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Middle-aged man-crushes

Ex-Top Gear presenter turned farmer Jeremy Clarkson has been voted the UK's sexiest man. Baffled and bewildered? But it makes total (weird) sense to me

The last franchise standing is still taking it to the Max

Ahead of next week's release of 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga', Geoffrey Macnab explores how Aussie director George Miller masterminded one of cinema's wonderful anomalies

Is hold baggage allowed to reach the final destination without the passenger?

I read your article about the lady who lost her £11,000 Antarctic cruise because her asthma inhaler was in her cabin baggage, which was taken away from her at Manchester airport and checked through to Buenos Aires.

Pop star whispers her way to huge emotional wallops.

We could finally be seeing the artist behind Billie Eilish's baggy-goth avatar with her third LP 'Hit Me Hard and Soft', which interrogates her public persona

In the intimate confessional no one can hear you scream

Being the patron saint for girls going through adolescence, Billie Eilish knows that loud doesn't always mean powerful.These days, she's never been more quiet

Algerian rescued from cellar 26 years after disappearing

Neighbour, 61, arrested on suspicion of kidnapping teenager

Man is charged over murder attempt on Slovakian leader

Aman has been charged with the attempted murder of Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico, who was in a stable condition in hospital yesterday but is not out of the woods yet” according to officials.

Britain's 'kindest plumber' apologises for using dead woman's photo to raise cash

A man dubbed \"Britain's kindest plumber\" has been accused of faking heartwarming acts of kindness as he pushes for donations.

School leavers targeted to cut shortage of train drivers

A new proposal from the Department for Transport DfT) aims to attract younger train drivers into the cab to tackle the UK’s railway staffing crisis.

'Exploitative' job ads placed ahead of Edinburgh Fringe

Interns offered £200 'token payment' for working the month

No-fly zone across northern France for start of Olympics

On one of the busiest travel days of the year, planes will be excluded from a vast area of northern France for more than five hours during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. The ban has been imposed due to fears of a terrorist attack.

Devon residents warned off contaminated water supply

Husband says wife collapsed after drinking from house taps

Ex-Post Office boss tried to avoid inquiry, says IT head

The Post Office’s former head of IT said she blocked Paula Vennells’ phone number after the ex-chief executive sought her help to avoid an independent inquiry”.

Shirtsleeves Starmer plays his cards right in Essex

No gimmicks, Keir Starmer kept on saying as he launched Labour's latest, er, gimmick: a reboot of Tony Blair's gimmicky 1997 pledge card.

Strong PGA field as McIlroy aims to turn back the years

Rory Mcllroy arrives at the scene of his last major triumph in excellent form as he bids to end his 10-year major drought.

Ange angry that fans choose envy over the glory game

It was one of the moments of the season, one that people will talk about for years, but might well have been followed by something that said much more about the modern history of Tottenham Hotspur.

United edge win despite error-strewn performance

If this proves Erik ten Hag’s farewell to Old Trafford, at least it summed up some of the finest elements of the Dutchman’s fraught second season at Manchester United.

HIGHWAY TO HELL

Director George Miller unleashes carnage at every turn in kinetic Mad Max prequel 'Furiosa'

Every househunter needs a Kirstie or Phil of their own

Buying a home is one of life’s most stressful experiences and most of us are out there flying blind. Helen Coffey asks why we can’t all have a crack team to help us make decisions

'Calling in unhappy' could be a game-changer at work

A supermarket chain in China will allow its staff to take up to 10 ‘unhappy days' a year. Bring it on

I don't feel safe flying on a Boeing – can I avoid them?

I am travelling to Las Vegas in July and have made a conscious effort to fly on British Airways with an Airbus A350 rather than Virgin Atlantic's Boeing 787.

'For women, it's like living in a country ruled by apes'

Following last week's firebombing of two lesbian couples in Buenos Aires, Anna Hart speaks to Argentinian women who fear the rise of violence under the new president Javier Milei

Israeli defence chief rejects PM's plan for post-war Gaza

Israel’s defence minister Yoav Gallant has publicly hit out at prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans for a post-war Gaza – vowing to oppose any long-term military rule by Israel.

Trump 'ready to rumble' as he accepts debate challenge

US president Joe Biden trolled Donald Trump about his ongoing criminal hush-money trial as he dared his rival to go head-tohead with him in a presidential debate.

Interpol issues red notice for escaped French inmate

An international arrest warrant was issued yesterday for the inmate who escaped during an armed ambush in northern France on Tuesday. Interpol said it issued a red notice for Mohamed Amra at the request of the French authorities.

Biden 'complicit' in Gaza's descent into famine abyss

Accessing leaked documents and testimony from current and former officials, Richard Hall and Bel Trew uncover repeated failures to act on the hunger afflicting hundreds of thousands

Slovakian PM seriously hurt after assassination attempt

Man in his seventies held after Robert Fico shot three times

Windrush man's son voices anger over DNA request

The Home Office has been criticised for requesting that a Windrush scheme applicant take a DNA test before it would consider his claim for compensation.

Afghan migrant forced to wear GPS tag for 20 months

Man left 'stressed' by device fitted 'without explanation'

West must write off African debt urgently, warns Brown

Gordon Brown has warned that the West may never be forgiven for not offering African countries urgent relief during the worst debt crisis in a generation.