Mary Berry says first Victoria sponge she had was made by her mother on VE Day
Wartime star Dame Vera Lynn would want young people to help others – daughter
Call The Midwife film and Second World War prequel series announced
UK strongly opposes expansion of Israeli operations in Gaza, minister says
Reform will use ‘every instrument’ to resist asylum hotels in areas it runs
Tories ‘sat on their hands’ after inquiry into child sexual abuse, minister says
Minister rejects MPs’ calls for UK to push ahead with Palestinian recognition
Dame Helen Mirren urges midlife exercise for healthy ageing
Government announces measures to tighten laws around crossbow sales
Challenge to Reform UK Lincolnshire mayor candidate is rejected
Police continue to analyse transgender rights protest footage after banner claim
No evidence of ‘two-tier policing’ in summer riots response – MPs
Bessie Carter says working with mother Dame Imelda Staunton was ‘dream’ of hers
Imelda Staunton and John Lithgow win at Olivier Awards
Government failure to order public inquiry into Sean Brown murder ‘cannot stand’
Education Secretary: More men needed in classrooms to be positive role models
UK ‘prepares for the worst’ on US tariff as ‘intense’ talks continue, says Lammy
UK commitment to free trade will be tested by US tariffs, senior MP warns
Imelda Staunton’s daughter says growing up with actors ‘removed inaccessibility’
Swimmers bathing among cigarette stubs, warns MP in call for plastic butts ban
King and Queen host reception to unveil national reading medal
Company has contract to house asylum seekers removed
Breast cancer screenings uptake ‘shockingly low’, health minister tells MPs
UK could lose low TB status amid rising cases, officials warn
Mary Berry says William’s birthday message was ‘an honour’ on One Show
William calls Dame Mary Berry a ‘national treasure’ in 90th birthday message
Mary Berry opens up about losing son William in crash
MP left wondering if family of four would become three after cancer diagnosis
UK could see more life-saving research in rare cancers under proposed law – MP
Jim Carter says Downton Abbey cast ‘lucky’ to have worked with Maggie Smith
Antonia Romeo named as new top civil servant at the Home Office
Tory MP says refugees she hosted became her ‘Ukrainian wife and daughter’
Chagos Islands should be sold to the US not ‘corrupt Mauritius’ – Farage
Minister says UK will ‘play part’ in Ukraine security as Trump blames Kyiv
King is an ‘absolute trailblazer’ for environmental work – Dame Anya Hindmarch
Minister says she ‘should have done more’ to protect LGBT+ students in the 1980s
£26 billion national insurance ‘grab’ could dent police front line, warns MP
Minister defends publishing raids footage in illegal worker arrests crackdown
VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations might be ‘last chance to thank veterans’
Jaime Winstone: Reprising Peggy Mitchell role in EastEnders was ‘overwhelming’
More police funding a ‘drop in the ocean’ for force which costs £3.8 billion
Anna Wintour says she will not stop working as she is honoured at palace
‘I think my cancer changed a lot for me’ says Tracey Emin after being made Dame
Police forces must decide on officer numbers, says minister amid funding fears
Emily Thornberry says BBC World Service ‘must be preserved’
‘Mistakes were made’ by previous Tory government, says shadow home secretary
Badenoch appears to slap down Patel over migration figures
Joanna Lumley and Amelia Dimoldenberg launch Red Nose Day with new comedy sketch
Dame Prue Leith tells viewers ‘I don’t even care if I’m cancelled’
Conservative law to ban phones in schools is ‘gimmick’, Education Secretary says
Whitehall ‘group think’ and inter-departmental rows slammed by vaccine tsar
‘Mask-like’ Thatcher difficult to portray, says Dame Harriet Walter
Government value for money office ‘understaffed’ and ‘poorly defined’
West End theatres to dim their lights in honour of Dame Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright’s agent promised to find role Judi Dench ‘hasn’t got her paws on’
Fundraiser to cover costs for Tony Slattery’s funeral exceeds £8,000 target
Dismantling UN agency in Gaza will ‘plunge communities into despair’, MPs warned
Number of asylum hotels will be down by end of March, says minister
Dame Imelda Staunton and Bridgerton actress daughter to star in West End play
Minister defends Reeves’ China trip after warrants issued for UK-based activists
