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Oscar winning film director Sir Alan Parker has died. He was aged 76. Sir Alan directed 14 major films – including Bugsy Malone, Midnight...
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During the swinging 60s, more than 40 million hedgehogs roamed through the British countryside. Today that figure stands at less than one million –...
David Hockney World renowned British artist David Hockney has died. He was aged 88. Hockney was the country’s greatest contemporary artist. He died peacefully...
Sir Mark Rowley Picture: Katie Chan Smartphones are to be fitted with a “kill switch” that make them useless if stolen. Apple has agreed...
The hedgehog – the nation’s favourite mammal – is slipping towards extinction. No more than 60 years ago the hedgehog population in Britain was...
Oscar winning film director Sir Alan Parker has died. He was aged 76. Sir Alan directed 14 major films – including Bugsy Malone, Midnight...
Dam Barbara Windsor Dame Barbara Windsor has moved to full-time residential care after her Alzheimer’s worsened during lockdown. The 82-year-old former EastEnders and Carry...
Jo Johnson Prime Minister Boris Johnson has sent his brother Jo to the House of Lords. Jo quit parliament last year in protest at...
Picture Thames Valley Police The killers of a policeman dragged to death behind their getaway car have been jailed. The ringleader and driver Henry...
The wife of a former Tory MP found guilty of sex crimes has dumped him on Twitter. Natalie Elphicke had been married to Charlie...
Rafiki A man who killed a beloved mountain silverback gorilla with a spear has been jailed for 11 years. Rafiki was reported missing in...
Picture Elton John Instagram Sir Elton John said he’d “be dead” if he hadn’t quit drugs and drink 30 years ago. The singer celebrated...
Career diplomat and intelligence officer Richard Moore is the new “C” at MI6, the Foreign Office has announced. He succeeds Sir Alex Younger who...
Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have searched a garden in Germany. It’s reported they found the remains of a cellar at the...
A quarter of Britain’s native mammals are at risk of extinction, a report warns. Red squirrels, wildcats, beavers – even hedgehogs – are in...