The world went crazy for a 'Brat' summer after singer Charli XCX coined the term, with social media going into a frenzy when her sixth studio album with the same name dropped

Dublin city centre descended into chaos on Thursday evening after hundreds of people gathered for a 'fake' Halloween parade as buses and trams struggled to get through the crowds

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Star's resident Santa Claus, Adam Cailler, tried out more than 40 different advent calendars, and whittled it down to a selection of just 11 reccomendations

The future isn't looking bright, according to rapper Ice-T, who has shared his fears that we won't be able to stop technology 'coming to eat us' as it gets more advanced

Space expert Nick Pope has warned astronauts could be killed instantly if NASA doesn't act quickly on a growing air leak in the International Space Station

Countryfile presenter John Craven has called upon policy makers to re-introduce beavers to Britain to help defend the countryside from effects of climate change

A 63-year-old cheese thief has been arrested for stealing the premiums products, say police, after reports of successful theft by posing as a major French retailer

Death in mysterious circumstances prompted after family members noticed victims were yet to come out of their room and decided to check in on them

People told not to eat mince pies whose filling may contain pieces of dried glue and to return them to any Tesco store for refund

Zombie comedy Shaun Of The Dead is a much-loved part of the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy. But, what significance does the ice-cream actually have. Well, we've taken a look

A dermatologist has taken to social media to share three things she would never do in the shower, and one common habit has left many people gobsmacked

Grant Williams has had an interesting year in the Ohio police force – in March two rabid turkeys chased him down a street and earlier this month he was totalled by a 'runaway pumpkin'

Prison officer Richard Goss, 45, went to work on Christmas Day, but it all went downhill for him when he was rumbled for his contraband-smuggling operation at a jail in Rochdale

Martin Lewis has accused Chancellor Rachel Reeves of lying to pensioners over the state pension during her appearance on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday

The Government is set to increase Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) rates for cars, vans and motorcycles in line with inflation from April 1, 2025, Budget documents state

The tinned tuna warning comes after a report found metal mercury was "contaminated" in almost all of the 150 cans purchased in France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Britain

The Simpsons have a track record of 'predicting' the future in their episodes, and now fans believe they could be onto something once more as they anticipated the outcome of the US election

EXCLUSIVE: The world is always on the brink of all out war, it seems, so we turned to an expert (Artificial Intelligence) to find out how it could happen and who will fling the first nuke

OPINION: Now TV have come up trumps If you're struggling to wade through Halloween films on streaming platforms as our Senior Features Writer Layla Nicholson has found with this flick - though you may not want to get in a sunbed again

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has revealed an easy trick to save 'hundreds of pounds' on your energy bills - and this is how you can do it

Dave Chudley's content looks into the best and worst of the tattoo world, highlighting what does and doesn’t work well and offering valuable insights for people thinking about getting something done

Father Dan Reehil was chatting about demonic possessions on the Shawn Ryan Show on YouTube when he revealed the main items he takes with him when he performs exorcisms

An Oregon convenient store employee is facing criminal charges after a $25,000 (£19,200) scratch card sting operation, according to the state's lottery officials

Pepper brought in a mouse as a Halloween treat and dropped it at public health scientist, John Lednickys feet - he discovered the virus by accident after researching for deerpox

A new record for 'quantum superposition' will test the boundaries of physics and the limits of our reality, according to scientists, after using 10,000 atoms to create research

The former president spoke to press in front of his 'big, beautiful' truck with his orange face – combined with a vest of the same colour – getting the Daily Star's 'Fantameter' singing

Halloween is here and your past-flame who ghosted you might be back too. That's right, if you've experienced ghosting then get ready for the revenant - the dating trend you don't want to be part of

Aldi bosses stated 'customers will have plenty to look forward to in the run-up to Christmas, with exciting new ranges hitting shelves in time for the festive season'

Defining what makes a pub ‘the best’ can depend on a million factors, all run through the lens of human experience and the minutia of consciousness – so we got a robot on the case

According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, the meteorite might have had a positive impact on Earth’s biosphere

Austrian hunter Roland Drexler, 56, is on the run after being accused of shooting dead the mayor of Kirchberg and a retired police officer – now police believe he has a list of 50 more targets

Teen Walmart worker Gursimran Kaur was tragically found by her own mother who also worked at the store in Nova Scotia last week, now a chilling explanation surrounding her death has been given

Colonel Karl E. Nell is a former Army Director supporting the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) who has made bold claims about aliens interacting with humans

