4 h. ago US and UK near tech, nuclear and whisky deals ahead of Trump trip

President’s state visit comes after British ambassador to Washington was fired for ties to Jeffrey Epstein

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9 h. ago 'Futuristic’ tanks coming to British Army in face of WW3 threat

Initial testing of the Challenger 3 has been completed, with delivery expected by 2030

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35 h. ago Kate Middleton steps out for special visit as Prince Harry prepares to leave UK

The Princess of Wales has travelled to Suffolk to visit a silk mill, celebrating the British textiles industry, which comes as Prince Harry rounds off his trip to the UK

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3 d. ago John Cleese rages that British people ‘deserve better than the BBC’ as he slams comedy bosses

The Monty Python and Fawlty Towers star claimed that the broadcaster has not commissioned anything truly funny in years

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8 d. ago British Army to get hundreds more armoured tanks as WW3 fears rise

Majority will be turreted reconnaissance Ajax armoured fighting vehicles equipped with 40mm CTA guns

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9 d. ago Great British Bake Off star gasps as masterpiece bake that's a 'show first' broken by Paul Hollywood

Great British Bake Off has released a teaser for what's to come in next week's episode as judge Paul Hollywood leaves one contestant devastated

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1 week ago Great British Bake Off 2025 fans ask 'how' after 'comeback of the decade'

Viewers were impressed as one baker managed to save their bake as it collapsed in front of them

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1 week ago John Cleese shares 'very sad' admission admission after making huge BBC decision

John Cleese, who is best known for his work on Monty Python's Flying Circus and Fawlty Towers, has a blunt outlook on British comedy

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1 week ago John Cleese launches blistering attack on 'clueless' BBC bosses who have 'no idea what they're doing' as he blames woke censorship for killing British comedy

Cleese, who starred as the hapless and perpetually irritated hotel owner Basil Fawlty, has insisted fans will never again see work from him on the BBC.

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1 week ago Brits share their 20 most common baking fails ahead of new Bake Off series

A poll of 1,200 adults found that only three per cent of British bakers said everything they make comes out perfectly - with the average person having two baking fails a year

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1 week ago British dog named least expensive breed to own and care for – full list

The small British dog has come out on top of a ranking of the most budget-friendly dog breeds

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1 week ago All the signs Prince Harry and Meghan Markle want to come back to the UK as the Duchess reveals the surprising ways she channels British life

Now based in Montecito, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex lead a different life compared to what they used to enjoy in Harry's native England after they fled in 2020.

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1 week ago 'I holiday in Italy and British tourists make huge mistake when it comes to gelato'

Whilst travelling Italy, there is so much to enjoy. When it comes to food, people are spoilt for choice, but British holidaymakers make a huge mistake when it comes to gelato

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1 week ago 'I love travelling Italy but Brits make big mistake when it comes to gelato'

Travelling Italy is special. As well as being totally beautiful, the country boasts incredible food, delicious wine and offers beauty at every corner; however, when it comes to eating gelato, British tourists often go wrong

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1 week ago Rap video with 'toy' gun, mock bullets and fake wads of cash filmed at pub where Neo

Landlady Jean English's agreement with the Craft Union Pub Company has been terminated after the video for the track 'Trashy' was filmed at the Duke of Edinburgh. It comes months after an unrelated gathering of members of the British Movement at the boozer. Mrs English said she was unaware of the separate incidents until she was later told.

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2 w. ago M&S launches frozen Colin the Caterpillar dessert but price makes people wince

Colin the Caterpillar is a British icon – and it comes in plenty of different forms. However, it the new M&S frozen version that has become the talk of social media

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2 w. ago BBC presenter found love with third wife just months after becoming widower

Paul Merton has been a fixture in British comedy for decades, but behind the scenes, the BBC comedy legend faced his own battles before finally finding 'magic in the air'

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3 w. ago Comedian Munya Chawawa says ‘death of British TV’ cannot be blamed on TikTok

The TikTok star said ‘British television has ignored evolution’.

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3 w. ago Edinburgh Comedy Awards Nominees 2025: Here's who's made the shortlists this year

We now know who is up for the biggest awards in British comedy.

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3 w. ago Zainab Johnson: Toxically Optimistic review – US comic targets gun culture

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe slick standup’s fringe debut is full of searching questions about the right to keep and bear arms‘I’ve got a gun.” Nice to be pitched, with that opening line, straight into a show declaring itself different from the others. Zainab Johnson’s maiden fringe set – although she’s already a big noise in the US – gives an account of how she came to own a firearm. It’s not an explicitly political show – if a show about gun ownership by a black, Muslim, American female is allowed to be anything but. But Toxically Optimistic does invite engagement with some searching questions about guns, their use, and the safety they supposedly ensure – even if, so poised is Johnson’s delivery, you barely notice it doing so.Hers is that particularly American style of standup that can feel too polished for UK tastes: smiling, slick and a little bit frictionless. If a British comedian tells a dating story, you can bet they’ll be the butt of the joke; when Johnson does, it’s t...

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