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Former Top Gear and Fifth Gear presenter Quentin Willson dies at 68

Former Top Gear and Fifth Gear presenter Quentin Willson has died aged 68 following a short battle with lung cancer, his family said.

First ever Lady Mayor of London in 800 years of the post swears loyalty to crown

The first Lady Mayor of London has sworn loyalty to the crown more than 800 years after the mayoralty was created.

Latest hostage remains returned from Gaza identified as Israeli man

Israel said on Saturday that the remains of a hostage returned from Gaza the previous night belong to an Israeli man who died while fighting Hamas in the militants’ October 7 2023 attack that started the war.

Davina McCall breast cancer diagnosis

The presenter had surgery three weeks ago

UK looks to Denmark to shake up immigration system

Shabana Mahmood set to announce changes

Ed Miliband urges unity around green policies

World leaders gathering for Cop30 summit in Brazil

Identities of lost war heroes uncovered in time for Remembrance Sunday

War heroes whose identities have remained a mystery for decades have been identified by Ministry of Defence (MoD) “war detectives” in time for Remembrance Sunday.

Take some green levies not VAT off bills to cut energy costs Treasury urged

The Government should cut energy bills by removing renewables subsidies, reducing system costs and implementing efficiency standards for landlords, a think tank has urged.

Tories call for Starmer to face ethics scrutiny over football regulator

The Government’s independent ethics adviser must investigate whether Sir Keir Starmer risked a conflict of interest when the new football watchdog’s chairman was chosen, the Conservatives have said.

Driver said Ive killed my best friend after crashing a day after passing test

A young driver who killed a passenger in his car the day after he passed his driving test said “what have I done, I’ve killed my best friend” immediately after the crash, a court has heard.

Manhunt ends in Brahim Kaddour Cherifs arrest after accidental prison release

Justice Secretary David Lammy admitted there was a “mountain to climb” to tackle the crisis in the prison system following the arrest of wrongly-released Brahim Kaddour-Cherif.

Young drivers buying fake policies losing 2000 on average says insurer

Insurance giant Aviva has said it is detecting rising number of ghost broking cases – and is warning young drivers they could lose around £2,000 typically by buying a fake motor insurance policy.