8 hours ago Danny Fullbrook,BBC News, Hertfordshire This article does reveal the winner of Race Across the World Studio Lambert The winners have already planned how they would spend the money The winners of Race Across the World have revealed how they will spend their share of the £20,000 prize fund. St Albans school mates,...
Just now John Campbell,BBC News NI economics and business Editor PA Media Gavin Robinson has said his party will “continue to fight to fully restore Northern Ireland’s place within the United Kingdom” The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader has brought the Irish Sea border into the centre of Northern Ireland’s election campaign. That internal trade...
EPA It is 80 years on 6 June since Operation Overlord was launched by allied forces to recapture Europe Jack Darbyshire and Hugh Iorys Hughes are hardly household names. But arguably D-Day may never have happened without them. They are just two members of a hidden army – a secret army – who worked for...
It’s fair to say 102-year old Haringey resident Ann Taylor has seen a lot over the course of her long life, and not much surprises her any more. But even Ann wouldn’t have predicted that five generations of her family would ever be in the same room. Well, that’s exactly what happened when she recently...
Just now Claire Ellison,BBC News Society team BBC Sam Hodkinson needs a pension payment soon, after retiring because of ill-health A former police officer who retired early because of breast cancer and is owed extra pension, says she fears she may not live to see the money paid out. Sam Hodkinson is one of tens...
10 minutes ago Sean Coughlan,Royal correspondent Getty Images Mr Miller was 20 years old when he took part in the landing on Juno Beach in 1944 A D-Day veteran has been given a 100th birthday card in person by King Charles. Jim Miller was invited to Buckingham Palace, where he told the King about his...
The continued fallout from former US President Donald Trump’s conviction dominates front pages on Saturday. “Trump rages at Biden’s ‘fascist state'” says the Daily Mail, which also questions wife Melania’s “deafening silence”. Former UK Prime Minister, now Mail columnist, Boris Johnson, argues the conviction will actually help Trump win the November presidential election. The Daily...
8 minutes ago Anthony Zurcher,Rachel Looker Sergio Flores/Bloomberg via Getty Images Some voters in November may see a less familiar option on their presidential ballot when in the polling booth this November: Chase Oliver. Mr Oliver is this year’s presidential nominee for the Libertarian Party, a political party that typically wins around one per cent...
A $60m (£47m) collection of sports memorabilia, rare trainers and luxury cars owned by a Canadian entrepreneur will be put up for auction at RM Sotheby’s on Saturday. Miles Nadal’s items for sale include a racing suit signed by former Formula One ace Michael Schumacher and five classic red Ferraris worth a collective $20.25m. Also...
A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week. Almannavarnadeild/Anadolu/Getty Images A volcano erupts in Iceland’s south-western Reykjanes peninsula. The eruption led to the evacuation of the nearby Blue Lagoon, Iceland’s largest tourist attraction Stefan Rousseau/PA Media Britain’s Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer met Labour supporters while campaigning in the West...