Ministers decided to spend £7bn of public money without telling taxpayers - with only High Court judge Mr Justice Chamberlain allowed to know. But even he was misled, a Mail investigation reveals

Megan Smith, 24, spent three years training in wellness centres in Dubai before selling everything she owned, including her car, to pay for Pilates machinery.

The sci-fi series, following a group of kids from the fictional town of Hawkins as they fight against evil forces, dropped its final episode on New Year's Day in the UK.

Jonathan Carley, who on Monday was fined a 'pitiful' £500 after his deception was finally exposed, was filmed brazenly addressing unsuspecting crowds at an event commemorating the Battle of Rorke's Drift.

Benjamin Johnson, 18, was among the 40 victims of the New Year's Eve inferno that tore through the popular Constellation bar in Crans-Montana.

Zack Bradley, 37, knocked the artist Fat Tony, 60, unconscious after brutally punching him twice in the DJ booth before he was scheduled to play.

The fire was lit by masked members of the Anti-Imperialist Front, one of a number of leftist groups which flocked to the rally last night.

Sir Keir said the government is 'talking to the sector, particularly hospitality and pubs' about the 'further support' it could be given as high business rates threaten pubs with extinction.

This is the moment thieves raid a trading card shop and steal £10k of stock - but miss a £1,200 Pokémon card.

When the 15-year-old was duly granted asylum there, he, his wife and the rest of the family successfully applied to join him. And the warm welcome from the Dutch authorities did not end there.

Google is facing a class-action lawsuit after allegedly opting all Gmail users into a program without their knowledge.

An ancient Bible chronology has suggested that humanity has entered its final era. The text provides exact dates for Creation, changing the year we live in.

The Conservatives said the figures revealed 'the full scale of Labour's housing crisis' and that the Government had 'failed to build anywhere near enough homes to match the levels of immigration'.

Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the Pacific Palisades fire, which destroyed 7,000 homes and businesses, killing 12 people and displacing nearly 100,000 residents.

The Prime Minister, who has lectured opponents on the importance of international law for years, insisted it remained 'the benchmark against which we judge the actions of all other governments'.

Kayleigh and Christopher Coll, 38 and 45, were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning at the New Forest Cider Festival on October 12, an inquest at Winchester Coroner's Court has ruled.

The controversial LGBT group's income fell from £6.9million in 2024 to £4.7million in the last financial year, accounts show, but spending of £5.6million left it with a net deficit of £906,362.

The Prime Minister said that 'what matters more than anything else is the cost of living' and declared that this year Britain would be 'turning a corner'.

Sir Alex Younger said Donald Trump embodied this idea, which has put US allies in a difficult position.

Male migrants are set to move into the cadet camp in Crowborough as early as this month as part of a government plan to reduce the number of hotels used to house them.

Patients will be able to use the NHS App to have a video consultation with a doctor anywhere in the country, following a referral from their GP.

Mason Neal, from Staxigoe in Caithness, was rushed to hospital after complaining of feeling poorly on January 1.

Police have arrested a 25-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man after responding to an incident at around 11am on January 3, at a home in St John's Chase, March, Cambridgeshire.

Mark Counsell, 31, from Pontypool in Gwent, set off on the trip of a lifetime and has been travelling around southeast Asia, but has not been seen or heard from in more than a week.

Freedom Passes allow the capital's pensioners to use London's entire transport network free of charge, slashing everyday costs for millions across the capital. But they could effectively be reduced to bus passes.

A spokesman for the owner said: 'This has been a very tough decision. We have worked intensively in an effort to save both businesses.'

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The mayor of Crans Montana has admitted that the party venue had not had any safety checks for five years. 

The man was attempting to rescue the animal after it walked onto the ice at Connaught Water in Epping Forest, Essex - but he fell in, and a passer-by then entered the water to help.

A pack of Gold Coast locals are furious over a sculpture outside an art gallery, slamming it as a 'satanic monstrosity' that endangers society.

Gathering his senior team for the first time in 2026, Keir Starmer talked up his action to ease pressure - admitting that will be what the government is judged on come the election.

Keir Starmer has been desperately trying to avoid criticising Donald Trump over the ousting and arrest of dictator Nicolas Maduro.

Motorists aged 70 and above can no longer self-report visual diseases to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency ( DVLA) after coroners warned the system could be abused.

She was rushed to Port Macquarie Hospital on December 27.

I think you'll find that the Chinese particularly are watching very carefully what we do, taking notes of what we say.

Some of the same non-interventionist, anti-war figures who propelled Trump to power appear to be turning on the president's Venezuela agenda.

Jessica Plichta, who had organized a protest against the Trump administration's capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, was arrested on television.

