News – World and UK

Wynne Evans and Katya Jones have performed a “beautiful” and bouncy quickstep on Strictly Come Dancing as they made their return to the BBC One show. They did small jumps as they performed to the upbeat Mr Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra after the pair apologised for a “joke” that saw Jones move opera singer Evans’ hand from her waist last week. The Welsh opera singer, known for the […]

Wes Streeting will promise to turn the NHS into a “neighbourhood health service” as he launches a major consultation about the institution’s next decade. The Health Secretary is set to invite patients and NHS staff to take part in a “national conversation” to shape the Government’s 10-year plan for the service next week, a central plank of Labour’s health policy. In Opposition, the party pledged to build “an NHS fit […]

TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he underwent a heart procedure after experiencing a “sudden deterioration” in his health. The 64-year-old former Top Gear host, who currently presents Clarkson’s Farm on Prime Video, spoke in his column in The Sunday Times about what he called the “wearisome effects of growing old”. Clarkson detailed how a swim while on holiday in the Indian Ocean appeared to cause him difficulties using the […]

The King and Queen will begin their landmark tour of Australia in earnest when they join a church congregation for Sunday service. Charles and Camilla arrived in Sydney on Friday evening for their six-day visit to the Commonwealth nation to celebrate its people, culture and heritage. Sydney Opera House was lit up with a rolling four-minute projection of images of Charles and Camilla to mark the monarch’s first visit to […]

Sir Chris Hoy, one of Britain’s greatest cyclists and Olympians, has announced that his cancer is terminal. He has been given a diagnosis and has two to four years left to live. Sir Chris told The Sunday Times: “As unnatural as it feels, this is nature.” He added: “You know, we were all born and we all die, and this is just part of the process. “You remind yourself, aren’t I lucky […]

Zayn Malik has announced that he will reschedule his tour after the “heartbreaking” death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne. Payne died aged 31 on Wednesday, after a fall from a third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Malik, who left The X Factor-formed boyband in 2015 before they went on hiatus in 2016, wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “Given the heartbreaking loss experienced this week, I’ve made the […]

A drone has been launched towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house but no casualties have been reported, according to the government. Sirens wailed on Saturday morning in Israel, warning of incoming fire from Lebanon, with a drone launched towards Mr Netanyahu’s house in Caesarea, officials said. Neither he nor his wife were home and there were no casualties, his spokesperson said. Hezbollah did not claim responsibility for the drone […]

The UK approach to China needs “more diplomacy, not less”, the Foreign Secretary has said on his first official visit to the country. David Lammy said the Government would bring “consistency” to relations with China, adding there had not been “sufficient contact” between London and Beijing under his predecessors, particularly on human rights issues. His comments follow meetings with Chinese deputy premier Ding Xuexiang and foreign minister Wang Yi, during […]

The Princess Royal attended a performance by the world’s oldest riding academy in London as it tours the UK for the first time in almost a decade. Anne was treated to perfectly synchronised routines set to classical Viennese music by eight riders and up to 26 horses from the Spanish Riding School on Friday evening. The academy, based in Vienna, Austria, has been maintaining and practising classical horsemanship in its […]