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The Band of the Coldstream Guards stood outside Buckingham Palace in London with their instruments to perform a rendition of Black Sabbath's 1970s classic Paranoid.

The 'I Spy' riddle, which has caused fury around the globe after being shared on social media, challenges readers to identify which of the pictured objects begins with the letter 'R'.

In a major diplomatic shift, the PM has said Britain will recognise Palestine within weeks unless Israel ends the war in Gaza.

Floriane Roux, 31, was reported missing exactly a week ago, before her corpse was uncovered by a police dog on Monday.

A leading skin doctor has slammed Sam Faiers on Wednesday after she admitted she doesn't put sunscreen on her children in a controversial opinion on SPF. 

Manager engagement has plummeted to its lowest level since tracking began, with only 27% of managers globally reporting they feel involved and enthusiastic about their work, according to Gallup's annual State of the Global Workplace report. The 3-percentage-point decline from 2023 marks an unprecedented drop in manager satisfaction. Overall employee engagement fell to 21% in 2024 from 23% the previous year, representing only the second decline in 15 years of data collection. The last drop occurred during 2020 COVID lockdowns. Female managers experienced the steepest decline at 7 percentage points, while younger managers fell 5 points. Managers now oversee nearly three times as many employees as in 2017, yet only 44% have received managerial training.

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In Gwyneth: The Biography, author Amy Odell reveals Paltrow's secret contempt for Winona Ryder and fellow actress Minnie Driver in the 1990s.

If at first you succeed, have some more money

NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace $176.7 million to deliver a pair of rovers and a trio of scientific instruments to the Moon as part of the agency's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.…

The whole gang was out on the town in New York earlier this week, sporting glam tailored suits - while Pamela was striking in a midnight blue gown - as the kids celebrated their parents' latest film.

Eve Jobs and Harry Charles were seen on their honeymoon together on the Greek island of Milos after tying the knot in an idyllic Cotswold ceremony last week.

There was a time, not so long ago, when you would have had to surgically remove me from my white trainers, so wedded was I to the comfort, ease and practicality of the trend.

Sadistic Mathew Tinling, 38, attacked the officers in HMP Wakefield, West Yorkshire, after becoming enraged that his exercise regime had been altered.

A woman from Swansea in Wales has revealed what foods she is cutting out to reverse her non-alcohol fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Clair Hurta, 12, was floating in the water of the Colorado River while waiting to get back on her board when an alligator popped its head out yards away from her.

The WWE legend died at the age of 71 last week after suffering fatal cardiac arrest and Brooke revealed on Tuesday that she 'had to step away to protect my heart' in the final two years of his life.

The multi-millionaire businessman is eyeing up a move to 11 Downing Street should Reform leader Nigel Farage become prime minister.

Local politicians have called on the Home Secretary to close hotels accommodating asylum seekers in Epping

Last week the Top Gun star, 63, and the Blonde actress, 37, traveled to London on his helicopter and enjoyed a night out together at Oasis' Wembley concert.

Brazil is the latest browser battlefield

Veteran browser maker Opera has filed a complaint with Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) against Microsoft over alleged anti-competitive practices in Windows that favor Edge.…

Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday that Meta's AI systems have begun improving themselves over the past few months, calling the development "slow for now, but undeniable" and declaring that superintelligence is now within reach. The Meta CEO staked out the company's vision in a blog post for what he termed "personal superintelligence" -- AI that helps individuals achieve their goals rather than replacing human work entirely. Zuckerberg drew a sharp line between Meta's approach and that of other companies in the field, arguing that competitors want superintelligence "directed centrally towards automating all valuable work, and then humanity will live on a dole of its output." Meta's version would give people their own superintelligent assistants that know them deeply and help them create, experience adventures, and become better friends. Zuckerberg envisions smart glasses as the primary computing device, understanding context through what users see and hear throughout their day. The next few years represent a critical juncture, Zuckerberg wrote, calling the rest of this decade "the decisive period for determining the path this technology will take."

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