36 m. ago Britain's richest man dies aged 85: Tycoon Gopichand Hinduja, who topped Rich List after creating £35bn business empire with his brother passes away after long illness

The tycoon headed the Hinduja family, whose ownership of Indian conglomerate Hinduja Group gave them an estimated fortune of £37.2billion in 2024.

Economics

45 m. ago Southport monster Axel Rudakubana's brother reveals fear 'he would kill family'

The brother of Axel Rudakubana, who killed Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe in July last year, has given evidence

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46 m. ago 'Cosy' UK city is perfect for a winter staycation and it's not Bath, London or York

Norwich is a historic city that offers a quieter, yet equally enchanting, winter escape compared to the likes of Bath, London, Oxford, Edinburgh or York

Politics

60 m. ago Police to review missed opportunities to arrest Huntingdon train suspect during earlier incidents

The force voluntarily referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)

Events

69 m. ago Prince Harry 'stokes William war with revenge move that's left friends furious'

For the second time in a matter of months, Prince William and his younger brother, Prince Harry, are both undertaking major overseas engagements at the same time

Politics

77 m. ago Boy, 15, stabbed in head in street attack as police hunt knifeman on the loose

A 15-year-old boy was stabbed in north-west London - no arrests have been made so far, with the Metropolitan Police now launching an appeal

Events

79 m. ago Man, 26, jailed over £1m supermarket gift card scam run by Chinese gangsters

Junkai Liu, 26, swiped the cards before they were tampered with and replaced. When customers paid to have funds put on them, the money was transferred into the gang's bank accounts.

Economics

83 m. ago Man barges into random house after smashing car during dramatic police chase

The suspect eventually surrendered himself and was arrested

Events

1 hour ago Country star Todd Snider arrested after claiming he was the victim of a ‘violent assault’ in Utah

A statement on Snider’s Instagram account claimed that he had been the “victim of a violent assault” outside of his hotel in Salt Lake City, which left him unable to perform

Events

2 h. ago Man arrested after Port Glasgow 'hit and run' left teen fighting for life

A38-year-old man has been arrested in connection with road traffic offences.

Events

2 h. ago Prince William’s university friend who starred in Big Brother plunges to his death from famous London hotel

Police find body of socialite Benjamin Duncan, 45, near Trafalgar Square on Thursday night

Politics

2 h. ago King Charles' hidden fear as he 'spends millions on Andrew to secure royal secrecy'

After living at Royal Lodge for more than 20 years, the disgraced Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is set to move to his brother's, King Charles, private Sandringham Estate in Norfolk

Economics

3 h. ago Big Brother star and friend of Prince William's Ben Duncan dies after '100ft fall from roof'

Ben Duncan, star of Big Brother and a friend of Prince William, has died after falling from the roof of a West End hotel

Politics

3 h. ago Three decades later, The Truman Show feels freshly disturbing – and astoundingly prescient

Peter Weir’s dystopian comedy, starring Jim Carrey as the unwitting star of his own reality TV series, takes on new resonance in the techno-capitalist eraGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe great Australian director Peter Weir is perhaps underrated as an auteur, simply because his filmography doesn’t follow any thematic or stylistic principle; each of his contributions feels like a complete work of art unto itself. While Picnic at Hanging Rock remains his finest work, his foray into Hollywood culminated in the utterly transfixing, intermittently horrifying Jim Carrey vehicle The Truman Show. Almost 30 years after its theatrical release, the film has only grown in stature and prescience.Ostensibly a dark satire on voyeurism and the inexhaustible manipulations of the media, The Truman Show predated the television juggernaut Big Brother by a single year, and it’s hard not to see something causal in that. Both are about surveillance and the murky line separating reality from ...

Politics

3 h. ago Tommy Robinson found not guilty of terror charges after denying cops access to his phone

A judge said Mr Robinson's "political beliefs" were the "principal reason" for his arrest

Events

3 h. ago NASA pressured to share information on mysterious 'alien spaceship' hurtling towards Earth

A bizarre 'alien craft' shooting through our solar system could escape proper investigation because NASA isn't sharing 'precious data' during the government shutdown, claims scientist

Events

3 h. ago Prince William's university pal and Big Brother star dies after 100ft fall from rooftop bar

Ben Duncan who was at St Andrews university with William and Kate when they first got together, died after plummeting seven floors from a rooftop bar at a London hotel

Politics

3 h. ago Tragedy as Prince William's high society university acquaintance

A renowned socialite who was friends with Prince William and Kate Middleton and appeared in numerous TV shows has died after falling from the roof of a West End hotel.

Politics

4 h. ago Prince Harry's 'unavoidable' reason for announcing major trip in awkward William clash

It was revealed Prince Harry will travel to Canada later this week, with the announcement coming as estranged older brother Prince William kicked off a major trip

Politics

4 h. ago Real reason Prince Harry 'stole William's limelight' with huge announcement

The Duke of Sussex raised eyebrows when he made a trip announcement just minutes after his brother completed his first engagement during a historic trip to Brazil

Politics