All news by author: Matt Roper

Ahead of a historic General Election on Thursday the people of the UK have a chance to reject the misery and blundering of the Tory government. It is time for change and a fresh start.

As the election gambling scandal engulfs the Tories, experts say the practice is more common among politicians than most people imagine

CEO Patrick Green of The Ben Kinsella charity, which was set up after Ben, 16, was murdered in 2008, called the new figures concerning

The Mirror takes a look at Nigel Farage's past - and whether his ‘ordinary bloke’ credentials stand up to scrutiny as Reform begin to overtake the Tories in polling for the General Election

Mala Tribich saw the worst horrors of the Holocaust, and says the only reason she survived was that she was 'lucky'

Jade Barnett was sent 260 miles away from everyone she knew to live in Blackpool, the children's home capital of Britain, when she was just 15 - and her experience is not unusual

Wartime codebreaker Joan Clarke has finally been honoured with a blue plaque to commemorate her achievements ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-Day

Eid Aljazairli thought death was minutes away when he plunged into icy water while fleeing war-torn Syria - and now looks set to qualify as a swimmer at the Olympics

Liverpool’s Tate & Lyle refinery had created a happy community. So when it was axed, staff weren’t going to take it lying down... unless it was in front of lorries

Farouk James has asked for a medical exemption from the strict rules and goes to classes in braids, but the school is insisting he will be kicked out if he doesn't cut his hair short.

In Britain today there are more than four million kids who go to school hungry and whose only source of food for the day is their school meal, a sad fact that resonates with Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas

Adam Lowe uses cutting-edge scanning and 3D printing, and often even DNA testing and forensics, to make copies of priceless paintings, sculptures and ancient wonders - and his latest project will be open for all to see at the Natural History Museum

Former British convict and drug addict Aiden Minnis has been trying to lure others on social media to join him in Russia writing 'if you want to join the Russian Federation Armed Forces, get at me'

Tom Conti, who played Albert Einstein in Oppenheimer, is compering a special anniversary concert on the Kindertransport, so sat down with one of the survivors

Pledging allegiance to Putin, Aiden Minnis, 37, posted a video on social media declaring his delight on becoming a Russian citizen. The convicted criminal from Chippenham has been fighting against Ukrainian forces

The 13 green cabmen's shelters dotted around London are a relic of the past to many - but for black cabbies in London, these huts allow time for respite - and gossip - in between jobs. The Mirror went inside one to see what goes on

The National Black Police Association accused police chiefs of gaslighting Black officers and ignoring the National Race Action Plan

Gordon Prigent is believed to be one of just four Channel Island residents who was sent to a Nazi concentration camp on the island of Alderney, which was under German control during the Second World War

Britain's first nudist beach opened on Brighton's seafront in April 1980 amid much controversy after a campaign led by Tory councillor Eileen Jakes

Aiden Minnis has condemned Brits supporting Ukraine as he fights for Putin's army in the Donbas region, claiming on a Kremlin-linked Telegram channel that he would 'continue putting them in boxes'

Russian state media have hailed Ben Stimson, 48, and Aiden Minnis, 37, as 'heroes' after they were identified by the Mirror as the first Brits fighting for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine

Ben Stimson and Aiden Minnis are the first Brits known to be fighting for Russia and have been heavily criticised by a former British Army commander

Last year, 125 boozers stopped doing live music – half of them closing altogether, citing soaring costs. - but there is still a huge appetite for live music

The Repair Shop star Jay Blades discussed going from sleeping in his car to being awarded an MBE and having an incredible career

Pride of Britain Award winner Dame Stephanie Shirley has spent her life fighting prejudice, as well as educating and inspiring others after she came to the UK on Kindertransport as a Jewish refugee