97 m. ago Is Britain on the brink of a Reformquake? ROBERT HARDMAN hit the campaign trail up north and toured Kent with Farage as his party tops the polls

He might be standing beneath the White Cliffs of Dover in his Union Jack socks pledging to erase wokery from every branch of the public sector, yet Nigel Farage is presenting himself as the new Keir.

Society

3 h. ago Teen girl struck by lightning recalls the moment 'everything went numb' as her house was hit by wild storms

Bloom, 17, had been texting on her phone when 'everything just exploded'.

Events

3 h. ago As David Beckham turns 50 next week, will he get his dream birthday gifts

As he turns 50, David Beckham desires nothing more than for his first-born Brooklyn and his wife Nicola to join the family on a birthday jaunt to a secret European destination - as well as a knighthood.

Politics

3 h. ago As it happened: Coffin of Pope Francis sealed after 250,000 pay homage to head of Catholic Church

Pope Francis’s coffin was sealed after a quarter of million people visited the late spiritual leader, as heads of state fly in to attend Saturday’s ceremony in St Peter’s Square

Politics

4 h. ago Pope Francis funeral latest: World leaders to pay respects to late Pontiff in historic Vatican ceremony

Pope Francis will be remembered as a humble leader and champion of the poor in a ceremony attended by world leaders

Politics

4 h. ago CBB fans fume as teary Chris Hughes is cut off during emotional JoJo Siwa confession

Celebrity Big Brother viewers have hit out at host Will Best for interrupting his co-host AJ Odudu while she was grilling the first evicted housemate Chris Hughes on his connection with JoJo Siwa

Sport

5 h. ago Ange Postecoglou reveals methods to keep Tottenham players believing in Europa League success

Tottenham are three games away from salvaging a record-breakingly poor season

Sport

5 h. ago Ange Postecoglou gets philosophical with Spurs stars before season

Tottenham travel to Anfield on Sunday with the potential to delay Liverpool's title party but Ange Postecoglou knows the real priority is Thursday's Europa League semi-final against Bodo/Glimt

Politics

5 h. ago Craig Sibbald makes one thing clear to Celtic over Tannadice title party

The midfielder wants to mark his 100th game for the Tangerines by getting a result in the hunt for Europe against the Hoops

Politics

5 h. ago Russian general killed by bomb near Moscow as Trump envoy meets Putin

Witkoff-Putin meeting in Moscow ‘constructive’, says Kremlin, as details of Washington’s ‘final offer’ for peace emerge

Events

5 h. ago Son of CIA deputy director was killed while fighting for Russia, report says

Michael Alexander Gloss, 21, who died on 4 April 2024, was the son of top-ranking US spy Juliana GallinaAn American man identified as the son of a deputy director of the CIA was killed in eastern Ukraine in 2024 while fighting under contract for the Russian military, according to an investigation by independent Russian media.Michael Alexander Gloss, 21, died on 4 April 2024 in “Eastern Europe”, according to an obituary published by his family. He was the son of Juliane Gallina, who was appointed the deputy director for digital innovation at the Central Intelligence Agency in February 2024. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago Chris Hughes hits back at Ella Rae Wise's 'game player' accusations on CBB final

Celebrity Big Brother's Chris Hughes has hit back at Ella Rae Wise's accusation that he started a friendship with JoJo Siwa as he would 'benefit' from it

Sport

6 h. ago Mark Allen hits 147 then loses as Barry Hearn warns Crucible ‘not fit for purpose’

Allen makes history but loses 13-6 to Chris WakelinHearn: ‘We love the Crucible but it has to love us’Mark Allen wrote his name into Crucible history with a maximum 147 break at the World Snooker Championship – but fell to a 13-6 defeat in his second-round match against Chris Wakelin.Resuming 6-2 behind, Allen endured a nightmare first half of the morning session, losing all four frames to fall 10-2 down and at risk of going out with a session to spare. Wakelin hit breaks of 119, 71 and 75 as his opponent failed to pot a ball for three frames, immediately heading to the practice table at the interval. Continue reading...

Events

7 h. ago Chris Eubank Jr reacts to huge fine for missing weight as Conor Benn vows to 'take his head clean off'

Eubank Jr hits out at Benn, Eddie Hearn and Matchroom after being hit with £375,000 penalty for fractionally missing middleweight limit

Events

7 h. ago Zoe Ball lands huge TV hosting gig after stepping down from breakfast radio show

Zoe Ball, 54, will host VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember, a live concert marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, on May 8, the BBC has announced

Culture

7 h. ago Pope Francis funeral latest: Pontiff’s coffin sealed after 250,000 pay homage to head of Catholic Church

Pope Francis’s coffin was sealed after a quarter of million people visited the late spiritual leader, as heads of state fly in to attend Saturday’s ceremony in St Peter’s Square

Politics

7 h. ago First Europe, then the world: Twickenham awaits in year of twin peaks for England

Grand slam clash is vital stepping stone in Red Roses’ quest to reclaim the World Cup crown they last held in 2014There are two games to think about at Twickenham on Saturday, the one the Red Roses will play in, and the one they want to play in. The first is their grand slam decider against France, which kicks off at 4.45pm. The second – at the same venue, five months and one day later – is the World Cup final which, if everything goes as the team hopes at the Stadium of Light, Franklin’s Gardens, Ashton Gate and the other grounds they will visit between now and then, will be the next game they play at the home of English rugby.The Red Roses head coach, John Mitchell, has been around long enough to know the smart thing to do is separate the two. “We’ve got to be careful focusing on the World Cup final because we’ve got to earn the right to contest it,” Mitchell said this week. “It’s good to have the chance to be back at our home stadium, but it’s an isolated situation, that’s the wa...

Politics

8 h. ago Reform’s Andrea Jenkyns cleared to run for Lincolnshire mayor just days before election

Dame Andrea said the move to prevent her from standing was a ‘political hit job aimed at smearing my candidacy’

Politics

8 h. ago Warning to UK families over visiting four countries this summer

Brits heading to holiday hotspots around Europe this summer may face organised anti-tourism protests as soon as they arrive at airports with locals fuming at rising prices

Events

8 h. ago Revelation from spy chief blows open mystery of Jill Dando's murder

Serbian security service member Dragan Filipović was behind a "secret reprisal action" in the spring of 1999, which caused "great confusion in Europe"

Events