M&S Christmas advert hailed 'best ever' by viewers - watch

Read our privacy notice . Viewers have heaped praise on Marks and Spencer for their new Christmas advert, comparing it far more favourably to this year’s offering from John Lewis . On Friday, the high street giant…

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Tottenham XI vs Leeds: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Premier League

Read our privacy notice . Tottenham are set to be without Lucas Bergvall for Saturday’s trip to Leeds, but will welcome back Rodrigo Bentancur from suspension. Bergvall has been out since suffering a knee injury against…

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Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso reacts to Cole Palmer latest England squad snub: 'We have not spoken'

Read our privacy notice . Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has said he has not spoken to Cole Palmer about his latest omission from the England squad. On Friday morning, it was announced that Palmer had not been called up by…

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BBC Nations boss champions Welsh language amid 'serious' cuts

In September BBC Wales announced 58 job cuts and a 20-hour annual cut in TV programming, leading First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth to warn the BBC could fall foul of its public service obligations. Richards, a former chief…

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CCTV appeal launched after woman sexually assaulted on Tube in east London

Read our privacy notice . Detectives have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to in connection with a sexual assault on board a London Underground train. A woman was sexually assaulted on September 29 at…

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Olivia Rodrigo’s new Christmas song is inspired by 80s band The Waitresses

Read our privacy notice . Musician Christopher Butler has told of his shock after learning that Olivia Rodrigo used one of his songs as inspiration for her new festive track Take Me Home (4 Christmas). Butler led the…

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Florida man accused of murdering British music tutor Sonia Exelby had 'photos of women being impaled on his phone'

Prosecutors claim that Hall, a pagan worshipper, groomed a suicidal Ms Exelby into travelling 4,000 miles to Florida, where she agreed to pay $4,000 (£3,000) for her own torture and death. Ms Exelby's body was found in a…

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Man charged with murder of partner in east London

Read our privacy notice . A man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman in east London in 2022. Lorena Ciupeanu, 28, was taken to Whipps Cross Hospital in Leytonstone on November 4, 2022 after being…

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Parliament Square poised to be next London landmark pedestrianised - but politicians voice alarm that cyclists will run riot

Proposals are finally due to be put out for consultation early next year, following decades of bitter wrangling. The plans - estimated to cost £80million - are moving forward after shopping mecca Oxford Street was partly…

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Russell Brand had a loyal UK entourage. Where are they now?

His wife, Laura, was the only person to appear as a witness in his defence. Brand said that since the 2023 allegations emerged, his former friends and colleagues won’t “touch him with a bargepole”. It’s a world away from…

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