‘Your performances have lifted the nation’: Queen congratulates ParalympicsGB team on Games success

The Queen has sent a message to the ParalympicsGB team, saying their "performances have lifted the nation", after the athletes celebrated beating their 120 medal total at the London 2012 games.

Parts of England and Wales could see heatwave next week with temperatures of 29C

Parts of England and Wales could get a heatwave in the first half of next week, with temperatures hitting 29C (84F) in some areas.

Behind her pop hellraiser image, there was always much more to Sarah Harding

Before she died, Sarah Harding wanted to tell her story. Hers was a "wonderfully full and colourful life", she said, and she was grateful to have achieved "above and beyond anything I dreamed of...

‘Bright shining star’: Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding dies aged 39

Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding has died aged 39, her mother has said.

Paul Pogba posts emotional tweet mourning loss of youth player

Manchester United's Paul Pogba has spoken of his sorrow after the death of a 17-year-old youth player with Juventus.

Forcing all NHS staff to have coronavirus jab ‘not necessary’, says leading health group

Demanding all NHS staff have the coronavirus jab is not necessary with workers already overwhelmingly "doing the right thing", a leading health organisation has said.

Afghanistan crisis ‘stands for decades of neglect of human rights’, Jolie says

Angelina Jolie has said the crisis in Afghanistan is "not a slip-up" and that her thoughts are with women and girls across the country.

Alpaca experts complain to PM – and say Geronimo was ‘dragged kicking and screaming’ to his death

Alpaca experts have written a letter of complaint to the government and have vowed to take further action over the way Geronimo was dragged from his pen, bundled in a horsebox and killed.