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Brigitte Bardot was the sultry film siren who helped ignite a sexual revolution, a woman whose cultural significance extended beyond her acting career.

The family of a 66-year-old man who died six days after he was punched outside a village pub have paid tribute to a "devoted family man".

Those celebrating the arrival of the new year will have to brave cold temperatures, with an amber health alert in place across parts of the UK.

Brigitte Bardot was the sultry film siren who helped ignite a sexual revolution, a woman whose cultural significance extended beyond her acting career.

The Bayeux Tapestry will be insured for around £800m when it comes to the UK next year.

The guitarist and keyboard player for The Cure, Perry Bamonte, has died.

American talk show host Jimmy Kimmel delivered an alternative Christmas message this year, taking aim what he said was the rise of fascism under Donald Trump's government.

Griff Rhys Jones has been campaigning for decades to preserve Britain's old buildings.

The family of a 66-year-old man who died six days after he was punched outside a village pub have paid tribute to a "devoted family man".

Sir Keir Starmer is facing criticism for celebrating the return of a British activist from detention in Egypt in light of his past social media posts.

Four men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 20-year-old man was shot on Christmas Day.

Tributes have been paid to Diogo Jota as his two sons Dinis and Duarte joined mascots on the pitch ahead of the first fixture between his two former clubs at Anfield.

Those celebrating the arrival of the new year will have to brave cold temperatures, with an amber health alert in place across parts of the UK.

A child has died and another has been taken to hospital after a house fire in Kent.

Amid the forward momentum, it's telling that Trump touched the brakes.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday for further talks aimed at ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Brigitte Bardot was the sultry film siren who helped ignite a sexual revolution, a woman whose cultural significance extended beyond her acting career.

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Israel has been criticised after it became the first country to formally recognise Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation.

Nick Kyrgios has defeated Aryna Sabalenka to win the latest "Battle of the Sexes" tennis exhibition match.

Sir Keir Starmer is facing criticism for celebrating the return of a British activist from detention in Egypt in light of his past social media posts.

Angola and Namibia have agreed to take back illegal migrants and criminals after the home secretary threatened to impose visa bans on them if they failed to do so.

An Afghan special forces veteran trained in the UK who was left homeless after resettling here following the Taliban takeover is pleading with the government to allow him and his former colleagues to join the British Army.

Sir Keir Starmer must tackle the cost of living crisis in 2026 or risk a further surge in support for Nigel Farage, the boss of Britain's trade unions has warned.

Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year - but not for some of Britain's prime ministers over the course of history.

A raccoon that passed out drunk after running amok in a Virginia liquor store is suspected of two other "break-ins".

A Fabergé pendant has been recovered - after police spent six days closely monitoring the man accused of swallowing it.

An earthquake alert preparing people to "drop, cover, hold on" buzzed on phones in the US on Thursday - but turned out to be completely false.

Space is an alien environment for humans.

The row between Europe and Washington about what you can do online just ramped up.

The UK could be set to have had its warmest year on record, according to forecasters.

The UK could be set to have had its warmest year on record, according to forecasters.

Angola and Namibia have agreed to take back illegal migrants and criminals after the home secretary threatened to impose visa bans on them if they failed to do so.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday for further talks aimed at ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Amid the forward momentum, it's telling that Trump touched the brakes.

The row between Europe and Washington about what you can do online just ramped up.

Warning: This article contains images and descriptions some people may find distressing