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Who is NHS nurse and newest royal Harriet Sperling?

Who is NHS nurse and newest royal Harriet Sperling?

Harriet Sperling and Peter Phillips wed with King Charles, Queen Camilla and other royals attending.…
England begin Ashes rebuild with win over NZ

England begin Ashes rebuild with win over NZ

England take less than a session on the fourth day of the first Test against New Zealand to begin their post-Ashes rebuild with a much-needed victory.…
Giant crowds greet Pope Leo at public mass in Madrid, Spain

Giant crowds greet Pope Leo at public mass in Madrid, Spain

The pontiff praises Madrid as a beacon of inclusion as about 1.2 million people gather for Sunday mass.…
M&S launches new traineeship for 1,000 young people

M&S launches new traineeship for 1,000 young people

The scheme aims to tackle the "growing challenge" of young people not in employment, education, or training.…
Pope Leo urges youth to be ‘sparks of a new humanity’

Pope Leo urges youth to be ‘sparks of a new humanity’

Pope Leo XIV urged young people to be 'sparks of a new humanity'.…
Hundreds of captives freed from Boko Haram mountain hideout

Hundreds of captives freed from Boko Haram mountain hideout

The group includes many women and children who were abducted in March from an area close to Cameroon.…
Australian doctor who underwent 'world-first' brain tumour treatment dies

Australian doctor who underwent 'world-first' brain tumour treatment dies

The melanoma doctor's brain cancer treatment experiment has sparked hope for a breakthrough.…
Lenny Henry says racism in UK ‘still at large’ as he tours standup comeback

Lenny Henry says racism in UK ‘still at large’ as he tours standup comeback

Comedian is doing first tour in more than 15 years and says many issues he talked about in 1980s are still alive todayLenny Henry has said racism is “…
‘Significant breakthrough’: NHS hospitals adopt faster, more accurate bladder cancer test

‘Significant breakthrough’: NHS hospitals adopt faster, more accurate bladder cancer test

Five hospitals in England and Wales have switched to test taken at home, rather than invasive hospital procedureNHS hospitals are using a new way of d…
Search for suspects continues after 12 people shot near festival in Toledo, Ohio

Search for suspects continues after 12 people shot near festival in Toledo, Ohio

Search enters second day after Saturday shooting that wounded 12, two reported in critical condition, police sayOrganizers of a festival in the histor…
Lord's pitch does not benefit Test format - Stokes

Lord's pitch does not benefit Test format - Stokes

England captain Ben Stokes says the Lord’s pitch on which his side won the first Test against New Zealand is not helpful for the future of the game’s …
Royal Mail delivers new parent magazine to father 19 years late

Royal Mail delivers new parent magazine to father 19 years late

Paul Edwards, 52, was left baffled after the magazine finally arrived almost two decades late.…
Thousands march for French schoolgirl murdered after police failed to question suspect

Thousands march for French schoolgirl murdered after police failed to question suspect

Jérôme Barella had been accused of rape in months before murder but series of delays meant police had failed to summon him for questioningThousands of…
Homeless face ‘inhumane’ ultimatums by London councils

Homeless face ‘inhumane’ ultimatums by London councils

Choice between living on the streets or moving hundreds of miles away faced by homeless people.Having fled sex trafficking gangs in Belgium and Manche…
Authenticity is what American voters want

Authenticity is what American voters want

Results in US Democratic primary races are showing that old establishment politics no longer work.…
Man arrested 22 years after teen murdered in Leeds

Man arrested 22 years after teen murdered in Leeds

Tyrone Clarke's mother says the family has been living "with this shadow over us" for 22 years.…
Nigerian forces rescue 360 captives from Boko Haram

Nigerian forces rescue 360 captives from Boko Haram

Nigerian forces rescued 360 captives, including women and children from a Boko Haram mountain hideout in Borno State.…
Man charged in Great Yarmouth teen rape case

Man charged in Great Yarmouth teen rape case

Police said a 34-year-old is due to appear at Norwich Magistrates' Court on Monday.…
Alexander Zverev wins French Open to claim first Grand Slam title

Alexander Zverev wins French Open to claim first Grand Slam title

Zverev's five-set defeat of Flavio Cobolli makes him the first German man to win a Slam since Boris Becker 30 years ago.…
Record number of people waiting for NHS diagnostic tests in England

Record number of people waiting for NHS diagnostic tests in England

One in five of the 1.92m patients on list wait longer than six weeks for tests such as CT and MRI scans, analysis showsA record number of people are w…
Italy recovers 10 bodies as boat with nearly 60 on board capsizes off Malta

Italy recovers 10 bodies as boat with nearly 60 on board capsizes off Malta

At least 990 refugees and migrants have died this year while attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean.…
Antonelli-Russell contrast could hardly be more stark

Antonelli-Russell contrast could hardly be more stark

In Monaco, "everything clicked" for Kimi Antonelli but his Mercedes team-mate George Russell was "beyond frustration" after another race without point…
Can birds outsing traffic? Some are trying

Can birds outsing traffic? Some are trying

New research from scientists at the Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary finds that some birds living in cities are changing their songs to compe…
'I had the best and worst moments of my life on this court' - Zverev triumphs at last

'I had the best and worst moments of my life on this court' - Zverev triumphs at last

Four years after exiting the French Open in a wheelchair, Alexander Zverev leaves it as the Roland Garros champion.…
Italian rescuers recover 10 bodies after migrant boat capsizes off Malta

Italian rescuers recover 10 bodies after migrant boat capsizes off Malta

About 48 people rescued alive after vessel reportedly left Libya carrying about 60 passengersItalian rescuers have recovered 10 bodies after a migrant…
'We don't look at the sky anymore': The Air India crash victims who were not on the plane

'We don't look at the sky anymore': The Air India crash victims who were not on the plane

A grandfather, a survivor, a witness: one year after the crash, the people on the ground tell their stories.…
How the High Street became a window on our political instability

How the High Street became a window on our political instability

High Streets have declined in recent years. What does this tell us about the UK?…
Spain's visitor numbers hit new highs as tourists avoid Middle East

Spain's visitor numbers hit new highs as tourists avoid Middle East

The European country had 9.1 million international visitors in April, the most ever for that month.…
Tony awards 2026: full list of winners

Tony awards 2026: full list of winners

This year’s Tony awards have already seen wins for musicals Schmigadoon! and Cats: The Jellicle Ball Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon! Ellenore Scott…
You may be saving for retirement without realising it. Here's how to check

You may be saving for retirement without realising it. Here's how to check

One simple check could ensure you are not missing out on free money which could help in later life.…