Mary Greenwell says she felt flattered to be asked to do the makeup for the prime minister Margaret Thatcher. She built a rapport with Thatcher while preparing her for a BBC interview about the miners’ strike, conducted in Thatcher’s private sitting room at 10 Downing Street. Greenwell recalled hearing a booming voice as Thatcher came in and described the two hours together as memorable. "She was phenomenal – whether you […]

Steve Backshall has retraced the King’s 1975 trip to the Canadian Arctic exactly 50 years later. The footage will form a feature-length ITV documentary that looks at the accelerating impact of climate change on the Arctic and the work being done to secure a healthy future for the planet. The King’s 1975 journey included dog sledding, a dive beneath the ice, and lessons about the Inuit people’s culture and dependence […]

Thousands of protesters have marched through central London to oppose the proposed digital ID system. Under strict police conditions, demonstrators chanted and waved banners along a route from Marble Arch to Whitehall on Saturday afternoon. Former Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen walked at the front of the march. One protester carried an effigy of Sir Keir Starmer. An advert for the protest on the organiser Mass Non-Compliance website stated: "if you […]

Arsenal moved three points clear at the Premier League summit after a 1-0 win at Fulham. Leandro Trossard struck from a corner shortly before the hour, his first league goal in nearly six months. A Bukayo Saka penalty was overturned by VAR, denying Arsenal a second goal. Fulham fashioned the better first-half chances, with Harry Wilson firing wide twice and Josh King testing David Raya. Riccardo Calafiori thought he had […]

There are reports that Ange Postecoglou has been dismissed shortly after Nottingham Forest were defeated by Chelsea. No official confirmation has been issued by Nottingham Forest or by Postecoglou's representatives. The club and league authorities have not commented as of this update.

Virginia Giuffre’s family say the news that Prince Andrew will give up his remaining titles vindicates their sister. The announcement on Friday that he would relinquish his remaining titles and honours and would no longer be known as the Duke of York came amid controversy over his links to the Epstein case and fresh scrutiny of alleged contact with a suspected Chinese spy. The move came four days before Ms […]

A blood test called Galleri, which screens for more than 50 cancers, is being trialled in the NHS. In the Pathfinder 2 study in the United States, a cancer signal detected in blood led to a cancer diagnosis in 61.6% of cases. The test also correctly identified the organ or tissue of origin in 92% of positive results. Galleri is designed to be used annually and looks for DNA shed […]

Molly-Mae Hague has said a remark that everyone has 'the same 24 hours in a day' attracted hateful comments and even death threats. She discusses the backlash in the second series of Molly-Mae: Behind It All, a Prime Video programme, and refers to the 2022 appearance on the Diary Of A CEO podcast. She also mentions controversy over a YouTube video in which she said she had not 'done one […]

A coalition of about 90 nature organisations led by Wildlife and Countryside Link has warned that dormice, otters and other threatened wildlife could be put at risk by plans to make developers pay a nature restoration levy. The group says there is a 'black hole' in the evidence that the proposals would work for many species. Under the Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill, new environmental development plans would allow schemes […]