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Police make second arrest over the felling of Sycamore Gap tree
Investigation launched as football fans mock young child's death
Manhunt for 'high risk' sex offender who raped a child
Tributes to 'loving' school bus driver who died in motorway crash
Legendary Flying Scotsman crashes in station - two injured
Game changer: Prostrate cancer can be treated over 5 sessions in 1 week
Bradley Lowery with Jermain Defoe. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Investigation launched as football fans mock young child's death

The family of three-year-old Ely Fearnley has received devastating news about his brain cancer. Photos courtesy of Alex Coleman.

Family of child, 3, with brain cancer says treatment has failed

Matt Hancock was paid £45,000 for his role on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins

How much was Matt Hancock paid for Celebrity SAS and I'm A Celeb?

September 15 EuroMillions jackpot yet to be claimed; could it be you?

Coronation Street legend visits Blackpool for one off ITV special

The Spitting Image archive has been donated to Cambridge University Library

Spitting Image: famous puppets donated to Cambridge University Library

British Airways passengers left hungry on flight to London Heathrow

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 09: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland celebrates with the trophy alongside his wife Erica and daughter Poppy after winning during the final round of the 2021 Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club on May 09, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Competition families
Competition families

Who are the WAGS of the Ryder Cup golf players?

Jena Sims and Erica Stoll will be supporting their husbands in the Ryder Cup 2023

Martin Daubney, Jacob Rees-Mogg, and Esther McVey are among the GB News presenters being investigated by Ofcom
When news just isn't ...
When news just isn't ...

Don't be fooled by its name, GB News is just propaganda

The furore over Laurence Fox's despicable behaviour misses the point - GB News is propaganda, not news

Peter Dinklage’s ‘The Toxic Avenger’ reboot drops a very NSFW trailer

Teen model Tilly Lockey, who has two bionic arms after contracting meningitis as a baby, has released her first pop single. Pictured is the cover of that new single. Photo by Debbie Todd / Millie Blooms.

Instagram star Tilly Lockey, who has bionic arms, releases first song

The train drivers' union says the timing of the strikes was not aimed as disrupting Tory members attending their annual conference

Union says Tory accusations inspired train strike targeting conference

Carrots displayed in a supermarket in Septemes-les-Vallons near Marseille (Image: CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images)

Scientists reveal why carrots are orange

Inter Miami's co-owner David Beckham looks on prior to the Leagues Cup football match between Inter Miami CF and Atlanta United FC at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on July 25, 2023. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
Beckham in the spotlight
Beckham in the spotlight

When is David Beckham's new Netflix 'BECKHAM' documentary out?

Netflix drops new trailer for upcoming David Beckham documentary ‘BECKHAM’

What are some of music’s other unsolved mysteries after Tupac arrest?

Disney+ to screen Tupac Shakur docu-series, ‘Dear Mama,’ this weekend

Tupac Shakur in a scene from the film 'Gridlock'd', 1997. (Photo by Gramercy Pictures/Getty Images)

Duane “Keffe D” Davis charged with shooting Tupac dead

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images.
Levelling down
Levelling down

Betrayal of the North: Boris Johnson hits out at PM on HS2

As controversy around HS2 deepens ahead of the Conservative Party Conference, former prime minister Boris Johnson hits out government saying we must be "out of our minds" to dump the northern leg of the rail project

Disney+’s K-Thriller 'The Worst of Evil' arrives on the platform

Vinette Robinson as Carly and Stephen Graham as Andy in Boiling Point 2023

Boiling Point TV series: release date of BBC sequel to 2021 film

Coleen Rooney Disney+ Featured Image - 2023-09-29T095606.254.jpg

When is the release date for Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story?

Man sheds more than half his body weight to fulfil lifelong dream

The best sounds to fall asleep and wake up to according to expert

Big Zuu takes to the London streets on a mission to make people smile

Big Zuu takes to the streets of London to make people smile

Parents share their best hacks for treating headlice and nits on TikTok. Image by Adobe Photos.

