94 m. ago Liverpool target Milos Kerkez ditched surprise career before life

Milos Kerkez looks set to clinch a big-money move to Liverpool from Bournemouth this summer and the talented Hungarian left-back has walked a long-winding road to Premier League stardom having also spent time in Italy with AC Milan

Events

3 h. ago I am a trans teenager. This is what it means to hate the shape of your own skin | Elsie Thwaites

There are sudden moments of ecstatic joy, but it’s terrifying to realise what you want to be and everything you’ve forced downYou’re fairly sure your skin has always been a problem. A problem before you even realised, lurking in the background of your earliest memories. Never with a clear mark for when you realised it was a problem. (When you realised what it means, to hate your skin so much.) But with signs scattered throughout your life.The very earliest sign was swimming. Or clothes in general, really, but swimming was the easy one. When you swam, you always wore (and always still wear) a shirt, even though the males of your family don’t. More broadly, you refuse to ever be seen without one. You called it modesty, but now you know it as shame. Shame for your square-ish, flat, slightly hairy flesh prison. Because, even then, you knew your chest should be covered up, even though your skin is flush against your ribs and males don’t need to cover up. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Chris Hughes’ ex confirms pregnancy amid his blossoming romance with JoJo Siwa

Love Island star Chris Hughes's ex-girlfriend has revealed she is pregnant with her first child - while his relationship with Celebrity Big Brother co-star JoJo Siwa is heating up

Economics

6 h. ago £140m revamp of Cardiff Central railway station is 'money well spent'

The revamp will see changes made to the foyers, subway, front and back of the building - as well as a new building constructed at the west wing

Economics

7 h. ago Government stalling in efforts to cut foreign aid spent on asylum seekers

The government has been accused of ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’, with aid organisations claiming ministers are in danger of a ‘reckless repeat’ of the previous Conservative government

Politics

8 h. ago The river that came back to life: a journey down the reborn Klamath

Less than a year after four dams were removed from the river, life has blossomed along its banks, presenting new challenges and joys of recoveryBill Cross pulled his truck to the side of a dusty mountain road and jumped out to scan a stretch of rapids rippling through the hillsides below.As an expert and a guide, Cross had spent more than 40 years boating the Klamath River, etching its turns, drops and eddies into his memory. But this run was brand new. On a warm day in mid-May, he would be one of the very first to raft it with high spring flows. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago Supermarket worker caught at airport with £1.2million in his suitcase as he claimed he was jetting off on family holiday is jailed for money laundering

Mazen Al Shaar, 48, was stopped by Border Force officers on March 15 as he was about to fly from Terminal Three at Heathrow to Beirut .

Economics

10 h. ago Couple locked in bitter feud with builder neighbour claim they have spent over £200k fixing home renovation gone wrong

EXCLUSIVE: Samantha Wright, 46, and her partner Craig Smith, 54, say they were taken advantage of by their 'rogue builder' nextdoor neighbour who abandoned their extension before it was finished.

Economics

10 h. ago The exact time you should wash your clothes to lower energy bills

Many energy suppliers operate time-of-use (TOU) pricing

Science

12 h. ago My best friend of 50 years knew me better than anyone. But when she died, no one seemed to take my grief seriously

Friends know you differently from family, but where do you sit in the pecking order after they die? Below immediate relatives, ahead of a cousin, behind a workmate?I don’t remember a time in my life when Chrissy wasn’t in it. We were born 11 days apart and were both one when our families moved on to the same street in Geelong, a port city an hour south-west of Melbourne. We had a very Australian childhood; summers spent in our bathers, running through sprinklers; swimming in back yard pools; eating sausages in bread on New Year’s Eve, when we were allowed to stay up late while our parents drank cask riesling with the neighbours, and we’d lie on the cool evening grass listening to crickets.During those blisteringly hot summer days of our childhood, we lived at the beach, where shark alarms were constant and the waves dangerous. Occasionally, Chrissy would paddle out on her inflatable red and blue raft to the big waves out the back where the serious surfers were. Sometimes, I’d panic ...

Events

12 h. ago Epsom security stop Derby pub drinkers staging race over track

A group of 14 tried to stage an impromptu race over the Derby course after an afternoon spent in a local hostelry, a week before the big race

Events

13 h. ago Nan's letter with pot of cream cleared man's skin in four days and inspired skincare brand

Nic had spent more than a decade plagued by blemishes and had 'tried what felt like every single product and salon treatment under the sun'

Politics

13 h. ago 'I spent a week holidaying in UK seaside town and came home broke'

Journalist Jess Flaherty ventured to a popular seaside resort with her fiancé and family for a week long staycation, naively thinking it would be a cheap getaway while saving for a wedding

Politics

13 h. ago Ryan Thomas reveals wife Lucy Mecklenburgh sweet involvement in Sue Cleaver's exit scenes

Ryan Thomas spent 16 years on the Corrie set with his mum Eileen, played by Sue Cleaver - so when she finally called it a day on the ITV soap, he was there to send her off

Politics

13 h. ago When will weather change as Scots set for soaring 25C temperatures

A 'Spanish plume' is set to engulf the UK and bring about a 'mini heatwave', following this current period of showers.

Politics

13 h. ago Massive high street fashion chain puts dozens of stores and thousands of jobs at risk as bosses draw up company rescue plan

The clothing retailer, which has 230 shops and employs around 5,500 people, is taking the step after latest figures showed it suffered a £32.2 million loss in 2023.

Events

14 h. ago UK weather: Exact dates 32C heatwave could roast Brits as maps turn deep red

Temperatures could soon rise above 30C across a number of days as advanced weather maps suggest Britain faces a heatwave this month, with every region expected to feel some of the warmth

Society

15 h. ago Lionel Messi's sons look up to five players – and one currently plays in Premier League

Lionel Messi's three sons, Thiago, Mateo and Ciro, have a number of favourite players, including one Premier League star and four from La Liga - the league their father spent 17 years dominating

Sport

16 h. ago Mum of two in tears as 'TikTok addiction' sends her to prison

Katherine Greenall, 29, spent a whopping £300,000 on TikTok tokens which she went on to gift to her favourite creators after she stole it from a St Helens business

Events

16 h. ago What happens to the Heaton Park cows during Parklife and Oasis?

Council bosses have spoken to an expert

Politics