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Andrea Bocelli James Blunt And Idina Menzel To Perform At Royal Variety 2026

Andrea Bocelli, James Blunt and Idina Menzel will lead the stars taking to the stage at the Royal Variety Per…

No Penalty Practice For Conor Haughey Before Dealing Final Blow To Arsenal

Fleetwood shootout hero Conor Haughey admitted he had not even practised penalties before hitting an emphatic…

Trial To Begin Of Man Accused Of Attempted Murders On LNER Train

A man is due to stand trial accused of attempting to murder 10 people in a mass stabbing incident on a London…

PM Urged To Deliver Meaningful Help In Budget Instead Of Showboating

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been challenged to deliver “meaningful help” for struggling families in his G…

Bradford Defeat Peterborough To Reach EFL Cup Quarter Finals

Bradford are through to the EFL Cup quarter-finals for the first time since they reached Wembley in 2013 with…

Drone Delays Play As Fleetwood Host Arsenal In Carabao Cup Fourth Round

Fleetwood’s Carabao Cup fourth round tie against Premier League champions Arsenal was interrupted in the open…

King To Acknowledge Great Suffering Of The Past During Visit To Caribbean

The King will begin his tour of the Caribbean by acknowledging the “great suffering of the past” and confirm …

Michael Carrick Expected To Remain In Charge For Man Utd Trip To Chelsea

Michael Carrick is expected to remain as Manchester United head coach for Saturday’s Premier League match aga…

Kylian Mbappe Apologises To China For Ill Judged Remarks About Mao Zedong

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has apologised for making “ill-judged” remarks about former Chinese leader …

Number 10 Hints At Harry Kane Knighthood After Ballon DOr Win

Downing Street has hinted that Harry Kane could be in the running for a knighthood after the “extraordinary a…

Andoni Iraola Aware Liverpool Still Have Work To Do Despite Winning Run

Andoni Iraola is growing into the role as Liverpool head coach but accepts he needs more wins to really start…

Liz Truss Says She Takes Not Very Much Blame For Mini Budget Economic Chaos

Liz Truss has claimed it was not her 2022 mini budget “that went wrong” as she blamed the Bank of England for…

Two UK Nationals Charged Over RAF Fairford Plot To Aid Iran

Two British nationals have been charged over a plot to assist Iran’s intelligence service as part of the inve…

Schools Shut And Travel Disruption As Windy Weather Sweeps Scotland After Storm

Dozens of schools are shut and people are facing travel disruption as high winds sweep Scotland, with warning…

What To Expect From John Healeys First Budget As Chancellor

John Healey will deliver his first Budget as Chancellor on Wednesday against the backdrop of a difficult dome…

Windy Weather Persists In Scotland After Deadly Storms Over Weekend

A weather warning for wind remains in place for Scotland after storms over the weekend left two men dead..

Harry Kane Describes Ballon DOr Win As A Dream Come True Then Eyes Repeat Win

Harry Kane described Monday’s Ballon d’Or triumph as beyond his “wildest dreams” – and then promised to try t…

Harry Kane Describes Ballon DOr Win As A Dream Come True Then Eyes Repeat Win

Harry Kane described Monday’s Ballon d’Or triumph as beyond his “wildest dreams” – and then promised to try t…

Take That Named As Star Performers At Williams Earthshot Prize Ceremony

Take That have been named as performers at the Prince of Wales’ Earthshot Prize awards ceremony being held in…

Police And Fire Services Told To Take Urgent Action To Improve Cyber Security

Police and fire services are not properly protected from cyber attacks amid a reliance on legacy computer sys…

Poppy Coloured Stamp Set Honours Armed Forces

Royal Mail has revealed images of a set of six new stamps honouring the service of the nation’s armed forces..

