1 hour ago Iconic sitcom Dad's Army RETURNS with huge stars for BBC's VE Day celebration as fans praise the 'amazing' cast and call for TV reboot

The famous comedy originally aired on BBC from 1968 to 1977,  and focused on a group of soldiers from the United Kingdom's Home Guard during World War Two.

Culture

2 h. ago ‘Hollowing out’: New Zealand grapples with an uncertain future as record numbers leave

Surge of departures – mostly fleeing a weak economy - fuels concern over the longer-term impact on the country as some small towns scramble for survivalShe considers herself a diehard South Island girl, but Harriet Baker, 33, won’t be raising her children in the city where she’s spent most of her life.“When we bought our house I said, ‘You’ll be taking me out of here in a casket,” she says, of the Dunedin home she and husband Cameron Baker, 33, sold last month. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago The surprising career of Britney Spears' astronaut lover from the iconic Oops I Did It Again video revealed

The model who made an appearance as Britney Spears' astronaut lover in her iconic Oops!...I Did It Again music video has had a surprising career shift.

Politics

2 h. ago The tacky Oxford Street stores that refuse to die: Why they are STILL blighting London's once iconic shopping district despite council crackdown

An influx of US-style sweet stores selling overpriced merchandise took hold of Oxford Street in London during the pandemic as the total hit 40. And while the number has since fallen, some 18 still remain.

Economics

3 h. ago Schoolgirls in Wales report problematic social media use double that of boys

Data came from the 2023 The School Health Research Network student health and wellbeing secondary school survey.

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4 h. ago VE Day: How a wartime bond in Wales blossomed into a lifelong sisterhood

Doreen Thomas was just a young girl when she was evacuated to Wales to live with Mary Brown's family and they have been firm friends ever since

Events

5 h. ago ‘We’ll be back stronger’: Merino insists Arsenal will learn from Champions League exit

Midfielder says season is ‘a huge learning curve’Arsenal need seven points to finish second in leagueMikel Merino has vowed Arsenal’s young squad will learn from being eliminated in the Champions League semi-finals and is convinced they will “be back stronger” next season.Paris Saint-Germain booked their place in the final against Inter with a 2-1 win in the second leg, meaning Arsenal will end another campaign without a trophy. They saw off PSV and Real Madrid to reach the last four in the Champions League for the first time since 2009, having been knocked out by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals last year. Continue reading...

Sport

5 h. ago The Darkness' bizarre performance in VE Day concert leaves fans baffled as they question BBC's 'odd' choice to sign the rock band (and even Queen Camilla covers her ears!)

The BBC's VE Day 80th Anniversary celebration saw an unlikely addition to its lineup on Thursday, as iconic rock band The Darkness took to the stage.

Politics

5 h. ago Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter headline Primavera Sound's hottest lineup yet

Primavera Sound's 2025 lineup features some of the most recognisable female artists in the world right now, including Brat summer icon Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and FKA Twigs

Politics

5 h. ago Poker Face season two review – Natasha Lyonne’s fun detective show is painfully close to being a classic

Our crime-solving heroine is utterly charming, it’s stuffed with A-list stars and some episodes are just great. If only the cases were a bit more cleverThis tribute to case-of-the week crime dramas is so nearly a brilliant TV show. Starring Natasha Lyonne (Orange Is the New Black, Russian Doll) as Charlie Cale, a woman with a foolproof ability to tell truth from falsehood, the series follows in the footsteps of classic story-of-the-week crime dramas; each episode features a tranche of excellent guest stars and a freshly covered-up misdeed for our thoroughly charming citizen-detective to uncover. With her gravelly-chipmunk New York tones – or “voice like a rusty clarinet”, as one character has it – Lyonne ensures Cale is an idiosyncratically charismatic protagonist you can really get behind. She’s cool: her catchphrase is “bullshit” and her aesthetic is 1970s-hued indie sleaze; shades, spray-on jeans, biker boots, shrunken T-shirts, wild, matted hair. She’s chaotically good, too: mis...

Politics

6 h. ago You can get helicopter rides around Cardiff and the Welsh coast this summer for less than £50

Why do a helicopter trip abroad, when you can see the Welsh capital city from the skies for a fraction of the price.

Economics

6 h. ago The Ordinary’s relaunched its divisive SPF, so I put it to the test

The $19 formula is a huge improvement on its predecessor

Politics

6 h. ago Man United receive new Europa League penalty verdict after Athletic Bilbao VAR review

Manchester United thought they may have a chance to make it 4-0 on aggregate only for VAR to decide that play should continue against Athletic Bilbao

Politics

7 h. ago EastEnders fans say 'what on earth' over iconic location's makeover in VE Day special

The episode featured archival footage from the second World War

Politics

7 h. ago Ruben Amorim target told target 'could be like Eric Cantona' and 'change' Man Utd

Chris Waddle urges United to sign Cunha, because he can go on to become an icon in the mould of French maverick Eric Cantona

Events

8 h. ago Jennifer Aniston's alleged stalker appears in court shirtless and a judge orders a mental evaluation

A judge has ordered a man who authorities say crashed his car through the front gate of Jennifer Aniston’s home to face a competency review

Events

8 h. ago Serena Williams sends investment message to Gary Neville after Man United icon's takeover

Tennis legend Serena Williams has turned to investments following her retirement and is already a co-owner of NWSL side Angel City FC

Politics

9 h. ago Djo review – Joe Keery mixes genres in an endearing, if uneven, Brooklyn set

Brooklyn Steel, New YorkStranger Things actor’s musical project has now gone from bedroom to the big stage and, while not all of it works, there’s energy to spareBy now, Djo is not a secret. The psychedelic electro-pop project led by Joe Keery, once an IYKYK solo bedroom-production artist, has reached the mainstream, making the festival circuit at Laneway, Coachella and Glastonbury. And Keery, an actor best known for playing foppish, helplessly winsome Steve Harrington on Stranger Things, has stepped out from the shadows of a persona initially meant to disguise his famous name; gone are the Scooby-Doo Shaggy-style wigs and costumes from Djo’s early performances, meant to dissociate any notion of the Upside Down from Keery’s longstanding interest in making music.It worked, though in a manner befitting a preternaturally charming and thoughtful celebrity who seemingly courts good fortune: by accident. Djo, pronounced like his first name, blew up not because he was “the guy from Strange...

Politics

9 h. ago The EU will hold talks later this month on reviewing ties with Israel as concern mounts over Gaza

The European Union's top diplomat says that foreign ministers will hold formal talks on May 20 on a demand to review an EU pact governing trade ties with Israel over its conduct of the war in Gaza

Politics

9 h. ago Sir David Jason reprises his iconic role as Only Fools and Horses' Del Boy in radio appearance

Sir David Jason made the appearance on Chris Moyles’ radio show this morning

Politics