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Tennis star Emma Raducanu, presenter Clara Amfo and Melanie Brown of the Spice Girls were among the winners at Stylist’s Remarkable Women Awards. The event, at The Londoner hotel, honoured women who excel in their field and was hosted by comedian and creator of BBC series Starstruck, Rose Matafeo. Fashion, acting, activism and music were among the areas celebrated during the ceremony. Radio DJ Vick Hope presented the musician of […]

He is to add Larbalestier as a third middle name, along with Carl and Davidson Lewis Hamilton has revealed he is in the process of adding his mother’s surname, Larbalestier, as an additional middle name. It is understood it will be included as a third middle name, along with Carl and Davidson, rather than become a double-barrelled surname for the seven-time world champion. Hamilton’s father Anthony and his mother Carmen […]

All remaining coronavirus travel measures including passenger locator forms will end on Friday in a move to make foreign holidays easier even as coronavirus cases rise in the UK. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Monday that the changes, which also include the requirement for unvaccinated people to be tested for Covid-19 before entering the UK, will “mean greater freedom in time for Easter”. After a meeting with senior ministers, […]

A people-smuggler who fled the UK after 39 Vietnamese nationals were found dead in the back of a lorry is facing jail. Dragos Stefan Damian, 28, was extradited from Italy to face a UK court following the investigation into the deaths of the men, women and children. The victims’ bodies were found in a lorry trailer after it was transported by ferry from Zeebrugge to Purfleet in Essex, early on […]

The Power Of The Dog won top honours at the Bafta film awards, where sci-fi blockbuster Dune also collected a string of gongs. The Power Of The Dog won top honours at the Bafta film awards, where sci-fi blockbuster Dune also collected a string of gongs. Will Smith and Joanna Scanlan were named winners of the top acting prizes, while No Time To Die actress Lashana Lynch was crowned EE […]

A mother has paid tribute to her “beautiful” 18-year-old son, after he was stabbed to death. A mother has paid tribute to her “beautiful” 18-year-old son, after he was stabbed to death. Abdikarim Abdalla Ahmed was stabbed on Market Street in Bury, Lancashire, shortly before 4pm on Friday. Emergency services treated him at the scene before he was taken to hospital, where he died. A 16-year-old boy, who cannot be […]

A Just Stop Oil protest has taken place near the red carpet for the Bafta film awards. A Just Stop Oil protest has taken place near the red carpet for the Bafta film awards. Protesters at the Royal Albert Hall in London could be heard chanting “just stop oil” and banging drums while surrounded by police. A statement from the organisation said that 30 young supporters of the campaign disrupted […]

Citizens Advice Scotland estimate over 236,000 did not have debt pre-pandemic, but do now More than 600,000 adults in Scotland entered debt during the pandemic, or saw their pre-existing debt get worse, according to new analysis. Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) said that from its analysis of YouGov polling it estimates that 364,004 Scottish adults had debt before the pandemic which has got worse. A further 236,602 Scottish adults did not […]

That's according to the former head of the British armed forces, General Sir Nick Carter The former head of the British armed forces has said Russian leaders will be questioning “what they have unleashed” in Ukraine. General Sir Nick Carter told Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby on his BBC Radio 4 show The Archbishop Interviews that the people of Ukraine will be “suffering significantly” for years following the invasion. It […]