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• Labour's welfare overhaul aimed at getting more long-term sick back into work will see an EXTRA 400,000 signed off unfit

  02-04-2025 00:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An extra 400,000 people could end up being signed off as unfit to work under controversial welfare overhaul.
  
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• Canada Parliament on lockdown with urgent warning to 'seek shelter' and 'hide'

  05-04-2025 21:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ottawa Police are on scene of an ongoing police operation at the Parliament Hill building
  
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• Biden's White House doctor will be grilled by Congress over 'cognitive decline,' reveals lawmaker

  05-04-2025 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Republicans and some Democrats have long called for the truth behind what they claim is a cognitive decline in the 82-year-old during his presidency.
  
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• My friend left me for dead and then mocked me when I was in hospital... she's a waste of space and deserves PRISON

  05-04-2025 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Becky Williams was 'left for dead' by her friend after a drunken car crash left her with a fractured skull - and says she should be in jail.
  
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• Bizarre story of disabled bear that walks like a human and bends over like an old man

  05-04-2025 21:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shocking images have emerged of a predator that typically four legs roaming in the mountains of West Virginia on just its hind legs. The frightening sight was captured by an experienced outdoorsman.
  
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• Enthralling secrets of Palm Beach's richest families revealed by below-stairs staff who earn six figures

  05-04-2025 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you've ever wondered how Palm Beach's wealthiest raise their families, ask their six-figure-earning nannies!
  
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• My neighbour wants to build a monstrous extension... I won't feel safe in my own home

  05-04-2025 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An application was lodged to build a two-storey extension on the detached house, but residents have called it a 'monstrosity' which would 'cause us to have no privacy'.
  
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• The prestige car that can now be bought for peanuts... and prices are only set to get lower

  05-04-2025 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many Americans are wary of buying the models in this fraught political climate, while some owners are getting rid of them to show their dissatisfaction.
  
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• People are only just realizing what Google really means after 27 years

  05-04-2025 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Internet users are finally realizing what Google really means 27 years after it was developed.
  
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• Inside 'three-tier' gang smuggling operation in France as migrants' route to UK traced

  05-04-2025 21:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror was on the ground in northern France this week to investigate how smuggling operations function after the UK government held the first ever Organised Immigration Crime Summit in London
  
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• We live in a UK asylum capital: It's great to be charitable but we should look after the less fortunate in our own country before we look after everyone else

  05-04-2025 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Glasgow is the largest dispersal area for asylum seekers in the UK after London - with some 3,953 sent to the city by the Home Office.
  
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• We'll struggle to deliver 'right to treatment' law for addicts, says nurses

  05-04-2025 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The overstretched NHS may not be able to deliver on landmark legislation that would guarantee treatment for drug addicts and alcoholics, nurses fear.
  
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• Do YOU live near Britain's best takeaways? Interactive map reveals the locations of award-winning curry houses, Chinese restaurants and kebab shops

  05-04-2025 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  You might well have your own most cherished local takeaway - yet only a favoured few find themselves highly prized enough to win glittering awards ceremony glory.
  
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• Galway crash: Girl, 6, dies while riding her bike after horror lorry smash

  05-04-2025 21:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The young cyclist died after a collision with a heavy goods vehicle in Galway, Ireland, just after midday today. The lorry driver was not injured in the crash, police said
  
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• Mum of toddler, 2, in migrant camp in desperate plea for better life says 'It's life or death'

  05-04-2025 21:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Juliana was seven months pregnant when she made the decision to leave Uganda - her daughter Clara has no idea of the risks she has taken to try and find an existence for them both
  
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• Man knifed to death in west London street in daylight double stabbing - as second casualty is arrested on suspicion of murder

  05-04-2025 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A man was brutally stabbed to death during a broad daylight fight on Erconwald Street, East Acton, west London - as a second man, who was also stabbed, was arrested on suspicion of murder.
  
