Simon Armitage has said he is “excited” to receive the freedom of the City of London, despite being a northerner all his life. The Poet Laurete, who was brought up in Marsden, West Yorkshire, attended ...

The British-American author found fame with her debut novel, A Woman Of Substance, and went on to write 40 novels.

The findings have been released ahead of the NASUWT teaching union’s annual conference in Liverpool over Easter.

A piece of semi-precious gemstone jewellery slated to sell for £8,000 has sold at auction for more than three times its asking price to an unnamed collector. Woolley & Wallis auctioneers sold a ...

He emphasised that he bought Instagram and WhatsApp because he saw value in the companies, not to take out competitors.

Singer Lorde has announced her first original solo single in almost four years with What Was That. The 28-year-old singer, whose real name is Ella Yelich-O’Connor, announced the track in a post on ...

Liam Payne’s sister Ruth Gibbins has said she feels “plunged underwater” without the late One Direction singer, on the six-month anniversary of his death. The singer died on October 16 last year at ...

Filipina actor Lotlot de Leon said on Instagram that her mother ‘touched generations with her unmatched talent, grace, and passion for ...

A player has scooped the £5.2 million jackpot in Wednesday’s National Lottery Lotto draw. The winning numbers were 27, 36, 39, 48, 57, 59 and the bonus number was 45. Some 29 players each won £1,750 ...