Parents share best hacks for treating headlice and nits on TikTok

Entertainment

Tess Daly STrictly come dancing

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: What was Tess Daly wearing?

Tess Daly went for a vibrant blue trouser suit with matching shirt for Week Two of Strictly Come Dancing

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

Has Gucci’s campaign confirmed Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny romance?

The Strictly Come Dancing results episode is recorded straight after the main show on Saturday night

Is the Strictly Come Dancing results show live? How is it leaked

Contestants and hosts, (left to right, rear) Keith, Saku, Tasha, Josh, Matty, Cristy, Dana, Amos, Dan, Rowan, Abbi and Nicky and the judges and hosts (left to right, front) Noel, Prue, Paul and Allison, for 14th series of The Great British Bake Off. Picture: Mark Bourdillon/Love Productions/Channel 4/PA Wire.

Don't freak out! Bakeoff goes back to basics

Health

Patients could need fewer radiotherapy treatments

Game changer: Prostrate cancer can be treated over 5 sessions in 1 week

Maybe just order an espresso next time?

Pumpkin spice lattes have more sugar than three doughnuts, study shows

Life coach Kay Woodburn

The Reset Room podcast: Anxiety in young people and how we can help

Kellie Poole died on April 25 in 2022, during a therapy session in the River Goyt. (Picture: Facebook)

Woman who died in cold water therapy session had heart condition

The Great British Bake Off 2023: How to play Fantasy Bake Off

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

Expedition 69 Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev is carried to a medical tent shortly after he, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin landed in their Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft on September 27, 2023 (Image: Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images)

Astronauts return to Earth after being stuck in space for 371 days

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

Politics

Rishi Sunak, Dame Helen Mirren, and Wes Streeting are guests on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg this week

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg guests with Rishi Sunak and Helen Mirren

PM Rishi Sunak speaks on Laura Kuenssberg BBC One show on morning of Manchester Conservative conf...

Ava Evans brands Laurence Fox’s "shag" comments unforgivable

“Who would want to shag that?” comments branded "unforgivable" by Ava Evans after Laurence Fox an...

Sir Ed Davey has moved his party away from 'rejoin'. Credit: Getty/Mark Hall

Analysis Despite high levels of Brexit regret, the Lib Dems are quiet on the EU

Why - with Brexit regret at an all time high - is the UK’s most pro-European party not in favour of rejoining the EU?

Sunak needs to come clean on HS2 at the Tory conference in ManchesterRalph Blackburn
Ralph Blackburn
£280 million spent on HS2 consultants in the past seven years

It comes as Rishi Sunak remains under pressure to confirm whether the Birmingham to Manchester li...

Explainer IPP sentence: Imprisonment for public protection explained

Many IPP prisoners are kept behind bars with no release date in sight - but what exactly is the I...

Data

The number of young women in the UK who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual now stands at roughly one in 10.

1 in 10 young women in the UK identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual

A mental health charity founder has blamed a “loss of community” as sick days at work hit the highest level for 10 years.

Work sick days at highest level in 10 years

People working from home have been getting down and dirty during work hours. (Picture: Kei / Adobe Stock)

UK study suggests sex, true crime and lavender for a better sleep

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

LA Knight will tag up with John Cena to take on the team of The Bloodline's Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso at the WWE Fastlane PLE (Credit: WWE)

WWE Smackdown results for September 29 2023

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off will be dropping on Netflix in November (Photo: Courtesy of Netflix)

First look at Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as Netflix release teaser clip

Memorable Big Brother contestants - Josie Gibson, Rylan Clarke, Alison Hammond

Meet Big Brother’s most memorable contestants

Encounters has four episodes (Image: Netflix)

Everything you need to know about Netflix alien documentary Encounters

Tickets

Coldplay door times: when they will open for Rose Bowl shows

How long are Coldplay’s shows at Rose Bowl? US tour start and end time

Matthew Bellamy, Dominic Howard, and Chris Wolstenholme of Muse perform onstage during the 2023 iHeartRadio ALTer EGO at The Kia Forum on January 14, 2023 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images)

Muse The O2 door times: what time doors open in London - setlist?

