Paula Vennells Ex-CEO urged 'non-emotive' words for IT bug

The former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells and other senior executives searched for \"non-emotive\" words to describe computer bugs found in the company's Horizon IT system in an \"absolutely Orwellian\" use of language, a public inquiry has heard.

Post Office boss 'obsessed' with his pay amid Horizon scandal, inquiry is told

The chief executive of the Post Office was \"obsessed\" with his pay and threatened to resign unless it was increased even as the Horizon scandal escalated, a former executive at the postal service has claimed.

Johnny's cache: country singer's lost demos to be finally released

Eleven previously unreleased songs by Johnny Cash, which the country star recorded as demos in 1993 but never completed, are to finally see the light of day on a new album entitled Songwriter, to be released on 28 June.

Beatles’ Help! guitar found in dream state’ in attic expected to sell to the tune of 600k

A guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison in sessions for the albums Help! and Rubber Soul, which has spent the last 50 years lying in an attic, is to go to auction alongside other memorabilia items, including a handwritten concert setlist by Kurt Cobain, a book of handwritten lyrics by Tupac Shakur, and a Fendi dress worn by Amy Winehouse.

Legacy of pandemic to be 'worst exam results in decades', report says

Children in England could face the worst exam results in decades and a lifetime of lower earnings, according to research that blames failures to tackle the academic and social legacies of school closures during Covid.

Rock in a hard place: seaside treat under threat from cheap imports, say manufacturers

Blackpool rock, a British seaside institution as traditional as donkey rides on the beach, amusement arcades and fair to middling weather, is facing an existential threat from cheap and inferior Chinese imports, manufacturers have said.

Wales goes into reverse over blanket 20mph limit on roads

Hundreds of roads and streets where a 20mph speed limit was introduced under a controversial Welsh government law are to be returned to 30mph after the Labour-led administration admitted mistakes had been made over the policy.

'England is hope': risking everything to reach UK

They could have been on a school trip. Fifty teenagers from Vietnam, dressed for the biting cold in puffer jackets, smart trainers and woolly beanies, sat on the pavement by the bus shelter outside Gare Calais listening to music and watching videos on their smartphones.

Sunak Promises UK's Largest Ever Military Support Package To Ukraine

Rishi Sunak yesterday promised the UK's largest ever military support package for Kyiv as he warned that Vladimir Putin would "not stop at the Polish border" if Russia won the war.

Bellingham's latest clásico winner puts stamp on debut season for the ages

Madrid's brightest star ends goal drought’ with perfect timing in La Liga year that hardly could have gone better

Wada defends actions over Chinese swimmers

Suggestions of cover-up are refuted as contamination explanationis accepted

Raducanu in a good place as she finds feet on clay

British hope takes confidence into Madrid from running world No 1 Swiatek close and practising really well’

'Another black eye' Misfires wipe shine off Musk's Cybertruck

Tesla recalled all of its Cybertrucks last Friday after safety regulators in the US contacted the company over malfunctions with the vehicle's accelerator pedal. New Cybertruck orders have reportedly been cancelled or stalled.

P&O Ferries Staff to get pay rise under French laws

P&O Ferries seafarers have been told they will benefit from new French legislation that could double their pay, in what appears to be a significant U-turn by the ferry operator.

Taiwan goes bananas after Nymphia Wind takes crown in RuPaul's Drag Race

A drag queen has been heralded as the \"pride of Taiwan\" and won praise and congratulations from the island's president after winning RuPaul's Drag Race at the weekend.

Modi accused of using hate speech to target India's 200m Muslims

India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, has been accused of hate speech during a campaign rally where he called Muslims \"infiltrators\" who had \"many children\" and claimed they would take people's hard-earned money.

Basque separatists make gains but fail to win election outright

A leftwing coalition of Basque separatists partly descended from the political wing of the defunct terrorist group Eta has made historic election gains in the northern Spanish region, but was pipped to first place by the ruling, centrist Basque Nationalist party (PNV).

EU warned against relaxing Ukraine aid as Kyiv seeks urgent boost to air defences

EU ministers have been warned against \"relaxing\" support for Ukraine but stopped short of new pledges to supply the air defence systems Kyiv is urgently seeking to defend itself against relentless Russian bombardment.

Military spy chief quits and calls for Hamas attack inquiry

The head of Israel's military intelligence resigned yesterday over the failures surrounding Hamas's unprecedented attack on 7 October, becoming the first senior figure to step down over his role in the deadliest assault in Israel's history.

Funding crisis No proof, but the damage is hard to undo

Unsupported Israeli allegations about Unrwa links to terrorism led donors to cut $450m (£365m) in funding to the main humanitarian agency working in Gaza, at a time when its people were dying in droves.

Israel has yet to provide evidence of Unrwa staff terrorist links, says report

Israel has yet to provide evidence supporting its claims that employees of the UN relief agency Unrwa are members of terrorist organisations, an independent review led by the former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna has said.

Justice Four men convicted of terror plot call for case to be reviewed

'It's 40 years since the Birmingham and Guildford pub bombings ... and the question that gets asked [is]: 'Could you imagine this [a police stitch-up] ever happening again?' My reply is that it already has. This is the case in which it happened.\"

Labour Polls show reasons for party's lingering anxieties despite its huge lead

As 2014 came to a close, it seemed Ed Miliband would be the next prime minister, with the Labour party leading over David Cameron's Conservatives as the general election approached. But when the May 2015 results came in, it was Cameron who headed back to Downing Street.

Perception of when 'old age' starts has increased over time, study shows

None of us are getting any younger, but it appears the age at which we are considered old has moved upwards over the generations.

Swift one Cheers all round at pub amid singer's lyrical nod

Last Thursday was shaping up to be a normal day for the Black Dog pub in south London, until its social media traffic mysteriously started increasing.

Lawrence case Fresh apology to mother of murder victim

The Metropolitan police commissioner has apologised to the mother of Stephen Lawrence for not fulfilling a promise to explain why his force failed to properly handle evidence against one of the suspects in the teenager's murder.

Jeremy Kyle guest felt life was not worth living’ after TV appearance

A man who died after appearing on The Jeremy Kyle Show felt that \"life was not worth living\" and had considered jumping out of the taxi on his way home, an inquest has heard.

More memorable images appear to stretch time, study suggests

If every day appears to go in a blur, try seeking out new and interesting experiences, a study has suggested, after finding memorable images appear to stretch time.

Thousands of flights hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming

Flights in and out of UK airports are among thousands that have been affected by the suspected Russian jamming of GPS systems.

Edwards quits BBCon medical grounds after suspension for alleged misconduct

The newsreader Huw Edwards has resigned and left the BBC, the corporation has said.