21 m. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Rachel Reeves resembled a sad, startled owlet. Heaven knows how this can be sustained...

All hail the embalmer's art. Labour spinners, in emergency reconstruction mode, paraded a remodelled Rachel Reeves at a London health-centre event.

Politics

32 m. ago CBS News anchor swipes at parent company for settling Trump lawsuit ‘it said is without basis in law and fact’

‘Can you hold power to account after paying it millions? Can an audience trust you when it thinks you’ve traded away that trust?’ John Dickerson asked viewers on Wednesday.

Politics

36 m. ago Sarina Wiegman: ‘My England players can say I’m direct but I am not blunt’

Lionesses coach heads into Euro 2025 having won the last two tournaments, but with some questioning her approach for first time

Sport

84 m. ago Canada to take steps to protect vanishing North Atlantic right whales from ships

The Canadian government says it is taking steps this summer to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions with ships in its waters

Politics

84 m. ago Novak Djokovic: Margaritas on the beach with Federer and Nadal can wait

The seven-time champion is not ready for retirement just yet.

Politics

1 hour ago In pictures: Juan Mata, Edgar Davids and Eric Cantona reveal huge Manchester football exhibition

Manchester International Festival 2025 has officially launched with its opening exhibition bringing together 11 footballers and 11 artists

Sport

2 h. ago Senseless death of Diogo Jota will not stop us celebrating what he brought life | Barney Ronay

His loved ones’ lives are changed for ever and at one level this is not a sports story. But Jota’s footballing talent, heart and will should be cherished, amid the griefBad moon, bad times and a river that will be overflowing for some time yet. It is impossible not to feel a deep sense of pain, sadness and shared heartbreak at news of the sudden death of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva in a car crash in Spain. Jota was 28, father to three young children and a husband to his long-term partner, whom he married 10 days before his death.Things that happen in sport are often described, with due dramatic licence, as tragedies. This is not a sports story. But it is the most terrible human tragedy. Those who have suffered similarly can empathise. But it is above all a private horror, an event that will alter the lives of family and friends for ever. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Friday’s six meetings, including Sandown Nap

Newsboy fancies his nap, Getreadytorumble, to win for Jack Channon at Sandown and also hopes Cash can prove a banker on the same card and complete his Daily Double

Politics

2 h. ago ‘Pretty Little Baby’ singer Connie Francis, 87, hospitalized with ‘extreme pain’ amid canceled shows

The Sixties singer was expected to perform an Independence Day show

Politics

2 h. ago 'Alright, alright, you got me man!' Moment police arrest cannabis gang advertising 'same day delivery service'

Chaotic bodycam footage show officers storming the 'Smoke Shack' gang's drugs den in Bristol.

Events

2 h. ago Bridge of Allan rugby star makes perfect start in Lions shirt for Aussie tour

Finn Russell has been busy orchestrating the famous select side as they took on a pair of domestic sides in Australia.

Politics

2 h. ago Maxine Peake: ‘I have a healthy balance of inferiority complex and slightly prickly ego’

The actor on working with Mike Leigh, death by disco ball and drinking on the jobHas your northern accent helped or hindered your career? Eluned51They do call a group of actors a “moan” of actors. We like to have a good moan. When people hear a regional accent, they immediately make assumptions about your class, financial status and education. People generally think if you’ve got a strong regional accent, you can’t do much else. Obviously there are amazing actors like Jodie Comer who smash that to pieces because people don’t realise she’s from Liverpool. But because I came out the traps with the northern accent it’s probably helped.Do you ever suffer from impostor syndrome and think: “Why are people so fascinated by me?” RealEdPhillipsI don’t ever think people are – I think they are generally quite bored by me! Of course I have impostor syndrome. When you don’t get a job, you can’t help but think: “Why didn’t I get that job? Why don’t they think I’m good enough?” So there’s a health...

Politics

2 h. ago The real story behind John Travolta's stunning decline: As his latest flop struggles to make even $100, insiders tell TOM LEONARD about the seedy relationship at the heart of his downfall

An international criminal kingpin calls up retired master-thief Mason Goddard and makes him an offer he can't refuse.

Politics

2 h. ago Decriminalise cocaine possession after cannabis in London, says Sir Sadiq Khan report expert

Dr Geoff Gallop claims people are dying because UK is behind rest of the world when it comes to drug policy

Events

2 h. ago Not ‘giving up’: is there another way to describe accepting how I look as I age?

If ‘giving up’ doesn’t sit right, try thinking about it as getting something back: time, money, energyEach month, Ask Ugly columnist Jessica DeFino answers a reader question about beauty cultureHi Ugly,I recently chatted with a middle-aged co-worker about her friend who is unhappy being single and thinks she should lose weight. As Gen X women growing up in the 1980s, our biggest concern was weight and calorie counting to control it (now we can add wrinkles, yellow teeth and odd body hair to the list).My father had plastic surgery. Now he wants me and my mother to get work doneHow should I be styling my pubic hair?How do I deal with imperfection?I want to ignore beauty culture. But I’ll never get anywhere if I don’t look a certain way Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago My mum had surgery to beat cancer but persuaded my sister not to do the same and now she's dead

Gabriel Shemirani has claimed his mother had surgery to beat cancer but persuaded his sister, who sadly passed away, not to have conventional medical treatment.

Events

2 h. ago Green light as new £36m school boasting early years centre and ASN base is approved

The project is expected to deliver a new 16 classroom primary school with dedicated Additional Support Needs base and separate early years centre.

Economics

2 h. ago Great tea debate finally settled as Brits say there's one thing you should never do

The majority of adults think the perfect cup of tea is English Breakfast, while the research found Brits drink 127,034,668 cuppas every day. It also revealed that the kettle is normally on at 7am for our first brew of the day

Politics

2 h. ago Killin pump track project reaches £175k fundraising target as permission granted

Campaigners in the rural Stirling village have been raising funds to complete the project - which is hoped to be a popular facility for both locals and visitors.

Events

3 h. ago Martin Lewis urges everyone to check for 'lost' cash as millions owed average of £9,500

Small pensions can compound to large amounts over the years

Economics