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King Charles' little-known talent goes down 'brilliantly' with grandchildren

Queen Camilla once revealed that King Charles does a brilliant impression of Harry Potter to impress his grandchildren. Speaking previously on The Queen’s Reading Room, her podcast with writer Sir...

I was born in Texas and I'm afraid of not getting let back into 'hellscape' America

US author Attica Locke can't wait to swap LA for Harrogate (Image: Victoria Will)Award-winning screenwriter and novelist Attica Locke has been champing at the bit to swap her home town of Los Angles...

Huge 70s Dallas icon unrecognisable after quitting fame for career U-turn

Patrick Duffy is a familiar name to millions worldwide after shooting into stardom for his iconic role as the oil tycoon Bobby Ewing in the acclaimed CBS 70s drama, Dallas. The actors starred in the...

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...

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...

Poland sends 5,000 soldiers to German border to block failed aslylum seekers

Poland will send 5,000 soldiers to its border with Germany in a dramatic move aimed at halting the return of failed asylum seekers — a decision that risks escalating already fraught tensions...

Lee Anderson breaks silence as fellow Reform MP quits party

Reform UK MP James McMurdock has removed himself from the party after allegations emerged about his business dealings during the Covid pandemic. The South Basildon and East Thurrock MP contacted...

Child killer says pacemaker could restart his heart during execution - pleads for turn off

Lawyers representing a Tennessee death row prisoner, Byron Black, are making a desperate bid to halt his impending execution.In Nashville's Chancery Court, they're pleading with a judge to mandate...

Why the world's superyachts are getting bigger and bigger

Why the world's superyachts are getting bigger and bigger8 hours agoFrancesca MarcheseBusiness reporterAmerBusiness is booming in the luxury world of superyachts, with the super-rich wanting ever...

Keir Starmer is so cowardly he might as well be in hiding as national emergency looms

Keir Starmer may have won a landslide victory, but first year in office has already exposed the deep flaws in his leadership. Far from providing the “serious government” he promised, Starmer is...

Popular Greek island faces tourism crisis as it becomes 'ghost town'

Santorini, one of the world’s most photographed islands and a perennial favourite among travellers, is facing an unexpected crisis: a tourism season that feels empty, even amid surging visitor...

Dad builds £50k underground bunker in garden as WW3 fears soar 'It's not just a man cave'

A Derbyshire dad who spent £50,000 building an underground bunker in his back garden says he's now upgrading it for survival. This follows recent Government warnings urging the public to “actively...

The crumbling UK seaside town of derelict hotels deserted and left to rot

A once booming traditional seaside holiday town is now blighted by eye sores of derelict hotels and abandoned shops. Once hailed as one of the Isle of Wight’s most beautiful coastal spots, Sandown,...

UK theme parks in crisis as beloved attractions face extinction

For over 100 years thrill seekers have travelled across the country to Victorian seaside towns or pleasure gardens to woop and yell at fair grounds. Rollercoasters, games, carousels and candy floss...

Outrage in UK city over plans to turn 500-year-old gate into Airbnb

The proposal to transform Canterbury Cathedral's iconic 16th-century entrance gate into an Airbnb has sparked controversy (Image: SWNS)The proposal to transform Canterbury Cathedral's iconic...