All news for 2024-01-13

It’s more than double the figure the department spent on outside advisors the previous year. It comes as the department’s spending on temporary agency staff also reached a record high of nearly £40 million

Tory minister Alex Burghart admitted he uses an experimental “AI Red Box”, developed by the Cabinet Office, to sift through the stack of papers he’s given to read every day.

Mrs Murty donated her stake in Koru Kids to charity after her involvement became an "unfair distraction" for the charity, it was announced this week

NEWCASTLE UNITED 2-3 MANCHESTER CITY: Kevin De Bruyne came off the bench to score an important goal before Oscar Bobb handed Man City a late win at Newcastle United

Pat Cullen, General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, warned the Prime Minister that 'every option – including strike action – is on the table'

One Masked Singer fan has explained all is not as it seems during filming of the ITV show and slammed organisers for not telling the audience the full story before

Horrifying footage appears to show Russian soldiers being forced to strip naked in freezing temperatures - before being subjected to abuse and humiliation from their war commanders

Fans of The Masked Singer are convinced they've worked out who Maypole is as they rumbled the celebrity's identity as they performed once more for viewers in the studio and at home

As Killing Eve star Jodie has not had kids she immersed herself in the role by watching birthing videos and spent hours wearing prosthetic bellies as she was determined to be as realistic as possible

William Lai has won the Taiwanese presidential election in a third straight victory for Democratic Progressive Party despite warnings from China which wants to retake the breakaway island

Jadon Sancho rejoined Borussia Dortmund on loan from Manchester United earlier this month following a public falling out with manager Erik ten Hag and the 23-year-old bagged an assist on his return to action

Jadon Sancho rejoined Borussia Dortmund this month after a public falling out with Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag and both Ralf Rangnick and Hans-Joachim Watzke have insisted the player does not have an issue with ill discipline

Dippy Egg has had fans guessing on The Masked Singer as they tuned in to see the masked-up celebrity perform once more this weekend in the hope of staying in the competition

The owner had left her beloved dog Luna stay outside in her garden when she went out for a few hours and she came home to find her tied up to her neighbour's dog

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Bosses of Nethergate Brewery got ChatGPT to experiment with hop combinations and malt profiles - and the result was golden session beer AiPA with citrus and floral notes

Bradley Walsh is hosting the reboot of Gladiators for the BBC alongside his son Barney Walsh, with a string of new fitness enthusiasts hoping to beat the famous Gladiators

The over-65s have been advised to take extra precaution when stepping outside over the next few days, after forecasters issued a yellow health alert for across the UK

There should really be more noble reasons for unleashing airstrikes on a country than oil, writes Mirror columnist Keir Mudie, but that's exactly what Rishi Sunak did at the end of the week

Gladiators is back for a brand new series with hosts Bradley Walsh and Barney Walsh leading proceedings as fitness enthusiasts go up against the new Gladiators

The reality star was a contestant on Love Island in 2019 and says she is now 'dying' to star on ITV's revived version of Big Brother - but says the network rejected her for one reason

Police Scotland said a woman was arrested and charged in connection with a driving offence following a road crash during a pro-Palestine protest in Edinburgh

Gladiators has been revived by the BBC for 2024 - but it seems that the professional athletes taking part in the show in the '90s enjoyed working up a sweat outside the arena

The television presenter was alright, if a little ruffled, when the section of the One Show sofa he was perched on fell apart sending him falling towards the ground

King Charles III granted special permission for seven-year-old William Junior to be buried in his favourite churchyard after he was killed in a hit-and-run in Folkstone