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UK airport slammed as ‘f*****g embarrassment’ as flights delayed. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

UK airport slammed as ‘f*****g embarrassment’ as flights delayed

Nats ‘very sorry’ staff off sick ‘will impact’ flights from major UK airport. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Nats ‘sorry’ staff off sick ‘will impact’ flights from major airport

Airlines demand they should be reimbursed over Nats’ ‘failure’. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Who is to blame for flight delays and who should get compensation?

The UK is set to be battered by wind and rain. (Credit: Getty Images)

Storm Agnes: Met Office issues yellow warnings for rain and high winds

A man has been charged with murder after a woman died from a gunshot wound. Carrie Slater, 37, was found with serious injuries on Thursday near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, and died in hospital on Saturday evening, Leicestershire Police said.

Family pay tribute to woman shot dead - as man faces murder charge

Over half of Scotland’s popular beaches ‘blighted’ with raw sewage. (Photo: Getty Images)

Over half of Scotland’s popular beaches ‘blighted’ with raw sewage

Medics have warned that 24 Hours in A&E is “no longer just a documentary” after figures revealed that almost 400,000 patients spent a day or more in an NHS England emergency department last year. Credit: Getty Images

400,000 patients wait more than a day in A&E, new figures reveal

Lucy Letby is accused of murdering seven babies and trying to kill a further 10. Credit: SWNS

Breaking Lucy Letby to face retrial on allegation she tried to murder baby girl

Cullan Mais, 32, says he used to steal £2k of items a day - up to £14k-a-week - shoplifting at the peak of his criminality and in total stole items with a retail value of £3million Picture: SWNS

Ex-shoplifter says he stole £3m worth of goods

Marcus Rashford involved in car crash after United win over Burnley. (Photo: Getty Images)

Marcus Rashford involved in car crash after United win over Burnley

The BBC Broadcasting House in London, England. Culture (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Price rises in TV licence have been met by a fall in the number of licences

Men have been discussing how often they think about the Roman Empire in a viral TikTok trend. Image by Adobe Photos.

TikTok Roman Empire viral trend explained - why it's only aimed at men

A woman has been jailed for eating pork in a TikTok video - because in doing so she is said to have incited religious hatred. Photo by Adobe Photos.

Woman jailed for two years after eating pork in TikTok video

The BBC has carried out a year-long investigation into the impact TikTok has on real-life crime events. The resulting documentary is called 'The TikTok Effect'. Photos by Adobe Photos. Composite image by NationalWorld/Kim Mogg.

The TikTok Effect: BBC show examines the impact of site on real crime

The Met Police said teenager Bacari-Bronze O’Garro, aged 18, has been fined over a series of prank videos on TikTok.

TikTok teen banned from posting videos without consent bailed

TikTok influencer Remi Bader, who has taken to her TikTok page to call out the internet trolls who body shame her and ask them to 'please stop'. Photo by TikTok/Remi Bader.

TikTok star Remi Bader hits back at 'mean' body shaming trolls

The supposed link between TikTok and increasing abortion numbers

TikToker Taylor Frankie Paul has four million followers and shares every aspect of her life - including details of her relationships, family and faith.

Explainer The life of Mormon TikToker Taylor Frankie Paul, including her arrest

Entertainment

Take That (L-R) Howard Donald, Gary Barlow and Mark Owen perform on stage during Take That's "Greatest Days" World Premiere at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on June 15, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Are Take That going to be on BBC’s The One Show, when is it airing?
Take That have just announced they are heading out on a huge UK stadium tour in 2024 and are set to appear on BBC’s The One Show

At the age of 78 television presenter and former Come Dancing host Angela Rippon is the oldest star to dance on the show. She's 14/1 to win with partner Kai Widdrington.

Angela Rippon's age and fitness-is she Strictly's oldest contestant? Marina Licht

US singer Usher attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 92nd Oscars at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills on February 9, 2020. (Photo by Jean-Baptiste Lacroix / AFP) (Photo by JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX/AFP via Getty Images)

Usher set to headline the 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show

Downton Abbey is a 2019 British historical drama film set in 1927 and depicts a royal visit to the Crawley family's stately home in Yorkshire. As royal staff members descend on Downton, an assassin has also arrived and attempts to kill the monarch. The Crawleys and their servants are pitted against the royal entourage, including the queen's lady-in-waiting, who has fallen out with the Crawley family, especially the Dowager Countess, over an inheritance issue. Filming locations included North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Pickering Train Station, Wentworth Woodhouse, Harewood House, and Dalton Mills.

As Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery weds, could the show return?

