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Farage’s party calls for election watchdog to investigate undercover sting Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has reported Channel 4 to the elections watchdog, claiming the broadcaster used an actor as a “plant” in its undercover investigation into his campaign. The broadcaster has denied that Andrew Parker, who was filmed using a racial slur to describe Rishi […]
Band will become first act to headline festival five times Coldplay are set to become the first act to headline Glastonbury Festival five times. The Saturday performance marks the British band’s first Pyramid Stage appearance since 2016, and it will see them overtake The Cure, who have headlined the slot four times. Frontman Chris Martin, […]
Huge search under way in Tenerife for missing teen after call for volunteers A renewed search for missing teenager Jay Slater is under way in Tenerife after Spanish police appealed for expert volunteers to help. The 19-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, disappeared following an attempt to walk back to his accommodation on June 17. On Friday, […]
Arrest over video showing ‘prison officer having sex with inmate in cell’ A woman has been arrested after a video was shared on social media allegedly showing a prison officer having sex with an inmate in a jail cell. The Metropolitan Police said a woman was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office […]
England goalkeeper will join French giants PSG Manchester United have confirmed that England goalkeeper Mary Earps will leave the club following the expiry of her contract. It is the second significant departure in as many days after captain Katie Zelem’s exit was announced on Friday. Earps, 31, has been widely linked with a move to […]
Brookside’s “groundbreaking” rape storyline is to be reshown in full for the first time in almost four decades. Individual episodes of the storyline have been shown since it first aired in 1986, but streaming service STV Player is to allow viewers to watch all parts together for the first time in 38 years, on July […]
The Queen has hailed servicemen and women as a “source of inspiration, reassurance and pride” for the nation in a video message marking Armed Forces Day. In the rare national statement, Camilla paid tribute to the efforts of the military, in the face of “challenges and dangers” that not only safeguard the UK “but also […]
‘Growing evidence’ that obese teenagers could benefit from weight-loss drugs The medication acts “in exactly the same way” in younger patients as it does in adults, they claim, and while no evidence exists for use in patients under the age of 12, it “may be justified” in extreme cases. The comments were made by Professor […]
Dua Lipa said she has dreamed about headlining Glastonbury Festival “my whole life” as she kicked off the Pyramid stage slot. The pop superstar opened her first headline performance at the British festival with impressive choreography to her hit track Training Season from her third studio album, Radical Optimism, which was released earlier this year. […]
A security guard accused of hatching a plan to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby has said he is “heartbroken, disgusted and shocked” that his online chats about the alleged plot have come out. Gavin Plumb told Chelmsford Crown Court his “dark” discussions were “massively regrettable”, but insisted the alleged plans were “a fantasy” and […]