Hope Walz appeared on John O'Sullivan's One Hour Detours podcast on Monday afternoon, just hours after her father shockingly announced he would not be seeking re-election.

Stephen Miller declared on CNN that the Trump administration's formal position is that Greenland should become part of the United States, insisting no country would fight Washington over it.

The brother posted ten excerpts of poems and famous texts, along with a picture of himself with his sister when they were younger. He captioned the post with a single emoji of a cherry blossom flower.

The capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro could be just the first step in an ambitious campaign as a new document lays out Trump's playbook to remake the world order.

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado promised to help Donald Trump rebuild her country as she attempted to 'share' her Nobel Peace Prize with the president.

Columbus police released eerie surveillance footage showing a hooded 'person of interest' near the home where Ohio dentist Spencer Tepe and his wife Monique were shot to death on December 30.

Tatiana's husband, George Moran, 36, was spotted carrying the couple's son at the Church of St Ignatius Loyola for the ceremony on Monday.

The new bricks have miniscule micro chips inside them - smaller than a Lego stud - that power a range of sensors that react to children's movements in real-time.

Mr Al Ahmed is no longer being represented by migration lawyer Sam Issa and on Friday engaged media specialist Ian Robertson, chair of corporate and commercial law firm Holding Redlich.

Extraordinary vision emerged on social media on Monday night appearing to show a hail of bullets descending on Venezuela's capital.

Following his rendition of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, Donald Trump has made brash threats to intervene militarily against several nations across the world. 

Keir Starmer threw his support behind Denmark after it rebuked the US President's persistent demands to take the territory.

Donald Trump said that the US must 'nurse' Venezuela back to health for the foreseeable future and may offer taxpayer-funded subsidies to oil companies to help rebuild.

Australia has officially recorded the hottest temperatures in the world as sweltering humidity grips the nation.

The headmaster of one of Australia's oldest and most elite private schools has taken out a lawsuit in the Federal Court of Australia following allegations he struck a student on the back of the head.

Gus Lamont was last seen by his grandmother playing on a mound of dirt at the sprawling station in outback South Australia on September 27.

The unexplained black Flock Safety cameras fixed onto poles and powered by solar panels have become a more frequent sight for locals.

Sunnyside Sliced founder Ali Cengiz has hit back at one-star critics with no-nonsense responses.

Experts have shared their interest rate predictions for 2026, and it's not looking good for Aussies with a mortgage. Here's what you can expect in 2026.

The push to reintroduce lynx into the wild continues - despite John Swinney previously ruling it out - with conservationists set to consult locals on releasing them back into the Highlands.

Does tripping over a pet fence while working from home count as a workplace injury? One council worker says yes, but not everyone agrees.

An Aussie pensioner has been fined over $120,000 after he ignored court orders to dismantle an illegal cheese-making setup in his backyard.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has privately signalled that he is prepared to shift his opposition to a royal commission into antisemitism.

Parramatta's 'architectural marvel' has sat empty for two years.

A notorious Australian sovereign citizen who once refused to speak in court unless addressed as 'Man Living in Body' is at risk of torpedoing his own inheritance payout in a fresh legal showdown. 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described him as a great Queenslander.

South Carolina authorities are searching for 16-year-old Mackenzie Dalton, who has been missing from her Lexington home since late November. Police found the car she drove away in and the suitcase she took.

Albo is answering 'no' to the question - but Australians want answers.

Anthony Albanese has had a major windfall, pulling in $75,000 without lifting a finger.

Cardboard heiress Heloise Pratt's billionaire ex-husband is embroiled in a court fight between warring socialite sisters - his fiancée Rebekah Behbahani and her sibling, Venus Behbahani-Clark.

Spanian has divided Australians after visiting a tattoo parlour with his new girlfriend.

As road deaths explode in Australia, experts are calling for tougher licensing laws for a certain type of driver.

Around 80 migrants have compiled a document about their experiences in the Harmondsworth immigration removal centre, accusing the Home Office of unjust treatment.

Zachary Willmore, an influencer who documents his life as a feminine gay man with HIV, shared a video of him getting harassed inside a men's bathroom on New Year's Eve.

The gang were sentenced to a total of more than 23 years after their savage county lines retribution attack on Anthony Marks, 51, who later died from his injuries.

The 62-year-old host made it clear that he had nothing good to say about the Venezuelan leader but noted some of Trump's words reminded him of a former president.

A huge recipe change to a popular Arnott's cracker has infuriated Australians.

Outdoor clothing brand Origin USA expressed their delight after recently captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was pictured wearing one of their sweaters.

Jack Schlossberg and his father Edwin looked bereft as they said goodbye to Tatiana in Manhattan on Monday. Former President Joe Biden was seen weeping outside the service.

Authorities have urged everyone to avoid the area until further notice, amid fears the sinkhole could grow.

