17 m. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden in tears as she shares major news ahead of show return

The Strictly Come Dancing star was overwhelmed with emotion as she told fans the exciting news she had 'woken' to weeks before her BBC return.

Culture

38 m. ago Martin Lewis chokes up as he slams scammers who used his image to steal couple’s £120,000 life savings

Martin Lewis fumed as he hit out at “criminal” scammers who used his image to con a couple out of their entire life savings of £120,000.

Economics

38 m. ago Epping migrant hotel protester warned he faces immediate prison sentence after admitting violent disorder

Martin Peagram, of Loughton, 33, pleaded guilty to violent disorder outside the Bell Hotel on July 27, at an earlier hearing at Chelmsford Magistrates Court.

Events

49 m. ago Major WhatsApp warning as iPhone users told 'check your phones now'

Scots who use the popular messaging app on their iPhones have been urged to take immediate action after a concerning cyber hack was discovered

Events

67 m. ago Martin Lewis 'devastated' and close to tears on This Morning as couple scammed out of life savings

The MoneySavingExpert was emotional as he listened to the horrifying scam story on This Morning.

Politics

76 m. ago 'I refused colleague lifts to work after she made single comment in my car'

A woman was left horrified after her colleague kicked off at her during their commute to work, so she got petty revenge. But some of her friends told her she'd taken it too far

Politics

96 m. ago Martin Lewis left 'devastated' after couple lose savings in 'vicious' scam

The money expert was furious to hear his likeness was used in another AI ad

Politics

97 m. ago Pub's outdoor Abba, Meat Loaf and Tina Turner tribute nights spark noise complaints

Rising Sun pub owner Terry Kenny was heartbroken to be told 'No Thank You For the Music' when he was served with a Noise Abatement Order on August 29.

Politics

98 m. ago I had wigs thrown at me while I was playing rugby because of my hair loss

Former England flanker Heather Fisher, 41, told BBC Sport people don't understand women with 'muscles and no hair', saying there needs to be greater acceptance.

Politics

2 h. ago Netanyahu says that Trump told him to ‘go into Gaza with full force’ and ‘finish’ the war

The Israeli PM claimed he is facing US pressure to abandon partial ceasefire deals with Hamas, according to Israeli reports

Politics

2 h. ago Drivers told to do 'simple 50p test' before taking car for an MOT

The MOT can be a stressful and expensive time for drivers, but there's a simple and cost-effective way to avoid unnecessary failures and fines

Transport

2 h. ago 'Chat GPT told me to come to A&E and it's a good job it did'

When a woman used Chat GPT to diagnose herself after she sustained an injury, she headed to A&E but was wondering whether she should be there - but doctors reassured her she'd done the right thing

Politics

2 h. ago Alarm after FBI arrests US army veteran for ‘conspiracy’ over protest against Ice

Legal experts say charges against Afghanistan war veteran Bajun Mavalwalla II mark an escalation in the Trump administration’s crackdown on first amendment rightsThe arrest of a US army veteran who protested against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has raised alarms among legal experts and fellow veterans familiar with his service in Afghanistan.Bajun Mavalwalla II – a former army sergeant who survived a roadside bomb blast on a special operations mission in Afghanistan – was charged in July with “conspiracy to impede or injure officers” after joining a demonstration against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) in Spokane, Washington. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Above the Knee review – man struggles with body integrity dysmorphia in gory amputation horror

A man grapples with an overwhelming desire to remove his leg in a lingering psychological interrogation from Norwegian film-maker Viljar BøeNorwegian director Viljar Bøe has been hacking out an interesting niche for himself in the horror genre, specialising in a variety grounded more in psychology than supernatural jiggery pokery. For example, Good Boy from 2022 revolved around a man and his “dog” (who is obviously a guy in a dog costume) acting like a mutt at all times. Similarly, his new feature features a character called Amir (Freddy Singh) with a psychological fixation that’s so unusual he feels he must keep it a secret from his girlfriend and all acquaintances: he has body integrity dysphoria (BID), which in his case means he has an overwhelming desire to amputate his left leg even though there’s nothing physically wrong with it.Amir lives with his super-nice, cheerful girlfriend Kim (Julie Abrahamsen) in hyper-tolerant, Scandi-socialist quasi-utopia Norway, so when he drunken...

Events

2 h. ago Revamped Rangers XI sparks formation shift starring deadline day signings as Nico Raskin handed olive branch

Fourteen new arrivals have come through the door at Ibrox but how will Russell Martin use them?

Events

3 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden fights tears as she 'wakes' to major news before show return

The dancer was overcome with emotion as she told fans the exciting news she had 'woken' to weeks before her BBC return

Culture

3 h. ago ‘Clearly the worst film ever made by anyone ever’: the story behind John Boorman’s horrific Exorcist sequel

After landmark flop The Heretic, the director was considering ‘immolating myself on Hollywood Boulevard’ in 1977. But a new documentary premiering at Venice calls for its redemption‘Evokes not terror but laughter.” “A movie for morons, a total cheesy rip-off that makes not one minute of coherent sense.” “The stupidest major movie ever made.” These were some of the milder responses from reviewers to Exorcist II: The Heretic, one of the most notorious disasters in Hollywood history, on its release in 1977. Its director, John Boorman, says he felt utterly humiliated and close to despair. “I considered my choices. The first was to commit suicide. The second was to defect to Russia,” the chastened director told one interviewer. He asked another if he could atone for his film by “immolating myself on Hollywood Boulevard”.What was the problem? Audiences had, most likely, been looking for shock and horror, revolving heads and vomit, but Boorman gave them metaphysics and surrealism instead –...

Politics

3 h. ago Man with dog unfurls Iran protest banner from King’s Cross clock tower

Rail services at London station unaffected and emergency services working to bring incident to safe conclusionA man holding what appears to be a pomeranian dog has climbed to the top of King’s Cross station in London where has unfurled a banner calling for freedom for Iran.The man could be seen standing in front of the clock face on the station’s 34-metre tower at rush hour on Tuesday morning. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago Security staff at Houses of Parliament set for strike action

PCS union members will walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions.

Events

4 h. ago Disruption to all rail services after early morning incident

Trains passing through Cardiff Central have been delayed or cancelled

Politics