NCT Dream

NCT Dream to be part of iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball Tour 2023

Travel

Flights to Italy cancelled as airport staff strike. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Flights to Italy set to be disrupted as airport staff announce strike

‘Most complained’ about airline makes major changes to winter schedule. (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Most complained’ about airline makes major changes to winter schedule

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

How long is Busted's concert at Birmingham's Utilita Arena- time?

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

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

Large stretches of the M53 are closed this morning (Friday) due to an accident involving an overturned vehicle. Photo: Google Maps

School bus carrying pupils overturns on M53 with casualties confirmed

Rishi Sunak refused to say 14 times whether HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester would go ahead. Credit: Getty

Rishi Sunak dodges 14 questions on future of Manchester HS2 leg

Aslef said train drivers at 16 companies will walk out for two days in the latest series of strike action over a pay dispute. (Getty Images)

Rail passengers warned of disruptions ahead of train strike

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

Sport

Italy plays host to this year’s Ryder Cup. (Getty Images)

Ryder Cup 2023: host city for this year and future tournaments

Luke Donald captains Team Europe at the Ryder Cup. (Getty Images)

Ryder Cup 2023 teams: full lineups as Europe takes on USA

Team Europe and USA are battling it out for Ryder Cup glory. (Getty Images)

Ryder Cup 2023: foursomes and fourball format explained

How to watch live Ryder Cup action from Rome. (Getty Images)

How to follow this year’s Ryder Cup action from Rome

Jacksonville Jaguars will play two games in London in 2023. Picture: Alex Pantling/Getty Images

NFL London door times: what time do doors open at Wembley Stadium?

The Women's Super LEague restarts this weekend. Cr: Getty Images

WSL: Every club profiled - key player, star signing, predictions

English referee Luke Pearce. Picture: David Rogers/Getty Images

Rugby World Cup: who is the referee and TMO for South Africa vs Tonga

Online Safety

NationalWorld reporter Rochelle Barrand thinks social media bosses need to do more to stop underage people from creating profiles on social media sites. Composite image by NationalWorld/Mark Hall.

Social media sites must do more to check age of their youngest users Rochelle Barrand

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

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

A queue of ambulances outside the Royal London Hospital emergency department (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Government is killing public services - who would want to pay more tax?

The government is pushing taxes to record highs but we're in a cost of living crisis with nothing to show for paying more

Nancy FielderNancy Fielder
How can there be more sugar in your coffee than in three sugar topped doughnuts?

Time to put the NHS before sugary food industry's billionaires Nancy Fielder

Suella Braverman's hard-line speech could backfire at the ballot box. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty/Adobe

Polls show Braverman’s migration views risk alienating Tory voters Ralph Blackburn

I tried Primark click and collect - there’s 3 things you need to knowRochelle Barrand
Rochelle Barrand

Budget billionaires: Aldi profits leap amid to cost of living crisis Nancy Fielder

Rugby World Cup fans learn the Haka in the Paris fan zone

I flew to Rugby World Cup in Paris and it opened my eyes Nicola Adam

A general view of the exterior of BBC Broadcasting House in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Make the most of your TV licence now before things change drastically Gurj Nanrah

Long Reads

People are taking to TikTok to share the lists of everyday basic items, services and tasks they have given up due to the cost of living crisis, including shampoo, bread, laundry and healthcare appointments. Photos by TikTok and Adobe Images. Composite Image by NationalWorld/Mark Hall.

The everyday items TikTokers have given up due to the cost of living

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

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

Lifestyle

Jennifer Aniston Profile image

What are Jennifer Aniston’s secrets to staying slim and looking good?

