Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said he “didn’t understand” how NatWest’s chairman could have claimed that it was not a difficult time to buy a home. Sir Howard Davies later said he “did not intend to underplay the serious challenges” people face buying
King Charles was captured in a new documentary giving Prince Louis a kiss, despite Prince Harry’s claims that he “never gives hugs or kisses”. The behind-the-scenes documentary, ‘Charles III: The Coronation Year’, will be shown at 6.50pm Tuesday on BBC One. The
A major archeological breakthrough has helped rewrite the historical understanding of how the Roman Empire fell in Italy. The landmark excavations have been led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, and the new materials found suggest the unearthed town in southern
A British Airways crew who claimed they were mugged in Brazil allegedly spent the whole night drinking, forcing the flight to be cancelled. The crew was scheduled to fly back to Heathrow Airport in September, but the flight was delayed one day
Controversial Tory backbencher Crispin Blunt has warned that Britain will be “complicit” in war crimes if it continues to support Israel’s attempt to defend itself. Mr Blunt said this would happen without pointing out breaches of international law. But it has emerged
Militants infiltrated areas of southern Israel as rocket barrages launched from the Gaza Strip struck the region on Saturday in an attack the Islamist movement Hamas is taking responsibility for. A senior Hamas military commander, Mohammad Deif, announced the start of the
Tomas Soucek has told West Ham team-mate Michail Antonio that he must score more goals if the Hammers are going to achieve his lofty ambition of finishing above Liverpool in the Premier League this season. Antonio raised a few eyebrows with his
For many people there are parts of the UK that may as well be islands as they have their own unique identity. But one little island in Essex is hoping to gain indepndence from the mainland. Canvey Island in Essex is synonymous
Triton Island in the South China Sea is claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam. China appears to be building an airstrip on the disputed island despite Taiwan and Vietnam’s claims to the land. A large number of vehicles carrying containers and construction
On Thursday, Kuwait confirmed the execution of five prisoners, among them an individual found guilty of orchestrating the 2015 bombing at a Shiite mosque that resulted in the deaths of 27 people. The attack, which was claimed by the Islamic State group,