Freya Ridings on buying a plane ticket and reclaiming her career: 'I felt like a naughty schoolchild' 5 hours ago Mark SavageMusic correspondent Just because the strident crunch of Freya Ridings' recent singles conjures up images of a medieval army riding into battle, that doesn't mean she's a warrior queen …

A new bombshell has just entered the villa. He's 24-years-old from Barcelona, and he's a plum. Launched less than a month ago, Fruit Love Island is perhaps the first super viral show created entirely by generative AI. It's designed to mirror the hit ITV reality dating show "Love Island", but …

One ant for $220: the new frontier of wildlife trafficking 6 hours ago Wycliffe MuiaNairobi The ants are flying in Kenya at the moment. During this rainy season, swarms can be seen leaving the thousands of anthills in and around Gilgil, a quiet agricultural town in Kenya's Rift Valley that …

Frosting, sprinkles and layers of fun: Giant cake picnic hits Sydney 9 hours ago Lana LamSydney Welcome to Cake Picnic, Sydney edition. It's the viral event that's already sold out dates in San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles. Tickets in Dubai, London and Mexico City were harder to come …

6 hours ago Branwen Jeffreys ,Education Editorand Hayley Clarke ,Education reporter Schools do not have enough staff to achieve the government's aims of providing support for more children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in mainstream schools, England's largest teaching union has said. Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the …

A Labour MP who resigned as a Cabinet Office minister has said he was "naive" and "so sorry" in his first full interview since leaving his role. Josh Simons quit on 28 February after facing claims that the think tank he used to run before he became an MP commissioned …

Our skin is falling off and no-one can tell us why 6 hours ago Ruth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporter Bethany Gamble was given steroid creams from the age of two to help manage her eczema. They worked - for years her skin condition was just a small part of her …

A man has been arrested after a car struck "multiple" pedestrians in Derby city centre on Saturday evening, police say. A "number" of people were injured, some of them seriously, and were treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to hospital. Police are appealing to anyone in Derby …

6 hours ago Jeremy BowenInternational Editor Some old truths about warfare have been knocking on the door of the Oval Office in the month since US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent US and Israeli warplanes to bomb Iran. The failure to learn from the past …

Iran’s conflict with Iraq in the 1980s provides valuable lessons for today, writes Richard Cockett, a senior editor Mar 27th 2026|5 min read Welcome to the monthly bonus edition of The War Room. The future of Africa will be shaped by investment rather than aid Foreign and African firms are …