56 minutes ago Rare old pennies with unique features worth fortune – and one can sell for £200k

These old pennies are worth a lot of money, with one flogging for £200,000 and another in the £2,000 region. It's worth checking your change as you could own one of these...

Economics

70 minutes ago Opera singer Bryn Terfel: ‘Who would play me in the film of my life? Meat Loaf’

The bass-baritone on nerves at King Charles’s coronation, upsetting conductor Daniel Barenboim, and a nasty dog biteBorn in north Wales, Bryn Terfel, 59, made his Welsh National Opera debut in 1990. His award-winning discography encompasses opera, musical theatre and Welsh songs. He was knighted in 2017, and last year sang at the King’s coronation. From 16 to 20 December, he performs Bryn’s Christmas in London, Swansea, Manchester and Bristol. He has five children and lives in south Wales with his second wife, the harpist Hannah Stone.What is your greatest fear? I’ve been a strong advocate that all my five children should be great swimmers, so you can deduce what my fear is. Continue reading...

Culture

70 minutes ago 'ITV I'm A Celebrity need to swap one main thing or they risk losing viewers'

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! has been on air for just under a week now, and whilst the show is a firm favourite with fans, there is one thing that needs to be changed...

Events

1 hour ago As Band Aid marks 40th anniversary critics take aim at Africa stereotypes

Latest version of Do They Know It’s Christmas fundraiser reignites debate about ‘problematic’ lyrics and imagery Forty years ago this week, a group of pop stars gathered at a west London studio to record a single that would raise millions, inspire further starry projects, and ultimately change charity fundraising in the UK.Do They Know It’s Christmas, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure’s festive charity behemoth, would go on to raise almost £150m for famine relief and development in Ethiopia and elsewhere in Africa. To mark the anniversary, on Monday a new version of the single – its fifth – will be released under the name Band Aid 40. Continue reading...

Culture

1 hour ago 'I'm A Celebrity will lose viewers if they don't make this simple change'

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! is back and while the show is as popular as ever, there is one change the ITV bosses need to make before the next series

Politics

2 hours ago 'I'm A Celebrity needs to make a major change or people will switch off'

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! viewers are glued to their screens every evening as the latest batch of celebrities take on the Australian jungle - but they need to make a change

Politics

2 hours ago Miracle escape of man 'eaten alive' by tormented bear: Moment zoo guest nearly pays the ultimate price for teasing beast with rice when it drags him into a cage and starts gnawing off his flesh

Naiphum Promratee's life changed irrevocably when he visited a remote temple in rural Thailand to see a bear living in a small enclosure with a community of monks

Society

2 hours ago Robot drummer faster than any human about to rock music world with 'flexible wrist'

ZRob – dubbed Charlie Bots after the late Rolling Stones drummer – can even play in yet-to-be invented time signatures and is pipped to 'change the future of music'

Politics

3 hours ago PLAY TEAMSHEET: Can YOU remember the Tottenham team that beat Man City 4

Every day we'll challenge you to name a different starting XI from the Premier League era. We'll give you a team's rough formation, and the number of letters in each player's name. Then it's up to you!

Politics