BBC Studios pays £255m for ITV stake in BritBox International

ITV has sold its 50% stake in BritBox International, the streaming service that offers programmes such as Line of Duty outside Britain, to BBC Studios for £255m in cash.

'I was in despair' Loan of phone leads to loss of life savings

Akind gesture resulted ina thief spending 9,000 on the victim's card before using her Uber account to travel to Stansted.

Pensions Sudden changes disrupt retirement plans

Banned from making transfers or told they must wait to retire, older people tell of fears for their savings.

The doom loop How 14 years of Tory experiments led us into crisis after crisis

The past 14 years have been a white-knuckle ride for the British economy.

Musk sues OpenAI claiming Microsoft deal puts profit over benefit to humanity

Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, of betraying its foundational mission by putting the pursuit of profit ahead of the benefit of humanity.

On the frontline The Ukrainians paying price as Russia advances

The Russian plane flew above Avdiivka, the city abandoned this month by Ukrainian forces.

Grazed Fight to save fragment of ancient Dartmoor woodland

There are acorns T galore and tiny oaks sprouting from tussocky grass beside the gnarled ancient trees of Black-a-Tor copse on the northern slopes of Dartmoor National Park.

"They are heartbroken' The family man who was killed trying to find food for his daughters

A few weeks before his own death, Bilal el-Essi took a photo of another man's body, sprawled under a women's bike in a Gaza City street, a child's pink backpack fallen from the basket.

Gardens in England and Wales bloom month early

We may be the best part of three weeks away from the equinox and a month from Easter but some of the loveliest gardens in England and Wales are already basking in the sights and scents of spring, with horticulturists reporting they have never known flowers out so early.

Documents 'blow gaping hole' in case for Cumbrian coalmine

Previously unseen documents have emerged that appear to contradict the government's case for a new coal mine in Cumbria.

Stop taking Muslim votes for granted, Starmer warned after chaotic byelection

Keir Starmer has been told Labour risks taking its Muslim voters for granted, as MPs said the party had a fight on its hands to win back support lost over its position on the Israel-Gaza war.

Kingston died from a traumatic head wound, inquest told

Thomas Kingston, the husband of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent's daughter, Lady Gabriella Kingston, died from a \"traumatic head wound\" and a gun was found near to his body, an inquest has heard.

Sorrow, arrests and chants of dissent as thousands gather for Navalny's funeral

Defying the Kremlin's warning of arrests, thousands of mourners gathered in Moscow yesterday to bid farewell to the opposition leader Alexei Navalny, two weeks after Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic died in an Arctic prison.

'Authenticity, respect' How Disney's Shōgun breaks the mould in its depiction of Japan

Japanese audiences could have been forgiven for bracing themselves when Disney announced the launch of Shogun, a 10-part adaptation of James Clavell's classic 1975 novel.

Anger as rail fares rise above - but not in London inflation

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'No wholesale changes' for England before Ireland clash

The England attack coach, Richard Wigglesworth, has warned that wholesale changes will not fix the problems Steve Borthwick's side have had in possession in the Six Nations, and has suggested long-term cohesion is more likely to make them a fluent side.

Hamilton and Mercedes quickest in practice to hint at drama ahead

Red Bull hoped for a return to normality after Christian Horner was cleared but their rivals flew out of the blocks

'Alonso was clever. He was the one who learned quickly'

Rafa Benítez on the coaching clamour for his former player at Liverpool, Celta Vigo's struggles and family life

'Moronic' enhanced athletes would face long bans, vows Coe

The World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe, has hit out at plans for an Enhanced Games, that would allow athletes to take steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, and warned that anyone who competes will be banned for a long time.

Crossing over - From humdrum to heroes: why clubs are embracing true value of set pieces

Arsenal use throw-ins intelligently, knowing they are only a few touches from a chance

After 20 years' work, Atlas stands guard again at Sicilian temple

A colossal statue of Atlas that lay buried for centuries among ancient ruins has been reconstructed to take its place among the Greek temples of Agrigento in Sicily, after a 20-year research and restoration project.

Four men go on trial over deadly Strasbourg terror attack in 2018

Four menhave gone on trial accused of involvement in the 2018 terrorist attack on Strasbourg's Christmas market, in which a gunman killed five people and injured 11 others in an assault that was later claimed by Islamic State.

Sending troops to Ukraine could provoke nuclear war, Putin warns Nato countries

Vladimir Putin told Nato countries that they risked provoking a nuclear war if they sent troops to fight in Ukraine, using an annual state of the nation speech to ramp up his threats against Europe and the US.

Fears of delay as Trump's immunity bid reaches supreme court

The US supreme court's decision to hear Donald Trump's claim of immunity from prosecution in late April has drawn criticism from one of his fiercest Republican critics, who said it would deny Americans crucial information about the former president's efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat.

Revealed - Names linked to Clothoff, the deepfake pornography app

The first Miriam al-Adib learned of the pictures was when she returned home from a business trip. \"Mum,\" said her daughter, 14. \"I want to show you something.\"

Watchdog investigating Gwent police officers over fatal car crash

Seven police officers are under investigation by a watchdog over a car crash in which three friends died and two others were trapped for almost 48 hours.

New audio tours to tell 'amazing stories' of female artists

Five leading museums, including Tate Britain and the Met in New York, are introducing audio guides dedicated to underserved female artists in their collections, to mark Women's History Month.

'A source of national shame': rough sleeping in England rises again

Rising rough sleeping in England has been labelled a \"source of national shame\" as official figures showed the number of people spending the night on the streets or in tents rose for the second year running.

Ticket to read: how Gen Zis fuelling book club boom

The UK is experiencing a book club boom, according to data from event listing companies.

Home Office launches inquiry into poor care standards for child asylum seekers

The Home Office has launched an inquiry after staff made unaccompanied asylum-seeking children play a game in which they had to guess who had been placed in foster care, a watchdog's report has disclosed.