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National Portrait Gallery to have its first female director

The National Portrait Gallery has appointed its first ever female director, who has said she is “honoured” to have the opportunity to help write the next chapter in its history.

Two survive as light aircraft crashes on Cotswolds road

This is the moment a light aircraft crashed onto a busy road in the Cotswolds, narrowly avoiding drivers.

Mother stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival might need to have her leg amputated

Cher Maximen is fighting for life in hospital, a court hears

Heatwaves may be affecting bees' ability to smell flowers

Heatwaves are impairing the ability of bumble bees to detect floral scents, posing a serious threat to their role as pollinators, according to a new study.

Baffling baffling baffling

This 'Beetlejuice' sequel has been 36 years in the making... shame it didn't remain a one-off

BBC 'let down' by highprofile scandals, says boss

The BBC director general Tim Davie said the broadcaster has been “let down” by several controversies which have rocked the corporation in recent months and involved high-profile presenters and TV shows.

Who is going to be Britain's next ambassador to the US?

Who will be our next man – or woman – in Washington? The question has been obsessing the Westminster “bubble”, and some interested parties further afield.

Truss secretly called Sunak 'Russhi' for his Putin stance

Liz Truss secretly mocked Rishi Sunak as “Russhi Sunak”, accusing him of not doing enough to oppose Vladimir Putin over the war on Ukraine.

Starmer accused of lacking ambition over Brexit 'reset'

Sir Keir Starmer has been criticised for lacking ambition in his bid to reset relations with the EU, after he rejected the idea of free movement for under-30s and rejoining the students’ Erasmus scheme even before talks got underway.

The unbelievable (but true) tale of 'Termite' Watkins

It is hard to invent a boxer like Maurice Termite” Watkins and what he achieved in and out of the ring.

Are ParalympicsGB relying too much on golden oldies?

Experience is not in short supply in the ranks of ParalympicsGB and that is not necessarily a good thing. Paris 2024 will see records tumble when it comes to longevity and while all remarkable achievements individually, they are best served with a note of caution.

Boulter survives hot test to reach US Open round two

British No 1 Katie Boulter showcased her fighting spirit to book her place in the second round of the US Open.

Ryanair says airfares will keep falling through winter

Ryanair expects airfares will continue to fall by around 5 per cent as passenger demand slumps. “More people are flying with us this summer at lower fares,” said Michael O’Leary, chief executive of Europe’s biggest budget airline. “Good news for our passengers, bad news for our shareholders.”

Outrage over the Taliban's 'dystopian' laws for women

Activists lament distressing vision’ for Afghanistan’s future

Japanese protest airspace breach by China spy plane

Japan scrambled jets and raised a diplomatic protest with Beijing after a Chinese military plane violated its airspace.

Calls for protests as political upheaval deepens in France

Emmanuel Macron is facing a deepening crisis over the political deadlock France is facing with calls for protests after the president refused to name a prime minister from the left-wing coalition despite it winning the most parliamentary seats in the snap election last month.

Ukraine claims it now holds 100 settlements in Russia

Top military commander says Kyiv’s troops now control 500 square miles of territory in Kursk after this month’s incursion

Child neglect fuelled by poverty and lack of services

Cases of child neglect are being fuelled by a disastrous combination” of support services being hollowed out and the cost of living crisis, professionals have warned.

Grey-Thompson 'still angry' she had to crawl off train

One of Britain’s most famous Paralympians says she is “angry” she had to “crawl off a train” at London King’s Cross station because there was no one to help her.

Thousands of Next staff win landmark fight for equal pay

Thousands of Next employees have won a landmark equal pay claim against the high street retailer after a six-year legal battle. An employment tribunal involving 3,540 claimants has ruled that Next failed to demonstrate that the lower basic wage paid to sales consultants compared with warehouse operatives was not the result of sex discrimination.

Stop passing the buck on risky cladding, adviser says

Urgent action is needed to replace dangerous cladding in the wake of a major fire at a tower block in east London, the author of a report into the Grenfell Tower disaster has warned.

Mum faced 'padlocked gate' trying to flee Dagenham fire

A young mother has revealed she faced a padlocked escape route gate and fire alarms failed to go off as she tried to flee a blaze at her block of flats.

Are Tories right when they accuse Labour of cronyism?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been reported to the independent adviser on ministerial conduct by the Conservatives.

Labour axe Sunak's £40m 'VIP helicopter service'

Labour has axed the private helicopter service favoured by Rishi Sunak, to save the taxpayer £40m.

Truss 'looked to end NHS cancer treatment' to repair damage from mini-Budget

New book says advisers wondered if she had lost the plot’

Scene of Tory party central now has that cemetery vibe

The good news, Keir Starmer told us with a perfectly straight face, is that the rose garden at 10 Downing Street is now “back in your service”. The bad news, to borrow the PM’s latest social media jargon, is that he’s going to make a lot of “big asks” in the weeks ahead.

Starmer warns of 'painful' Budget to repair Tory 'rot'

Sir Keir Starmer has admitted that the country is set to be hit with a painful Budget” in October as his new Labour government tries to fix the rot” left by the Tories.

Great Brexit reset launched with push for 2025 first deal

PM takes first step towards agreement with Germany today

Cockroft puts 100 per cent record on the line in Paris

Seven-time champion Hannah Cockroft insisted there is not a single thought” Paris 2024 will be her final Paralympics as she sent out an ominous warning to her rivals.

Hill's 'title fight' message as Norris cuts Verstappen lead

Ex-world champion urges McLaren to rethink team tactics