Aleppo airport and major roads closed as Syrian rebel fighters step up attacks, reports
Aleppo airport and a number of major roads have been closed by Syrian authorities after anti-regime rebels claimed to have reached the heart of the city, according to reports.
Could the next king of English chess be a Russian from St Petersburg?
“The rain, the clouds, the lack of sun – I feel at home here,” Nikita Vitiugov says. London, the chess grandmaster remarks, feels similar to St Petersburg, in terms of…
MPs knew the weight of the moment on assisted dying debate – and they met it
I have watched hundreds of hours of parliamentary debates in my long time covering Westminster and I can honestly say that the five hours of discussion I witnessed in the…
‘My bum is for sale – my artistic vision isn’t’: Kate Nash on turning to OnlyFans
Kate Nash has a message for critics: “Not all heroes wear capes. Some just sell pictures of their bum.”
The rise and fall of celebrity hotspot The Groucho Club
It was once the venue of choice for the London glitterati but it appears the party is over for famed celebrity haunt The Groucho Club.
Police officers taken to hospital after being ‘exposed to corrosive substance’ as two teens arrested
Two police officers were taken to hospital after being “exposed to a substance believed to be alkaline” during an incident at Surbiton station.
Harry Potter star Rupert Grint ordered to pay further £1.8m in tax
Former Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has been ordered to pay £1.8m in tax.
Gregg Wallace dropped by charity amid inappropriate behaviour allegations
A charity has dropped Gregg Wallace as an ambassador after multiple allegations of “highly inappropriate” behaviour.
Met Police refers itself to watchdog after honeytrap victims’ identities revealed to each other
The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office after the names of the alleged victims of the Westminster honeytrap scandal were revealed to each other.
Zelenskyy suggests he’s prepared to end Ukraine war in return for NATO membership, even if Russia doesn’t immediately return seized land
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested a ceasefire deal could be struck if Ukrainian territory he controls could be taken “under the NATO umbrella” – allowing him to negotiate the return of…