Interim leader Delcy Rodriguez has ordered her feared secret police to 'search and capture' any so-called collaborators following Saturday's special forces raid.

Aussie men looking for love overseas are losing homes and reputations in a shocking visa scam exploiting family violence laws.

The scooter ride victim, seriously injured in the hit-and-run crash that mangled his left leg, has filed a lawsuit against the 2 Fast 2 Furious star and her financier husband.

A Queensland tradie was left speechless when a barman pulled him aside to reveal he had won more than $8million.

A furious bartender has sent a cabbie on a 'wild goose chase' after he claimed the taxi driver refused to use the meter and overcharged him.

The Trump administration's top foreign policy players took to CapitolHill on Monday to brief committee leaders about Saturday's capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicholas Maduro.

Walz could not survive the Minnesota welfare scandal that has exploded on to the national stage in recent days.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's first US court appearance erupted into chaos as he shouted, he was a 'prisoner of war' at a man who accused him of jailing him.

After a Melbourne man left his $2million home to an online boyfriend in his will, his ex-wife made a shocking discovery.

Colombia's leftist president said he is willing to 'take up arms' should Donald Trump make good on his threats to come after his country next.

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has given a scathing review of Australia's current state, outlining three immediate steps he says are needed to put the nation back on track.

The Daily Mail has learned from an ICE insider familiar with the matter that the true number of deportations is far lower than publicly claimed by Homeland Security.

An endangered Masai giraffe named Kiko, born at a South Carolina zoo, was killed in a freak accident after being allowed to explore a new behind-the-scenes area at the Toronto Zoo.

The MAGA appointee was not on good terms with his cousin Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, in the months leading up to her tragic death from cancer aged just 35 last week.

The daily tablet has been released across the Atlantic by drugmaker Novo Nordisk, which is offering 1.5mg and 4mg doses at $149 (£110) per month for self-paying patients.

Helen Patricia Moore was still a teenager when she smothered the infants as they slept in their cots in the western Sydney suburb of Claymore.

After hundreds of schools in northern England and parts of Wales were closed on Monday, the cold snap will continue to grip the country as temperatures dip below -10C.

The Daily Mail has uncovered fascinating details about the suspect accused of attacking JD Vance's Ohio home.

Protestors have taken to streets across the US to protest the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

Shocking footage has emerged of a man allegedly pulling a shotgun on a store worker - before pedaling home like nothing has happened.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro issued an ominous threat Monday after President Donald Trump floated that he could be the next target after Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

Kaia Wright has called for change and further investigation into the cause of the deadly helicopter crash as her husband approaches his second month behind bars.

Teal MP Monique Ryan has called for Australians to rethink their obsession with large vehicles, urging sweeping reforms to road laws and car tax policy.

A Norwegian's viral response to President Trump's call for more immigrants from countries like Norway has sparked heated debate and seen him receive death threats.

Homeland Security accused the global hotel chain of 'siding with murderers and rapists' as part of a 'coordinated campaign' against deportation enforcements in Minneapolis.

Veteran oil man Tony Franjie says Venezuela offers one of the most lucrative moments in modern energy history for US oil firms - and good news for US consumers battered by high prices.

Kayleigh Robson, 29, struck up inappropriate romances with prisoners at HMP Peterborough over a nine-month period, it is alleged.

The Secret Service wants to hire 4,000 new employees by 2028 in preparation for the presidential election and the Summer Olympics taking place in Los Angeles.

In a dramatic maneuver that was rehearsed for months, the Trump administration successfully captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro at his home.

At least one opposition leader is worried Donald Trump will embolden a continuation of Nicolas Maduro's regime just now under a 'gringo guardianship,' the Washington Post reports.

Some users online agreed that Maduro's capture was a positive step in addressing the overdose crisis, while others criticized the aide's son for 'exploiting' his brother's memory.

Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia, made their first court appearance in New York City after their shock capture by US military forces over the weekend.

A 19-year-old California college student, Sam Nelson, died of an overdose after relying on ChatGPT for drug advice, which fueled his addiction.

English bull terrier pup Charlie was rushed to Teme Vets in Ludlow, Shropshire, on New Year's Eve after swallowing the razor blade he found in a bathroom bin.

Corporal Gabriel Cousins was said to be tired after a night celebrating a promotion and watching an England football match.

Nicolas Maduro's son broke down in tears on Monday as he addressed Venezuela's parliament following the capture of his father.

Maisy Mansbridge, 15, was taking part in a children's race at the New Forest Point to Point event in Hampshire on December 26 when her pony, named Shazzie, stumbled and fell.

The announcement comes as Walz has been rocked by scandal over massive fraud involving state welfare, including payments to daycares and COVID-era loans.