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 14: Victoria Beckham poses with a display of Victoria Beckham Beauty as Bergdorf Goodman Celebrates Victoria Beckham Beauty on October 14, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Bergdorf Goodman)

How much are Victoria Beckham’s new perfumes?

The Sex Education property that is now on the market for £1.5 million

Sex Education: Home of Otis and Jean hits the market for £1.5 million

TikTok has uncovered and shut down a secretive operation to create social conflict in Ireland. Image by Adobe Photos.

TikTok removes thousands of accounts made to stir up Ireland conflict

Culture

Las Vegas police have arrested a man over the drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur in 1996.

Man arrested in Las Vegas over fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur in 1996

A man, who is believed to have starred in EastEnders, has been arrested on suspicion of a child sex offence

EastEnders boss make huge admission which will delight fans

Eve Hewson and Orén Kinlan in Flora and Son (Photo: Apple TV+)

Flora and Son: Release date on Apple TV, plot, trailer and cast

(L to R) Alden Ehrenreich as Luke and Phoebe Dynevor as Emily in Fair Play (Photo: Sergej Radovic / Courtesy of Netflix)

Fair Play: Netflix release date, trailer and cast with Phoebe Dynevor

The new Big Brother logo

When does Big Brother 2023 start? Release date for ITV reboot

Glastonbury Festival 2024 tickets will go on sale in November

Glastonbury Festival tickets to go on sale in November

All you need to know about EA Sports’ Road To The Knockout promo

Environment

Forensic investigators from Northumbria Police examine the felled Sycamore Gap tree, on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland (Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

Sycamore Gap tree may be able to live on, but it won’t be the same

The Allerton Oak, Calderstones Park, Liverpool (Woodland Trust/PA)

Five other spectacular British trees you should take the time to visit

Environmental campaigners protesting outside Defra's offices in Central London in response to the State of Nature report (Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Chris Packham leads dozens of nature groups in protest outside Defra HQ

Global stories and issues explained

Multiple people have been killed in shootings at a university hospital and a home in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

People killed in shootings at Rotterdam university hospital

JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $75 million (£62 million) to the US Virgin Islands to settle claims that the bank enabled the sex trafficking acts of financier Jeffrey Epstein

JPMorgan Chase settles Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking suit for $75m

The poster for 1895 film L'Arroseur Arrose (SWNS)

World's first movie poster from 1800s goes up for auction

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

Recommended: expert product reviews and deals

The Cheltenham Literature Festival 2023 is almost upon us

Between the pages: Cheltenham Literature Festival programme of events

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 Nicola Adam

10 best hiking sandals for women

Motoring

(Photo: PA Media)

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

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Ad Feature The way to sell your car, nationwide. Find your highest offer!

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?

Explore More

Jessica Baker, 15, the teenage girl who died after a school coach crashed on the M53 motorway in Wirral on Friday.

Boy suffers life changing injuries in school bus crash that killed 2

Legendary Flying Scotsman crashes in station - two injured

Watch as Shania Twain rushed off stage after fan suffers 'mini heart attack'

Forensic investigators from Northumbria Police examine the felled Sycamore Gap tree, on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Police make second arrest over the felling of Sycamore Gap tree

Jervais Boyaram, 37, blasted Muhammed Sohail, 25, as he sat in his car on a residential street in Saltley, Birmingham on February 18 last year.

Footage shows moment gunman shot dead innocent man in Birmingham

What led to Duane 'Keefe D' Davis' arrest regarding Tupac's shooting?

Experienced hillwalker Charlie Kelly has been missing since September 8.

Family issues appeal to find Scottish hillwalker Charlie Kelly

A woman was shocked to discover a five-foot long snake in the family’s kitchen at her home in London.

Woman shocked to find five-foot long snake at home

A photon source is seen in the CERN (European Organization For Nuclear Research) visitors' center on June 16, 2008 in Geneva-Meyrin, Switzerland. (Image: Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

Scientists are closer to solving the mystery of antimatter