h. ago Vaping increases risk of stroke by a third in urgent warning to young people

The Mirror attended Europe’s biggest heart conference and heard from scientists who revealed what actually happens to your body when you vape - and it's not good news

Events

31 h. ago New pill costing just 4p shown to slash heart attack risk better than aspirin

The Mirror attended Europe’s biggest health conference in Madrid where breakthrough research indicated heart disease patients could be switched to a new drug

Events

61 h. ago ‘The surfers were methodical and mesmerising’: Ed Templeton’s best phone picture

The US photographer watched on enviously as young people enjoyed the artificial wave in the centre of MunichEd Templeton had woken up in Zurich, Switzerland, that morning, but by the early afternoon he’d arrived by train in Germany. He was visiting the city of Munich, and after dropping his bags at a central hotel, he walked to the city’s Englischer Garten. “It’s one of the biggest parks in Europe,” he says, and home to the Eisbach river’s famous artificial wave. “The surfers follow unwritten rules based on respect that are fascinating to watch. They line up on either side of the river and take turns. When one surfer falls off the wave and is swept away in the current, another jumps on, and everyone cheers each other on. It’s methodical and quite mesmerising. It takes great skill to jump from the wall into the wave, and manoeuvre back and forth in such a narrow space.”He took this image from a bridge, because “while the banks on either side of the river create a perfect amphitheatre...

Politics

5 d. ago The three Celtic parties to blame for catastrophic £40m failure but one man stands alone

It was another miserable night for the Scottish champions on Europe’s biggest stage and the flak is flying

Economics

7 d. ago More than 300 tonnes of rubbish collected in mammoth Notting Hill Carnival clean

The annual Notting Hill Carnival has left its usual collosal mess that the council is rushing to clean up in 'one of the biggest clean-up operations in Europe'

Politics

7 d. ago The one change that worked: I abandoned my cynicism – and joined Europe’s biggest gay choir

I’ve sung at the Royal Albert Hall, made friends with people I would otherwise never have met and felt the power of being seen and heard for who I really amIt is April 2022 and I am standing in the middle of the stage at Cadogan Hall in London. As the pianist plays a plucky staccato intro, it dawns on me that I am about to sing the West Side Story classic I Feel Pretty, with choreography, in front of a packed audience, alongside 200 gay men.This was my first time performing with the London Gay Men’s Chorus (LGMC) – Europe’s largest gay choir. I first saw them perform years earlier in Soho, where they sang Bridge Over Troubled Water at a vigil for the Pulse nightclub shooting in Florida in 2016. After making it through the pandemic, the chorus’s years-long waiting list and months of rehearsals, I was under the bright stage lights, trying to remember the first line of the song and thinking: “what have I got myself into?” Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Monday briefing: Notting Hill carnival is Europe’s biggest party – but its future is in doubt

Monday briefing: Notting Hill carnival is Europe’s biggest party – but its future is in doubt  The Guardian

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8 d. ago Notting Hill Carnival 2025: Europe's biggest street party returns as police make 140 arrests

The Met Police said there had been 140 arrests – 105 at the carnival and 35 on approaches to the carnival as a result of proactive policing interventions - as of 7.45pm on Sunday

Events

8 d. ago Notting Hill Carnival 2025: West London bursts into colour as Europe's biggest street party returns

Streets in west London awash with colour as Europe’s biggest street party takes place

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8 d. ago What will the weather be like for Notting Hill Carnival as Europe's biggest street party gets under way?

