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How The Mary Wallopers fight for free pints inspired the 2020’s trad-folk resurgence
The article traces how Irish trio The Mary Wallopers developed from playing traditional songs in Dundalk pubs in exchange for free pints into prominent figures in the 2020s revival of trad folk. It argues that their pub-based beginnings reflect folk music’s longstanding connection with communal, working-class spaces, and that their success has helped bring Celtic…
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15 Best TV Shows Based on Video Games, Ranked
Collider has published a ranked list of the best television series adapted from video games, arguing that TV adaptations have generally fared better with critics and fans than their big-screen counterparts. The article, updated 21 July 2026 by Dawson Nyffenegger, notes that while game-to-film adaptations are often dismissed as cash grabs, the small-screen versions have…
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Did the manhunt for Constance Marten and Mark Gordon make baby Victoria’s death a ‘terrible inevitability’? Reporter David James Smith argues more could have been done to protect newborn in wake of new review
A new safeguarding review has reignited debate over whether the death of baby Victoria, killed by her parents Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, could have been prevented had police handled their manhunt differently. Discussing findings from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s report, crime reporter David James Smith argued on the Daily Mail’s Trial podcast…
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Despite outrage at Sony’s shift towards a discless future, only seven PlayStation games have managed more than 100,000 physical sales in the US this year
New sales figures shared by analyst Mat Piscatella of Circana have exposed the limited commercial weight of physical media on PlayStation, even as fans loudly protest Sony’s plans to phase out disc production. The data suggests physical discs now account for a very small slice of overall game sales, lending credibility to Sony’s business rationale…
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UK Music Chief Asks New PM Andy Burnham To Remove EU Touring Barriers
UK Music’s chief executive, Tom Kiehl, has written to newly installed Prime Minister Andy Burnham, urging him to tackle post-Brexit barriers that make touring the EU difficult for British musicians. Kiehl set out five priorities for the incoming Labour leader, who is known to be a keen music fan, framing the demands as essential to…
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Nurse who claimed her fireman ex ‘lovebombed’ her with gifts when he won £200K on scratchcard is ordered to pay money back after he sued her
A nurse who received gifts from her former partner, a firefighter, after he won £200,000 on a scratchcard has been ordered by a court to repay money to him following a lawsuit he brought against her. The case centres on her claim that he had “lovebombed” her with presents funded by his lottery windfall, which…
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Spurs break their women’s transfer record to sign Alice Sombath from Lyonnes
Tottenham Hotspur have signed France defender Alice Sombath from Lyonnes for an undisclosed fee that breaks the club’s women’s transfer record, underlining the growing investment in their women’s team. The 22-year-old joins as the sixth summer signing for a squad head coach Martin Ho says is being deliberately shaped, with Sombath’s arrival marking the completion…
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ZDF & ProSieben Strike Streaming Pact As Traditional Rivals Team To Fight Streamers: “A Strong, Forward-Looking Signal”
ZDF and ProSiebenSat.1 have agreed a streaming partnership that will see the German public broadcaster’s on-demand content integrated into ProSieben’s Joyn platform from the fourth quarter of 2026, offering ZDF news, documentaries, culture, factual and entertainment programming free and without adverts. The deal reflects a wider trend of traditional European broadcasters joining forces to counter…
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I was sexually assaulted by my hairdresser at 13 and it wrecked my relationships with men for years to come: LUCY CAVENDISH
Writer Lucy Cavendish describes being sexually assaulted at the age of 13 by a hairdresser after her parents’ separation left her feeling vulnerable and unable to confide in anyone. She recounts how, after her father left the family home in the late 1970s, she visited a newly opened salon in her Buckinghamshire town and was…
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Mrs Burnham pulls a style surprise by choosing £850 dress by Victoria Beckham: LAURA CRAIK
Marie-France van Heel, wife of new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, chose an £850 ice blue “Edith” dress by Victoria Beckham for her husband’s first day at Downing Street, prompting Daily Mail fashion writer Laura Craik to note the outfit’s smart, safe styling and its choice of a British designer over an obvious “Labour red”. The…