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• Russell Brand breaks cover hours after being charged with rape and sexual assault

  05-04-2025 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Russell Brand has been seen in public after the former comedian and actor was charged by The Metropolitan Police following allegations of rape and sexual assault
  
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• Grand National jockey suspended for continuing to race exhausted horse which collapsed

  05-04-2025 20:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Celebre D’Allen (No.31) collapsed during the Grand National (Photo by Mark Cosgrove/News Images)Micheal Nolan has been suspended for 10 days after Celebre D’Allen collapsed due to exhaustion during the Grand National.Celebre D’Allen was one of two horses that required immediate treatment from veterinary teams after Saturday’s race, with Broadway Boy also needing urgent care after a nasty fall on his neck at Valentine’s Brook.Both horses were eventually able to walk
  
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• Cheers! Cash-strapped isle handed £250,000 of public cash to refurb local pub

  05-04-2025 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Locals on a debt-ridden Scots island have had their pub refurbished at taxpayers' expense after being given a grant of almost a quarter of a million pounds.
  
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• Strewth! Australian police tempt British bobbies to move Down Under with sun-soaked marketing campaign

  05-04-2025 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British bobbies are being poached by Australian police in a recruitment campaign showcasing the country's tropical climate and white sand beaches.
  
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• Woman approached casket to say goodbye to mum at funeral when her eyes suddenly opened

  05-04-2025 20:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  When the family of Helen Mercer went to view her body and say their final goodbyes in Chicago, Illinois, they were horrified when her eyes popped open because her body was not properly embalmed
  
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• Elon Musk takes a rare swipe at high-up Trump advisor over tariffs

  05-04-2025 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk took a rare swipe at one of President Donald Trump's closest advisors amid the fallout from the White House 's tariff plan, which has personally cost the mogul billions in recent days.
  
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• New 'digital ID' sparks fears of 'Big Brother' privacy threat

  05-04-2025 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new form of 'digital ID' is being introduced across Scotland - sparking fears of a 'Big Brother' system that could threaten people's security and privacy.
  
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• JILLIAN MICHAELS: Terrifying truth about why so many children of Hollywood stars are trans that every parent must read

  05-04-2025 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Progressive leaders are quietly tiptoeing away from the radical reaches of the transgender movement, but don't be fooled.
  
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• Penny Mordaunt claimed taxpayers' cash to have shoe rack removed from her office

  05-04-2025 20:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Records show the former Paymaster General claimed £642 for a sprinter van and driver to collect “19x boxes, plus a shoe rack” from her Commons office
  
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• Sunworshippers risk their lives to catch some rays on the crumbling cliffs as weather experts say it is going to heat up even MORE next week

  05-04-2025 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the high today of 20.8C in Hurn, Dorset, people across the UK flocked to the beach and parks to soak in the unusually warm spring weather.
  
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• Super-rich will pay fairer share of tax because of huge change this week

  05-04-2025 20:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rachel Reeves has scrapped the so-called 'non-dom' status - meaning UK residents have to pay tax in this country on their overseas earnings, even if they say their primary home is abroad
  
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• The ‘Mallorca of the Black Sea’ is one of Europe’s best kept secrets

  05-04-2025 20:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast has seen an uptick in popularity (Picture: Getty Images)Move over Mallorca and say au revoir to the French Riviera — there’s a new stretch of shoreline that looks set to be one the hottest holiday destinations this summer.Known for golden sands, rich history and verdant forests, Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast is fast becoming an alternative to traditional hotspots, as travellers move away from overcrowded resorts in Spain and France.From the &lsquo
  
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• Gladiators star forced to withdraw from final as replacement ‘makes history’

  05-04-2025 20:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A Gladiators contestant has been forced to drop out of the final (Picture: BBC / Graeme Hunter / © Hungry Bear Media Ltd)A leg injury has forced a Gladiators contestant out of the competition after they made it all the way to the final.Zavia Hill, a personal trainer from Manchester, was hit during one of the games on the BBC One show’s semi-final, and at first it seemed like she would continue.She was treated by a physiotherapist backstage and made it to the final leg, an assault cou
  
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• Shots fired at home as ‘little girl was playing in front garden’

  05-04-2025 19:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Police at the scene of the shooting in Bootle (Picture: Liverpool Live)Shots were fired in Merseyside ‘as a young girl played in the front garden’ of a neighbouring property.Police confirmed they were called to reports of shots being fired by a bearded male wearing a camouflage jacket in William Henry Street, Bootle just after 5.50pm.
  Officers attended and found damage to the front wall of the property.
  No-one was injured during the incident, but a resident said ‘a little girl
  
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