Democrat James Talarico has won the Texas Senate race, swiping away a long held Republican seat and driving a dagger into GOP hopes of keeping control of the chamber.

The man had ridden into the branch on the bike before picking up around £200 worth of children's clothes and trying to leave without paying.

It was the kind of trap any modern-day Sherlock Holmes would be proud of.

Detectives said they had found 'explicit content' - including footage of 'male and female minors' - on digital devices which allegedly belonged to the Duchess of Sussex's father.

Our neighbour's bonfires set off my asthma every year. I've told him, but he hasn't stopped. Can I force him to?

Jetting around the world as an airline steward keeps Tim Bott, 62, (pictured) feeling energetic - at an age he once thought would be spent with his feet up in retirement.

The chance of winning a Premium Bond prize has risen in recent months - but there may be even better to come as we hit a huge milestone for Premium Bonds.

I have been trying to recover the credit I had with Rebel Energy for nearly 18 months, after the supplier closed. My balance of £1,264 was transferred to British Gas.

This will cause much wailing and gnashing of teeth among estate agents: the Duke and Duchess of Sussex appear to have called off their search for a country home...

Many owners dump their horses in the desert or leave them in piles of rubbish. It is common practice in the area to inject petrol into their veins which can take up to 72 hours to kill them...

Call me old-fashioned, but I've never fancied cryptocurrencies as an investment. Even less so after the hacking of crypto platform Binance late last week.

Donald Trump never came down. While cabinet officials filed into the White House's East Room on Tuesday evening, the President remained upstairs in his private residence.

You set a budget, carefully track your outgoings and cut back where you can - but STILL find you overspend and feel out of control. Sound familiar?

The prolonged war across the Middle East has 'delayed' mortgage-rate relief for borrowers, Savills said.

Can this really be Oxford University? It's hard to believe when looking at the pictures of tutor Matt Rattley at the great institution.

In one of the most closely watched contests of the election cycle, Michigan's open Senate race reached its final hour after months of aggressive campaigning.

Although he was not on the ballot, the elections were effectively a nationwide referendum on Trump.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband had taken to X to say we should grovel for forgiveness for transatlantic slavery.

The King, we should not forget, while a man of prodigious energy and enthusiasm is also 77 years old - soon to turn 78 - and still undergoing cancer treatment.

The tail of the doomed Learjet that nosedived into a street in Greenacres, Florida, near West Palm Beach, was recovered miles away from the crash site, investigators have revealed.

Prince William once again travelled to watch Aston Villa in Champions League action, with the Prince of Wales taking in his side's clash with Barcelona from the directors' box.

Concerns about what this means for Charles's health have been reignited. It's a worry I see often in my clinic when the temperature drops - but it's also common in extreme heat.

Frieda, whose clients included Princess Diana and Joanna Lumley, was married to music superstar Lulu for more than a decade.

In a punchier-than-expected speech to Commonwealth leaders, Charles steered clear of offering an apology, insisting 'we cannot change the past'.

What on earth has happened to the once legendary advertising firm of Saatchi & Saatchi? Have they replaced their entire creative team with a subscription to ChatGPT?

As voters across 50 states cast their ballots on a critical night for Trump and the country, view our live-updating maps and charts to bring this historic election to life - and see what America decides.

Georgia Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff has won re-election in Georgia, defeating Republican challenger Mike Collins after a brutal race.

A flurry of hoax calls on Tuesday morning sparked flight chaos across the continent, with planes grounded in Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Poland.

Mogging has been awarded the title of word of the year by the Collins English Dictionary thanks to a 210 per cent increase in its usage in 2026. But do you know what it means?

The official dinner and reception for Commonwealth Heads of Government and Delegation was held at Their Majesty's hotel, Blue Waters.

On Tuesday night, Ossoff was easily re-elected, with independent election results monitor Decision Desk first projecting an Ossoff victory a mere 18 minutes after the polls had closed.

The tragedy unfolded in the Scottish town of Kilwinning, Ayrshire, just after 1.10pm on Tuesday.

Nebahat Isbilen, an elderly Turkish millionairess, claims that Selman Turk, her former adviser, misled her over a £750,000 payment made to the former royal in 2019.

Kemi Badenoch's party was on 24 per cent support in the latest YouGov research - up two points in a week.

Democrats have secured their first flip of the 2026 midterms with a victory in the US territory of Guam.

Higher taxes and sharp increases in the minimum wage mean that taking on a worker aged 21 and over costs 20 per cent more. For 18-to-20 year-olds, the cost is up by 31 per cent.

On Sunday October 11, French supermarkets were hit by an unprecedented cyber attack on refrigeration units across 700 stores.

