3 h. ago Top doctor behind bot that ‘skips’ UK driving test queue for eye

The Mirror's probe comes after the practical test backlog topped 600,000 for the first time earlier this year – with the average wait time now a staggering 22 weeks

Politics

4 h. ago Lip reader spots Prince Harry 'confirming' royal exit to Meghan two years before split

A lip reader has claimed that Prince Harry may have confirmed his plans to leave the Royal Family to Meghan Markle two years before the couple officially stepped back from their royal roles

Politics

4 h. ago ITV star 'banned' from Strictly Come Dancing as they admit 'I can’t do it'

The countdown for Strictly Come Dancing has officially begun as the BBC show is set to air later this year.

Events

4 h. ago JD Vance flew to Montana for secret meeting with Rupert Murdoch and Fox News executives

A source familiar with the trip told The Independent that the vice president spoke to both Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, as well as a group of executives from the right-wing network

Politics

5 h. ago Ring doorbell users' hack fears as customers say unknown devices gained access to accounts

Videos shared on social media show customers claiming Ring was hit by a 'massive hack,' sparking fears of compromised security.

Economics

5 h. ago Louis Tomlinson shares alarm as singer spots mystery object in the night sky

Louis Tomlinson was left stunned as he spotted an unidentified object in the sky on Friday night, before he took to social media to share his concern with fans.

Events

5 h. ago Are US tariffs starting to bite? Trump, in denial over rising prices, targets Fed chief Powell

The White House is trying to drive out the Federal Reserve chair. Critics warn it would be a costly bid to pass the buckMemo from the White House: inflation is “right on track”, it declared this week, citing the latest official data. Price growth is now “very low”, according to Donald Trump. The actual statistics paint a markedly different picture.Just six months after he regained power, in part by promising to rapidly reduce prices, Trump has presided over the chaotic rollout of tariffs on an array of overseas products that many have argued risk having the exact opposite effect. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Hipsters and tourists love our town because it's covered in graffiti: It's making us depressed and our local businesses are broken

It was once a booming industrial sector of east London surrounded by social housing estates home to humble working-class Cockney families.

Politics

6 h. ago Good Morning Britain's Charlotte Hawkins supported by fans as she shares 'exciting' news

Good Morning Britain star Charlotte Hawkins has taken to social media to announce some "exciting" news away from the ITV show as she appeared on BBC's The Weakest Link

Politics

6 h. ago Charlotte Hawkins announces 'terrifying' news away from ITV Good Morning Britain

Good Morning Britain star Charlotte Hawkins took to social media to share some "terrifying" news with fans as she revealed she had been filming away from the ITV show

Events

6 h. ago ‘My parents got me out of Soviet Russia at the right time. Should my family now leave the US?’

When he left the Soviet Union for a new life in America, the novelist never imagined he would live under another authoritarian regime. Then Trump got back into power ... Is it time to move again?Oh, to have been born in a small, stylish country with good food and favourable sea breezes. No empire, no holy faith, no condescension, no fatal ideologies. The fish is grilled, the extended family roll in on their scooters, the wine looks amber in its glass as the socially democratic sun begins its plunge into the sparkling waters below.This was not my fortune. I was born to one dying superpower and am now living in another. I was born to an ideology pasted all over enormous granite buildings in enormous Slavic letters and now live in one where the same happens in bold caps on what was once Twitter and what purports to be Truth (Pravda?) Social. America, Russia. Russia, America. Together they were kind enough to give me the material from which I made a decent living as a writer, but they t...

Society

6 h. ago English football must fix major issue or risk alienating and losing female referees

There are just 2,146 female referees across the country and all of them struggle to get their hands on kit which was not initially designed for men, an issue that needs to be fixed to encourage more women to get into officiating

Events

7 h. ago Driver in his 70s dies after car crashes on to railway track

North Yorkshire Police said the car was found on the line near Stray Rein in Harrogate.

Events

7 h. ago A PR dream or disaster? Jet2’s holiday advert finds new life as joke meme

In a social media trend, the airline’s joyful advert jingle is being played over cheerless summer holiday footageYou’re the boss of a travel company, it’s early summer and your brand is going viral. Millions of people are watching and sharing social media clips of people on holiday, the soundtrack to which is your company jingle.It sounds like a PR dream, but is it? Continue reading...

Events

7 h. ago North Korea bars foreigners from recently unveiled ‘world class’ beach resort

North Korea halts foreigners’ access to Wonsan-Kalma tourism zone, citing temporary suspension of official tourism

Politics

8 h. ago Constance Marten's final act of cruelty to tragic baby who lived in Lidl bag for days

A killer couple's movements around the country became increasingly frantic as they tried to avoid social services - and sadly their baby was already dead by the time they was found

Events

8 h. ago Pope Leo declares his first miracle after divine intervention in Rhode Island

Pope Leo XIV has declared his first official miracle, crediting a divine intervention that happened on American soil.

Politics

9 h. ago Kieran Tierney blown away by 'machine' Celtic teammate he can't wait to play with after watching from afar for years

The returning hero tuned into Celtic games every week during his six years away from the club

Politics

10 h. ago Death toll grows from torrential rains in South Korea with thousands unable to return home

Four people have died and two are missing after four days of heavy rain as authorities warn of landslides and floodingTorrential rains that lashed South Korea for a fourth day on Saturday kept nearly 3,000 people from returning to their homes, as the death toll reached four people.Rain is forecast to last until Monday in some areas, as officials urged extreme caution against the risk of landslides and flooding, with warnings issued across most of the country. Continue reading...

Society

10 h. ago What to know as Texas' search for flood victims stretches into a 3rd week

The search for victims of deadly flooding in Texas Hill Country is headed into its third week as officials try to pin down exactly how many people remain missing

Events