38 h. ago Larry Lamb goes back to school as research shows Brits stop learning at 51

Gavin and Stacey star Larry Lamb went 'back to school' after research revealed that one in ten people aged 45 to 60 hadn’t picked up a new skill in the past year, while Gen Z pick one up every week

Culture

49 h. ago Brit schoolboy diagnosed with 18th Century disease after being 'sent to school with mouldy bread'

The 10-year-old boy, known as Abdur, was found to be suffering from a rare disease caused by severe malnutrition - and the mistreatment was only uncovered after he was admitted to hospital

Politics

2 w. ago Brits compare school teachers to Freddy Krueger as they share creepy childhood memories

A fifth of Brits claim their creepiest childhood memories are about strict teachers - with one in 10 saying Freddy Krueger was less scary than their school music tutor

Society

2 w. ago ‘I spoke complete twaddle for four minutes’: Meera Syal, Larry Lamb and more on the terror of stage fright

Forget Halloween! Real scares can happen to actors any night of the year. Big name actors, including Zachary Hart and Harmony Rose-Bremner, recall their worst moments – and how they overcame their fearsDerek Jacobi had a bout of it during a world tour of Hamlet. Bill Nighy wrestled with it in the run-up to The Vertical Hour opening on Broadway. Juliet Stevenson has likened it to “a disease”. It has even caused some to take flight: Stephen Fry disappeared from Cell Mates, while Lenny Henry left the stage during Educating Rita. “I’ve completely gone,” he said – although he did return to finish the show.Stage fright can cause the shakes but it can also trigger a complete physical freeze-up, to say nothing of a total verbal drying up – all right under the spotlight. So how and why does it take grip? Can it be overcome? And what does it feel like to be seized by the actor’s nightmare? Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago EasyJet to donate retired crew uniforms to help families struggling with school clothing costs

EasyJet has unveiled plans to donate thousands of retired crew uniforms in a bid to support British families struggling to deal with the rising cost of school clothing.

Politics

2 w. ago Teenage girl awarded scholarship at British boarding school trapped in Gaza

Exclusive: A gap in the Home Office’s evacuation rules means that high school students with prestigious scholarships like teenager Dania Alfaranji have slipped through the cracks, reports Maira Butt

Events

3 w. ago Larry Lamb, 78, admits age has caught up with him as he says acting jobs now take 'so much energy'

The actor 78, has admitted age is catching up with him, revealing that the demands of acting are becoming increasingly tough as he nears 80.

Events

3 w. ago Larry Lamb opens up about health and ageing saying he is 'done' with old routine

Gavin and Stacey favourite Larry Lamb has opened up about his personal life, acknowledging that he is 'done' with certain aspects of his career as he opened up about ageing

Politics

3 w. ago Gavin and Stacey's Larry Lamb says he's 'done' while disussing health and ageing

Gavin and Stacey star Larry Lamb has opened up about his life in France and the UK, as well as his relationship status, health and his thoughts on the future of the hit BBC show

Politics

4 w. ago Larry Lamb talks reuniting with ex Lady Colin Campbell after she detailed 'rampant' affair

EXCLUSIVE: I'm A Celeb legend Larry Lamb has toyed with the idea of going back into the ITV jungle but bumping into more than just critters as he could one day be lined up with his famous ex

Politics

last month Fine for Britain's biggest family the Radfords after children were taken out of school for £52,000 Disney trip

The Radfords have been fined after taking their children out of school for a luxury £52,000 trip to Disney World in Florida .

Society

last month Teenage boy takes his parents to court after being enrolled at Ghanian boarding school over fears he would fall into gang violence in Britain

The boy, known as S, started a family court case after his parents left him in west Africa in March 2024 over concerns he was at risk of engaging in criminal activity or being killed due to knife crime.

Events

last month Parents of Britain's biggest family fined £750 for taking kids on school

The family jetted off to Florida to enjoy the fun

Society

last month Gavin and Stacey star admits cast 'were always on a very low salary'

Larry Lamb, who played Mick Shipman in the hit BBC sitcom, has opened up about his time on the show and says the cast weren't in it 'for money'

Politics

last month Gavin and Stacey star admits 'we were always on a very low salary'

Larry Lamb says the cast of Gavin and Stacey made the sitcom because they 'loved it' and weren't 'in it for the money'

Politics