Runner set to achieve new women’s record for most London Marathons

A Cheshire mother-of-one will set a new record for the most London Marathons completed by a woman when she collects her 26th medal in April.Louise

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary slammed for ‘abhorrent’ remarks on Muslims

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary is facing criticism for claiming terrorists “will generally be males of a Muslim

Spy service cuts its minimum employment age from 21 to 18

Britain’s top spy has revealed that the Secret Intelligence Service has cut its minimum employment age from 21 to 18 in an effort to

Roger Waters shows support for Julian Assange ahead of London rally

Pink Floyd star Roger Waters will headline a rally in central London today protesting the extradition and demanding the release of Wikileaks founder

What the papers say- February 22

The ongoing war between the BBC and Downing Street over the future of the licence fee is among the stories leading Saturday’s papers.The

Latest UK virus flight leaves Japan

A repatriation flight carrying 32 British and European evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship is due to arrive in the UK on Saturday morning

Michael O’Leary lambasts Government for Flybe rescue

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has taken aim at everything from millennials to Muslims and the obese during an interview centred on the

London markets slide as Pearson and coronavirus weigh down FTSE

The London markets finished the week on the back foot as the FTSE 100 was hit by a downturn at Pearson and concerns about the spread of

Investors eye merger and regulation as Flutter and William Hill present figures

Experts have bet on Flutter Entertainment to show a much bigger rise in sales as it squares off with rival William Hill next week in the battle of

Royal Mail to increase price of stamps

Royal Mail has said it will increase the price of first class and second class stamps. The postal firm said the price of a first class stamp

Harrods security staff halt strike action after pay offer

Security staff at Harrods have halted plans to strike at the historic London store following a pay dispute.Strike action by security officers and

Supermarkets rated by customers for in-store experience and value

Waitrose has topped an annual in-store supermarket satisfaction survey from Which? for the second year in a row.The upmarket store scored a maximum

Almost £1m paid out to cover legal costs for MPs accused by staff

Almost a million pounds in public funds have been paid out to cover the legal costs for MPs who have been accused of wrongdoing by their staff, it

New coronavirus becomes notifiable disease in Scotland

The new coronavirus has been made a “notifiable disease” in Scotland, meaning medics must alert health boards if they suspect a

Windrush draft ‘branding Home Office institutionally racist was watered down’

A warning not to water down a review into the Windrush scandal has been issued after it was reported that a portion branding the Home Office

Scotland could become one of the West’s most divided nations, warns Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown has claimed that Scotland is at risk of becoming “one of the West’s most divided countries”.The former

Tory MP criticises ‘nasty’ manner of debate about future of BBC

A Tory MP has hit out at the “nasty manner” of the debate about the future of the BBC.Huw Merriman, who is chairman of the

Dominic Cummings suggested NHS could fund selection of genetic traits in babies

Dominic Cummings suggested the NHS could provide funding to allow people to select genetic traits such as intelligence for babies.Mr Cummings, Boris

One-year-old shames Chinese motorist by returning plastic bottle that he threw out of his car

A one-year-old shamed a motorist in eastern China by picking up a plastic bottle that he threw out of the car and returning it back to him. The

Internet rallies round bullied boy, 9, in viral video

Social media users and celebrities around the world have rallied in support of a nine-year-old boy who was bullied over his dwarfism. Quaden

No deal in sight as "Frugal Four" stamp down on EU budget

Denmark, Austria, Sweden and the Netherlands dug in their heels over the next European Union budget, insisting it cannot top 1% of economic

Trump mocks Parasite best picture win: ‘What the Hell?'

Donald Trump took aim at Parasite's historic Oscar wins at a Colorado rally on Thursday. "How bad were the Academy Awards this

New Zealand killer of British backpacker handed life sentence

The New Zealand man convicted of murdering a British backpacker he met on a dating app has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum

Off-duty police officers on date night foil chicken shop robbery

Two off-duty police officers out on a date sprang into action when they realised the chicken shop they were eating in was being robbed. Detective