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CHAOS & FEAR

PLANS to evacuate hundreds of thousands of Brits were being drawn up last night as war raged across the Middle East. More than 102,000 had registered with the Foreign Office as Keir Starmer said he would not commit British forces to Donald Trump’s war...

STRANDED

HUNDREDS of thousands of Brits were trapped in the Middle East last night as Iranian missile strikes rocked the region. Ministers are understood to be drawing up an unprecedented operation to evacuate holidaymakers and expats by land, sea or air. Keir...

WAKE-UP CALL

KEIR Starmer vowed to keep fighting for change after the Green Party stunned Labour in a crucial by-election. Labour lost a 13,000 majority to come third behind the Greens’ Hannah Spencer and Reform in Gorton and Denton, Greater Manchester. Former...

HUNTLEY FIGHTS FOR LIFE

SOHAM killer Ian Huntley is fighting for life after being battered around the head with a metal bar by a fellow inmate. The monster, 52, who murdered schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002, was targeted in a workshop at HMP Frankland in...

DON’T LET HATE WIN

KEIR Starmer has called on voters to “strike a blow against hate” by backing Labour in today’s crucial by-election. The PM warned a vote for the Greens or the Lib Dems in Gorton and Denton risked letting Nigel Farage’s divisive party in. Writing in...

WHY WE MUST STOP REFORM

FORMER Labour PM Gordon Brown has a stark warning for voters in tomorrow’s vital by-election – Reform UK will take Britain back to the dark days of Tory austerity. He urged constituents in Gorton and Denton to think of the children who will soon be...

MANDELSON IS ARRESTED

PETER Mandelson is led away by cops yesterday after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Officers swooped on the disgraced former peer’s North London home days after Andrew Mountbatten-windsor’s arrest. Mandelson was being...

William: I need to calm down...

PRINCE William last night said he is “not calm” in the wake of the arrest of former prince Andrew. The royal, 43, put on a brave face as he attended the Baftas with wife Kate, 44. Asked whether he had seen tearjerking movie Hamnet, which won Best...

THRONE OUT

THE disgraced former Prince Andrew faces being stripped of his position as the eighth in line to the throne. The government plans to seal his exit from the Royal Family as police launched two probes yesterday. Andrew Mountbatten-windsor’s former...

King: Law must take its course

SHAMED Andrew Mountbattenwindsor has nowhere to hide as he slouches in a car after being quizzed by police on his 66th birthday. King Charles said “the law must take its course” after his brother was arrested at Sandringham on suspicion of misconduct...

TONY MARTIN’S £2.5M GIFT TO PUB LANDLADY

KILLER farmer Tony Martin has left his £2.5million fortune to a pub boss who helped him after his release from prison. Mr Martin, who died aged 80 last year, shot burglar Fred Barras, left, in 1999. He left his estate to pal Jacqui Wadsley, 52, who...

NO LAUGHING MATTER

GRINNING Nigel Farage unveiled his top team yesterday, full of Tory turncoats who have already trashed Britain once. The Reform UK leader picked Robert Jenrick, Suella Braverman, Richard Tice and Zia Yusuf for key roles amid warnings that they could...

SAVE OUR NEXT GENERATION

A GRIEVING mum welcomed a change in the law on social media giants – but urged PM Keir Starmer to act now to protect children online. Ellen Roome campaigned to force tech firms to keep the data of children who died after she lost her son Jools,...

THE GREAT BRITISH WATER SHAME

WATER firms are being exposed over horrific sewage spills by a hard-hitting new TV drama. Dirty Business features the story of Heather Preen, eight, who died of E.coli in 1999 after a beach trip. Her mum Julie said of the show, likened to Mr Bates vs...

A stain on the family

PRINCE William wanted his uncle Andrew banished over revelations about him and Jeffrey Epstein six years before he was finally exiled. The Prince of Wales, 43, clashed with dad Charles and the late Queen after the ex-duke’s 2019 car-crash BBC...

UNMASKED

A JUDGE yesterday ruled the killer of 12-year-old Leo Ross can be named as Kian Moulton, a teenage thug obsessed with violence. Moulton, 15, will serve at least 13 years after he stabbed Leo in an unprovoked attack on his way home from school. It was...

SHAMEFUL

MANCHESTER United chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe was branded a hypocrite for saying Britain had been “colonised by immigrants”. The billionaire, who lives in Monaco for tax purposes, added: “You can’t have nine million people on benefits and huge levels of...

Leo was gentle and kind... the heartbreak will never end

THE father of 12-year-old Leo Ross yesterday said his son’s teenage killer should never be freed, after he laughed at him from the dock. The 15-year-old got life with a minimum 13 years for the Birmingham knife murder. Chris Ross said: “He has shown...