The 10 best TV shows and movies to watch this weekend & next week

Health

It seems head lice cases could be on the rise in the UK. (Picture: Adobe Stock)

Pleas for NHS help with headlice skyrocket as kids go back to school

Melvyn Blount from Derby took his own life earlier this year, an inquest heard. (Picture: Leigh Day)

Man took his own life after sudden mental health turn, inquest rules

Cluster headaches - Credit: Adobe

Migraines should be taken more seriously by NHS, claims charity

Rishi Sunak is considering new anti-smoking measures which would effectively ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes. Credit: Getty Images

Rishi Sunak considers banning smoking for next generation

The News Explained

Clothes hanging in shop Picture: Getty

Lib Dems want 1p tax on every new item of clothing

Who is David Meller? - Conservative Party donor handed top Government trade job

Explainer Who is David Meller? - Tory donor handed top Government trade job

Microsoft’s Call of Duty deal set to be approved

(L to R) Kim Nam-gil as Lee Yoon, Yoo Jae-myung as Choi Choong-soo in Song of the Bandits (Photo: Yu Ara/Netflix)

Song of the Bandits: release date on Netflix, plot, trailer and cast

Alex Mahon: Meet the Channel 4 boss tackling Russell Brand scandal

Kim Kardashian and Odell Beckham Jr. Featured Image - 2023-09-20T121650.403.jpg

Who is Odell Beckham Jr and is he dating Kim Kardashian?

Final shortlist for Inside Soap Awards 2023 announced

Julian Clary, Lucy Beaumont, Sam Campbell, Sue Perkins, and Susan Wokoma, pictured in golden frames ahead of appearing in Taskmaster (Credit: Channel 4/Avalon)

Everything you need to know about Taskmaster series16

EA FC 24 marks a new dawn in football gaming (Image: EA Sports)

I took a week off work to play FIFA - and got a crazy headstart David George

Sex Education: Take a look at the Bristol filming locations

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson attends a press conference at NASA headquarters September 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. NASA announced the agency has appointed a new director of research to study “unidentified anomalous phenomenon”, formerly referred to as UFOs. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Nasa names its new head of UFO research despite secrecy vow

Strictly Come Dancing’s star Amy Dowden opens up about her breast cancer diagnosis in an interview. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

Strictly star Amy Dowden breaks down shaving head amid cancer battle

Strictly judges reveal favourite moment from last year

Strictly Come Dancing has released a first look of this year’s celebrities

Strictly Come Dancing's Tess Daily and Claudia Wnkleman's outfits

Politics

BBC handout photo of Defence Secretary Grant Shapps waiting to appear on the BBC 1 current affairs programme, Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg. Credit: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Wire

Analysis Grant Shapps has had five Cabinet jobs in less than a year

Grant Shapps has held five different ministerial positions in less than a year.

Braverman ‘fully backs’ armed police after officer charged with murder

Officers are “anxious” following the decision - but the Home Secretary said armed police should n...

Rishi Sunak is reportedly drawing up plans to slash inheritance tax as he looks to attract voters ahead of the next general election. Credit: Getty Images

Rishi Sunak considering inheritance tax cut - reports

The Prime Minister is considering abolishing inheritance tax, according to reports.

Lib Dem women’s group banned from promoting event over trans views Isabella Boneham

Isabella Boneham

Protest in London against government decision to ban XL bully dogs

Prime Minister Rishi SUnak recently announced plans to ban XL bully dogs following a spate of att...

‘More Kens’ need to ‘head back to the Mojo Dojo Casa House’ - Lib Dems

Munira Wilson, the Lib Dems’ education spokesperson, referenced the 2023 blockbuster Barbie durin...

Data

Freshers Week 2022 kicked off on Sunday, September 18.

Drinking culture & risky behaviour - freshers' week set to see changes

Will you be eligible for a Covid booster this autumn?

Millions of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

Fact Checks

Sunak said the so-called "meat tax" he has stopped came from a Climate Change Committee report suggestion (NationalWorld/Adobe Stock/Getty)

Analysis Fact check: No, Sunak has not saved Brits from a meat tax

Rishi Sunak has his five "priorities" - which he initially described as promises - listed next to him for press conferences. Credit: Getty

Analysis Fact check: Rishi Sunak is failing to fulfil his 'five promises'

David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson all failed to hit their self-imposed immigration targets. How will Rishi Sunak fare? Credit: Kim Mogg/Getty

Analysis Fact check: have past Conservative PMs hit their immigration targets?

Analysis Fact check: Sunak claims there are 2,000 more GPs compared with 2019

TV

What K-Pop musician is featuring in Netflix’s ‘The Devil’s Plan’?

Pete Doherty’s involvement in a 2006 death examined in new documentary

Netflix Who Killed Jill Dando? A look at the murdered TV presenter

WAG come to ‘tentative’ agreement to end strike action in Hollywood

Tickets

Leeds’ Yard Act announced 2024 UK tour dates and ticket information

Shania Twain in Manchester: potential setlist, start time, how long?

