All news for 2023-01-01

The Serpent was freed last week after a court ruled in favour due to his age and good behaviour despite murdering at around 24 tourists - but he isn't the only one to taste freedom

Gangsta Boo was the second woman to join Memphis hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia before leaving in 2002

British film director Sam Mendes was asked who would make a good villain in a James Bond movie in a recent interview - and he didn't pick an actor for the legendary role

The parent complained about being woken up by noisy fireworks, despite it being New Year's Eve, and said such loud displays should only be allowed at big organised events

San Francisco 49ers rookie Brock Purdy is shaking the 'Mr Irrelevant' nickname he earned by being the last pick of the NFL draft, with a Super Bowl charge on the cards

The Mrs Brown's Boys New Year's special - penned and starring Brendan O'Carroll - had people switching off moments in as they said the BBC special 'ruined' 2023

Tesla owner and Twitter boss Elon Musk has now lost his spot as the world's richest man to French businessman Bernard Arnault

Arsenal have stormed to the top of the Premier League table under Mikel Arteta - after Gary Neville suggested their ceiling might be limited to challenging for fourth

The Loch Ness Monster has been sighted many times in the Highlands post-pandemic with new webcam footage showing a large hump and then two humps rising from the water

Liverpool have completed the signing of Cody Gakpo already in the January transfer window, but Jurgen Klopp is playing down the club's chances of doing more deals

Liverpool are 15 points adrift of Premier League leaders Arsenal, but Virgil van Dijk is refusing to give up hope that Jurgen Klopp's side could turn things around

Fans of The Masked Singer have already rumbled the identity of Phoenix as a Doctor Who star after spotting a telling 'reincarnation' clue

Lily Allen showed off her bikini body as she enjoyed some time in the sun during her Caribbean getaway alongside her Stranger Things star husband David Harbour

Lionel Messi did not feature in Paris Saint-Germain's 3-1 loss to Ligue 1 title rivals Lens on New Year's Day - leaving supporters wondering where the World Cup winner is

Whitney Mills, from Clearwater in Florida, shot herself after believing she was facing significant health issues and would be able to 'transfer to a new body' if she died

Gerwyn Price went into meltdown and says he might never play at Ally Pally again after suffering a shock PDC World Championships quarter-final defeat by Gabriel Clemens

The baggage handler was said to be sucked into the plane's engine while working at Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama where the flight was parked up ahead of schedule

The 26-year-old beautician was gunned down at the Lighthouse shortly before midnight on Christmas Eve, with her sister Lucy saying she was "beautiful inside and out"

EastEnders star James Bye has revealed that he and his wife Victoria are expecting their fourth child after three years of trying and almost 'giving up'

Some 35 supercars, from Lamborghinis, Ferraris, McLarens to Rolls Royces, were driven from Small Heath and Digbeth turning the Birmingham into a scene from action series Fast and Furious

Newcastle have recalled Martin Dubravka from his loan spell at Manchester United, leaving Erik ten Hag and ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius in a tricky situation

Forecasters have told the Mirror the weather for the next week is not coming from the East so there will not be snow, but there will be 'system after system' of rain

Lucien Laviscount - who is known to fans of Netflix's Emily in Paris as the title character's love interest Alfie - is reportedly being considered to take over from Daniel Craig as the next James Bond

Chelsea are seven points adrift of the Premier League's top four after being held to a draw by Nottingham Forest, and captain Cesar Azpilicueta did not try and sugarcoat things

This death toll is the consequence of criminal neglect and is on the watch of unelected PM Rishi Sunak and a Health Secretary, Stephen Barclay, who must be held accountable