Brussels officials will draw up a plan on how to use the EU’s little-known mutual assistance pact in the event of a foreign attack, as Donald Trump’s criticism of Nato intensifies. EU leaders have ag

The Willy Wonka event made headlines around the world after footage on social media showed the £35-a-ticket event being held in a empty warehouse, with drab props and actors reading from an AI-generat

Charlize Theron plays the latest in a long line of movie characters to confront the harsh realities of the Australian landscape, in Netflix’s empty-calorie action drama Apex – only to discover that th

On the planet Carcosa, mangled, blackened trees and crimson flowers take root next to the ruins of some ancient alien civilisation, flanked by statues contorted in pain, tearing at their marble skin.

Young people may not even realise they have been victims of stalking, the Crown Prosecution Service has said as it launched a scheme to tackle a rise in offending. The number of stalking offences cha

Sheriff Mark Thorley told Mason: "I can't quite understand why you did what you did and only you will know. Having seen the video I am non-plussed as to why the door was not simply opened to allow the

The Whitehall satire, Yes, Minister, was said to be Margaret Thatcher’s favourite TV show due to its proximity to reality, as the programme’s loquacious top civil servant, Sir Humphrey, might have put

The UK’s position on the Falklands is resolute and unchanging, Downing Street has insisted, after a leaked Pentagon internal email proposed the US should reassess its support for Britain’s claim to th

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She said she wanted to warn other dog owners in Rhosneigr to look out for adders, which pose a particular risk to dogs in the warmer months, according to the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation.

The Rams reach for Stafford’s successor The Rams delivered the biggest shock of the night, sticking at pick No 13 and selecting Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson. It was a stunner that seemed to take ev

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A man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 14 years for the religiously aggravated rape and assault of a Sikh woman. John Ashby, 32, had admitted charges of rape, robbery, intentional stra

The National Gallery was the grand setting for the party that followed The Devil Wears Prada 2’s London premiere this week. Donatella Versace held court in a roped-off area beneath Paul Delaroche’s Th

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The judge ordered that he should be under supervision in the community for a further three years, and could be returned to prison if he breached the conditions of his licence.

Ultraviolet (UV) levels are also set to be high in Scotland over the weekend but before the sun loungers come out, the temperatures are likely not to be as warm as what we could see later in the summe

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‘I never felt a part of this world,” Anohni begins on You Are My Enemy. “I reject the way that we live.” The career-spanning songs and cover versions she has selected for this show, entitled Wildernes

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Sparling, who was also a former adviser to an SNP MP, said he currently works in hospitality having left the role at HIV Scotland in December 2020.

A man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of nearly 14 years after the religiously aggravated rape of a Sikh woman. John Ashby, 32, was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court, where he had face

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Vitor Matos says Swansea City must avoid another overhaul of their playing squad when the transfer window opens this summer. Swansea brought in 12 new signings in last year's summer window while a ho

The judge said questions of whether the statements, which did not name Ms Pearson, would have been understood as referring to her would also have to be decided at trial.

Others intervened, and Francis left the bar area and went to the beer garden, but Price - who was described by witnesses as being "aggressive" and "looking for a fight" - came up to him outside and as

Every year, millions of captive animals are gassed or electrocuted and then turned into multithousand-dollar fur coats. Though the industry has shrunk considerably in recent years, it poses a dispropo

Don’t just be a businessperson – be a creative visionary Roger Bolton Former BBC editor and presenter Director general, we need you to give us a dream. At the moment we only seem to have business plan

Like many of my drowning-in-debt “plan 2” student loan comrades, I didn’t think twice about diving straight into a master’s degree, bright-eyed and fresh out of my undergraduate course in 2021. To sa

Shane O’Brien first skated at London’s Southbank Centre in the summer of 1975, at the age of 10. But before he could call himself a “Southbanker”, a regular of the famous spot, he had to face a certai

‘What an absolute twat!” cries Matthew Rhys, clutching his face in both hands. He has just been reminded of a remark he made in 2000, when he was playing the Dustin Hoffman role in the West End stage

Puss in Boots gets his own animated adventure film in this Shrek spin-off. Puss teams up with a fellow thieving feline and his old friend Humpty Dumpty to go on an exciting quest. More

Sally Rooney, Greta Thunberg, and Brian Eno have written to the court of appeal in support of Palestine Action before next week’s hearing to determine the lawfulness of the ban on the direct action pr