The deal will slash red tape on food exports to the EU including lifting an effective ban on the sale of British sausages, burgers and shellfish.

The Conservative leader said foreign workers who fail to make a 'net contribution' to the country will lose so-called settled status, also known as 'indefinite leave to remain'.

Koenig died at age 90 on October 25 at his North Hollywood home as a result of cardiopulmonary arrest according to a death certificate. He found fame as Ensign Pavel Chekov on Star Trek.

Charities that lobbied the Home Office to water down tougher immigration rules received more than £1billion in taxpayer cash, it can be revealed.

Displaying her pink-painted toes, Her Majesty said she couldn't resist slipping off her shoes on the sandy shores of picturesque Fort James beach on Tuesday.

I can reveal that Sienna has spent £9.3million on a house in Notting Hill, west London.

Bieber recently made the revelation that she's quietly endured premenstrual dysphoric disorder for over two years.

The 83-year-old entertainment titan and his 33-year-old former spouse appeared 'very much back together' during an October outing aboard Geffen's 454-foot superyacht Rising Sun.

More than 200 volunteers spent months hand-stitching the 6,500 poppies which now adorn the side of St Peter's Church in Inkberrow, Worcestershire.

The Lily Savage star lived at Knoll Hill House, near the tiny village of Aldington in Kent, for nearly 24 years.

The Titanic star made a planning application with her council to replace two sets of gates at her historic property, which she bought for £3.25million in 2013.

The Tory leader said the legislation is unnecessary, since laws are already in place to prevent abuse or discrimination against vulnerable people.

British tennis player Jodie Burrage has revealed she has been subjected to death threats on social media after playing her first match back on the WTA Tour in 16 months.

The only thing less surprising than Andy Burnham's Brexit betrayal is the rush by the EU to poke its nose into our affairs

The actress, 24, said she wanted to protect both herself and her character from being 'sexually exploited' in the raunchy Disney+ adaptation of Dame Jilly Cooper's 1988 bonkbuster.

The couple became parents to their daughter Gaia, 26, through the gruelling process after struggling to start a family, and the actor has now shared the toll it took on them.

Robert Gibbins, founder of investment fund Autonomy Capital, has sold his home and is returning to London with his family after 15 years in the country.

The Home Office kicked out Amet Cortez part-way through a 44-month jail term after he targeted elderly people who had visited cashpoints and bank counters.

The firm blamed 'changing weather conditions' for affecting the quality and availability of the ingredient.

Vegan chocolate company Catherine's Originals has been accused by Mondelez International of trademark infringement and 'passing off' the iconic Toblerone pyramids with its O'bar range.

How will Donald Trump react to the loss of face that lies in wait for him when the polls for today's midterm elections finally close? How about Mad-As-Hell - and in a mood to lash out?

Researchers say the trend is largely being driven by young women who also have conditions like ADHD, anxiety and depression.

As a small boy Jonathan Guinness liked to greet his aunt Jessica Mitford with a Hitler salute.

Ceilidh The Musical, which is being performed at Shoreditch Town Hall in east London, follows a family trying to teach a traditional Scottish dance as they encourage audiences to join in.

Kemi Badenoch held a windblown, slightly mad rally on the foredeck of HMS Wellington, a retired Grimsby class sloop moored on London's Embankment.

The 30-year-old man boarded the shellfish trawler in the early hours of today while the crew were asleep in their bunks - and tried to take it out to sea.

The King pointedly avoided any suggestion of a British apology over slavery in his keynote Commonwealth speech today and insisted 'we cannot change the past'.

An inquest on Tuesday heard how Kenneth Law sent the lethal substance to Thomas Parfett, who was found dead in a Premier Inn in Sunbury-on-Thames in October 2021.

The Culture Club singer met survivors, former hostages and bereaved families on Tuesday at the site near the Kibbutz Re'im, where festivalgoers were murdered on October 7, 2023.

The actor, 63, is known for his role as British Secret Intelligence Service head Gareth Mallory, but he has shared he was considered to play 007 years earlier.

Blade Silvano, 44, met the woman on dating website Plenty of Fish while falsely claiming to be a man called 'Hunter', a jury has heard.

The reality star had been banned from driving after receiving an 18-month suspended sentence for driving under the influence of cocaine, speeding and using false number plates in 2024.

Celebrity Traitors star James Acaster is feeling 'destabilised' by the reaction after he revealed he was a Traitor during an intense roundtable, it has been claimed.

Alexander Graham Bell's descendants are up in arms after the Canadian government rewrote his legacy amid claims over his views on deaf people and selective breeding.

The Fleabag TV creator and actress, who is dating millionaire film-maker Martin McDonagh, is known for her charitable concerns and strong social conscience.

