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Actress Amanda Abbington has said she “would not have been able to live with myself” if she had stayed silent about her Strictly Come Dancing experience. The 50-year-old, who left the show early in 2023, said she thought “long and hard” before making a complaint to the BBC about the behaviour of former dance partner […]

Botched DIY jobs, some of which have been inspired by TV shows, are costing homeowners more than £300 to fix on average, according to a survey. Two fifths (38%) of homeowners have been so inspired by TV programmes that they have taken on a home maintenance project themselves, the research commissioned by home assistance provider […]

Centrica is expected to post just under £1 billion in first-half operating profits next week, after it said energy markets had returned to a “more normalised” backdrop earlier this year. The London-listed firm, which owns energy supplier British Gas, reports for the first six months of the calendar year on Thursday July 25. It is […]

Ten Hag says United are not ready to win PL and UCL Erik ten Hag has insisted Manchester United are a “long way away” from being ready to win the Premier League and claimed Ralf Rangnick’s assessment that the club need open-heart surgery was correct. Rangnick was scathing about United towards the end of his […]

Flight prices between the UK and the Middle East could be slashed to a quarter of current levels once Wizz Air receives new aircraft, the airline has claimed. Marion Geoffroy, UK managing director of Wizz Air, predicted Airbus’ A321XLR planes will “revolutionise” air travel from a cost perspective. The enhanced fuel capacity of the jets […]

Reeves says she will ‘make sums add up’ over public sector increases Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the Government will “make sure the sums add up” if public sector workers are given above inflation pay rises. Reports which first appeared in The Times suggest independent pay review bodies have recommended the 5.5% rise for teachers […]

Donald Trump has appeared at his first campaign rally since he survived an attempted assassination last week, returning to the battleground state of Michigan alongside his new running mate. Exactly a week after the July 13 shooting in Pennsylvania that left Mr Trump with a bloodied ear, killed one man in the crowd and left […]

Dan Brown insisted winning the Open continued to sound “unfathomable”, despite heading into the final round of his major debut just a shot off the lead. The world number 272, who had to come through qualifying to secure his place at Royal Troon, defied miserable conditions and his lowly status to remain firmly in contention […]

A man has been charged with arson and violent disorder after serious disturbances in a Leeds suburb. Iustin Dobre, 37, of Clifton Mount, Harehills, was charged after a bus was set on fire during rioting in Harehills, Leeds, on Thursday evening, West Yorkshire Police said. He was charged with violent disorder and arson reckless as […]

The Israeli army said it has struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv the previous day. The Israeli strikes appeared to be the first on Yemeni soil since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, and they threatened to open a new front in […]