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'I take the darkest and most unfunny parts of my life and find all the humour in them'

Michelle de Swarte went from living in a women's shelter to becoming an international model. She chats to Ellie Harrison about moving to the States, running out of cash and turning to stand-up, as well as her new semi-autobiographic TV show

Do airlines have to replace your flight on the same day?

Q British Airways sent an email at 11.45pm on Friday night cancelling my mother’s Saturday flight from Malaga to Southampton. The replacement flight they offered was today via Dublin. I’m sure you say airlines are duty-bound to fly people on the same day?

The futuristic US city being planned by tech billionaires

Real estate corporation California Forever has a bold vision to create San Francisco 2.0 but can the developers convince sceptical voters to see the light? Josh Marcus investigates

Renting gets even harder, as landlords seek to ban WFH

Landlords have come under fire for banning prospective tenants from working from home, resulting in calls for new legislation to protect renters.

They are not MPs but they are in Labour's new cabinet

Key unelected figures bring expertise back into government

Get ready for 'misogyny and abuse' women MPs warned

Record number of females elected into 'biggest boys' club'

Minister flip-flops on Blair's proposal for digital ID cards

A Labour cabinet minister has ruled out the introduction of digital ID cards after Tony Blair called for their use to help control migration.

Home secretary launches small boats border squad

Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan has been scrapped by Labour

Far right stunned by left in French election turnaround

Leftists and centrists use 'republican front' to thwart Le Pen

Saka shines as England win shootout for semi-final spot

England win 5-3 on penalties

Fifth House Democrat calls for Biden to pull out of race

Minnesota representative Angie Craig has now become the fifth House Democrat to call for president Joe Biden to remove himself from the 2024 presidential race, warning that there is \"simply too much at stake to risk a second Donald Trump presidency\".

Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential run-off

Former surgeon has balanced his backing for moderate causes with demonstrations of loyalty to Shia theocracy

Oscar-winning Titanic and Avatar producer dies at 63

Sir Peter Jackson has remembered Titanic and Avatar producer Jon Landau as \"a monumental figure in the film industry\" following his death at the age of 63.

Public safety 'endangered by toxic nursing regulator'

Official report to find evidence of bullying and gaslighting

Lib Dems win Inverness seat after two recounts

The Liberal Democrats have defeated the SNP in the final UK constituency to be declared in the general election results.

Youngest MP just 22 with oldest 58 years his senior

There is now a 58-year age gap between the oldest and youngest MPs, as Britain's first representative born in the 21st century is elected. When Sir Roger Gale was first elected to parliament in 1983, Sam Carling - now MP for North West Cambridgeshire - was 19 years from being born.

Reform MP who quit the City for the Commons

Reform UK's fifth MP James McMurdock is about to take one of the biggest pay cuts in Westminster to take his seat in parliament.

How Farage won my town...Starmer should be worried

Almost exactly 20 years ago, on 14 June 2004, I sat in my mum's living room, turned on the TV and watched footage of my hometown, Boston, in Lincolnshire, burning. The previous day, more than 100 people had rioted in the town, reports said.

'I sipped a cup of tea at 4am and reflected on everything'

Nigel Farage maps out his plans in the early hours, and it does not involve the Conservatives, he tells

Farage narrowly missed beating Tories into third by few hundred thousand votes

Nigel Farage's Reform UK would have needed to win over just 364,474 more voters to gain more seats than the Conservatives in Thursday's election, shock analysis reveals.

This is what Labour should attempt in its first 100 days

Drawing no direct comparisons with the current contenders for the White House, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a president who obviously left behind a famous legacy. One of his few mistakes, however, was to invent the concept of \"the first 100 days\".

Most powerful politicians in Starmer's leadership 'quad'

As leader of the opposition, Keir Starmer tended to keep decision-making close, but as prime minister, he may have to consult more widely. He has promised to lead a team at the top of government, although the make-up of the inner ministerial circle is not clear. Journalists have been briefed about a \"quad\" of top cabinet ministers modelled on the four-person ruling group in the coalition government: Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Pat McFadden.

Just 10% of Labour's cabinet educated at private schools

Sir Keir Starmer's new cabinet could be the most representative ever of wider UK society in terms of education, with just 10 per cent having attended private schools.

Blair keeps texting Starmer advice as he moves to No 10

Sir Keir Starmer has revealed that he regularly receives texts from former prime minister Tony Blair with advice on what he needs to do.

Rwanda flights 'dead and buried' says prime minister

Starmer also admits 'tough decisions' coming on tax rises

Tiafoe takes Alcaraz to the brink in five-set cliff-hanger

The bare facts are that Carlos Alcaraz is through to the fourth round of Wimbledon and Frances Tiafoe is not, but that does not begin to explain the theatre that unfolded under Centre Court's closed roof. The crowd hung on every ball in a match soundtracked by gasps and hollers, as the third and 29th seeds put on a show.

Straight-sets victory eases Raducanu into fourth round

As Emma Raducanu hoisted up a backhand lob on the run that almost brushed the rafters on Centre Court, the Wimbledon crowd held their breath as the ball began its descent.

France win shootout to dispatch gifted Portugal

France won 5-3 on penalties

Spain saved by late header as hosts Germany bow out

There's no second summer fairytale for Germany, as it's instead Spain who have the happy ending. For now. Mikel Merino ensured they rose above it all, with a brilliant header in the 119th minute. The big question as to whether they go and actually win Euro 2024 is what the cost of this 2-1 victory over the hosts will be. Toni Kroos didn't get his grand farewell, either, as he instead contributed to a match that often turned ugly.

Why markets welcomed the scale of the Starmer victory

Barring some unforeseen event, things really may be about to get better for UK plc under a new PM, says Chris Blackhurst