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'Russians are even trying to ban our holidays' - life in occupied Ukraine

'Russians are even trying to ban our holidays' - life in occupied Ukraine9 hours agoVitaliy ShevchenkoRussia editor, BBC MonitoringGetty Images"Russians are trying to ban everything Ukrainian here:...

BBC Repair Shop star Geoff Harvey got TV break while driving a hearse

The Repair Shop's pinball and arcade machine expert Geoff Harvey has opened up about his unusual path into television. Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk the pinball and arcade machine expert who...

Birmingham bin strikes: Council boss spent first week of crisis in Cannes at MIPIM

Joanne Roney, the managing director of Birmingham City Council, has come under scrutiny for reportedly taking a business trip to Cannes during the onset of a major bin strike crisis in the city.The...

Royal fans swoon over new photo of Princess Anne - 'she's one in a million'

Princess Anne officially opened BAE Systems’ Applied Shipbuilding Academy in a ceremony at the company’s Scotstoun site in Glasgow on April 10. As pictures emerged of the Princess Royal's visit,...

Germany is back, says Merz, after sealing government deal

Germany is back, says Merz, after sealing government deal2 days agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorGetty ImagesGermany's conservatives under Friedrich Merz have reached a deal with the Social...

Royal Society of Biology mourns murdered Italian scientist

Royal Society of Biology mourns murdered scientist2 days agoThomas MackintoshBBC NewsRoyal Society of BiologyTributes have been paid to a London-based scientist who formerly worked for the Royal...

Shortsighted defence move would blow Britain's future defence capabilities

Announced last summer, the Strategic Defence Review is about to report back. And amid a rush to re-arm in an increasingly hostile world, there are concerns the MOD might sacrifice its long-standing...

Angela Rayner blasted by union boss in huge bin strikes row: 'Frankly a disgrace!'

Unite's boss hit back at Angela Rayner after she pleaded with the union to end the Birmingham bin strikes. Members of the Unite union launched the walk out last month in a bitter dispute over pay and...

Rare medals awarded to Lancaster Bomber pilot sell for £24k at auction

Flight Lieutenant Edward Sydney Ellis was just one of only seven to have been awarded both the Distinguished Flying Cross and Conspicuous Gallantry Medal.The medals sold alongside the Crowned Royal...

Tributes paid to 'kind' London scientist after dismembered body found in suitcases

The dismembered body of a prominent scientist has been discovered in various locations in a town in Colombia. A group of children discovered a black suitcase which contained the scientist’s head,...

The Dad's Army episode so controversial it was banned by BBC for over 20 years

A controversial episode of Dad’s Army spent more than two decades on the BBC’s banned-from-broadcast list. The episode, taken from the beloved British sitcom’s fourth season, was originally...

Royal Society of Biology mourns murdered Italian scientist

Royal Society of Biology mourns murdered scientist39 minutes agoThomas MackintoshBBC NewsRoyal Society of BiologyTributes have been paid to a London-based scientist who formerly worked for the Royal...

Royal Society of Biology mourns murdered scientist

Royal Society of Biology mourns murdered scientist23 minutes agoThomas MackintoshBBC NewsRoyal Society of BiologyTributes have been paid to a London-based scientist who formerly worked for the Royal...

Tributes flood in as 'exceptional' RAF heroine who helped defeat Nazis dies aged 102

Heartfelt tributes have started to flood in after a Royal Air Force(RAF) heroine, who helped defeat the Nazis, died at 102-years-old. The “inspirational” Kate Orchard, who lived in Camborne,...

Dozens of migrants spotted arriving in Dover as fears rise 7,000 have crossed this year

More than 7,000 migrants are feared to have crossed the Channel this year after smugglers exploited a narrow window of good weather on Tuesday to launch boats bound for Britain. At least 400 asylum...

Death toll rises from weekend storms in US

Death toll rises from weekend storms in US1 hour agoMax MatzaBBC NewsAt least 20 people have died from flash flooding and tornado damage that swept across multiple states in the the midwestern and...

Sainsbury's confirms exact date 61 in-store cafes will close - full list

Sainsbury's has confirmed the exact date that it will close a number of in-store cafes across the UK. The supermarket giant announced in January that its 61 remaining cafes would close as part of a...

Full list of supermarket cafes shutting in days as major retailer confirms exact date

A major UK supermarket has revealed the exact date its cafes will shut and it is days away. Sainsbury's will close 61 of its in-store supermarket cafes on Friday, April 11, the company has said. The...

Last Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind star turns 106 after surviving 1949 plane crash

The last surviving actors of the Golden Age of Hollywood are almost entirely gone, with centenarian stars like Kirk Douglas and Olivia de Havilland having shuffled off this mortal coil in the last...

Hilltown: More than 100 firefighters tackle two-mile blaze as 'major incident' declared

A major incident has been declared as a huge wildfire continues to spread in Northern Ireland. Throughout the early hours of this morning emergency services have been working together to tackle...