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Sir Keir Starmer heads to Brussels on Wednesday promising to “put the Brexit years behind us” as he seeks a closer relationship with the European Union. The Prime Minister will push for a better trading relationship and greater co-operation on defence and security measures. But he is under pressure to agree to Brussels’ calls for […]

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has urged his players to “keep the belief” as they bid to bounce back from Sunday’s 3-0 Premier League defeat against Tottenham. United face a Europa League tie away to Porto on Thursday before tackling Aston Villa at Villa Park in the league on Sunday. After losing three of […]

Sir Elton John treated an audience at New York Film Festival (NYFF) to a rendition of several of his hit tracks, including Tiny Dancer, following the screening of his new documentary. Directed by RJ Cutler and Sir Elton’s husband, David Furnish, the documentary titled Elton John: Never Too Late looks back over the musician’s decades-long […]

A Metropolitan Police marksman is due to go on trial later over the fatal shooting of Chris Kaba. Martyn Blake, 40, is accused of the murder of 24-year-old Mr Kaba in south London on September 6 2022. Mr Kaba died after being shot once in the head through the windscreen of an Audi car in Kirstall Gardens, Streatham. Blake, […]

There is a strong chance a long-lost species could brought back from the dead before 2028, the founder of the world’s first “de-extinction” firm has said. Scientists at Colossal Biosciences, a biotech start-up in Texas, are already well on their way to reviving the woolly mammoth, the dodo and the Tasmanian tiger (also known as […]

Sir Keir Starmer has said Britain stands with Israel and supports the “reasonable demand for the security of its people” after an attack on the country by Iran. The Prime Minister said he was “deeply concerned that the region is on the brink” and once again urged British nationals in Lebanon to leave. In the […]

A “panicked” son waiting for his mother to catch a flight out of Lebanon said he has been “infuriated” by the UK Government’s response to help evacuate non-British family members. Philip, 28, a British citizen who did not wish to share his or his mother’s surnames, said his Lebanese mother Rita, 55, arrived in Ajaltoun, […]

Princess Beatrice is pregnant with her second child, Buckingham Palace has announced. The late Queen’s granddaughter, 36, and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 40, are preparing to welcome a new addition to their family in early spring. The royal baby will be a little brother or sister for the couple’s three-year-old daughter Sienna, and Mr Mapelli […]

The steps of Old Marylebone Town Hall were covered with confetti on Tuesday as 100 couples tied the knot in a mass celebration to mark 100 years of the iconic venue. The town hall, which has been the site of scores of celebrity weddings including Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Ringo Starr, and Liam Gallagher, charged […]

Sacked Post Office chairman Henry Staunton has denied using racist or misogynist comments in a meeting – claiming colleagues had said “there was not an ounce of racism in me”. Henry Staunton told the Horizon IT inquiry he was “deeply stung” by the inappropriate comment allegations following a meeting concerning candidates to be chair of […]