Keir Starmer's desperate efforts to avoid taking a side in the industrial action crippling the country are in tatters with his own troops defying him.

The UK has been forced into another de facto lockdown that could be the death knell for many small businesses who have already been struggling for the past two years due to the pandemic.

MAILONLINE LIVEBLOG: Follow live updates as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at Network Rail and 13 train operators begin a three-day strike today.

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He sang I'll Follow The Sun... and Sir Paul McCartney did just that as he celebrated his 80th birthday over the weekend.

An Irish hospital trust has suspended home births following the death of a woman who died after developing life threatening complications while giving birth to her first child.

Kate, in a message to mark Children's Hospice Week, said that, as well as providing vital expert care, the UK's 54 children's hospices help families 'make the most of their lives together.'

John Hunter, Paul Craig, Ann Hamilton, Caroline Slater and William Forsyth were killed when a bomb exploded at the Horse and Groom pub in Guildford on October 5, 1974.

The actress, best known for playing barmaid Kat Slater in the BBC soap, allegedly left the officer on his knees following an incident in the early hours of Sunday.

Prince William is holding a joint 40th birthday party with Kate Middleton at Windsor Castle or Sandringham this summer after the Duchess' own celebrations were cancelled.

The X Factor star shared a heartbreaking tribute to Instagram on Monday following the sudden death of his fiancée Danielle Hampson.

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak joined top Tories and guests for a Conservative summer party being held at V&A museum this evening including guests Nick Candy and Tory donors.

 The number of children on NHS waiting lists has passed 350,000 for the first time - after rising by 100,000 in just a year, figures show.

Over a quarter of a million callers put their phone down before speaking to anyone about their medical issue in April, figures from NHS England reveal - equivalent to more than one in seven calls

Passengers travel plans have been thrown into disarray at the eleventh hour following weeks of flight cancellations as the ongoing staffing crisis continues to cause mayhem.

Nigel Stonehouse, 58, has kidney cancer which has spread to his lungs. Doctors say it is incurable. Friends launched an online appeal so he can enjoy his 'favourite place on Earth' before he dies.

This is the moment a bus narrowly missed a group of children on bikes as it careered down a street and smashed into a row of parked cars.

Andrea Coscelli (pictured), outgoing chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority, said tech firms were already investing to adapt to the new laws set by Brussels.

There is now a backlog of 23,000 applications under the Afghan relocations and assistance policy (ARAP), the Ministry of Defence confirmed.

William said he had enjoyed learning about Renaissance art but started to get 'a bit dozy' with modern art. He changed to study geography, graduating with a 2:1 in 2005.

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries suggested the licence fee could in future be tied to council tax bands in order to make the 'discriminatory' system fairer. She is launching a year-long review

Dr Nick Watts, chief sustainability officer at NHS England, revealed the controversial shift to remote GP and hospital consultations saved 276 kilotonnes of carbon in England last year.

Emily (pictured with Michael) has been co-organising the iconic event since 1999 with her father Michael. She said there was so much 'animosity' towards Glastonbury when it first started.

Aerial footage shows the 81st Airmobile Brigade using the long-range weapons to target the vehicles in the latest blow to the Kremlin's war effort.

EXCLUSIVE: One on 50 people in England were infected last week, with cases soaring 40 per cent in seven days - the biggest weekly rise seen since Christmas.

More than half of the trains due to serve the Glastonbury Festival have been cancelled because of rail strikes, leaving tens of thousands of revellers looking for alternative routes to Somerset.

The Bank of England has ditched mortgage affordability guidelines designed to prevent people from financially overstretching.

Lawmakers in Vigo, a city in the Galicia region, said anyone found relieving themselves 'in the sea or on the beach' will be forced to shell out £640 under new rules.

Lance Sergeant Peter Duckworth attended a quiz night and disco at Mount Pleasant base on the Falkland Islands where he was spotted 'lurking' behind a female soldier, a court martial has heard.

The Duke of Cambridge wrote for the magazine to explain why he wanted to shine a light on the issue for his milestone, which he celebrates tomorrow, after going undercover as a Big Issue seller in London.

The Prime Minister is feeling well and will be holding meetings this afternoon, after the minor operation under general anaesthetic, his spokesman said.

