Apple fans queued outside the flagship London store on Regent Street as the iPhone 17 went on sale in the UK. The morning crowd gathered ahead of the launch for the new device, which features an updated front camera, 256GB of storage and all-day battery life. The iPhone 17 starts at £799 and comes in lavender and sage. It forms part of a wider release that includes the iPhone Air, […]

Arsenal has announced the surprise departure of vice-chair Tim Lewis as part of a broad overhaul of the club's board. The 62-year-old has advised Arsenal's owners, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE), since 2007 and served as vice-chair for the past two and a half years. He joined the board in 2020. He played a key role alongside manager Mikel Arteta and sporting director Andrea Berta during the club's £250 million […]

Craig Revel Horwood told BBC Breakfast that he would welcome Queen Camilla on Strictly, saying she has fantastic rhythm and would nail it. He noted that the Queen danced with him at a Royal Osteoporosis Society charity event that helped raise funds for the charity. Horwood said Camilla loves dancing and enjoys the programme, but he doubts she will ever take part. Strictly Come Dancing returns for its 23rd series […]

Take That have announced a summer 2026 UK and Ireland tour, reviving The Circus Live with a run of shows across Britain and Ireland. The band will perform the original 2009 Circus set list, with a few surprises along the way. The group posted on Instagram that the tour would celebrate people, music and the wonder of human creativity. They described The Circus tour as one of their favourite experiences […]

Citroen and Vauxhall have announced a recall for the C3, C3 Aircross and Frontera models after a fault could detach the brake pedal. Citroen has ordered a stop-drive action for owners of the latest generation of the C3 and C3 Aircross while inspections take place. The issue concerns right-hand-drive versions of the C3 and C3 Aircross, where the pedal box may not meet UK specifications and could lead to a […]

GfK's Consumer Confidence Index for September shows a fall in overall confidence as expectations for the general economy weaken. The index dropped two points to minus 19, with all components lower than in August. Expectations for the general economy fell to minus 32, two points down from August and markedly weaker than the minus 11 recorded 15 months earlier. The forecast for personal finances over the next 12 months is […]

The Scottish Government has faced criticism for exempting mid-market rent (MMR) and build-to-rent (BtR) homes from rent controls in the Housing (Scotland) Bill. Housing Secretary Mairi McAllan confirmed the exemptions in a letter to the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee, and later told the PA news agency that caps could hinder necessary housebuilding. The bill would let councils designate rent-control zones, with annual increases capped at inflation plus one […]