32 h. ago Billie Piper turns heads in an edgy black dress as she joins stylish Nicola Coughlan and Jessica Gunning at the British Vogue and Netflix BAFTA Television Awards party

Billie Piper commanded attention in a black midi dress as she attended the star-studded BAFTA Television Awards party hosted by British Vogue and Netflix on Thursday.

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5 d. ago WW2 veteran's plea ahead of VE Day after seeing concentration camp horror firsthand

As a young British Jewish soldier Mervyn Kersh was 'on a mission' when he joined up in World War II but nothing could prepare him for the horrors he saw and wants the world to remember

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8 d. ago British men urged to join ‘Dad strike’ calling for more paternity leave

Exclusive: Fathers planning protest with babies in London on 11 June to highlight UK’s ‘rubbish’ statutory leave, least generous in EuropeBritish fathers are being urged to join the world’s first “Dad strike” to protest about the UK’s statutory paternity leave, which campaigners say is the least generous in Europe.Fathers are planning to protest with their babies outside the Department for Business and Trade in London on 11 June in an effort to force the government to improve leave for dads and non-birthing partners. Continue reading...

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1 week ago British forces strike Houthi military target in Yemen in joint operation with US

Defence Secretary John Healey said all UK aircraft and personnel involved in the operation had returned to base safely

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1 week ago The reason King Charles is not allowed to attend the Pope's funeral

Prince William is attending on behalf of the British royal family, joining a number of high-profile guests such as Trump

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2 w. ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle join bereaved families demanding social media action

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have joined four British families who travelled to the US demanding action on online safety following the deaths of their children

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2 w. ago Police launch robbery blitz at London Tube stations after pregnant woman is punched by phone snatcher in latest shocking attack

The Standard joins British Transport Police officers on patrol at two busy stations in east London

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2 w. ago Clodagh Rodgers dead: Eurovision icon dies after health battle

Eurovision legend Clodagh Rodgers, who represented the UK for Ireland in 1971, has died as her son Sam Sorbie shared the sad news in a Facebook post today

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3 w. ago In the Rhododendrons by Heather Christle review – back to the mother land

A poet’s memoir of family, trauma, and Virginia Woolf pulses with feeling and intelligenceLike most kids, Heather Christle was drilled about “stranger danger”. Like some, she had a family codeword designed to show that an adult picking them up from school when her mother was busy could be trusted. But, in her American home town in the 1980s, no other kid’s word was a bygone British sweet. And so “Dolly Mixture” joins the growing list of things learned from her English mother that Christle, looking back, finds out of place. Things such as dining etiquette, cardigans, M&S outfits, margarine. But also bigger stuff: beliefs and behaviours. Assumptions. Silence. Shame.With her mother in her 70s and their relationship strained, Christle, a poet and academic, embarks on a quest for new understanding – of her mother, of “Englishness”, and of herself. In a memoir that pulses with feeling and intelligence, she excavates the past to expose difficult truths. As she proved with her acclaimed...

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3 w. ago Johnny Sexton: Ireland legend joins British & Irish Lions coaching staff for Australia tour

Former fly-half will reunite with Andy Farrell this summer ahead of a full-time coaching position with the IRFU

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3 w. ago Johnny Sexton makes surprise move to join Andy Farrell’s Lions coaching staff

Raises further intrigue over fly-half selection debateSexton endorsed Owen Farrell in press interviewJohnny Sexton has been added to the British & Irish Lions coaching staff for the summer tour of Australia in a surprise move that raises further intrigue over the fly-half selection debate following his previous criticism of Finn Russell and endorsement of Owen Farrell.Sexton was not named by Andy Farrell when the head coach unveiled his assistants for the tour last month but will now join Simon Easterby, John Dalziel, Andrew Goodman, Richard Wigglesworth and John Fogarty on the coaching ticket. The 39-year-old will also join Farrell’s coaching staff at Ireland upon the conclusion of the Lions tour. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Johnny Sexton joins Lions coaching team and takes over mantle of Wales legend

Andy Farrell has announced another coach ahead of this summer's tour of Australia

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3 w. ago Johnny Sexton joins British and Irish Lions coaching staff as new Ireland role revealed

The former fly half will join Andy Farrell’s team of assistants in Australia before joining the head coach’s Ireland staff

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3 w. ago British biologist joins Trump, PM and Hollywood stars on Time influence list

The list was introduced to spotlight the most influential people in the world to help readers understand ‘the forces shaping our lives’.

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3 w. ago All Blacks star Rieko Ioane shockingly signs for Leinster despite Johnny Sexton feud

Rieko Ioane and Johnny Sexton clashed after the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final between New Zealand and Ireland but that hasn’t stopped the All Blacks centre joining the club where Sexton is a legend

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3 w. ago All Blacks star announces stunning move after feud with Ireland legend

The 28-year-old Auckland Blues centre is heading to the northern hemisphere

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3 w. ago Charli XCX turns heads in a white lace crop top as she joins Cara Delevingne and Amelia Dimoldenberg leading the British stars at Coachella

Charli XCX got into the festival spirit on Saturday as she lead the British stars attending Coachella in Palm Springs, California. 

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3 w. ago GBBO's Prue Leith says 'it's ridiculous' as she issues 'alarming' health update

Dame Prue Leith joined The Great British Bake Off as a judge in 2017, but she believes the nation needs to change its eating habits to help children

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4 w. ago Cristiano Ronaldo announces shock career move as Man Utd legend ventures into 'new chapter'

The Manchester United and Portugal legend has joined forces with British filmmaker Matthew Vaughn as the pair prepare to launch a new film studio together

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