KING: WE’LL HELP POLICE

THE King last night said he would assist police with their investigations into his disgraced brother, Andrew Mountbatten-windsor. In an unprecedented development, King Charles spoke of his “profound concern” surrounding the former prince’s...

BLAME ME

KEIR Starmer’s top aide Morgan Mcsweeney shouldered the blame for disgraced Peter Mandelson being made US ambassador as he sensationally quit yesterday. The No10 chief of staff was widely credited with propelling the PM into Downing Street but had...

MISSED CHANCE TO STOP SUFFOLK STRANGLER

A WOMAN who escaped Suffolk Strangler Steve Wright says six women he killed could be alive today if police had taken her seriously. Emily Doherty gave a description and his car reg after he tried to kidnap her, but they failed to act. Just a day later...

KEIR AND PRESENT DANGER

KEIR Starmer was left fighting for his political career over Peter Mandelson’s relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The PM apologised for making Mandelson US ambassador and said documents would prove the former minister lied about the...

I can’t imagine a life without my John

SNOOKER great John Virgo’s widow paid tribute to her husband after he died suddenly aged 79. Rosie Ries said: “We were days shy of our 16-year wedding anniversary. I can’t imagine life without John, he was the love of my life and my best...

INEXCUSABLE

PETER Mandelson last night faced a criminal probe into allegations arising from the Jeffrey Epstein files. Lord Mandelson, 72, is being investigated over claims he passed market-sensitive information to the billionaire paedophile. As the Labour...

MANDELSON... POLICE PROBE EPSTEIN LINKS

POLICE are probing allegations of government leaks after Lord Mandelson was accused of passing sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein while he was in Gordon Brown’s cabinet. It came as PM Keir Starmer called for a change in the law so the disgraced...

EPSTEIN FLEW ME TO ANDREW AT ROYAL LODGE

A SECOND Jeffrey Epstein victim claims she was flown to the UK for a sexual encounter with Andrew Mountbatten-windsor, at his Royal Lodge mansion. The woman, then in her 20s, says after they spent the night together she was given tea and a tour of...

TRUMP HIT BY UNDERAGE SEX CLAIM

DONALD Trump performed a sex act with a girl aged 13 or 14, according to claims released as part of the Epstein files. Documents released yesterday say the alleged incident, reported to the FBI, took place 35 years ago. The Department of Justice said:...

I’VE LOST MY BROTHERS

ANTHONY Joshua fought back tears as he paid tribute to his two pals killed in the car crash that he miraculously survived, saying: “They’re my brothers, my friends.” The two-time world boxing champ, 36, was speaking a month after the SUV they were...

TRUMP’S WAR THREAT TO IRAN

DONALD Trump has warned Iran that his massive armada of US warships will launch a devastating attack unless it comes to the table for nuclear talks. The President is said to be considering targets including weapons caches and members of the...

Half measures

RACHEL Reeves yesterday revealed her long-awaited aid package for pubs... but landlords said it did not go far enough. The Chancellor will introduce a 15% discount on business rates from April. But her half measure did not inspire many. One landlord...

REFORM’S LATEST CON

NIGEL Farage welcomed another Tory has-been into his ranks yesterday as Suella Braverman joined the exodus to Reform UK. She is their eighth MP after following Robert Jenrick, Nadhim Zahawi and Andrew Rosindell out the door. Labour chairwoman Anna...

STRONG STARM TACTICS

LABOUR was plunged into open warfare last night after Prime Minister Keir Starmer torpedoed Andy Burnham’s Commons comeback. Greater Manchester Mayor Mr Burnham had sought permission to run in a by-election. But, amid claims he was plotting a...

SAY SORRY

DONALD Trump is facing mounting pressure to say sorry for insulting our troops by claiming they stayed away from the Afghanistan front line. Wounded veterans joined Prince Harry, who served there and lost comrades, in blasting the slur. PM Keir...

NO REGRETS

DADDY FOOL

DONALD Trump delivered an unhinged and rambling speech to an audience of aghast world leaders in Davos yesterday. The President insisted the EU loved him before his plot to annex Greenland. He later axed his tariffs plan after meeting Nato’s Mark...

THIS ENDS NOW

AFTER a barrage of stories attacking his wife that Brooklyn Beckham believed were placed by his parents, he told Nicola Peltz: “This ends now.” On Monday the 26-year-old launched a bombshell tirade against Sir David and Victoria after a story on...

WORLD STANDS UP TO A BULLY

BRITAIN and its allies will stand firm against Donald Trump’s latest bully boy tactics to seize Greenland. The US President last night vowed to stick to his threat of tariffs on Nato countries, and refused to rule out use of force, saying he no longer...

BLACKMAIL

DONALD Trump was accused of using blackmail yesterday as Nato allies united in defiance against his plan to take Greenland from Denmark. The US President said on Saturday he would impose 10% trade tariffs on countries which oppose him from next...