It has provided a rare opportunity for those fond of pursuits such as ice skating. And thousands of children have unexpected time off school following the festive break.

The three Australians behind an alleged plot to take down a key underworld figure during his holiday in Bali have shared their accounts of the alleged attack.

A Sydney welfare worker accused of a disturbing campaign of domestic violence and harassment against a former lover has broken cover, emerging from his unit on a morning beer run.

Ashenafei Demisse, 52, was sitting in his electric car in a car park when it rapidly accelerated into Fareed Amir - the child of a family friend - and his own son Raphael, 12.

Democratic socialist Katie Wilson, 43, has already taken steps that concerned residents and law enforcement officials say will destroy Seattle.

Russell Findlay has set out plans to save Scottish taxpayers up to £700 from April as he promised to put the cost of livingat the heart of his Holyrood election campaign.

Scott Naso realized something was catastrophically wrong with his wife Sherry when she tried to take a sip of water and it trickled out the side of her mouth. Within two weeks, she was dead.

Nicola Sturgeonis entering a new era of reinvention which includes driving around a lot - and trying to write a novel.

Brian Mitchell, 72, from Edinburgh, died on the Jubilee Line at Stratford station in east London on Boxing Day afternoon in 2023.

John Swinney has been ridiculed after declaring independence will be the 'cornerstone' of the SNP's election campaign - then refusing to tell voters how he can deliver it.

Catholic bishops have condemned buffer zones banning protests outside abortion clinics claiming it is a law which restricts free speech and stops public debate.

UK Border Force catamaran Hurricane arrived at Dover just before 4pm with an unknown number of migrants aboard.

Voters are 'angry, frustrated and impatient' with the UK Labour government, Anas Sarwar admitted yesterday, as he insisted he was still going to be First Minister.

A father bravely fended off an alleged attempted kidnapper, Denis Villalobos, when he tried to snatch the unsuspecting toddler out of a stroller in an Oregon Walmart.

Sir Andy Murray's hotel business made a profit of almost £200,000 last year, new figures show.

A mother has paid tribute to her 'loving, caring and bright' little boy after he died having taken unwell on New Year's Day.

Motorists in Scotland's biggest city face having to drive even slower as speed limits are slashed down to 20mph on thousands of streets.

Zoe Welsh, a 57-year-old science teacher from Raleigh, North Carolina, was killed during a robbery at her home on Saturday morning. Ryan Camacho, 36, was arrested and charged for her murder.

The woman identifies as an animist, according to an affidavit she filed as part of the city's case against her, which means she has religious beliefs that identify 'personhood' in all forms of life.

Months of covert planning led to the brazen operation overnight on January 2. Elite US troops, including the Army's Delta Force, created an exact replica of Maduro's safe house.

Freedom 250 - the Trump administration-backed organization behind the makeover - urged Americans to watch as the monument became the 'world's tallest birthday candle'.

Eagle-eyed viewers spotted unusual images inside a Minnesota daycare at the center of the Somali fraud scandal. However, the daycare's director (pictured) insists there is no fraud.

Amanda Rae uploaded a video aboard a tight WestJet plane in Canada, which showed little to no space between her and her family and the row in front of them.

Firefighters raced to the 19th century West Essex Golf Club earlier today to tackle the blaze, with six fire crews and around 60 firefighters reportedly at the scene.

Patrick Lawler, 62, told one Year 6 class how civil rights activist Martin Luther King was a 'fraud' and that Rosa Parks did not really exist.

The Venezuelan leader and his wife Cilia Flores face the death penalty if convicted of drugs and weapons charges.

Sergio Jimenez, 37, was discovered kneeling in a 'prayer-like' position on his bed by his younger brother at the home he shared with their mum in Vilanova i la Geltru near Barcelona.

She built her center to give children with severe autism a future. Now, amid Minnesota's widening fraud investigation, frozen Medicaid payments threaten to shut her center's doors in weeks.

Flaviu Naghi, 34, denies two charges of causing the death of six-month-old Sophia Kelemen by dangerous driving and causing death by careless driving while unfit through drugs.

In a direct criticism of the beleaguered Prime Minister and his national party leader, Mr Sarwar highlighted errors made by Sir Keir's Labour administration at Westminster.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has moved to strip a Democratic senator's military rank and pay after he released a video calling on troops to disobey orders.

John Swinney has suggested the country take June 15 off to allow fans, businesses and other organisations to celebrate  - and recover from - their team's opening match against Haiti in Boston.

The heritage lampposts of Canterbury have been torn down and replaced by Kent County Council because they are 'too boring' and expensive to maintain, campaigners say.

Facial recognition cameras are flagging almost 15,000 crime suspects a week in the UK, latest figures have revealed.

Russia has demanded the release of its ally, Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, following his capture by American forces over the weekend.