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Female artists (and Oasis) drove UK music sales in 2025

Taylor Swift was the biggest-seller, with Olivia Dean and Sabrina Carpenter also topping the...

Passerby lifesaver urges other tradesmen to carry defibrillators

Tradesmen can be in the right place when things go wrong, electrician Dale Lee...

Chris Mason: Why 2026 is Keir Starmer’s make or break year

With devolved elections coming up, questions over Labour’s direction and internal 'campaigning' already underway...

The Papers: ‘Eurostar chaos’ and Anthony Joshua’s ‘mum at his bedside’

Thousands of people hit by travel chaos and Anthony Joshua recovering from Nigeria car...

The Papers: Anthony Joshua in ‘horror crash’ and honours for ‘pride of England’

Anthony Joshua survives fatal Nigeria car crash and the King's New Year Honours lead today's papers.

Idris Elba knighted as Sarina Wiegman and Lionesses lead New Year Honours

Ice skaters Torvill and Dean, and members of the winning Lionesses and Red Roses receive gongs.

More than 300 earthquakes recorded in UK in 2025

Areas of Perthshire and the western Highlands, southern parts of Wales, and Yorkshire and Lancashire saw the most seismic activity, British Geological Survey data...

Mum’s 27-year wait for global explorer to come home

Angela Bushby says her first words to son Karl will be, "what time do you call this?"

Many new UK drone users must take theory test before flying outside

The Civil Aviation Authority reckons up to half a million people in the UK may be impacted by its new requirements.

Why are young people leaving to work abroad?

Three young Britons explain why they are building their futures overseas.

The words from my dad that saved me as a new parent

Professor Green and Ryan Libbey open up about how fatherhood affected them and how you can protect your mental health.

The Papers: ‘Push to strip Egyptian’s UK citizenship’ and ‘God created Bardot’

Pressure mounts for Egyptian dissident to be deported from the UK, and French actress Brigitte Bardot dies aged 91

I worry for our rural economy – and yes, it’s personal

There’s a particular sound that stays with you once you’ve lived in the English countryside. Not birdsong, that’s too obvious, but the deeper rhythm...

2026 will have some of the best TV in years – here are the highlights

We look ahead to 18 notable shows and events to look out for in 2026, from drama to sport.

I felt a pop in my neck – it turned out my brain had exploded

A doctor finds herself abroad when she's hit by a rare brain condition she knows nothing about.

Artist Oliver Jeffers ‘loves being home’ as he returns with new exhibition

The collection of works called "Disasters and Interventions" is being exhibited at the Naughton Gallery at Queen's University.

UK restricts DR Congo visas over migrant return policy

The Home Office says Kinshasa has failed to agree to measures allowing the return of illegal immigrants and foreign national offenders.

Godfather of Ethiopian jazz plays his last live concert

Mulatu Astatke has been blending jazz influences from home and abroad for the past six decades.

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