FARAGE CAN’T BE TRUSTED WITH BRITAIN

REFORM are not fit to keep Britain safe, the Defence Secretary has warned. It comes after Nigel Farage said he would not vote for a UK peacekeeping force in Ukraine. John Healey said: “I wouldn’t trust him with national security.”

WORLD ON THE BRINK

FROM the Arctic Circle to the Persian Gulf, the world stands on the edge of a devastating descent into conflict. UK and US personnel were evacuated from Middle East bases in anticipation of US strikes on Iran, and possible retaliation. President...

SAME OLD TORIES... SAME OLD REFORM...

MULTI-MILLIONAIRE Tory Nadhim Zahawi defected to Reform yesterday, in further proof Nigel Farage’s outfit is not a party for working people. The former Chancellor was sacked as Conservative chairman after a tax probe and once called Mr Farage’s ideas...

KATE: I’M SO DEEPLY GRATEFUL

THE Princess of Wales has said how thankful she is for the healing power of Mother Nature, a year after going into remission from cancer. In footage released yesterday to mark her 44th birthday, Kate said: “I find myself reflecting on how grateful I...

WHERE’S WALLY?

NIGEL Farage was blasted for ignoring his day job after jetting to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Reform leader was pictured on the VIP jaunt last month as records revealed he has flown some 56,000 miles since becoming an MP in July 2024, often on...

DRIVE TO SAFETY

MOTORISTS will face tougher rules on drink-driving, eye tests and seatbelts in Britain’s biggest shake-up to road safety in decades. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander will today unveil radical plans to cut deaths and serious injuries on roads by 65%...

MAD MEN

One president in cuffs... but fears Trump’s set to launch new missions VENEZUELAN despot Nicolas Maduro is marched by US agents into a New York court yesterday. The leader, snatched in a blitz on his country on Saturday, told the judge: “I am innocent...

JESY’S TWINS AGONY

SINGER Jesy Nelson has revealed her twin girls have a severe genetic condition. Babies Ocean and Story have spinal muscular atrophy, which means they may never be able to walk. Little Mix star Jesy, 34, said: “I am grieving a life I thought I was...

Heartbreaking

THESE teens were still missing last night after the New Year fire, with their distraught parents desperate for news. At least 40 people have died in the tragedy, caused by sparklers setting light to the ceiling of a nightclub in a Swiss ski...

NEW YEAR HORROR INFERNO

AT least 40 people were feared dead last night after a fire ripped through a new year party at a Swiss ski resort. Some 115 people were hurt in the tragedy at Le Constellation basement bar in Crans-montana, which is popular with foreign tourists –...

2026 WILL BE BETTER

KEIR Starmer has promised 2026 will be the year that life in Britain finally changes for the better for Mirror readers. Writing for this newspaper, the Prime Minister says he knows 2025 was tough for a lot of families. But he promises this year will...

WE’RE IN AJ’S CORNER

BOXING champion Anthony Joshua’s mum is by his side in hospital as he recovers from the horror crash that killed two of his closest pals. Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, both 36, died in the smash in Nigeria on Monday. AJ, also 36, was injured. Rival...

JOSHUA CRASH HORROR

INJURED Anthony Joshua was yesterday pulled from the wreckage of a horror crash that killed two of his closest friends. The former boxing champ, 36, on holiday in Nigeria, was in the back of an SUV that hit a parked truck. His promoter Eddie Hearn...

La Belle Bardot

HER breakthrough hit was called …And God Created Woman, but Brigitte Bardot always strived to be the architect of her own life and career. Thrust into the limelight by her own husband, director Roger Vadim, 20-year-old Brigitte inflamed the...

FIGHT LABOUR MUST WIN

KEIR Starmer has been urged to raise living standards before next year’s local elections, or risk losing out to Nigel Farage’s Reform party. Trade unions chief Paul Nowak said voters were disillusioned with mainstream politics. He warned the PM: “When...

my faith in our future

King Charles looked to the future in his Christmas speech to the nation, praising the common values that unite us. With tensions rising both at home and abroad, the King said: “As I meet people of different faiths, I find it encouraging to hear how...

At last! Tess gives dancing a twirl...

GLADIATOR Jodie Ounsley battled grief as well as nerves to dance in the Strictly Christmas special, which airs tomorrow. Days after her place in the special was announced, her “hero” dad suddenly collapsed and died. The former West Yorkshire police...

KING OF INDUSTRY

THE King is officially the hardest- working royal, despite fighting cancer. Charles, 77, clocked up 532 engagements this year, 330 more than son William, 43. His bumper diary even included a 24-hour Canada visit. One royal expert said: “He set the...

