2 hours ago Liam Payne and Justin Bieber friendship – embarrassing meet, chart feud and 'disease'

One Direction and Justin Bieber went up against each other in the charts, but Liam later shared that the pair were friends and that the US singer was a 'great guy'

Politics

2 hours ago Good news: there’s a new Horrible History DVD boxset out. Bad news: your children may not find it funny

Studios usually twist themselves into pretzels to avoid confusing movie titles. But this Christmas, unwary fans of the CBBC show should bewareGreat news, parents! In just a few short weeks, a new Horrible History DVD will be released. Imagine the look of absolute delight on the faces of your children as they giddily unwrap their present and realise that their favourite CBBC show has created new material.And then imagine the growing look of horror on their faces as they scan the cover of the DVD case and see that the main image is a clenched fist and some spiked knuckledusters. And then their violent disappointment as they slowly put two and two together and realise that instead of buying them Horrible Histories (a DVD of sophisticated yet child-friendly historical parody sketches from m...

Politics

2 hours ago ‘My head rest saved my life’: Uber driver says she’s lucky to be alive after teens shot up her car

The mom-of-six said the carjackers led her down a ‘dead-end type of road’ before the shooting

Transport

2 hours ago How scientists are using £1m to develop climate resilient raspberries at Scottish research centre

A changing climate, rising production and labour costs, and the reduction of available pest and disease control measures pose severe risks to the raspberry industry

Economics

3 hours ago Number of people diagnosed with cancer rises 5% in a year, figures show

New figures for England show 346,217 new cancer cases were diagnosed in 2022 – an average of 948 every day – compared to 329,664 in 2021.

Science

3 hours ago Kevin McCloud moved to tears on Grand Designs as guest reveals cancer battle

Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud was left in tears during the latest episode of the Channel 4 show, after one of his guests was diagnosed with cancer

Events

3 hours ago Kevin McCloud moved to tears after emotional moment with Grand Designs guest

Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud was left in tears after meeting a couple who had been hit with a cancer diagnosis during their building journey on the Channel 4 show

Politics

4 hours ago Scientists say ‘pickled’ fossil could help bring back extinct Australian marsupial

Breakthrough has potential to revolutionise wildlife conservation

Politics

4 hours ago Simple 65p food can help combat seasonal affective disorder, expert says

SAD, or seasonal affective disorder, is a type of depression that comes and goes in a seasonal pattern - but a health and wellbeing expert has shared a simple tip to help combat it

Science