18 h. ago What UK conscription would REALLY look like from 'gap year soldiers' to key jobs ruled out

As the UK prepares to launch a 'gap year soldiers' scheme for those under the age of 25, amid further tensions with Russia, the Mirror takes a look at what National Service might look like in the 21st century

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33 h. ago Ole Gunnar Solskjaer set for showdown talks over Man Utd caretaker job after two ruled out

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will meet with Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox on Saturday to discuss becoming caretaker boss until the end of the season

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64 h. ago With Venezuela, Trump has achieved his dream of making his own 80s action movie

Given his rise during the ego joyride of the 1980s, it’s no shock that Trump’s foreign policy is to emulate that decade’s belligerent cinemaThe box office barnstormer of 2026 arrived early this year. A sleazy banana-republic dictator flooding the American streets with blow. The over-the-border Delta Force extraction squad sent to pluck this schmo out of his impregnable fortress. The bronzed tough-talker who’s firing an RPG up the tailpipe of the international rules-based order – but who gets the job done. Call it: Caracas Thunder.Sounds like a bit of a throwback, you might be thinking. But, judging by his press conference after the US military’s abduction of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump seemed to have finally achieved his dream of directing his own 80s action movie. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Five managers 'ruled out' of Man Utd job includes club icon as criteria revealed

Manchester United are currently on the lookout for a new head coach in the wake of sacking Ruben Amorim on Monday morning - with a number of high-profile contenders in the running to take up tenure at Old Trafford

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3 d. ago Five managers 'ruled out' for Man United job including club icon as new condition emerges

Manchester United are on the search for a new head coach after sacking Ruben Amorim on Monday, but it is understood that the board have certain criteria which must be met by the successful candidate

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3 d. ago Man Utd 'rule out club icon returning' as battle for job becomes two

Manchester United are replacing Ruben Amorim on an interim basis until the end of this season, and several former players are in contention to take charge at Old Trafford

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1 week ago Brit army to offer 'paid gap year' to avoid WW3 conscription chaos

The decision comes as the Chief of Defence staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton said Britain's 'sons and daughters' should be 'ready to fight'

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2 w. ago Micah Richards gets new job as manager and immediately rules out signing two players

Mirror Football speaks to Micah Richards about taking charge of struggling Sunday League side Warley FC

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3 w. ago University lecturers suspend strike action after compulsory job cuts ruled out

University of Edinburgh staff have already walked out for nine days in 2025 in a dispute over the institution’s plans to make £140 million of cuts.

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3 w. ago Shabana Mahmood tells Andy Burnham to 'focus on the day job' amid fresh claims he's ready to challenge Keir Starmer

The Home Secretary warned her party not to 'waste a single second' of being in power as she attempted to dampen down questions about the Prime Minister's future.

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4 w. ago Trump promises retaliation after two US Army soldiers and a civilian translator are killed in Syria attack

Attack on US forces occurred as soldiers were conducting ‘key leader engagement’ as part of a larger counter-terrorism operation

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4 w. ago Two US Army soldiers and a civilian translator killed in Syria ambush

Attack on US forces occurred as soldiers were conducting ‘key leader engagement’ as part of a larger counter-terrorism operation

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