Country superstar Shania Twain. Picture: Louie Banks

Shania Twain tour door times: when doors will open in Manchester?

Country singer Breland. Picture: Paras Griffin/Getty Images for TIME

Shania Twain support acts: who is opener Breland?

Travel

The Tower of London after dark is a unique experience (Photo: Amber Allott)

Play tourist in your own backyard, and see another side of London

British Airways branded ‘worst ever’ as Lily Allen criticses airline. (Photo: Getty Images)

British Airways branded ‘worst ever’ as Lily Allen criticses airline

(L-R) James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson of ‘Busted’ announce their 2016 Arena Tour at Soho Hotel on November 10, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

Busted setlist: what songs are on Greatest Hits tour setlist?

Busted have three shows coming up at Nottingham Motorpoint Arena (Photo by Ray Burmiston)

How long is Busted's concert at Manchester's AO Arena - time?

According to a leaked photograp, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Rishi Sunak refuses to guarantee HS2 will link Manchester and London

A stretch of motorway on the M62 between Eccles and Birchwood has been closed in both direction after a man was killed in a collision in the early hours of Tuesday 19 September. (Credit: Getty Images)

Man dies following collision on M62 as motorway closed near Manchester

Airport to reopen after terminal flooded in thunderstorm

(Photo: PA Media)

RAC says don't rely on sat navs amid controversial road speed change

Sport

Sheffield United to pay tribute to Maddy Cusack before kick-off

Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid: Team news, Bellingham update & TV info

TOPSHOT - Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates taking the pole position after the qualifying session for the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit, Mie prefecture on September 23, 2023. (Photo by Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP) (Photo by TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)

What time is the F1 Japanese Grand Prix on?

NICE, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 17: Owen Farrell poses for a photo with fans of England prior to the Rugby World Cup France 2023 match between England and Japan at Stade de Nice on September 17, 2023 in Nice, France. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

England v Chile: Rugby World Cup timings, channel, and lineup

Rugby World Cup, France 2023. (Photo by CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Rugby World Cup 2023: how do bonus points work in pool stage?

Jess Carter and Lucy Bronze salute the Stadium Of Light crowd. Cr. Getty Images

England 2-1 Scotland: Lionesses banish summer demons with Scotland win

Lucy Bronze and Rachel Daly celebrate England's opener against Scotland. Cr. Getty Images

Here's how the Lionesses rated in 2-1 Nations League win over Scotland

Online Safety

In this photograph illustration a ten-year-old boy uses an Apple IPad tablet computer on November 29, 2011 in Knutsford, United Kingdom. Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Paedophiles using VR to ‘groom and abuse’ children, NSPCC warns

A doctor has warned people not to take part in a trending TikTok game called the knockout challenge as they say it is "deadly". Photos by Adobe Photos. Composite image by NationalWorld/Mark Hall.

Trending TikTok knockout challenge called 'deadly' by doctor explained

The chroming challenge on TikTok can be fatal for those who take part in it. Photos by TikTok. Composite image by NationalWorld/Mark Hall.

TikTok chroming challenge which killed 13-year-old girl explained

Kaie Willmott, aged 10, who was allegedly almost killed when he was supposedly forced to take part in the TikTok tap out challenge. Photo by SWNS.

Boy, 10, is almost killed by TikTok tap out challenge

Podcasts from NationalWorld

The orange Screen Babble television, featuring images from Black Mirror, The Wire, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and Best Interests, as discussed in episode 30 (Credit: NationalWorld Graphics)

Screen Babble #30: Black Mirror Season 6, The Wire, and Best Interests

The orange Screen Babble television, featuring images from Gods of Tennis, The Idol, Love Island, and Manifest, as recommended in Weekend Watch 28 (Credit: NationalWorld Graphics)

Screen Babble's Weekend Watch recommendations: Manifest, BGT, The Idol

Freedom of Information requests have revealed police launched dozens of investigations into women they suspected of ending their pregnancies (Image: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

Uncovered podcast: close look at jailing of woman for abortion

Opinion & Analysis

Take That, consisting Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald, are going back on tour

Take That tour: Why they should be back for good

As Take That announce a new tour, there are plenty of us who were die-hard teenage fans and three decades on ... still adore the 'boyband'

Nicola Adam

NationalWorld reporter Rochelle Barrand has said he hated university during the first year - and has urged any current students who are also unhappy to speak to someone about it. Stock photo by Adobe Photos.

It's okay if you don't love university - it may be awful, not amazing Rochelle Barrand

Shoplifting is on the rise - but is it any wonder?

