‘An incredible journey’: Fran Kirby to leave Chelsea at end of the season
Fran Kirby has announced she will call time on her career at Chelsea at the end of the season. The 30-year-old England midfielder has helped
Sharleen Spiteri: ‘I love getting old – I love the freedom it allows you’
Born in Scotland, Sharleen Spiteri, 56, worked as a hairdresser before forming Texas with Johnny McElhone aged 17. They went on to have hits I
Mark Kermode on… Danny Boyle, a director who defines British pop culture
Lancashire-born film-maker Danny Boyle holds a special place in the nation’s heart, having been responsible for not one but three defining moments in our recent
‘When I became a meme it was humiliating and hurtful’: Dua Lipa on pop, psychedelics and proving her haters wrong
The London hotel room is huge, with a grand piano in one corner. In the middle is a stash of crisps, nuts and drinks, laid
Bomb attacks in Congo kill at least 12 people including children
Bomb attacks on two camps for displaced people in eastern Congo have killed at least 12 people, including children, according to the UN. The bombs
Star Wars’ Mark Hamill hails ‘Joe-B-Wan Kenobi’ after White House meeting
“You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.” But enough about Washington. The Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, who once saw
Detained asylum seekers given Home Office booklet saying Rwanda is ‘generally safe’
Asylum seekers who have been detained under Rishi Sunak’s deportation policy are being handed a colourful promotional document entitled: “I’m being relocated to Rwanda. What
Teenage boy found guilty of Leeds murder of Alfie Lewis, 15, outside school
A 15-year-old boy who stabbed another teenager through the heart on the way home from school has been found guilty of murder. Alfie Lewis, 15,
Boy, 16, sentenced to life for murder of teenager Mikey Roynon in Bath
A 16-year-old boy has been detained for life for murder after stabbing a talented teenage rapper in the back of the neck with a “zombie”
Labour’s Claire Ward elected first mayor of East Midlands
Labour’s Claire Ward has been elected the first mayor of the East Midlands, beating the Conservative Ben Bradley. A Labour source described the region as