It was not immediately clear who the freed British nationals were or when they were detained by the Taliban but British journalist Peter Jouvenal, 64, is among those being held by the group.

Pollen levels are set to be very high across England, Northern Ireland and Wales all week. It follows two weeks of high levels of 'particularly potent' pollen, which has plagued people with seasonal sniffles.

Council bosses have approved plans for the celebrity couple (left) to build the dry wood store in their Oxfordshire estate (top right) so they can enjoy cosy nights in front of a roaring fire.

The Newsnight editor will leave his role at the BBC and join Leicester Square-based Global, which is also home to Nick Ferrari, Eddie Mair, Shelagh Fogarty and James O'Brien.

Conscientious captains have swapped the comfort of their cockpits for the tarmac in order to help get holidaymakers to their destinations in the face of crippling staff shortages.

Boris Johnson's official Number 10 spokesperson said the decision by FINA had been based upon 'fairness and inclusion'.

The 52-year-old broke down crying on Monday's This Morning, marking her first TV appearance since coming out as gay on Sunday.

The party's leader in Westminster, Ian Blackford, faces demands to quit after a leaked recording caught him urging party politicians to rally round the former chief whip.

Lisa Keegan (centre) was celebrating with a boozy bash in Colne, Lancs, until a row over an e-cigarette sparked a fight. Two men drunkenly trying to throw punches at each other before falling to the floor.

Christian Frattarelli, 36, moved next door to Paola Fasoli in Chelsea after he moved out when their romance ended. He has denied accusations that he harassed her through the video doorbell.

Insiders at the BBC have hit out at the corporation for spending up to £10million on a new 'curvy' studio (pictured) amid fears 100 staff members could lose their jobs in a merger of news channels.

In a landmark employment tribunal ruling, Terence Burke has been given permission to bring a case of disability discrimination against his former employer.

In the wake of Lord Geidt's bombshell resignation last week, the Culture Secretary admitted she had 'no idea' how long there had been an Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests.

Heini Wathen-Fayed, 67, is suing over plans to build on green belt land close to their luxury manor home in Oxted, Surrey. Horizon Cremation Ltd got permission to build the new crematorium in 2021.

Jasmine Hartin, 33, shot dead Superintendent Henry Jemmott when his gun went off by accident while she handled it as they had a late-night drink together on a pier in Belize in May last year.

Speaking to the Observer, Mitch Tonks, who runs the Rockfish chain of seafood restaurants in the South West of England, said he's dropped cod from the menu because fish and chips cost £24.

The president said there had been 'few such fateful decisions for Ukraine' as the one it expects from the EU this week during a summit in Brussels.

The average price of property newly listed on the market rose by £1,100, between May and June to hit a record high of £368,614, the latest index by Rightmove shows.

The 85-year-old pontiff postponed a July trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan last week after he was forced to use a wheelchair due to knee pain.

A gas engineer who crashed his car while three times over the limit was found out after his company car called 999. Alan McShane had been out to watch Newcastle versus Arsenal

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A man is fighting for his life after several people were reportedly stabbed in central Västerås at around 8.30am as another person was arrested by police shortly after the incident.

The sample, which was taken in Jersey City according to the city's official social media account, will be sent to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to confirm if it is monkeypox.

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has said Covid lockdowns forced airport chiefs to impose mass layoffs which caused the shortages now plaguing air traffic control, baggage handling and security.

Elon Musk, 50, has six surviving children with two women. His first wife Justine Wilson gave birth to twin sons Xavier and Griffin, now 18: Xavier is now formally disowning their father.

The driver told Grace Edun, 23, (inset) she would have to throw the food away or be left at the side of the road at Woolwich Station in South London after midnight

Holidaymaker Amanda Proctor filmed the moment the workers picked up dozens of towels that had been laid out on empty sun loungers next to the pool at the Gran Hotel Costa Adeje in Tenerife.

Police have arrested nine Sydney men who allegedly fleeced victims of $2.5 million by cold calling them and pretending to be representing a government agency.

The lame duck leader, who only two months ago secured reelection, lost more than 100 seats in the National Assembly after voters rejected his 'arrogance' and opted for the far right and left.

Many workers across the country have vented their fury at the striking rail workers, saying they will 'gain zero support from the country after they took handouts' during the Covid lockdowns.

