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TV presenter Steph McGovern has announced her debut novel and said it is about “power, corruption and lies”. Deadline was announced at an event, attended by Pointless star Richard Osman and McGovern, 42, at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, taking place between July 18 to July 21 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Broadcaster McGovern […]

Ray Reardon ruled snooker in the 1970s when the man known fondly as ‘Dracula’ became a household name. Snooker has lost one of its greats following the death of six-time world champion Ray Reardon at the age of 91. The popular Welshman, nicknamed “Dracula” because of his distinctive widow’s peak hairstyle, died on Friday night

Two senior Tories have thrown their weight behind Tom Tugendhat to be the new Conservative Party leader. Damian Green and Steve Baker, who lost their seats in the July 4 election but are influential figures in the party, endorsed shadow security minister Mr Tugendhat in a joint article for The Telegraph. Mr Baker is an

A five-year-old boy has been able to leave his home for the first time in six months following a successful stem cell transplant made from a baby’s umbilical cord blood which was donated 15 years ago. Gunner Lewis-Vale, from Shropshire, was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder in March 2021, when he was about 17

Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach has narrowly beaten Turkey’s Marmaris in a study assessing Europe’s best value family summer holiday resort. Post Office Travel Money, which conducted the research, urged people booking family breaks to do “holiday homework” to avoid “busting the budget while abroad”. The report took into account the cost of common tourist expenses in

Flight delays and cancellations are among the disruption expected to continue into the weekend after a global IT outage, as experts warned it could take weeks for systems to fully recover. A flawed update rolled out by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike knocked many offline around the world on Friday, causing flight and train cancellations and crippling

Clouds and cooler weather will return this weekend after the UK experienced the hottest day of the year so far on Friday, the Met Office has said. The mercury reached 31.9C at St James’ Park, central London, making Friday the warmest recorded day of 2024. The AA advised routes to the coast will be far

Five people have been taken into custody after scenes of violent disorder in a Leeds suburb, with police warning further arrests will be made as part of a “relentless” investigation. West Yorkshire Police said the rioting broke out in Harehills, in the east of the city, on Thursday evening as officers responded to reports of

The Met Office say the record for the year so far has been hit at Heathrow Airport Friday has been the hottest day of the year so far, the Met Office confirmed, with a temperature of 31.2C recorded at Heathrow Airport. The previous record high for 2024 was 30.5C in Wisley, Surrey, on June 26. The Met

The 81 year old is being urged by many Democrats to consider stepping aside US President Joe Biden’s campaign is insisting anew that he is not stepping aside. Many Democrats at the highest levels want him to consider how stepping aside from the 2024 election to make way for a new nominee could be the