Former deputy PM not planning to contest Esher and Walton seat, after quitting cabinet over bullying claims Dominic Raab will stand down as an MP at the next general election, weeks after he quit Rishi Sunak’s cabinet over bullying claims. The former deputy prime minister, who had once been regarded […]

Northern Irish actor, who often played warriors in productions including Rome and Vikings, was hospitalised suddenly while filming in Italy Ray Stevenson, the Northern Irish actor who played the villainous British governor in RRR, Volstagg in the Thor films and a main antagonist in the upcoming Star Wars series Ahsoka, […]

No 10 appears to distance itself from home secretary amid growing political storm about possible breach of ministerial code Rishi Sunak is under intense pressure to launch an investigation into whether Suella Braverman broke the ministerial code by requesting a private speed awareness course, as Downing Street appeared to distance […]

Temporary hosts will take on presenting duties as Phillip Schofield tries to keep hold of his broadcasting career Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary have been announced as temporary presenters of ITV’s This Morning, as former host Phillip Schofield battles to save his television career. Schofield announced on Saturday he would […]

Chinese embassy in UK also strongly condemns China-related rhetoric at the G7 meeting in Hiroshima China’s deputy foreign minister summoned the Japanese ambassador to register an official protest over what the ministry called the “hype around China-related issues” at the G7 summit in Hiroshima over the weekend. On Saturday, G7 […]

The celebrated author of Money and London Fields, whose works defined the 80s and 90s literary scene, died of oesophageal cancer on Friday at his home in Florida Martin Amis, the influential author of era-defining novels including Money and London Fields, and the memoir Experience, has died at the age […]