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Moscow has threatened the UK with “consequences” after reports that British drones have been used to strike targets on Russia’s mainland for the first time. Ukraine used drones made by two UK companies as part of a so-called deep strike campaign, the Sunday Times reported. Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year, with long-range missiles and swarms of drones increasingly targeting military industries and energy facilities. It […]

Princess Eugenie has named her baby daughter Adelaide, she has announced. The latest addition to the royal family was born on August 3 in Lisbon, Portugal, weighing 6lb 9oz. Eugenie revealed on Instagram that her third child is to be called Adelaide Elizabeth Annina Brooksbank in tribute to “three people we love and admire past and present”, including Adelaide’s late great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, and to reflect both English and Portuguese […]

Bonnie Tyler was remembered as “a star, but never a diva” at a funeral that included renditions of some of her biggest hits Fans applauded and shouted “goodbye” as the singer’s white coffin, etched with symbols including a microphone and a treble clef, was carried into Swansea Minster on Monday. The coffin was carried to the soundtrack of Tyler’s hits If I Sing You A Love Song and It’s A […]

Virgin Trains has been given track access for new services between London and Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam in 2030, in a step forward for its plans to rival Eurostar. Rail regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said it had granted approval for Sir Richard Branson’s company that will allow it to run up to 20 new daily return services through the Channel Tunnel. The agreement covers the period […]

Parts of the UK could have flooding this week, with heavy rain forecast to hit hard, drought-stricken land as yet another water firm announced a hosepipe ban. Some areas will have the “first meaningful rain for a long time”, the Met Office said, after weeks of heatwaves and dry weather have left many areas facing water shortages. A rainy front will begin to sweep down from Northern Ireland and Scotland […]

Fans have arrived hours early for Bonnie Tyler’s funeral to their pay respects to the singer and say goodbye. The Total Eclipse Of The Heart star, whose real name was Gaynor Hopkins, died in July at the age of 75. The streets of Mumbles in Swansea, where Tyler lived and was well-known among locals, were packed with mourners on Saturday for the procession of her coffin to her home. Those […]

Brendan O’Carroll has announced the Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas and New Year’s specials have been cancelled as he faces an “unexpected medical issue”. The creator and star of the show, 70, announced in a statement that the recordings would not be going ahead as he required “immediate surgery”. He wrote: “It is with sincere regret I must announce that due to an unexpected medical issue I will have to cancel […]

US actress Hayden Panettiere, best known for her roles in Heroes and Nashville, has died aged 36. A representative for the actress confirmed the death, saying her family would remember her as an “incredible light” who brought “immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her”. The statement from her father Skip read: “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. “She was […]

Wessex Water has become the latest utility to announce a hosepipe ban after weeks of hot and dry weather have plunged large parts of the country into drought The water firm said the temporary use ban will come into effect from midnight on Tuesday for all 1.4 million customers that it supplies with water across areas in Bath, Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. It marks the first time in 50 years […]