Keir Starmer is believed to be considering a partial u-turn on winter fuel payment cuts following Labour’s devastating defeat in last week’s elections. Ministers fear the changes, which the...
Watch: How Lady Gaga's record-breaking concert almost ended in disaster On Saturday night Lady Gaga performed for her biggest audience ever, two million people on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro....
A newly launched commission into social care will be “doomed to failure” unless the true cost of inaction in the sector is set out, MPs have warned. The Health and Social Care Committee said...
Polygamy and pageantry on display at a mass wedding in South Africa9 hours agoKhanyisile NgcoboBBC News, ZuurbekomNhlanhla PhillipsThe bride, Evelyn Sekgalakane, sparkled in white as she walked down...
What is it about the Second World War? As a crime writer, it’s often struck me as odd that although most people would be disgusted by a real murder – if it were to take place outside their house...
Prince Harry’s BBC interview was explosive enough to generate a new round of global headlines questioning his stability, his motives and even his very sanity. As a clinical psychiatrist my job...
If there was one royal residence where the Royal Family are most allowed to be themselves, it is the Balmoral Estate in Scotland. Queen Elizabeth II, in particular, loved the freedom the castle...
Brits love Spain, with millions jetting off to its sunny climes every year.But one area in this top destination has flown under the radar and remained largely free of tourists, earning it a spot in...
It’s hard to watch Prince Harry these days without feeling a mix of sadness, frustration – and yes, even maternal concern. This latest outburst – pointed accusations, simmering resentment,...
Sir David Jason has opened up about the challenges of working in television, recalling there were occasional tensions that flared on set and co-stars who were “a pain in the tuchus”.The...
There’s a greasy, fluorescent light that hits you the morning after a loss like Runcorn. Labour didn’t just lose a random seat. They got mugged. Six votes. Not six hundred. Not six percent. Six....
Scottish government drops plans for new misogyny law5 minutes agoGetty ImagesThe Scottish government has confirmed it will not bring forward planned legislation to criminalise misogyny before next...
A Donald Trump-style mass deportation programme could save the UK £10 billion a year, a new report has claimed. The Centre for Migration Control and former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe urged ministers...
A row has erupted in West Cornwall over Cornwall Council’s controversial proposal to demolish a much-valued community centre in Penzance to make way for a 72-flat care complex, a plan branded...
While Ukraine and Gaza have dominated headlines over the last few years, the chances of an even greater war grow in Asia. China has not relinquished its designs over the nearby island democracy of...