Soldier Sophie Madden, 23, died suddenly on June 10 in a Ministry of Defence building in Folkestone, Kent. She was a gunner in the 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, located in Northumberland.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: The debilitating industrial strife that caused economic and political turmoil in the 1970s was meant to have been consigned to the dustbin of history

Passengers hit by the biggest rail strike in Britain for 30 years have hit out at taxi app Uber - over price hikes over the days of industrial action.

The flagship programme's policy editor is ditching the broadcaster to join Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel as co-host on their LBC news podcast.

Lt-Gen Evgeny Buzhinsky said the West is playing with fire after deliveries of coal, metals, construction materials and advanced technology were stopped from entering the Russian territory via Lithuania.

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has conceded his team has sustained 'reputational damage' during the pandemic. But he is still refusing to apologise for breaking an interest rates promise.

Mark McGowan will stop providing Covid case updates for Western Australia on his Facebook page.

China has taken aim at the US and the UK over the looming extradition of Julian Assange saying the case shows how hypocrisy of the two countries over press freedom when it exposes US wrongdoing

A group of 'eshays' have gone out of their way to help a mother carry her pram down flights of stairs at a Sydney train station.

MSNBC host and commentator Joy Reid has defended VP Kamala Harris by saying much of the disapproval she receives starts with the 'white, male' media.

The United States Army is teaching critical race theory to cadets at its prestigious West Point Academy, newly obtained training materials reveal. 

Brittany Higgins' accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann was granted a temporary stay in the ACT Supreme Court on Tuesday after his lawyer said a jury trial would be 'untenable' in the wake of the speech.

Pilgrims bound for the airport gates this holiday season need to prepare for a forecasted increase in wait times, with Sydney Airport expecting 2.1 million visitors between June 27 and July 17

The Chris Dawson murder trial heard Lynette Dawson claim accused called her a 'fat and ugly b****h' after she had given birth to the couple's second child when she was struggling to lose weight.

Passengers on Qantas international flights will not be required to don masks, a leaked company memo said. Routes include those taking off from NSW, WA and QLD heading for the UK, US and Rome

Sajida Tasneem, 38, was coaxed into leaving her home in Perth by her husband, Ayub Ahmad, to move to Pakistan in 2017.

Within hours of the bloody attack on Mohammed Bashir Zaheer on July 16 2020, Jawid Jawid, 43, told doctors of his intention to plead under the mental health act.

The two priciest models in the new-generation Ford Ranger line are sold out until 2023, after 17,000 orders were made despite not a single test drive having taken place.

Juan Adriel Solis nearly had his left ear cut off after doctor's delivered him via C-section using three cellphones for lighting during the middle of a power outage at a clinic in Mexicali, Mexico

Footage of an adrenaline seeking nine-year-old girl has gone viral after she passed out twice while on a slingshot ride at a theme park in Australia with her father.

One of the two luxury cars Cristiano Ronaldo had shipped to Majorca for his family summer holiday has been involved in an accident.

The black-clad extremists made Nazi salutes and held up their far right group's flag in front of horrified families near Sydney's Balmoral Beach on Saturday.

'The Late Show' host Stephen Colbert wisecracked about his staffers being hit with unlawful entry to the US Capitol charges, and insisted they did nothing wrong.

The Supreme Court will hand down its decisions on Tuesday and Thursday, meaning that an announcement about Roe v. Wade could be imminent.

A US Marine veteran, Matthew Heath, 40 (above), detained in Venezuela on terrorism charges since 2020 has attempted suicide, according to his family. 

Dave Chappelle said he 'didn't want any students to see his name on the theater' and feel badly about it. He also didn't want his name 'turned into an instrument of perceived oppression'.

Perth nightclub revealed disgusting items lost on a night out. The video, posted to TikTok by The Court Hotel, showed the tough job that staff have once the lights are finally turned on at closing time.

Greens leader Adam Bandt was criticised on Monday after he refused to stand alongside the Australian national flag at a press conference.

Social media users heaped praise on the militant Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) last night, telling them: 'Strike on brothers!', if it meant they would not have to get up earlier to get into the office.