SKINNER’S STRICTLY FIX CLAIM BOSHED

THOMAS Skinner’s legal threat over Strictly appears to have taken a hit as a new poll again suggests he was the least-popular dancer. The Apprentice star, whose pro partner was Amy Dowden, said he was seeking legal advice, claiming a BBC fix – which...

WILLS JOINS THE SAS!

PRINCE William has given his backing to the elite SAS by becoming patron of the unit’s regimental charity. The heir to the throne will lend his name to the SAS Regimental Association, which supports soldiers, veterans and families. A royal source...

Rory runs away with Spoty... on sport’s big night out

ALEX Scott and her girlfriend Jess Glynne show how close they are as they hit the red carpet at last night’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards. Glamorous presenter Alex, 41, who co-hosted the ceremony, looked worlds away from her recent I’m a...

COVID HEROES JOIN FLU FIGHT

SCIENTISTS who helped find the first drug to fight Covid are setting their sights on the superflu which is piling pressure on the NHS. Professor Sir Peter Horby, joint leader of the Recovery trial, said there are currently no effective treatments for...

BBC COMES OUT FIGHTING

THE BBC is fighting back against Donald Trump’s $10billion lawsuit. Lawyers are said to be mulling an aggressive defence to the US president’s claim over footage of his speech before the Capitol riot. A US legal source said: “He thinks this puts the...

WORST DAY OF MY LIFE

A 12-YEAR-OLD boy spoke of his terror as he was mown down by parade rampage driver Paul Doyle. Doyle, 54, is set to be jailed today for driving into crowds of Liverpool fans celebrating their Premier League win. Yesterday, the boy said: “It started...

HORROR AND HEROISM AT BONDI

TWO gunmen opened fire at a Jewish beach festival in Australia killing at least 15 people, including a 10-year-old girl. More than 40 victims are being treated in hospital after the terror attack on Bondi Beach in Sydney. The shooters were a...

MY GOOD NEWS Charles says treatment can be reduced... as he offers hope to others

THE King last night revealed his cancer treatment is being scaled back. In a touching TV message, Charles, 77, called the milestone a “personal blessing”. The monarch has had weekly care since February last year for an undisclosed cancer. He praised...

WORLD CUP OF GREED

FANS last night slammed Fifa over “rip-off” World Cup ticket prices. The cheapest ticket for the final in the USA costs more than £3,000, and seats for England’s group games start at £164. England fan Neal Weekes, 60, fumed: “We are used to being...

£3.5BN WAR ON HOMELESSNESS

THE scandal of rough sleepers and families trapped in B&Bs will be tackled in a new £3.5billion war on homelessness. Housing Minister Steve Reed vowed: “We can build a future where homelessness is rare, brief and not repeated.” Shelter says 382,618...

WE WILL NEVER GET OUR CASH BACK

MUCH of the £10.9billion lost to Covid fraud and error will never be recovered. Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak’s lax Tories left aid schemes open to risk, a report found. Around £10bn was wasted on PPE and the government is chasing £121million from a...

TOGETHER WE PULL LIGHT OUT OF DARKNESS

THE parents of the Southport attack victims have told of the extraordinary bond they now share – offering comfort in the face of impossible grief. Releasing heartbreaking images to the BBC of little Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe...

NOW MAKE HIM SIR KEV

RUGBY league legend Kevin Sinfield must be knighted for his epic charity efforts, fans are demanding. Yesterday he finished the last of seven ultramarathons in seven days, bringing his total for people with MND to £11.3m in memory of late pal Rob...

ONE L OF A DRAW

ENGLAND will take on Croatia, Panama and Ghana in Group L of next year’s World Cup. Thomas Tuchel’s side will fancy their chances with Three Lions fan Fill Sollof saying: “Sixty years of hurt could finally end next year.” At the draw in Washington,...

DAWN’S BLOOD ON HIS HANDS

VLADIMIR Putin is “morally responsible” for the death of a mum of three poisoned by novichok, an inquiry found. The Russian tyrant authorised his assassins to attack Sergei Skripal with the deadly nerve agent in Salisbury in 2018, chairman Lord Hughes...

Inside Epstein’s island lair

DISTURBING images from inside Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion have been released. The home is where ex-royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor visited his paedophile pal. A source said: “Epstein keeps haunting his old friend.”

NO JUSTICE

FAMILIES of the 97 Hillsborough victims say nothing has changed after a report slammed police – but said no action could be taken. A dozen ex-officers, including chief inspector Norman Bettison and match commander David Duckenfield, could have faced...

JUSTICE FOR THE LOST VICTIMS

POLICE could bring corporate manslaughter charges in cases where Post Office staff took their own lives in the Horizon scandal. Chiefs say they are taking advice from the Crown Prosecution Service after a report linked 13 such cases to the outrage,...