'Strictly is on its knees - one more blow could finish it off': As flagship BBC show returns tonight, insiders reveal executives' desperate plan to save it by shielding the celebrities and chasing younger viewers
As the former jewel in the BBC 's ever-depleting crown prepares to return for its 24th series, bosses are determined to prevent another Thomas Skinner-style farce.
Moment 'inappropriate old man' jumps on primary school worker's motorbike and grabs her hips in front of his laughing pals
Footage - captured on her friend Charlotte's bike helmet camera on September 12 - shows Ellie waiting in traffic on Oldham Street on her bright green Kawasaki ER-6F bike.
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New book proves that in the Middle East the sword still decides who rules
A sweeping new history of the region exposes how European ignorance created a problem that may never be solved.
Hospices speak out about assisted dying bill
Essex hospices respond after MPs rejected the assisted dying bill on September 11.
Essex nursing home issued warning after CQC finds safety concerns
A nursing home in Essex has been told it still requires improvement after inspectors identified ongoing concerns around safety, governance and mental capacity assessments.
Concerns new homes will be a 'death trap' if built near often 'gridlocked' Essex area
Residents are concerned that the town could come to a 'standstill'
Hospices speak out about assisted dying bill
Essex hospices respond after MPs rejected the assisted dying bill on September 11.
Essex nursing home issued warning after CQC finds safety concerns
A nursing home in Essex has been told it still requires improvement after inspectors identified ongoing concerns around safety, governance and mental capacity assessments.
Brighton vs Arsenal - Premier League LIVE: Champions STUNNED with heavy defeat, Newcastle and Everton win
Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog as Arsenal travel to Brighton, plus updates from Everton vs Ipswich and Newcastle vs Hull following Aston Villa's win over Tottenham.
Wayne and Coleen Rooney reveal they have told their older children about their dad's past scandals and are 'straight' when they have questions
The couple, who are set to give fans an insight into their family life in a new fly-on-the-wall Disney+ show, shared how open they have been with their sons.
Russian voters are handed ballot papers with an X already marked in favour of Putin's party as elections are hit by mass fraud claims
Russian voters are being handed ballot papers with an 'X' already marked in favour of Vladimir Putin's party.
Scots millionaire Duncan Bannatyne and his wife enjoy life aboard superyacht named after her
He has previously revealed that when he met Nigora Whitehorn - in the dental surgery where she worked - he fell 'madly in love'.
Archbishop of Canterbury is accused of condoning repression of Muslim women after she is pictured with covered wife of Islamic cleric who honoured Osama bin Laden
Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally has been accused of sending a 'deeply troubling message' by posing next to the fully-covered wife of Islamic cleric Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi.
That's a bit rich! Sturgeon 'sells her soul' as she defends the United Kingdom in Sky TV drama
Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of 'selling her soul' as her role in a new reality TV show sees her passionately defend the 'security of the United Kingdom.'
Essex dispersal order put in place as police tackle youth anti-social behaviour
Essex Police issue a dispersal order in Billericay after reports of youth anti-social behaviour, allowing officers to order people to leave until September 19.
Essex dispersal order put in place as police tackle youth anti-social behaviour
Essex Police issue a dispersal order in Billericay after reports of youth anti-social behaviour, allowing officers to order people to leave until September 19.
BORIS JOHNSON: Cricket legend Imran Khan is rotting to death in a tiny jail cell in Pakistan. It's time Britain used its influence to help free him
The conditions in which Imran Khan is being kept have been condemned. He has millions of fans in this country, and yet the Foreign Office has barely raised a peep on his behalf.
Will interest rates rise this year and how bad will it get for mortgages? This is Money Podcast
The team discuss interest rates and what you can do if you need to remortgage. Plus, investing in gilts, top savings deals and moving to Greece.
Shakira, 49, looks incredible in a purple sequin minidress as she kicks off her 12-night European residency in Spain
The singer, 49, performed in Madrid for the first time in eight years for her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour.