Woman says her $26m winning lottery ticket got destroyed in the wash

The winner of a $26m (£18.5m) lottery prize may have left the ticket in a trouser pocket - and destroyed it in the wash.

‘If she can do it, so can I’: SNP’s newest MP says she wants to be role model for other minorities

The SNP's newest Westminster MP has said she hopes to be a role model for other minorities after triumphing in a parliamentary by-election.

Reality star Stephen Bear charged with revenge porn offence

Reality TV star Stephen Bear has been charged in connection with revenge porn allegations, Essex Police has said.

Number of people with coronavirus in England continue to fall, ONS says

About one in 1,340 people in England had coronavirus in the week ending 8 May, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Four in UK have died with Indian COVID variant but risk levels remain low, data shows

Four people have now died in the UK with the Indian variant of COVID-19 - the first known domestic deaths from the new variant of the virus.

Universal sorry after dubbing trans actress with man’s voice

Film giant Universal has apologised after it dubbed a character played by trans actress Laverne Cox with a man in some international versions of the Oscar-winning Promising Young Woman.

Labour frontbencher reveals ‘shock’ kidney cancer diagnosis

Labour frontbencher Wes Streeting has revealed he is to undergo treatment for kidney cancer.

Scientist who helped invent Post-It Notes dies aged 80

A US inventor who helped to create Post-It Notes has died aged 80.