One of Australia's most notorious paedophiles is set to be released from jail on Tuesday. Bradley Pen Dragon, 62, will walk out of prison despite believing his sexual interest in children is 'natural'.

Children aged from six months to five years old can get a Moderna vaccine in weeks, as the pharmaceutical giant steps up on new Aussie facility and announces new flu-Covid jab for 2024

Ron DeSantis's election war chest is already over $100 million - easily breaking records. It now emerges that many Trump donors are backing the 43-year-old in his November contest.

Victorian schools will teach kids about the 'trauma' of white colonisation, and kids will commemorate 'Sorry Day' to Indigenous Australians under new legal standards.

Australian Army soldiers can command ghost robots with their minds thanks to new groundbreaking technology. 

Legalise Cannabis WA has launched a proposed bill allowing West Australians aged over 18 to possess 50 grams of marijuana. Households would also be be permitted to grow up to four plants.

The cash will be spent on rolling out more charging points in streets, apartment buildings and designated charging stations.

Brisbane father-of-two Austin Desi died in a horror paragliding accident near Mount Archer in Queensland's Somerset region, in May 2016.

The deputy mayor of Salisbury, northern Adelaide, reacted with shock when informed of the power pole blocking a pathway used by pedestrians and cyclists.

The Golden State Warriors celebrated their fourth NBA title in eight years, Draymond Green took to the mic to tell the crowd: 'F**k everyone else.'

The fire destroyed the Balsora Baptist Church in Bridgeport, Texas,  on Friday June 17. The cause of the fire remains under investigation but it is likely to have been caused by the extreme heat.

Premier Dominic Perrottet admitted the $25million price tag to permanently fly the Aboriginal flag on the Harbour Bridge was 'ridiculous'.

Disturbing footage has emerged of Collingwood AFL stars Jack Ginnivan and Isaac Quaynor rating women on TikTok as teammate Jordan De Goey returns from his wild mid-season break in Bali.

Six people were injured, three critically, when a taxi collided with a bicyclist, jumped the curb, and plowed into several pedestrians in Manhattan on Monday.

American Airlines is ending service to three cities due to a 'regional pilot shortage' as thousands of frustrated customers are battling flight cancellations and delays.

The first photo from inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, was released on Monday, and showed a police officer inside the building with a rifle and a ballistic shield at 11:52am.

Mike Pence criticized Joe Biden's stewardship of the economy but avoided any criticism of Donald Trump, who had called him a 'human conveyor belt' for failing to reject the 2020 election results.

A Logies speech by Lisa Wilkinson has backfired spectacularly with a judge delaying a rape trial that was due to start next week in the wake of it.

The wild moment was captured on camera at the Goat Island lodge in the Northern Territory with Kai Hansen refusing to back down from the charging 2.5m reptile.

Tanya Plibersek insists she is 'delighted' to be environment minister despite many seeing it as a demotion from the more senior ministry she spent six years as spokesperson for in opposition

The unbreakable bond between exiled Comanchero boss Mark Buddle and enforcer Tarek Zahed has been uncovered as a picture shows Zahed carrying Buddle's mothers coffin.

The woman, 29, was travelling along Whitsunday Boulevard at 4.30 on Monday afternoon when the buggy's battery went flat. When her husband tried to turn around, the buggy flipped.

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe said it would be at least two years before the inflation fell back within its two to three per cent target. This would mean more interest rate rises.

The Australian stock market plunged nearly 16 per cent since April with the flow-on effects to impact superannuation savings which are invested heavily into the market.

Missouri GOP leader Caleb Rowden says he contacted police after Senate candidate Eric Greitens released a gun-wielding ad urging his supporters to hunt moderate Republicans.

Instead of enjoying his final months alive and ticking off his bucket wish-list, the Australian lawyer has launched an unfair dismissal claim in the Fair Work Commission against Craveable Brands.

The vouchers, called the Back to School Subsidy will cost taxpayers $193million.

A new giraffe calf emerged from fog at Dubbo Zoo on Saturday, to the pleasure of sanctuary guests.The young male is the seventh calf born to mother, Ntombi, in the zoo's enclosure

Video of pop star Casey Donovan and a friend supposedly 'dognapping' a puppy has sparked a storm online with Donovan saying her friend took the dog after witnessing it being thrown across a flat

Police investigating the attempted abduction of a 36-year-old woman walking in a Melbourne park have released a computer-generated image of the alleged attacker.

