British Museum hopes Princess Kate will be its patron after blockbuster success of Bayeux Tapestry
Senior figures are said to see Catherine as the ideal figurehead as they make efforts to transform the museum's image from a dusty institution into one of London's most fashionable cultural destinations.
PETER HITCHENS: Suez Crisis made Britain a second-rate, humiliated nation. 70 years on, Labour is trying to make us a third-rate state
For me, October 1956, 70 years ago, is the point at which history turns into the present day. It is the point at which the world turns from black and white into colour.
Budget will unveil £70billion borrowing to pay welfare bill, City experts warn
They suggest John Healey is set to duck big spending decisions on defence, benefits and social care in his maiden Budget on Wednesday but hit banks and gambling firms with higher taxes instead.
Brave toddler who nearly died when she was born premature and has spent more than half her 27-month life in hospital enjoys first holiday thanks to tech upgrade
Juniper Rayner, two, has battled complex medical issues including serious bowel problems, epilepsy and repeated infections - and has been in and out of hospital for the past 27 months.
ANDREW GRIFFITH: Healey must quit this job too if he fails to ramp up defence spending
This week is make-your-mind-up time for Chancellor John Healey.
Chancellor's Budget will blow £7m of taxpayer cash on Andy Burnham's Northern Olympics dream - even though Manchester tried and failed twice before
John Healey will announce the hefty sum will be spent on a full feasibility study to look at winning the games for the north in the 2040s.
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: 432,000 Waspi women have died without the pension compensation they deserve. Labour has betrayed them. Now Burnham must come clean about what he's ACTUALLY going to do for them
Will the Budget provide a glimmer of hope for those 3.5 million women given inadequate notice of increases to their state pension age? Probably not given the parlous state of the Government's finances
Record-breaking number of wildfires could drive up cases of head and neck cancer
The record-breaking number of wildfires linked to soaring summer temperatures this year could drive an increase in head and neck cancers, a study has suggested.
Metropolitan Police under fire for failing to alert FBI over 'troubling and disturbing' claims about Thomas Markle
In an embarrassing blow, the Metropolitan Police said it may refer itself to the police watchdog over the way it dealt with bombshell allegations made against Thomas Markle.
The only REAL Irish bar in Spain: Couple had pub built on the Emerald Isle then shipped it to Fuengirola - where they now sell Guinness at £5 a pint
Dubliner Lisa Mernock, 47, first moved to Spain when she was 19... but says Irish bars are often lacking in authenticity - and decided to take matters into her own hands.
Did you remember? British Summer Time ended at 2am when the clocks went back one hour
The fall back marks the end of British Summer Time (BST) and the return to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Moment hundreds of British troops parachute into Germany in 'biggest drop since World War II' as they prepare for Putin
Around 600 soldiers from the 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment battled a force armed with drones, marking the end of a seven-week war games to prepare them for Vladimir Putin's troops.
BBC education website used by millions takes down Leftist views after pushing 'extreme views' on migration and Net Zero
The BBC was accused of 'brainwashing' children after Bitesize encouraged them to play an online game that rewarded them for choosing 'open borders'.
RJ Mitte's devastated sister pays tribute to 'my other half' after breaking down in tears at his memorial
The Breaking Bad star died by suicide at age 34 at his home in Brownsville, Texas, leaving his mother, Dyna, 61, and his sister, 22, devastated.
Drake welcomes Backstreet Boys to blowout 40th birthday bash where they surprise him by singing their biggest hit and he joins them onstage
The original boy band wowed the crowd with a surprise performance of their song I Want It That Way, and the Hotline Bling rapper even got up on stage to join them.
Couples are now letting people crash their weddings... for a price
Sneaking into the wedding of complete strangers to scoff from the buffet and down the free drinks might be seen as the height of bad etiquette.
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: A victory for common sense in the battle with eco-zealots
It is very welcome news that - as we report today - Premier Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey have decided to give the go-ahead to the Rosebank oil and gas field in the North Sea.
Sylvester Stallone defends casting daughter Scarlet, 24, in Tulsa King: 'Of course it's nepotism you idiot'
In addition to Scarlet, 80-year-old Stallone shares daughters Sophia, 30, and Sistine, 28, with wife Jennifer Flavin.
'All hat and no cattle': Trump may be routed at next week's polls - and I think it could be a calamity... for the Democrats, writes JUSTIN WEBB
It's relentless and each single insinuation, in spite of all of them being entirely false, might have been enough to see poor James Talarico off. So why is he still ahead in the polls?
Katie Zacharia fears for her family's safety after insiders say Trump's inner circle threw her to the wolves
When Katie Zacharia stepped out of her Los Angeles area home in California for a walk she was horrified to discover a photographer tracking her every move.