Author William Boyd has recalled how his work was shaped by an experience during the Nigerian Civil War involving “six or seven drunk soldiers with their AK-47s”. The writer, known for novels ...

The Sunday papers highlight Volodymyr Zelensky’s warm welcome to the UK in the wake of the tense words between the Ukrainian president and his US counterpart Donald Trump.

Train fares in England and Wales will rise by around 4.6% from Sunday, while railcards become more expensive, despite record low reliability of services. Public transport campaigners warned the fares ...

European leaders will gather in London on Sunday to forge a common position on ending the war in Ukraine, before the country’s premier heads off to meet the King. While Donald Trump’s America is the ...

More than three quarters of British people engage with orchestral music as part of their daily life, research from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has found.

The defending champions ran in eight tries – all by different scorers – in the first Super League match to be played in the United States.

She will compete against Demi Moore, who is nominated for body horror The Substance, and Mikey Madison for comedy Anora at the Academy Awards.

British stars Ralph Fiennes, Cynthia Erivo and Felicity Jones will be hoping for Oscar success in the acting categories at this year’s ceremony. Singer and actress Erivo, 38, is nominated in the ...

The last time the UK won an Oscar in any of the acting categories was in 2021, when Sir Anthony Hopkins was named best actor for The Father and Daniel Kaluuya picked up best supporting actor for Judas ...

Charli XCX was the big winner at the 2025 Brit Awards, where she swept the major categories. The 32-year-old singer-songwriter, full name Charlotte Aitchison, won five gongs including artist of the ...

Awards host Jack Whitehall introduced a video paying tribute to the singer, saying: “It is now time to take a moment to remember a very special person who meant so much to many of the people in this ...

Microsoft said in a post on X: “Our telemetry indicates that a majority of impacted services are recovering following our change. “We’ll keep monitoring until impact has been resolved for all services ...