Tackle rising inequality if you want to stop shoplifters Sophie Wills

Teenager's tragic death after drinking protein shake has humbled me Gurj Nanrah

Gurj Nanrah

The Roman Empire has left a lasting legacy. Image: Adobe

It turns out I can't stop thinking about the Roman Empire Tom Morton

Russell Brand's trial by TikTok is strangely democratic Nicola Adam

Rolling back policies that support the government's own targets will just make their jobs harder (NationalWorld/Getty/Adobe Stock)

Why do the government insist on making net zero harder for themselves? Amber Allott

Long Reads

Nadine Dorries, centre, and two candidates to replace her as Mid Bedfordshire MP, Alistair Strathern, left, and Emma Holland-Lindsay, right. Credit: PA/Getty/Adobe/Kim Mogg

Dispatch: ‘life-long Tories want change’ as election battle heats up

Harriet Moxon with her five-year-old daughter Eve. Harriet and Eve were involved in an incident in the Canary Islands, Spain, when a car ploughed in to the area where they were sat outside a cafe. Harriet managed to push her daughter out of the way, but was hit by the car herself and has been left with life-changing injuries. Photo by Charlotte Ridgeon (Harriet's twin sister).

Mum says she's lucky to be alive after being hit by a car on holiday

Mia Sugimoto (left) and Sophia Rundle (right), the creators of the website and TikTok page Girlhood, which have gone viral. Photos by Instagram/Girlhood.

'Mature' or 'troubling': Experts divided on Girlhood blog and TikTok

Lifestyle

Matt Willis of Busted. Picture: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images

Busted support acts: who are openers for greatest hits tour?

Half term holidays set to be in chaos as airport workers announce strikes. (Photo: Lucy North/PA Wire)

Half term holidays set to be in chaos as airport workers to strike

Ryanair flight U-turns on runway after passenger in wheelchair ‘left behind’. (Photo: Getty Images)

Flight U-turns on runway after passenger in wheelchair ‘left behind’

Dozens of flights delayed from major UK airport over ‘staff sickness’. (Photo: Getty Images)

Dozens of flights delayed from major UK airport over ‘staff sickness’

Culture

Disney Pixar will soon be able to be owned on DVD, BluRay and a limited edition steelbook. Cr: Disney+

Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ the most-watched streaming film on Disney+

Who is Travis Kelce, the NFL player Taylor Swift watched this weekend?

Laura Kuenssberg. Credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Where was Laura Kuenssberg today - why wasn’t she on her BBC show?

James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson of Busted attend Key 103 Christmas Live at Manchester Arena on December 9, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images)

Busted Manchester door times: what time will doors open at AO Arena?

Take a look at the men in the lineup to be the BBC’s next Chairman. (Photo: Getty Images)

Take a look at the men in the lineup to be the BBC’s next chairman

David Tennant during his time at Doctor Who. BBC Studios/PA Wire

When does Doctor Who return to our screens this Autumn

Dominic Fike at Coachella. Picture: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella

Dominic Fike London door times: what time doors open for show

Environment

Sewage campaigners descend on UK beach in protest. (Photo: Getty Images)

‘We’ve had enough’: sewage campaigners descend on UK beach in protest

Voters in Conservative heartlands overwhelmingly back climate and nature policies, a new survey shows (Photo: Nick Cobbing/Greenpeace/PA Wire)

'Overwhelming support' for climate and nature policies in Tory stronghold

The UK was among 67 countries to sign the UN's new high seas treaty on its first day (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

UK signs new ocean treaty but net zero u-turn 'already undermining it'

Global stories and issues explained

The world's oldest man-made wooden structures - dating back half-a-million years - have been found in Africa. It is the earliest evidence from anywhere in the world of the deliberate crafting of logs to fit together - and much earlier than previously thought possible.

The world’s oldest man-made wooden structures predate our own species

The Google Maps app is seen on an Apple iPhone 4S (Image: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Family sues Google after man using Maps drives off collapsed bridge

Stone Age animal and human depictions in Doro Nawas mountains, Namibia.

Stone age carvings are so detailed locals can identify species and sex

Exclusive Donald Trump's resort fails hygiene inspection amid food safety issues

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Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Amy Dowden opened up about losing her hair

Strictly’s Amy Dowden shares ‘heartbreaking’ cancer update

Motoring

Landscape designers say with a little creativity, it is possible to balance EV charging with green front yards (Joe Pepler/PinPep/Supplied)

Survey suggests EV charging could put the UK's front gardens at risk

Traffic pass a sign indicating the ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) near Hanger Lane in west London on July 22, 2023 (Getty)

Vintage: how old does your car have to be to avoid ULEZ?

UK drivers have learned the true meaning of the no return parking sign road sign with viral TikTok video. Photo by Adobe Photos.

No return car parking sign explained to drivers in viral TikTok video

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Next-gen motorcycle racing thrills await in Ride 5 - release date