Graham Linehan, who co-created the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, has been charged with criminal damage and harassment. The Irish comedy writer, 56, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on...

Equality watchdog issues interim guidance on single-sex spaces21 minutes agoDamian GrammaticasPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesThe Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has released interim...

Equality watchdog issues interim guidance on single-sex spaces3 hours agoDamian GrammaticasPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesThe Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has released interim...

A shopper was left "absolutely sick to the stomach" after spotting what appeared to be the foetus of a dead baby rat in her supermarket lettuce. Georgia Rizzi, 34, was about to make a sandwich with...

Laurence Fox denies sharing upskirting image of TV star58 minutes agoMegan FisherBBC NewsEPALaurence Fox has denied sharing an intimate image of TV star Narinder Kaur without her consent on social...

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'My peanut allergy nearly killed me - now I eat them every day for breakfast'31 minutes agoPhilippa RoxbyHealth reporterBBCChris Brookes-Smith, 28, used to live in fear of dying from eating even the...

Maggie May hitmaker Rod Stewart left fans devastated as he posted an emotional tribute on social media. After the death of Pope Francis this week at the age of 88 – just a day after delivering his...

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A drugs mule named Bernard Kennedy was caught red-handed at Manchester Airport after claiming he 'ran out of money' on his holiday in Thailand. Border Force officers intercepted the 46 year old as he...