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Norman Tebbit, key Thatcher ally, dies aged 94

Former cabinet minister Norman Tebbit dies aged 9431 minutes agoKate WhannelPolitical reporterGetty ImagesNorman Tebbit, who served as a cabinet minister in Margaret Thatcher's government, has died...

Your ultimate guide to the National Trust's Summer of Play

Can-do attitude at Benthall Hall, Shrops, for the National Trust's Summer of Play (Image: National Trust / James Dobson)Bringing a family festival atmosphere to 175 National Trust sites across...

Criminal thugs set to serve just 20% of their sentence under new Labour plan

Criminals will be able to get their prison sentences cut by 40% if they plead guilty, under new reforms set to be announced by the Government. The recommendation from a review by former High Court...

How King Charles will help rebuild the shaken UK-France friendship during the state visit

How King Charles will help rebuild the shaken UK-France friendship during the state visit9 hours agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorBBCFew scenes convey British pomp and soft power more than the King...

Anita Dobson drops Queen bombshell as Brian May and Roger Taylor meet

The classic Queen line-up dissolved in 1991 with the sad death of the band’s inimitable frontman Freddie Mercury. Bassist John Deacon worked with the two other remaining members, Brian May and...

Senator Ted Cruz 'takes family holiday to Greece' while 100 die in Texas floods

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas has been caught holidaying in Europe while his home state battles catastrophic flash floods. The Swamp revealed that Cruz, alongside his family, was spotted last Saturday...

Texas floods death toll climbs to more than 100

Texas floods death toll climbs to more than 1002 hours agoAngélica CasasBBC NewsReporting fromKerrville, TexasThe death toll from flash floods that struck central Texas on Friday has now climbed to...

Millions of UK phones to receive doomsday emergency alert

Millions of mobile phones are to receive an emergency alert and play a loud siren sound, as the Government tests a system designed to warn the nation of disasters, terror attacks or war. The alert...

How King Charles is helping to 'reinvigorate' the shaken UK-France friendship

How King Charles is helping to 'reinvigorate' the shaken UK-France friendship29 minutes agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorBBCFew scenes convey British pomp and soft power more than the King and Queen...

Why don't we trust technology in sport?

Getty ImagesZoe KleinmanTechnology editor1 hour agoFor a few minutes on Sunday afternoon, Wimbledon's Centre Court became the perfect encapsulation of the current tensions between humans and...

London remembers 7/7 bombings 20 years on as William lays flowers for victims

London remembers 7/7 bombings 20 years on as William lays flowers for victims5 hours agoMaia DaviesBBC NewsSean CoughlanRoyal correspondentThe names of the 52 people killed in London's 7/7 bombings...

Russian army disaster as entire command of 'elite' Guards brigade wiped out

The entire command of Russia's elite 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade has been wiped out, according to a military blogger. The elite brigade unit has been involved in heavy fighting across eastern...

Brit's mystery death in beloved holiday hotspot sparks huge police investigation

Police in Ibiza are investigating the death of a British man the early hours of this morning.The man, said to be aged between 45 and 50, was already in cardiac arrest when emergency responders...

Top Tory Brexiteer defects to Reform UK in huge win for Nigel Farage

An ex-Tory Cabinet minister and leading Brexiteer has joined Reform UK in a major defection. David Jones said Reform is the party that "best represents my views" and warned of disillusionment with...

Nicola Peltz’s 'swipe' at Beckhams as Brooklyn ‘to snub’ Harper’s birthday

Nicola Peltz has raised eyebrows with a string of barbed comments about family life - just as her father’s birthday celebrations rolled into a third week and Brooklyn Beckham is reportedly set to...