Australian homes would be banned from having gas connected in the home if the Greens had their way. The hard-left minor party has a bill before the Victorian parliament.

Former bikie Ricky Chapman, 32, died on April 20 after suffering a medical episode while working at Rio Tinto's port in Cape Lambert, 1500km north of Perth.

The NSW premier will allow first-time buyers to pay an annual land tax instead of stamp duty and will also trial a shared equity scheme for teachers, nurses and police.

Last year, the FBI warned that homicides in the US rose nearly 30percent from 2020 and overall violent crime rose for the first time in four years. The trend in homicides has continued this year

The militant RMT union was accused of 'punishing millions of innocent people' by pressing ahead with the walkouts, despite rail bosses offering workers a pay rise of at least 3 per cent.

President Joe Biden's daughter Ashley and granddaughter Natalie tried to pull the president away from reporters Monday after he started gabbing to the press mid-Rehoboth Beach walk.

Relatives of a family of seven people who died in a horror crash on Sunday morning on their way home from a funeral are in deep shock and distress after the tragedy.

Americans preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July should expect to fork over even more money as the average price of a traditional cookout has gone up more than 17 percent than last year.

President Biden insisted he was 'feeling great' after taking a tumble on his bicycle over the long weekend in Rehobeth Beach, Delaware.

Cristiano Ronaldo had just left his Majorcan holiday home for a day out with his family when one of his bodyguards crashed his £1.7million Bugatti Veyron, it was reported last night.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Airports are crowded with mobs of angry, frightened people. Even greater throngs descend on the railway stations, desperate to squeeze on to the overcrowded trains.

Former Green Beret sniper and MMA fighter Tim Kennedy believes that the 'defund the police' movement carries some of the blame for the Robb Elementary School shooting.

Police believe the suspect targeted the father after the pair got into an argument. A person of interest has been taken into custody in connection to the incident.

Homebuyers in NSW will have to pay thousands of dollars in stamp duty under a plan to be unveiled in today's state budget.

The steep descent of Qantas from a world class airline to a reputation on life support has been laid bare by furious customers and staff who call on the national carrier to 'do better'.

The Duke of Cambridge left passersby stunned earlier this month when he went undercover to help sell the special edition of the weekly magazine to mark his 40th birthday.

A teenager is accused of punching and killing an 82-year-old Army veteran who told him to leave a shopping centre for messing around, a court heard. Dennis Clarke died in May last year

Missouri Senate candidate Eric Greitens urged his supporters to 'hunt' those who don't support former President Trump is a new gun toting ad.

The newly discovered crab species trim down sea sponges with their claws and then use them as a hat for protection against fish and other predators.

Brexit has allowed Britain to play a more powerful role in Nato, according to a former White House adviser.

Nikki Allan, seven, was found dead in a derelict building after going missing near her family home in Sunderland on October 7 1992.

Sanchez, 52, looked sharp in a pair of favoring high-waisted white jeans, with a cream low-cut crop cardigan that showed just a hint of her midriff.

Australians will have access to a single vaccine for COVID-19 and influenza by 2024 as clinical trials are set to begin.

The Home Secretary is poised to make a formal challenge to the European Court of Human Rights, opening up the prospect of another attempt at sending Channel migrants on a one-way trip to Africa.

Rockstar Nick Cave's son Jethro Lazenby died inside a seedy $130-per-night hotel in Melbourne's north - surrounded by barbed wire, drug dealers and ex-cons.

Treasury chief secretary Simon Clarke (pictured) yesterday urged the private sector as well as the public sector to demonstrate pay restraint to curb the 'evils of inflation'

Thanks to the generosity of our readers, the charity Mail Force is able to offer thousands of coveted spots on week-long summer camps across the UK.

Former President Trump said he has not talked to Ron DeSantis about if he will run in 2024, but said he's confident he would beat the Florida governor in a matchup.

Elon Musk is wondering out loud if 'TikTok is destroying civilization' as he's poised to buy one of the biggest social media platforms in the world.

Darius Lee, 21, was killed at a gathering early Monday morning in Harlem. Lee was a basketball star on his way to graduating college.