'He's a bit of a show off': Josh Widdicombe's pot-smoking, tree hugging hippy dad gives his verdict on the new Strictly host... as it's revealed he's made a £12million fortune
With his thick-rimmed glasses and a dress sense once described as an 'update on Bilbo Baggins', Josh Widdicombe was not an obvious candidate to co-host Strictly Come Dancing.
The BBC should not have let me go: Michael Palin launches his new Philippines travel show with dig at former bosses
Sir Michael Palin's latest travel series for Channel 5 finds him in the Philippines, a Far Eastern archipelago of more than 7,000 islands including some stunning beaches.
An achy back was the only sign of my deadly kidney cancer that's rising in young people
When Rob Houliston first felt a twinge of pain in his back, he quickly dismissed it as one of the many injuries sustained in his 33 years of playing rugby.
England CAN beat Spain on style - the Under-21s did it twice to claim two European crowns and Thomas Tuchel must unlock that DNA, writes JACK GAUGHAN
JACK GAUGHAN: The world champions are at Wembley on Saturday. Had things been different in an American summer, it could have been the hosts. But it is Spain who arrive draped in gold.
The 'homely' essex café that's 'excellent value' with generous portions
Diners have overwhelmingly given the family-run business five stars
Iconic blue-door house where Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts filmed 1999 film Notting Hill goes on the market for £7.95million
The British film became a global phenomenon, raising not only the profile of the west London neighbourhood but also that of its famous blue door, which has attracted tourists for decades.
Have I Got News For You complaints over Victoria Beckham slur are upheld by BBC bosses as Katherine Ryan apologises for 'stupid joke'
The BBC has upheld complaints over comedian Katherine Ryan's offensive remark about Victoria Beckham on Have I Got News For You.
'There are worse things in life than infidelity': Jeffrey Archer's wife Mary on the secret to their long-lasting marriage - as the couple give a fizzingly honest interview to mark the release of his final ever novel
Jeffrey Archer, one of the world's bestselling novelists, is still an incorrigible flirt. Enter our photographer with his pretty young assistant and Jeffrey is entranced.
Why Cindy Crawford's own childhood trauma means she knows the agony her daughter Kaia is going through all too well
Presley Gerber, 27, who followed in his mother's modelling footsteps but in more recent years had spoken openly about his struggles with mental health and substance abuse, died on Sunday.
How Samsung turned months of inactivity into a very attention-seeking smartphone
Your spare Android won’t come back to life in a hurry but – like neglected PCs – it really should
Gary Lineker's podcast empire records soaring profit worth nearly £10MILLION after landing mega-money Netflix deal - as former Match of the Day presenter nets £1m payday
Financial records show Goalhanger Podcasts Ltd recorded £38m in revenue in 2025, with £5m paid out to shareholders - up from just £36,000 in 2024, with The Rest Is Football front and centre.
Moment Met police smash drugs gang's plan to smuggle £20m of cocaine hidden in frozen fish from South America to UK as they are jailed for total of more than 70 years
The gang were jailed yesterday for smuggling hundreds of kilograms of cocaine and ketamine into Britain.
The most affordable winter sun destinations for 2026: Post Office report lists countries where your money will go further - from Thailand to Tokyo
The latest Post Office Travel Money Winter Sun Report examines costs on the ground, from three-course meals to the price of sunscreen - and reveals the cheapest places to travel to this winter.
How Diana's SISTERS could play peacemakers and finally mend rift between Harry and William... as insiders reveal why they think their brother should not have written his controversial new book
A source has told the Daily Mail that 'there is a feeling in the wider Spencer family that Diana's memory is best served by letting her rest in peace and that the book should not have been written'.
Manchester City cheating case must be sorted out 'as quickly as possible' says Sports Secretary Lisa Nandy with massive compensations claims expected from rival clubs
Lisa Nandy made clear that the Premier League and City should reach a speedy conclusion over the raft of charges against the club - not let the affair drag on for more years.
How popular is your - and your child's - name? Use our search tool to see which baby names truly set you apart from the crowd...
Explore our new search tool to see which baby names have fallen out of favour or soared in popularity across England and Wales, using the latest Office for National Statistics data.
Have they found the real Noah's Ark? It sounds preposterous but on a hillside near Mount Ararat, archaeologists are using robots to examine a boat-shaped structure... and it's exactly the dimensions decreed in the Old Testament
On a jutting, ship-shaped outcrop called the Durupinar Formation, on a windswept slope in the Ararat Mountains in eastern Turkey, a team from around the world have been hard at it.
ANDREW NEIL: My clash on Question Time with a Lib Dem MP, and why the Left is so blind to the reasons why we must NOT rejoin the EU
The Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats see themselves as the forward-looking, progressive voices of British politics.
Noel Gallagher pleads for Man City NOT to be punished with club facing threat of relegation as superfan opens up on his 'shock' after learning of bombshell 115 verdict
Gallagher, alongside brother and bandmate Liam, is a big City fan and can regularly be seen at the side's games. He is also friends with former manager Pep Guardiola.
Men tried to smuggle hundreds of kilos of drugs inside frozen fish
They planned to bring drugs to a famous fish market from South America