I was stuck in traffic when a road sign set me dreaming. If the places on it were people, what would they be like? Could Leigh Delamere be anything but the glamorous heiress to a biscuit-making fortun...

The corporation said it would be investing in a new consumer programme, while announcing more cuts.

Tory leader says proposed ‘Britannia Shield’ will not be comparable to Israeli missile defence system

Tory leader says proposed ‘Britannia Shield’ will not be comparable to Israeli missile defence system

Kemi Badenoch says those earning more than £100,000 should not be discouraged from working more

Kemi Badenoch says those earning more than £100,000 should not be discouraged from working more

Is this a case of politicians saying ‘do as I say, not as I do’?

Guarantee will remain until 2030 but MPs will vote on changes during this parliament, government says

The Naylors’ four-bedroom home in Milton Keynes acts like a mini-power station after retrofitting solar panels, a battery and a heat pump

Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.

From the blissful threat of ‘death by chocolate’, to a book made of sponge and the lemon drizzle to end them all, these are the bakes that left the biggest impressions

Around 1,000 Greek words can’t be traced to any Indo-European language. Where do they come from?

Nicholas Brandram, 31, from Fulham, south-west London, is the great-great-great grandson of Queen Victoria.

Annual increase in August comes as Bank of England prepares for decision on interest rates

More than 100 people are reported to have joined the search effort and local train services are running at reduced speed Police are urging people to check their gardens and sheds for a three-year-old boy who went missing on Tuesday during a visit to a playground near the Suffolk-Essex border. The boy, named Noah, was last seen at 3pm in Merriam Close in Brantham, near Manningtree, before being separated from a relative. Officers from Suffolk constabulary said that Noah was reported to have run down an alleyway near the playground towards a housing estate. Continue reading...

Olympic athletes have come out in force to condemn a sports betting advert featuring actor Sydney Sweeney in various states of undress

The 95-year-old former Formula One chief, Bernie Ecclestone, said he was questioned by police in Portugal after a shotgun was found on his private jet