US Rapper Jay Z To Headline 2027 Super Bowl Half Time Show

US rapper and hip-hop mogul Jay-Z will headline the 2027 NFL Super Bowl half-time show, it has been announced…

35 Of Homes Are In Postcode Areas Where House Prices Are Falling Says Zoopla

More than a third (35%) of homes across the UK are estimated to be in postcode areas where property values ha…

Ballon DOr Chaos As Kane Yamal And Mbappe Leaked As Winners Before Ceremony

The Ballon d’Or website has published three separate articles naming Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbap…

Jimmy Carr Comedy Should Be Taught In Schools

The 54-year-old presenter is known for hosting 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Last One Laughing UK, as well as performi…

Fresh Warnings Issued As Strong Winds And Heavy Rain Forecast After Two Storms

Fresh weather warnings have been issued as strong winds and heavy rain are on the way after two storms batter…

Royal Mail Delays Full Rollout Of Postal Overhaul Until After Christmas

Royal Mail has revealed it will halt the full rollout of its second-class post overhaul until after Christmas…

Chris Brown Avoids Jail After Admitting Nightclub Affray Charge

R&B singer Chris Brown has avoided jail after striking a man twice in the head with a tequila bottle in a cen…

Senior Doctors In England Plan November Strike

Senior doctors in England are planning strike action for two days next month, the British Medical Association…

Kimi Antonelli Aiming To Complete His F1 Title March In Style In Mexico City

Kimi Antonelli will aim to finish his march to the Formula One title in style as he heads to Mexico City next…

Workers Continue To Restore Power To Homes Hit By Storm Boelo

Workers are still trying to restore power to homes cut off during Storm Boelo..

Man Killed By Falling Tree In Storm Boelo

It's as conditions continued to affect northern parts of the UK with winds gusts reaching 84mph.

Michael Carrick Unsure What Future Holds After Man Utd Loss

The manager's side crashed to a 3-0 defeat with his position already hanging in the balance.

SNL UK Takes Aim At Prince William And Andy Burnhams TV Appearances

Saturday Night Live (SNL) UK has mocked prime minister Andy Burnham’s appearance on Celebrity Gogglebox and P…

More Than 82000 Without Power As Storm Boelo Batters UK With 84mph Gusts

More than 82,000 properties are without power as Storm Boelo continues to batter northern parts of the UK wit…

Banks Set To Report Stronger Profits As They Face Prospect Of Tax Hike

Britain’s high street banks are set to unveil stronger profits as they face the prospect of being targeted fo…

Mikel Arteta Confident Arsenal Will Rediscover Set Piece Potency

Mikel Arteta is confident Arsenal will rediscover their potency from set-pieces after breaking their duck in …

Tories Healey Must Quit If He Fails To Set 3 Defence Spending Target At Budget

John Healey should resign as Chancellor if he fails to set out how the UK will spend a 3% share of the econom…

Delta Goodrem Scores Series First 10 On Strictly Return From Injury

Australian singer Delta Goodrem scored the first 10 of the 2026 series of Strictly Come Dancing on her return…

Thomas Markle Sr Says He Has Paid For Sex But Denies Child Abuse Allegations

Thomas Markle Sr, the father of the Duchess of Sussex, has admitted to paying for sex in the Philippines but …

Budget To Increase Cash For Social Housing And Give Englands Mayors More Powers

The Budget will provide more than £1 billion for social and affordable housing and give England’s mayors and …

Storm Boelo Travel Disrupted And Events Cancelled As UK Hit By Wind And Rain

Amber weather warnings have come into force as the worst of Storm Boelo could be set to hit parts of the UK..

More Than 400000 Protest Across France

Clashes erupted as a mass march drew to a close in Paris on Saturday, a week after widespread rioting and loo…

Northern Olympics Project To Get 7 Million Study In Budget

A £7 million fund will be used to examine the potential for a future Olympics bid by northern England..

Met Police Did Not Share Thomas Markle Sr Claims With Other Law Enforcement

The Metropolitan Police confirmed it passed a letter featuring claims of alleged offending outside the UK by …

Government Signals End To Business As Usual For Water Firms

The Government is to make an unprecedented intervention in the process to set water bills, with Environment S…

Police Deploy In Big Numbers And Museums Shut As France Braces For More Protests

Major museums in Paris closed and authorities deployed a sizable police force for a round of new protests on …

Tea Drinking May Be Good For Your Heart Researchers In China Say

Tea drinking is good for your heart, researchers in China have concluded..

William Jokes About Dreams Of Becoming A DJ And Being Mistaken For Prince

William joked about being mistaken for Purple Rain singer Prince and his childhood dreams of becoming a polic…

UK To Set Up AI Biosecurity Lab To Detect Risks Of Future Pandemics

A new “biosecurity lab” will seek to use AI to protect against potential future pandemics as part of a packag…

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