Danny Ciprini's estranged wife Victoria has revealed she has been battling cancer since March and is now preparing to undergo surgery.

Harrods has applied to replace Heini Wathen-Fayed and daughters Camilla and Jasmine Fayed with independent lawyers.

The well-known individual made the 'unprecedented' argument that he would kill himself if the allegations went public. It's claimed he 'abused his status' to abuse women and girls over a number of years.

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Donald Trump was dealt an election nightmare on Tuesday as Democrats took control of the Senate and House of Representatives in a crushing blow.

Russia is suspected of carrying out a series of hoax bomb threats that sparked flight chaos in Europe, with multiple passenger jets forced to make emergency landings.

The Republicans were put to the sword in the contests, with Democrats seizing both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has pledged that Britons will not pay a 'penny more' due to the Government's shift in approach.

Five people were arrested for alleged government fraud after making claims funded by Australian taxpayers.

Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter, Selah Reed, 20, were found dead on the Selah West Trail in Bella Coola, British Columbia this week.

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed clashed with a British journalist on election day, accusing him of chasing him around.

Donald Trump is weaker, and Elon Musk half a billion dollars poorer. Here is a look at the biggest losers and winners of the midterms.

A husband who drugged and raped his wife arranged for sedatives to be posted to his dead mother-in-law's address, a court was told today.

Austrian rapist Josef Fritzl, who locked his daughter in a dungeon for 24 years and fathered seven children with her, has been denied freedom for a third time.

The US President swung through a series of emotions as the results came in, shifting from shock at Republican losses to railing against Iran.

The son of a British pensioner who drowned at a beach in Menorca in a desperate attempt to save her granddaughter during a family holiday says his mother's death could have been prevented. 

Vladimir Uglev (pictured) had accused the Putin regime of using the deadly chemical weapon in a 'state-level hit' on Britain in 2018.

Republican Senator Roger Marshall has won re-election in Kansas after a neck-and-neck battle with Democrat Adam Hamilton threatened to upend the GOP's hopes of holding onto its Senate majority.

Democrat Josh Turek has won Iowa's Senate race, flipping a Republican-held seat in a major blow to President Donald Trump and the GOP's battle to retain control of the chamber.

The American people 'want a politics that brings people together rather than divides them,' Obama said in a statement on X.

The columnist said she received an email from The Times declining to continue her contract, citing her 'presumably negative feelings' about the publication.

A young Kentucky boy was found alive by a team of volunteers led by horses after disappearing for two days. Roman Heilman, 6, a non-verbal autistic boy, went missing.

The Daily Mail broke the story of Miller's ex-wife, Emily Moreno, accusing him in court filings of scalding her with hot water, holding a gun to her head, and hitting her. He denies the claims.

In a post to the brand's social media page co-owner Linda Lillis said the business had undertaken 'significant change' to respond to a 'very different retail environment' in recent years.

Democrat Troy Jackson defeated longtime Republican Senator Susan Collins, unseating the five-term incumbent who has represented Maine since 1997.

Darline Graham has been defeated by Democrat Annie Andrews in South Carolina, dealing a stinging blow to Donald Trump.

Voters across America seemed to repudiate Elon Musk's efforts to elect Republicans even though he poured more than $445 million into conservative candidate's campaigns.

The Democrats seized control of both chambers of Congress, securing potentially sizable majorities in the House and Senate within hours of polls closing.

The President made his final TV appearances on the network before the election but began posting to his Truth Social account angrily about the network's coverage.

First Lady Melania Trump skipped the midterms election night event at the White House on Tuesday night,

Donald Trump has denied that he is to blame for the midterm election bloodbath, instead suggesting the results are down to poor candidates.

Brown served three terms before losing to Republican Bernie Moreno by about 3.5 points in 2024.

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, a strong ally of JD Vance, has lost the race for Ohio governor to Democrat Amy Acton, handing Democrats a state Trump carried by about 11 points two years ago.

A court has heard entries from Frances Crawford's notebook in which she weighed up the pros and cons of her marriage, as her husband stands trial accused of strangling her to death.

Aussies are now paying thousands more per month in interest since the Albanese government was elected.

Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar re-election was a breeze in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District.

Roy Cooper, a Democrat and former North Carolina governor, had enjoyed a strong lead over his opponent, Michael Whatley, for much of the campaign.

Hinojosa, a 52-year-old State Representative, is the first Democrat to win the governor's race since Ann Richards's win in 1990.

Shocking footage showed young students battling the rising waters as torrential rainfall, described as a 'one-in-1,000-year' event, submerged roads and left school buses partially underwater.

He will spend the final two years of his presidency fending off corruption investigations into himself and his family, battling legislative gridlock, and embroiled in spending battles.

