Adolescence explained: Did Jamie really kill Katie?

WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS. The Stephen Graham-led drama, Adolescence, has just landed on Netflix and is making waves with its ambitious one-shot sequence filming technique. In the series, Graham portrays Eddie, the father of Jamie Miller (played by Owen Cooper). The series kicks off with a distressing scene where Jamie is arrested. Detective Luke … Read more

Conor McGregor says an ‘illegal immigration racket is ravaging Ireland’ in shock White House appearance

Conor McGregor made a surprise appearance at the White House podium on St Patrick’s Day, addressing the press in a sharp green three-piece suit as he ranted about immigration. The former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion was accompanied by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who described the impromptu address as “very festive”. McGregor, a … Read more

Mum fined £480 for taking kids on term-time holiday takes drastic action after she’s left with ‘no choice’

A mum-of-three has begun home schooling her children after being fined £480 in January for taking them to Portugal in term time. Jewellery designer Rachel Smith, 43, and her husband Stuart Smith, 41, who runs Airbnb properties, took their children to Portugal during school term-time. But, after they had booked two future family breaks with their children … Read more

Sir Elton John, 77, health woes take heartbreaking turn as he’s forced to stop signing autographs amid sight loss

Sir Elton John’s health has deteriorated to the point where he can now only sign autographs with an “E” and a kiss. The 77-year-old music legend has had to “simplify” his signature on limited edition sets of his forthcoming album. John is reportedly now unable to sign his name in full Getty The infection left … Read more

BBC presenter issues apology after calling comedian Eddie Izzard, 63, ‘the man’ during radio broadcast

BBC presenter Anita Anand has apologised for “misgendering” comedian Eddie Izzard during Radio 4’s PM programme on Friday. Anand said she was “very very sorry” after referring to Izzard as “the man” during the broadcast. The apology came despite Izzard, 63, previously expressing indifference to gender labels and pronouns. The gender-fluid comedian, who uses she/her … Read more

Over £7.5bn in universal credit spent on foreigners as more than one million non-Britons claiming benefits

More than £7.5bn is being spend on universal credit as over one million foreign nationals are claiming benefits, Government figures have shown. Figures from the Department of Work and Pensions have shown that households with at least one foreign national claimant received over £7.5billion in benefits in 2023. Once foreign nationals are granted indefinite leave … Read more

Russia erupts against Starmer’s Ukraine plan threatening WW3 with Britain and France

The Kremlin is warning of full-scale war if Britain and France put troops on the ground in Ukraine as peacekeepers. Moves by Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron for a force numbering tens of thousands from “coalition of the willing” including NATO states is unacceptable to Vladimir Putin, said his Russian security council deputy Dmitry Medvedev. This came as fighting … Read more