Rishi Sunak is staging yet another relaunch of his premiership with a general election on the horizon, promising “bold ideas” to “create a more secure future for you and your family”. In a desperate pitch to voters after this month’s local election

King Charles reportedly agreed to a request from Harry to stay at a royal residence during his trip to the UK last week but the prince decided to stay at a hotel instead. Friends of Charles also poured cold water on suggestions that the monarch could

Previews of a speech by Rishi Sunak feature heavily on the front pages of Monday’s newspapers. The Daily Telegraph says the Prime Minister will “kickstart his general election campaign” by setting out his vision for the next five years, which he desc

One of greatest climbing guides on Mount Everest has scaled the world's highest peak for the 29th time, extending his own record for most times to the summit, expedition organizers said Sunday. Kami Rita reached the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) peak at

Michael Cohen was once so close to Donald Trump that he “would take a bullet for” him. In the seven years since professing this unwavering loyalty, the former lawyer and “fixer” has suffered his own very public downfall and criminal conviction, and i

Ange Postecoglou insisted Tottenham would give it “a crack” when champions Manchester City visit on Tuesday. Micky Van De Ven’s 82nd-minute winner helped Spurs beat Burnley 2-1 on Saturday to snap a run of four consecutive defeats and close the gap o

Former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has said he is “sorry” for not being “more explicit” in the ministerial declaration over his tax settlement, as he prepares to stand down from Parliament. The outgoing MP for Stratford-on-Avon said the total payment he

The 2024 Eurovision Song Contest winner Nemo Mettler has said that they were “really sad” during the competition following the chaotic scenes and protests. The non-binary singer, 24, in a pink skirt and fluffy jumper, balanced on a tipping metal disc

Graham Norton had his work cut out keeping this one light. There were breakdowns, blood rites, curses, drug busts, infidelities aplenty and great howls of existential anguish, and that’s just the songs. Draw the camera back from its tight crop on the

The Simpsons star Harry Shearer has said recasting him with a Black actor has negatively “affected” one of the show’s main characters. Shearer voices 20 characters on the animated series, including Mr Burns, Ned Flanders and Principal Skinner. Until

It’s great to not give a f***,” Gary Oldman has said of his role in Slow Horses, the spy drama that’s up for the top gong, Best Drama Series, at the Baftas this weekend. In the meticulously groomed, refined world of screen acting, Oldman’s performanc

Not since the heyday of Snooki, Pauly D and The Situation’s MTV reality show, has the Jersey Shore seen such fandom. The MAGA faithful were out in force on Saturday in Wildwood, New Jersey ahead of Donald Trump’s sunset rally with some sleeping for

Canadian authorities are urging all remaining residents in the northeastern part of the province of British Columbia to leave immediately, despite improving weather conditions, after thousands have already been evacuated due to a fast-growing wildfir

D-Day veterans, royalty and world leaders are expected to gather in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the largest seaborne military invasion in history. Events will occur in the UK and France, commemorating the allied troops involved in Operat

How are you feeling? If you happen to be a woman from the UK, there’s a reasonable chance that your honest answer is something along the lines of: “Not that great, actually.” According to the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index, an annual survey that

Settlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out to small towns and big cities across the U.S., but advocates worry that chunks of it may be used in ways that don't make a dent in the crisis. As st

Despite the threat of dislocated fingers and strained muscles, over 150 Bavarian men came together Sunday to compete in Germany’s unique national championship of “Fingerhakeln,” or finger wrestling. The “finger wrestlers” met in a big beer tent in th

Israel’s Eden Golan has finished in fifth place after receiving an audience score of 323 points, including 12 points from the United Kingdom’s public vote. The 20-year-old singer celebrated with her team while jeers sounded throughout Malmo Arena in

The paratroopers floated down after springing out of the C-17 Globemaster aircraft under a deep blue sky into swirling winds. They descended a thousand feet into a vast barren field before regrouping under treeline cover for the mission ahead. The ai

Manchester United and Tottenham meet in the Women’s FA Cup final with both clubs seeking a first triumph in this competition. Not since the 2005 final, when Charlton beat Everton, has the decider not featured one of Arsenal, Chelsea or Manchester Cit

Suella Braverman has called for the two-child benefit cap to be scrapped, saying the policy is “aggravating child poverty”. The former home secretary praised the work of the late veteran Labour MP Frank Field towards eliminating poverty. And she call

A 66-year-old grandmother killed in north London has been remembered for being “devoted to her family”. Anita Mukhey died after being stabbed in Burnt Oak Broadway, near the junction of Limesdale Gardens, in Edgware on Thursday. In a statement releas

One of the greatest climbing guides on Mount Everest has scaled the world's highest peak for the 29th time, extending his own record for most times to the summit, expedition organisers said on Sunday. Kami Rita reached the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) p

Surrounded by pictures of her second eldest child in her lounge, Cameron Hamilton’s mother Sarah stumbles over her words as she imagines how things could have turned out so differently if a teenager had not brought a knife to Bournemouth town centre

Arsenal travel to Manchester United on Sunday with the hope of securing a first Premier League title in 20 years. United face a fight to qualify for any European football next season after a dismal 4-0 hammering at Crystal Palace, which has seen pre

Shopkeeper Nazer Mohammad ran home as soon as he heard about flash floods crashing into the outskirts of a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan. By the time he got there, there was nothing left, including his family of five. "Everything happen

The final season of Happy Valley will compete against heist series The Gold and spy drama Slow Horses for a top prize at the Bafta TV Awards on Sunday. They are nominated alongside crime drama Top Boy for the best drama prize at the ceremony, which w

A punk-rock fan suffered a “catastrophic spinal cord injury” and has been left partially paralysed after the lead singer of a band staged dived on top of her at a New York show. Bird Piche underwent extensive surgery following the incident on 30 Apri

The man behind the white/gold-blue/black dress that “broke the internet” has pleaded guilty to endangering his wife’s life, and admitted to strangling her. Keir Johnston 38, appeared at the High Court in Glasgow on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty t

Skywatchers across the UK witnessed the Northern Lights for a second consecutive day amidst “breathtaking” levels of solar wind reaching Earth. The stunning display of lights was also observed in the US and various parts of the northern hemisphere.