OPINION: Finding an undiscovered date spot is hard to come in the age of TikTok. But this hidden gem offers amazing views, an intimate setting, some delicious spooky cocktails and a rather posh scotch egg

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Hayley Debra Potter had her 13 teeth removed and 10 dental implants inserted - and will wear dentures for six months while the remarkable procedure heals enough for crowns to be added

Poundland bosses have announced that about one third of its typical 'core range' of around 5,000 products will go to the benchmark price or even less starting from tomorrow (Friday)

Brits aren't the only booze-chugging beasts, as research indicates there are plenty of animals that have a thirst for alcohol — and one species also has regretful drunken one-night stands

The UK is set to be hit by an unseasonably warm spell in early November, with a blast of warm air from the Iberian Peninsula sweeping across the country, according to the latest weather maps

Paranormal expert Brian Sterling-Vete believes that ghosts have a 'limited lifespan' just like humans, meaning most ghosts lurking around nowadays are less than 100 years old

Experts say there is no way the image left on the fabric could have come from a human body after scientific study used 'virtual fabric' to carry out tests

Popping the question to your loved one can seem like a massive deal - but don't put it off for too long. That's because a bloke discovered the hard way and got rejected after 10 years. Here's some top tips to help

In El Salvador the army has combined with police in an attempt to quash a gang uprising. Thousands of armed guards surrounded a small neighbourhood near the country's capital

If your heart is aching and you're feeling like jetting off to cure it, then you're not only. Newly single Brits will be taking off in pursuit of getting over their break-up in a brand new travel trend

It is understood that the type of the disease in question is the Clade Ib MPox strain, picked up after a person on holiday from the UK brought it back from a holiday in Africa

Ex-Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte, 79, has claimed he enlisted gang members to be in a 'death squad', which he told to kill or be killed themselves, as part of his controversial war on drugs

EXCLUSIVE: Rangers fan Lana Wolf has accused Snoop Dogg of being inauthentic for his gushing comments about Celtic supporters - describing him as a 'football floozy'

Jonathan Cody has been banned from entering Liverpool city centre for five years after he was jailed earlier this week for 18 weeks for theft and assault related offences

Emily Nutley, a former teacher at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been dubbed 'perverted' after being accused of having a sexual relationship with a male student

EXCLUSIVE: Nigel 'King of Benidorm' Pope says that Brits - young and old - are flying over to enjoy the cheap clubs as the UK nightlife faces extinction. He says this time of year 'booms'

EXCLUSIVE: The new supremo of the pre-marital blow-out is one that might surprise many, given its pre-existing reputation as a go to British summer holiday destination

Labour's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves has announced changes to the duties of alcohol, cigarettes and vapes - but not all booze is set to have the same changes

Viewers of Kamala Harris' summer time appearance in Las Vegas, Nevada, might have got a shock if they looked past the vice president and into the crowd, where 'a demon' seemed to be watching

Lilly-Ella Gerrard and her boyfriend Lee Byrne both expressed happiness last week after mobster Liam Byrne avoided a lengthier prison sentence for his part in a failed weapons plot

Richard Moore was handed the death penalty after being convicted of an armed robbery murder back in 1999, but there's one undisputed fact – he was never actually armed with any weapons

A woman was left in "absolute agony" after she tried to wax her own bikini line at home and suffered a very unfortunate mishap – she considered calling an ambulance she was in so much pain

Diego Maradona would have celebrated his 64th birthday today if the football god hadn't shuffled off this mortal coil in 2020, and what better way to mark the date than remembering his sexual exploits

EXCLUSIVE: 'Just like in 2020' there is an 'extremely high' chance of election interference, according to expert Professor Anthony Glees who told the Daily Star 'Putin sees his chance'

The annual bat beauty contest is held by the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to find the 'most stunning bat' to be photographed on public lands across the county

Two towns in New Jersey, US, have introduced age restrictions on trick or treating ahead of Halloween, with one banning children older than 12 from participating

Senior Features Writer Layla Nicholson felt like she went back in time after visiting a house party themed bar with a time-warp twist. Will this concept save the UK social scene?

