The plot fell apart after widespread criticism and objections from the English and Mexican Football Associations - as well as outgoing prime minister Starmer.

He desperately sought to claim that widening economic disruption is 'temporary', denying that the Kyiv onslaught would break him.

Assaults, shootings and firebombs have now become so commonplace in the streets where JK Rowling wrote Harry Potter , that Police Scotland have even set up a dedicated investigation unit.

If, like millions of millennials and Gen Z-ers, you are paying over £1,000 per month to rent a grotty room in a shared property in a distant borough at the edges of London, look away now.

The Metropolitan Police is looking into claims that £37,500 given to the senior MP's war chest originated from a foreign source, in breach of electoral law.

When Rhonda Anderson, 29, was found electrocuted in the bath - her mains-powered ghetto blaster on in the water alongside her - it seemed feasible the music fan's death was a tragic accident.

Nigel Farage last night insisted he is fighting a 'real election'. He spoke out after his by-election gamble left him facing off against Count Binface, a man dressed as a bin.

Count Binface is set to achieve notoriety as Nigel Farage's most formidable challenger in the Clacton by-election following news that all the main political parties have refused to enter a candidate.

'I will accept Nigel Farage's request to be appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead. It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better.'

Wimbledon is known for attracting an impressive sea of famous faces from all over the globe to south west London year after year.

Donald Trump has unleashed a fresh wave of airstrikes on Iran after the regime attacked commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

The real emotion was to be found further back where Erika, dressed in a black satin blouse and matching wide-leg pants, sat in the third row next to Kirk's visibly distraught parents.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: There has been some sympathy recently for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, at least from his younger brother, Prince Edward, and his wife Sophie.

Jackie Thompson, 82, was kicked to the floor of her own home as her husband George, 83, who has vascular dementia, desperately tried to come to her aid.

Kath Main, 46, from Pontypridd, South Wales claims she had a £12million winning lottery ticket - but only discovered her luck hours after a shopkeeper threw it away.

'Coercive and controlling' Michael Thompson, 56, attacked Kimberley Thompson, 43, after 'stewing' over her new relationship and a demand for an inflated divorce settlement.

Officers made the grisly discovery of the bodies of a woman and two children yesterday in Great Denham, near Bedford, after concerns were raised about the family.

National Savings & Investment bosses are in panic mode. They need to draw in a near record £15bn from savers this financial year.

The Home Office granted 12 health and care visas to workers from Cameroon in the year ending March 2026. But a total of 180 visas were issued to family members from the country during the same period.

Winston Churchill said: 'In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity.' Words that spring to mind at the end of a long campaign by Prince Harry and others to bring this paper down.

Katie, 48, went off the rails following the breakdown of her marriage to third husband Kieran Hayler , spiralling into depression and developing a cocaine addiction.

Readers of the Mail titles, and the journalists working for them, have cause for great celebration following Mr Justice Nicklin's judgment yesterday in the High Court.

My neighbour has put up a new fence and won't let me paint my side of it. It's making my garden look ugly and disjointed but he insists the wood needs to 'breathe'.

US Central command announced the new strikes as an uneasy ceasefire continued to deteriorate between the two nations.

Confirming their plans today, the BBC have decided to remain at home until the semi-finals - spending less than a week in the States - as part of Director of Sport Alex Kay-Jelski's cost-saving drive.

The Reform UK leader dramatically triggered the by-election in his Essex seat after quitting as an MP amid growing pressure on him to come clean about his finances.

The Reform leader announced he would step down from his Clacton seat amid claims he broke parliamentary rules with undeclared cash payments and financial assistance before he became an MP.

The £50million phone hacking case brought by Prince Harry, Doreen Lawrence and a raft of other celebrities against the publishers of the Daily Mail was today dismissed in full.

She made a statement about the Independent Review into Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics. If you find that title unexciting, wait till you hear Mrs Dixon.

David Rose, 84, owns one of around 750 homes in the London villages of Longford and Harmondsworth that will be knocked down if the £49billion expansion is approved.

Summer holiday season is firmly on the horizon - and for many people that involves wanting to get a good tan - despite the well-documented risks of excessive UV exposure...

After weeks of dithering and flip-flopping, not to mention the repeated leaks and briefings by Team Sussex, His Majesty was pushed to breaking point. Enough was enough.

DANIEL MATTHEWS IN SEATTLE: Even though USA star Balogun was controversially cleared to play, it was Belgian striker Charles De Ketelaere who decided this World Cup showdown.

Prince Harry has touched down in the UK after being barred from staying in Buckingham Palace over a missed invite deadline.

National Lottery operator Allwyn has confirmed when the UK-specific version of the game will launch in Britain this month - after previously being US-only.