A successful California attorney was found dead on Mount Whitney after failing to check out of his motel and leaving his belongings behind. Winston Chu, 49, suffered fatal injuries in a fall.

Karl Stefanovic has unleashed.

Nahji Chu, well-known owner of Vietnamese restaurant Lady Chu in Potts Point, said it feels 'really hard' in the country.

The sheriff's office identified the victims on Tuesday afternoon as Marco Antonio Perez, 15, and Nathaniel Flores, 13. Both of the teens were from Salinas.

A homeowner's revenge campaign against the builder he claimed had shattered his dream of home ownership will have to pay them more than a $1million in damages.

Pediatrician Andrews narrowly defeated Republican Darline Graham, personally chosen by Trump and had sought to permanently fill the seat of her late brother Lindsey Graham.

Winds on a primary school oval went from 'one to 1000' moments before a jumping castle tragedy that killed six children.

Founded in 1838, the Aussie retailer is recognised as the oldest continuously operating department store in the world still trading under its original name.

An arts venue funded by an SNP quango has been accused of 'anti-Semitism' after planning to host a pro-Palestine event that has the slogan: 'From the rivers to the seas.'

Houston police said Rodney Bob, 52, had arrived to an apartment complex on Saturday around 7.35pm when an argument erupted with his baby boy's mother.

The incredible images were snapped in the Arctic and Antarctic by veteran expeditioners Sue Flood and Ian Dawson.

Republican Congressman Byron Donalds has been elected governor of Florida, becoming the first black man elected to the post in the state's history.

Access to the Bayswater Power Station at Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley remains limited to essential workers with control measures in place.

A freshman cheerleader was killed in a violent shooting while visiting her best friend at a Halloween house party in Bloomington, Illinois.

They may be cursed among humans for their chip-stealing swoops on unsuspecting beachgoers.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has won another term in Congress, setting her up for a possible bid for the White House in 2028.

A man was found dead inside a vehicle outside a Connecticut polling station just before voting began in the midterm elections. Police rushed to the location in Killingly just after 5am.

Experts on Iran and nuclear arms dismissed Tucker Carlson's claim about Trump nuking Iran, but suggested he glimpsed real options laid before a president who can decide alone.

Democrats Bass and Raman are facing off for mayor of Los Angeles after they both came out on top of Spencer Pratt during the city's jungle primary.

Ketchup and mayonnaise sachets could be banned under Andy Burnham's push to cosy up with the European Union.

Tragic new details have emerged about the teacher who died on Halloween night.

Compulsive liar Humaira Batool, 26, was driving the rented £220,000 Urus supercar in wet conditions in the early hours of the morning when it crashed through a barrier on the M62.

An irate liberal man was caught on camera Tuesday slapping a young Republican voter across the face outside of a polling place in New Hampshire.

A new report from the Commons Science and Technology Committee found that regulation has 'failed to keep pace' with the explosion in high-street cosmetic treatments.

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has complained that the Albanese government has not received credit for it's hard work on the economy.

Lema Tackett-Kuscmaul, 50, was in a private LYNX ambulance when the paramedic driving left her near a gas station in Ohio.

Chief Myron Demkiw insists there was 'no failure' in the investigation, despite officers encountering a 23-year-old suspect with a gunshot wound just hours after a violent home invasion.

Mario Alberto Morales, 33, turned himself in on Monday after a grand jury indicted him on aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges on Friday.

Design giant Canva is slashing more than a thousand roles, or 22 per cent of its workforce.

John Paul Garay argued a model train set proved his victim's account couldn't be true and would wipe out a $700,000 compensation bill. A judge had other ideas.

Clirim Ferizi, 27, and Oresti Saliaj, 40, targeted homes belonging to south Asian families in search of the luxury items.

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has identified what's missing from Australia's inflation crisis: sufficient appreciation of Katy Gallagher.

After a grandchild's Facebook blunder sparked a town-wide guessing game, we uncover the clues that led locals to believe they had identified our biggest lottery winner.

Dr Melanie Clark, 50, a radiologist, and Dr Shawn Clark tied the knot on September 13, 2008, on Jekyll Island in Georgia. But trouble lay ahead.

On the same say he was jailed, Craig Silvey published a 9000-word apology, which has come under fire from child protection advocates.

Ossian Smyth, the former minister behind the Deposit Return Scheme, said the 15-25% deposit could be reduced to prevent Re-turn's profits from climbing, the Irish Daily Mail has learned.

Winter Knutson, 19, took their life on November 10, 2024, after enduring an alleged harassment campaign at the hands of their ex-lover and another friend, according to a recently filed lawsuit.