Alternative contraception pioneers have created a terrifying new birth control device which involves clamping testes and frying sperm - but don't worry, it's reversible

The young teacher had only just joined the unnamed school just five days earlier, and has now filed an official complaint with the Thiruvanmiyur police, who then arrested the woman

EXCLUSIVE: K**t and the Gang are set to release the film version of Shannon Matthews: The Musical on Amazon and the singer behind 'Karen Calls The Maddie Hotline' has fired back at critics

EXCLUSIVE: Athos Salomé claims to have predicted the death of the Queen and now he has given his say on Ruben Amorim, the man tipped to be the new Man Utd manager

Yodel and Evri are the two delivery companies that customers are least satisfied with when it comes to contacting parcel firms for help, new Ofcom research has found

Reviews of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 have started appearing online, with Google's overall fan-led review giving it an average score of 2.8 out of five, with one star reviews dominating the coverage

The centenarian, who has only been named as Chen, has become a local celebrity in Guangdong where she lives since the 10cm growth first sprouted a few years ago

Model Catjira has long been known for her love of horror movies, with her snaps drawing influences from scary flicks. But her recent shoot was crashed by some unexpected guests

The woman made a call to police at 4am to 'order a pizza' but really she was signalling to the call handler that she was in immediate danger after heading out for a drink

Alien-loving lawyer Danny Sheehan has made a claim on the Julian Dorey podcast about how many different species of aliens are in our galaxy . . . that we know of

Teacher Janelle Maisie Arnold, 35, had only just been charged with several sexual offences when it was alleged she tried to 'lure a youth and his friends' to her hotel room

A number of major UK retailers will be closing stores in November, with the likes of Marks and Spencer, House of Fraser, Homebase and Co-op all preparing to shut branches

Brits are set to bask in unseasonably warm weather in the coming days as a 'mini heat bomb' sends temperatures soaring well above normal across the country, according to new weather maps

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Star has discovered that many of the lagers available on British shelves not only carry imagery and language associated with lagers around Europe but are in fact brewed in the UK

A rare penny recently sold for a mega £62,000 online after TikTok user @CoinCollectingWizard shared details of the piece. But you'll need to own a specific version to earn the big bucks

The Cow Shed in Ospringe, near Faversham, Kent, has been forced to hit back at backlash over its 'lavish' Full English breakfast, which costs £25

WARNING: Two female political campaigners in Japan caused a stir after being snapped wearing mini-skirts and fishnet stockings as they worked to gather votes for a candidate

Two influencers drowned after a yacht party in Brazil after refusing to wear lifejackets because they would 'ruin their selfies', according to police

Fitness influencer Jessica Freitas was allegedly asked to leave a gym after a worker claimed her outfit was 'embarrassing' and 'showed too much'

Sporting Lisbon head coach Ruben Amorim got a little tetchy with constant questions on his future after his side won 3-1 in the Portuguese League Cup

Gone are the days of cheap white bed sheets or black bin liners, instead parents are splashing out on elaborate Halloween costumes for their kids

Animals and humans have a lot more in common than it might seem, with them even getting less sociable as they get older, perhaps to reduce the risk of illness

New research has shown that as many as 10% of Brits are regularly taking sneaky naps while on the clock, especially in the afternoon between 3 and 4pm

Most Haunted legend Yvette Fielding reckons giving ghosts a stern talking to – but with a 'respectful' tone – is the way to make them leave your home

Owner, who only gave name as Ms Qin, uses robotic dance moves to entertain customers and have fun at her restaurant in a competitive restaurant scene

Manchester United are on the verge of appointing Bruno Amorim as their new permanent manager, but who is his interior designer wife Maria Joai Diogo?

Personal trainer Emily Hackett has revealed the best type of exercise for fat loss and it's not running, cycling or HIIT - in fact, it's something you might already be doing

Fast fashion retailer Shein has taken the world by storm in recent years, but not everyone knows the correct way to say its name - and one woman is setting the record straight.

EXCLUSIVE: Manchester United are on the prowl for a new manager and 'in talks' with Ruben Amorim. But will he be the right choice? We've got a celebrity psychic to weigh in

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

Elliot Smith and his partner Tasha Quick have spent three weeks transforming their family home in Stafford, Staffs, into an abandoned haunted house complete with a witch's cave and pet cemetery

It has not been specified by Ukranian intelligence why North Koreans were being transported, although reports have circulated that agreements between North Korea and Russia have been underway

Johanna Pérez ran the Johafit nutrition and trainer health pages on Facebook and Instagram, racking up tens of thousands of followers in the process, many of whom have voiced their shock at her death

Holland and Barrett bosses confirmed that eight to 10 new concessions will open within Tesco stores 'by Christmas' and looking further ahead into 2025, 50 more stores will open