16 m. ago Woman collapses and dies in front of families at popular beach amid heatwave

Medics battled to save the woman but she was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

Society

40 m. ago ‘What are you trying to incite?’ Billy Porter asks thorny questions with This Bitter Earth

The Cabaret and Pose star is making his UK directorial debut with Harrison David Rivers’ play about love and activism. We join rehearsals with Omari Douglas and Alexander LincolnWhen Billy Porter talks, people listen. They have no choice. The actor, fresh from a stint as Emcee in the London run of Cabaret, and about to reprise the role on Broadway, speaks in a poised, purposeful, regal fashion. Each word is selected with care and weighed in his hand as if it were an avocado in the fruit and veg aisle, the gaps between words so lengthy that it isn’t always clear when he has finished speaking. Seated around the table in the south London studio where Porter is overseeing rehearsals for This Bitter Earth, which marks his UK directorial debut, are the playwright Harrison David Rivers and the actors Omari Douglas (It’s a Sin) and Alexander Lincoln (Emmerdale). Everyone maintains an attentive silence while Porter is speaking, until there can be no doubt that he has completed his thought.“T...

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43 m. ago Durdle Door: Woman dies in front of families at popular beach amid heatwave

Emergency services rushed to the iconic Durdle Door beach in Dorset at lunchtime today after a woman felt unwell, but she was sadly pronounced dead at the scene

Society

84 m. ago Irate Rangers warn Scottish FA they will be 'watched closely' as John Brown punishment revealed

Ibrox club fined for comments made by former player

Events

99 m. ago MPs grant pubs extra time to open if England or Wales reach Women’s Euros semis

Bars will be allowed to sell alcohol until 1am, if either England or Wales – or both – take part in the Women’s Euros semi-finals or final.

Politics

1 hour ago Rangers eviscerate SFA over 'lack of consistency' as John Brown commentary claim lands financial penalty

The comments from the Ibrox icon were made on air during the end of season draw with Hibs

Politics

1 hour ago Nine years on from Brexit, most Brits want to see the UK return to the EU

Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and the Conservative Party all blamed by voters who think the UK’s departure from the European Union has been a failure

Politics

2 h. ago ‘Death is complicated and kaleidoscopically beautiful’: Jerskin Fendrix on his emotional new album – and life after Oscar success

The British composer broke into Hollywood as Yorgos Lanthimos’s go-to guy on Poor Things and more. But his heart remains in Shropshire – the backdrop to his ambitious, grief-stricken latest recordThe sun is shining, birds are tweeting and a river gently flows just yards away as Jerskin Fendrix tells me about his love of growing up in Shropshire. “It was so gorgeous and majestic,” he says, sitting in the garden of a friend’s house where he spent a lot of time in his youth. “It was nature, forests and hills and then just normal teenage life. The combination of this numinous, big landscape and getting wasted in a cornfield with your mates listening to Kanye West on a Bluetooth speaker while seeing a massive sunset.”Such vivid scenes fill his latest album, Once Upon a Time in Shropshire. The opening track, Beth’s Farm, captures an idyllic scene where animals roam and rural teens party. “I thought it was a really nice symbol of this naive innocence,” he says. “Trying to get across how bu...

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2 h. ago CNN guest claims Republicans Mike Johnson and Ted Cruz support Israel because ‘they’re rapture preppers’

A CNN guest has claimed that House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senator Ted Cruz support Israel because they are “rapture preppers”.

Politics

2 h. ago Chilling moment serial rapist PhD student Zhenhao Zou calmly watches video of sex attack

Zhenhao Zou drugged women then filmed as he raped them both in London and in his native China. Jurors were made to watch the horrific videos and were visibly upset, he remained motionless

Events

2 h. ago Mindhunter and Glee stars join forces for new Netflix drama perfect to binge this weekend

The dramatic series could go on to become the streamer's latest global hit

Events

2 h. ago Emmerdale star teases huge DNA twist and it's bad news for village

Emmerdale's Robert Sugden has been doing his best to protect his ex-husband Aaron Dingle from his long-lost sibling John Sugden, but it seems there could be more twists ahead

Politics

2 h. ago Palm print found at 1967 murder scene matched accused, expert tells trial

Ryland Headley, 92, is accused of raping and killing Louisa Dunne, 75, in Bristol.

Events

2 h. ago Much loved Japanese car brand that disappeared five years ago plots dramatic UK comeback

The Japanese car firm announced it was pulling out of the UK market - and Europe as a whole - in 2020 following a sales crash triggered by the pandemic. But it could soon return...

Events

2 h. ago LIVE: Major incident declared as A55 closed and holidaymakers stranded as vehicle bursts into flames in Conwy tunnel

"Emergency services are on scene."

Politics

3 h. ago Coronation Street fans all say same thing after George and Glenda scene on ITV soap

Coronation Street viewers were left delighted during Wednesday's visit to Weatherfield as Glenda Shuttleworth and her brother George performed a duet in the Rovers

Culture

3 h. ago John Swinney did 'nothing' to save bus maker Alexander Dennis, says Anas Sarwar

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the First Minister’s claims that he found out about the issues facing the firm only weeks ago were “not true”.

Events

3 h. ago Emmerdale's Laura Norton shares 'special' birthday treat from soap star partner

The actress updated her social media as she celebrated her 42nd birthday

Politics

3 h. ago 28 Years Later prequels get new UK streaming service home ahead of cinema debut

Ahead of the release of Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later, starring Aaron Taylor Johnson and Jodie Comer, here's where you can watch the epic prequels to refresh your memory

Politics

3 h. ago Man dies after fall in 'council estate balcony collapse' as piece of glass 'gave way'

The unnamed man – a resident of Camden's Harben Road estate – tragically fell to his death on Father's Day after paramedics sadly couldn't resuscitate him at the scene

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