23+ hour, 24+ min ago   (539+ words) Emma Willis has said she is “ready for the comparisons” when she takes over as one of the Strictly Come Dancing hosts. The TV presenter, 50, has fronted other shows including Big Brother, The Voice, The Circle and Love Is Blind....

16+ hour, 35+ min ago   (622+ words) Sir Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden and Zendaya are among the 2026 Emmy nominees, in a ceremony where HBO Max drama The Pitt is tipped for victory with 25 nods. Oscar-winning actor Sir Gary is up for outstanding lead actor in a drama…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (388+ words) Notable Speech teed himself up for the defence of his Breeders’ Cup crown by winning his second Woodbine Mile on Saturday. Charlie Appleby’s five-year-old returned to Canada in search of a seventh victory at the highest level, a record which…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (455+ words) Catherine Zeta-Jones has described the phrase “nepo baby” as “horrific”, adding: “These kids didn’t ask to be born into this.” The 56-year-old Welsh actress, known for roles in Chicago and Ocean’s Twelve, has given her opinion about the label assigned…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (601+ words) The owner of Primark has announced plans to launch home delivery in Great Britain in a bid to bolster the retailer’s online offering. Associated British Foods (ABF), which also runs large food, sugar and agriculture operations, said it had bought…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (408+ words) A sculpture inspired by a desire to bring a contemporary “everywoman” to Trafalgar Square was unveiled on London’s Fourth Plinth on Tuesday. Lady In Blue by New York artist Tschabalala Self pays homage to a young, metropolitan woman and replaces…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (581+ words) The Juddmonte team are keen to see how Item performs in this weekend’s Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes before considering running plans for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. The late Khalid Abdullah enjoyed six winners of Europe’s premier middle-distance…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (288+ words) Andy Burnham suggested another Scottish independence referendum could be held if public opinion shows demand for one. The Prime Minister had previously told Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney that a second referendum is “off limits”. But in the Commons he…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (543+ words) Richard Rogers’s Wimbledon home that inspired the Centre Pompidou and Lloyd’s of London has been given to the National Trust. Described by the trust as a “landmark example of 20th-century design” and “one of the most significant homes in British…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (487+ words) Ed Miliband said he “regrets” Israel’s response to a ban on trade with illegal settlements in the West Bank, but insisted it was “the right thing to do”. The Foreign Secretary’s announcement of the ban triggered a diplomatic row, with…...