What will you need to wear as the party gets under way? Check out weather guide to help you plan

Society

9 d. ago ‘At Meta I found myself wrestling my deputy in an MMA gym’: Nick Clegg on the culture shock of Silicon Valley

In an exclusive extract from his new book, the former Meta number two recalls the mindset, the mantras and the man at the top• Read an interview with Nick Clegg hereI’m not a creature of Silicon Valley. I didn’t study computer science. I’ve never written a line of code. I haven’t spent my career immersed in the processes, debates and science of technological progress. I came to Meta, Facebook as it then was, in 2018 as an emigre from the world of British and European politics. I wasn’t really sure what to expect.As an Englishman, I never cease to be amazed by the sheer scale of America. It’s striking, when you first set foot in this part of Northern California, how remote it feels from the power centres of the east coast. It’s not just the nearly 3,000 miles that separate you from Washington DC and New York; the three-hour time difference means you feel out of sync. The day’s news agenda is in full flight on the east coast before the west is awake. The biggest European stories broke...

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1 week ago Hays profits tumble as recruiter flags sharp drop in permanent hiring

The company, which is one of Europe’s biggest recruitment agencies, said conditions in the jobs market remained ‘challenging’.

Politics

1 week ago Met police’s facial recognition plans fall foul of European law, says watchdog

Use of cameras at Notting Hill carnival could have ‘chilling effect’ on people’s rights, says equality regulatorScotland Yard’s plan to widen the use of live facial recognition technology is unlawful because it is incompatible with European laws, the equalities regulator has claimed.As the UK’s biggest force prepares to use instant face-matching cameras at this weekend’s Notting Hill carnival, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said its use was intrusive and could have a “chilling effect” on individuals’ rights. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago What security guarantees might Ukraine get in return for a peace deal?

As western leaders meet, questions remain about the steps they could take to prevent any future Russian aggressionRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesEuropean leaders have been holding a virtual conference call to discuss what security guarantees they could give to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal with Russia. The discussion follows Monday’s unprecedented get-together in the White House hosted by Donald Trump. The US president met Volodymyr Zelenskyy and held talks with Britain’s Keir Starmer, as well as the leaders of Germany, France, Italy, Finland, the European Union and Nato. The main topic was how to end the war in Ukraine, the continent’s biggest since 1945, and how Europe might stop Russia from attacking again. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago The ‘big church move’: Swedish town begins to roll historic building 5km

Kiruna Kyrka’s slow journey is part of effort to stop town being swallowed by Europe’s biggest underground mineAfter eight years of planning, an estimated cost of 500m kronor (£39m) and an early morning blessing, a church in northern Sweden began a slow-motion 5km journey on Tuesday to make way for the expansion of Europe’s biggest underground mine.The 672-tonne Kiruna Kyrka, a Swedish Lutheran church inaugurated in 1912, is to be slowly rolled to its new home over two days, at a pace of half-a-kilometre an hour. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Where to eat and drink during the Notting Hill Carnival 2025

Europe’s biggest street party is hungry (and thirsty) work. There’s street-food galore, or try your luck in one of these restaurants

Politics

2 w. ago Easy planning tool reveals charming spots near Europe's most iconic locations

Just outside Europe's biggest cities, there are scenic drives, local food, peaceful hikes and small-town charm. The Skyscanner trip planner makes it easier to find them.

Politics

2 w. ago Police brace for Notting Hill Carnival carnage this weekend with 7,000 officers deployed and anti

The growing popularity of Europe's biggest street party in West London has led to politicians raising concerns over potential crushes at the event with some suggesting a move to Hyde Park.

Events

2 w. ago Where have all the superclubs gone? A look back at the biggest venues across the UK & Europe we loved and lost

Put your hands up in the air for the superclubs we loved and lost from the halcyon era of clubbing

Politics

2 w. ago British Gas owner buys £1.5bn gas terminal in big bet on fossil fuel reliance

Deal for Europe’s biggest facility for LNG imports comes as overall UK gas demand fell sharply last yearThe owner of British Gas has placed a £1.5bn bet on the UK’s future reliance on fossil fuel imports after striking a deal to buy Europe’s biggest gas import terminal.Centrica plans to partner with a US private equity firm to acquire the Isle of Grain terminal in Kent, which can import 15m tonnes of liquefied natural gas a year, even after Britain’s gas demand fell last year to its lowest level since the early 1990s. Continue reading...

Economics