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Number of firms run by those over 65 soars 140% in decade

A generation of ‘olderpreneurs’ are turning their backs on retirement to set up their own businesses, research has found. Barclays says the number o... read more

Barcelona attack: Suspects arrive in Madrid to face court

The men arrested over the terror attacks in Spain have arrived in Madrid as they prepare to face court for the first time. Driss Oukabir, Mohammed Allaa, Sahal ... read more

More dementia patients in A&E over lack of care home beds

A lack of care home beds means more than three in four dying dementia patients end up in A&E, shocking new figures show. The number of later-stage patients ... read more

New way to wipe out lifelong phobias – in just one session

Listening to birdsong, feeding the ducks, watching robins hop about in the garden, simple pleasures for many of us, but for Alisa Youngman it was enough to make... read more

ROBERT HARDMAN on the day Big Ben’s bongs were silenced 

So often the harbinger of something else – a New Year, an armistice, the start of some great national occasion – it was finally Big Ben’s turn not to be t... read more

Wolverhampton attacker stabbed mother repeatedly

A  son repeatedly stabbed his mother as she told him she loved him, an inquest has heard. Melvin James, 36, launched the assault on Lynette James after fatally... read more

Meet the Bake Off stars ahead of its debut on Channel 4

The show is set to make its highly-anticipated return to screens next week, following its dramatic move to Channel 4. But fans have received a taste of whatR... read more

UK warns Brussels: Don’t ditch British goods after Brexit

David Davis yesterday demanded that British goods are not forced off the Continent’s shelves the day after Brexit as he warned any disruption to trade would b... read more

Geoffrey Boycott ‘needs to black up to get knighthood’

England cricket legend Geoffrey Boycott has been slammed after he told fans he would be more likely to get a knighthood if he ‘blacked up’. The form... read more

Hate taking eye drops? Try a heated mask instead

From dry eyes to serious sight conditions that can lead to blindness, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), eye problems plague millions in the UK eac... read more

Queen Rania of Jordan visits the Al Abdullah Hospital

Patients at the Al Abdullah Hospital in Amman were in for a treat yesterday as they received a visit from a very special guest. Queen Rania of Jordan lit up the... read more

Melbourne’s City of Darebin council ditches Australia Day

Sunrise host Sam Armytage has gone head-to-head with the mayor of a Melbourne city over the council’s decision to ditch Australia Day celebrations, despit... read more

Arkansas police checking suicide call find man dead

A man killed his two young children before killing himself in a double-murder-suicide in his home in Arkansas, police said. Little Rock police believe Robert Ma... read more

Matt Dawson tells how a tick bite left him needing surgery

Matt Dawson thought his wife Carolin was worrying too much when she urged him to go to the doctor about an insect bite. ‘I thought it was nothing to get conce... read more

Labour MP says Twitter is ‘too slow to act’ on violations

Yvette Cooper warned that the social media giant is ‘too slow to act’ on removing racist and misogynistic tweets that violate its own rules Twitter must do ... read more

Secrets of an A-list body: Hugh Jackman 

Hugh Jackman is renowned for his honed physique and hasn’t let standards slip  The actor trains five days a week, often running 2km in seven minutes Foll... read more

Whimsical Woodsman And Friends calendar sees men pose

A group of burly men have channeled their inner Playboy Bunnies for a hilarious ‘dudeoir’ calendar photo series.  Whimsical Woodsman And Friends, t... read more

45 percent ‘strongly disapprove’ of Trump

While President Trump continues to be plagued by low poll numbers, they didn’t take a nosedive after his widely-panned response to racial violence in Char... read more

Tiger Woods and Lindsay Vonn nude selfies ‘leaked to site’

Tiger Woods has reportedly set his lawyers on a porn site that posted nude photos of him and Lindsay Vonn. The site – which DailyMail.com has chosen not t... read more

Solar eclipse: Skygazers across Europe catch a glimpse

It was an amazing sight that became one of the most talked-about moments of the year so far. But for those in Europe the solar eclipse was less than spectacular... read more

Shane Warne picks up bags full of junk food

Last month, Shane Warne took to Instagram to share a picture of himself swimming shirtless in Spain, joking about his ‘big belly.’ And over the week... read more

J.K. Rowling supports victim of mansplaining on Twitter

J.K. Rowling came to the rescue when a man condescendingly lectured a young female author about her new book.  Laura Kalbag, a 30-year-old British designer bas... read more

Twitter users mock Ivanka Trump’s eclipse post

Twitter users roasted Ivanka Trump’s post dedicated to the solar eclipse on Monday, with Judd Apatow asking her if her protective glasses enabled her to l... read more

Australia goes through one of its worse flu seasons

Offices and classrooms across the country are emptier than usual as Australia goes through one of its worst flu seasons in years. Almost half of the 88,357 case... read more