EXCLUSIVE: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will set up a new Independent Immigration Appeals Authority (IIAA), which will prioritise cases such as high-risk foreign offenders and human rights claims believed to be without merit22:31, 28 Jun 2026View 2 ImagesHome Secretary Shabana Mahmood will set out sweeping immigration reforms this week(Image: ZUMAPRESS.com / Zuma Press / Avalon)Decisions on asylum appeals will be accelerated with a new independent body designed to slash the backlog of people waiting for their cases to be…

An investigation has delved deeper into the horror behaviour shown by Jeffrey Donaldson with senior former police officers and politicians speaking out about what they saw behind the scenesSian Hewitt22:27, 28 Jun 2026Updated 22:28, 28 Jun 2026View 3 ImagesJeffrey Donaldson was convicted on a host of heinous crimes(Image: Getty Images)More scandalous secrets have come out about the double life of disgraced former MP Jeffrey Donaldson. An investigation has delved deeper into the horror behaviour shown by the former government…

Andy Burnham, the newly elected MP, will on Monday pledge to give Britain the “circuit-breaker it needs” in a major speech unveiling his plans for devolution and the economy22:08, 28 Jun 2026View ImageVoice of the Mirror has its say...Andy Burnham is almost certain to reach Downing Street, but taking power is only the beginning. The real test is whether he'll move it out of Whitehall and closer to the people. His first major speech recognises the great weakness in how Britain is run. For too long, authority and money have…

As the crowd watching Ben Stokes bowl learned he was going to be retiring soon, a massive wave of applause went around Trent Bridge15:37, 28 Jun 2026Updated 22:06, 28 Jun 2026View 3 ImagesBen Stokes is retiring(Image: News Images/NurPhoto/Shutterstock)England cricket captain Ben Stokes has announced he is retiring midway through a match.The Durham star, one of the finest all-rounders to ever play the game, was in the middle of a bowling spell at Trent Bridge when a statement was released. It confirmed Stokes intends to end…