Tommy Walsh has long been synonymous with British garden makeovers, but his own property in Cambridgeshire is where he really puts his skills to work.Best known from the BBC hit Ground Force, which ran through the late 1990s and early 2000s, Walsh helped make outdoor makeovers must-see TV alongside presenters such as Charlie Dimmock, Alan Titchmarsh, Will Shanahan and Kirsty King.The show's...

Three people have been charged after four ambulances run by the Jewish volunteer service Hatzola were deliberately burned in a synagogue car park in Golders Green in the early hours of 23 March.Two men, aged 20 and 19, and a 17-year-old with dual British-Pakistani nationality face counts of arson and of acting in a way that could have endangered life.All three were arrested on Wednesday at...

A 2,500-year-old Dacian golden helmet has been recovered and returned to the Drents Museum in Assen more than a year after it was stolen.Two matching gold bracelets from around 450 BC were also handed back, while a third bracelet remains missing.The treasures — on loan from Romania’s national history museum for an exhibition about the Dacian world — were placed behind glass in the museum...

Lorraine Kelly’s daughter, Rosie Smith, has revealed a frightening encounter shortly after she and her partner welcomed their baby in August 2024.Rosie and fiancé Steve White were on one of their early pram walks when a man began shouting at them.Rosie, recovering from a planned C-section at 38 weeks and struggling with postpartum anxiety, said she was in pain and moving slowly. According to...

When Rod Stewart received a prostate cancer diagnosis in 2017, he and his wife Penny Lancaster chose to keep the news private while awaiting further tests.The secrecy and uncertainty took a significant emotional toll on Penny, who later revealed the impact in her memoir.Penny describes the diagnosis as an intensely stressful period. Doctors told the couple the tumor was aggressive, yet Rod...

Joe Swash is set to appear in a St Albans pantomime over the festive season, a move that could see him and wife Stacey Solomon spending much of Christmas apart.The EastEnders alum will star in Beauty and the Beast at the Alban Arena from December 4 until January 3.Although he is not scheduled to work on Christmas Day, it is unclear whether he will commute to their Essex home during the...

A month of air strikes, economic collapse and harsh crackdowns has left many Iranians living on edge, sleepless and worried about survival.In Tehran a young woman — given a pseudonym for her safety — describes the moment the war came into her office: a violent blast, smoke on the skyline and instant panic as colleagues fled to the roof.Her employer closed the business that day and let staff...

A journalist has told a royal podcast that he apologised to Prince Harry after a tense exchange stemming from leaked footage in which the prince used a racial slur at Sandhurst.The 2009 clip showed Harry addressing fellow cadet Ahmed Raza Khan with a highly offensive term directed at people of South Asian background.The footage caused a major backlash at the time and has remained a sensitive...

Konrad Bien-Stephen, who rose to fame on The Bachelorette Australia and later reached the semi-finals of The Challenge Australia, has died at the age of 35, his manager has confirmed.Ella Dolan, speaking on behalf of his team, said they were mourning his loss and requested privacy for his family while they come to terms with the news.No information about the cause of death has been...

A serious collision on the M23 has forced the northbound carriageway to close this morning, causing long tailbacks near Gatwick Airport.The crash occurred shortly after 5.30am on Thursday, April 2, between junction 10 for Crawley and junction 9 for Gatwick.Multiple vehicles are believed to be involved. Emergency crews are at the scene working to make the area safe, while traffic officers and...