22+ hour, 21+ min ago   (871+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham has taken a break from running the country - to run in the world’s greatest half marathon. He joined 63,000 others in the biggest-ever Great North Run, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary. Runners, many in fancy dress, set…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (532+ words) French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on Europe to strengthen its space industry on Thursday,the second day of the international space summit, co-hosted by France and Germany, at Paris’ Grand Palais. Speaking…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (185+ words) If you're passionate about the monarchy and are a keen and active social media user, a job vacancy currently advertised by the Royal Household might be of interest to you. The Royal Collection Trust, a charity responsible for one of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1008+ words) Big hair to match an even bigger voice, Dolly Parton was a legend in the truest sense of the word. A real force to be reckoned with, Dolly made her name for herself in the early 70s before reaching dizzying stardom…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (235+ words) The Rocky Horror Picture Show star Tim Curry has died aged 80. The Cheshire-born actor, known for playing transvestite alien scientist Dr Frank-N-Furter in the 1975 musical film, died at his Los Angeles home, according to his long-time manager and friend Marcia…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (235+ words) Macron confirms school mobile phone ban effective from new term AOL.co.uk Mobile phones will indeed be banned in all high schools nationwide from the start of the new school year. Government spokesperson Maud Bregeon on Monday confirmed President…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (789+ words) Canada has unveiled a series of counter-tariffs on US goods as a growing trade war between Ottawa and Washington ramps up. In a press conference on Tuesday, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Canada would respond to newly imposed US duties…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (411+ words) The latest incident in Ceuta sent hate speech on social media soaring, with 9,590 posts detected by the Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia (OBERAXE) in just two days, coinciding with the mass arrival of migrants on 30 and 31 July, which the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (676+ words) Picture this: You're walking home late one night. It's dark, but amidst the flicker of a few street lamps, you catch a glimpse of a pale figure wearing a crooked top hat. Almost feline in form, it grins menacingly — and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1481+ words) We may have thought the days of airport stress were winding down with the introduction of e-passport scanning and no more liquid bags, but this was certainly not the case for a lot of Londoners and Brits alike this summer....