UK
23/10/2018 A copy of a thesis by Professor Stephen Hawking is expected to sell for as much as £150,000 at auction.
UK
23/10/2018 Many processed meat-free alternatives, seen by some as a “healthier” option, are exceeding maximum recommended salt levels, with some being saltier than seawater, a campaign group has warned.
UK
23/10/2018 The Government is failing to address the problem of sexual harassment in public places, despite evidence that it is “deeply ingrained” in British culture, affecting the lives of nearly every woman, a parliamentary report has found.
UK
23/10/2018 Nearly all Metropolitan Police officers want to carry spit guards, a new survey suggests.
UK
23/10/2018 The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will head to Fiji on Tuesday after greeting koalas and crowds during their time in Australia.
UK
23/10/2018 Theresa May will brief the Cabinet on the progress of the Brexit negotiations after last week’s Brussels summit failed to achieve the hoped-for breakthrough.
Business
23/10/2018 Alarm clocks and traditional door knockers are falling out of fashion as British households increasingly embrace technology, an annual rundown of sales trends from John Lewis suggests.
Entertainment
23/10/2018 Professor Mary Beard says she finds historical reconstructions “excruciating”, and she only agrees to front TV documentaries if there is a ban on anyone dressing up in period costume.
Entertainment
23/10/2018 The BBC has been urged to stop “obsessing” over the gender of Newsnight presenters in a bid to keep the programme relevant.
Entertainment
23/10/2018 Florence Pugh has said she does not expect to become a sex symbol with her upcoming spy thriller role, claiming Americans are “scared of bums”.
Scotland
23/10/2018 Stockpiling ahead of Brexit could boost Scotland’s economic growth in 2018-19 but the measure will have a negative effect in the medium term, the Scottish Government’s top economist has said.
Entertainment
23/10/2018 The star of the new Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, Rami Malek, has said Freddie Mercury was a “very naughty boy”.
Entertainment
23/10/2018 The architect behind the Stephen Lawrence Centre in London has been chosen to design the 2019 Brit Awards statue.
Entertainment
23/10/2018 Coronation Street is to air an episode which will star just four of the cast and focus on the secrets tearing the Barlow family apart.
Entertainment
23/10/2018 Tom Riley has said everyone involved in his new police drama Dark Heart had to work extra hard to make it stand out because the calibre of television is so strong nowadays.
Entertainment
23/10/2018 Britney Spears’ track Toxic was her most streamed song of 2018, figures from Deezer have shown.
News
23/10/2018 An immunotherapy drug on its own is better than aggressive chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for advanced head and neck cancer, data from a trial suggests.
News
23/10/2018 Amazon Echo users can now donate their unwanted old furniture and electrical items to the British Heart Foundation using a new Alexa skill.
News
22/10/2018 Transgender and non-binary people are taking to Twitter to protest over an unreleased memo from the Trump administration that proposes changes to the way gender is defined.
News
22/10/2018 A study of human poo from around the world has found evidence of microscopic plastic particles swallowed in food.
