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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Now Britain, you really can take a bow - for a triumph of democracy 

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Take a bow, Britain! We were entitled to congratulate the British people on their fortitude in resisting the threats and embellishments of Project Fear.




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Italian Football Federation open to trialling VAR challenge system

Following requests from a number of Serie A clubs, the country's governing body released a statement in which it said it was open to trialling a system whereby teams could request an on-field review.




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England stars to launch charitable FIFA 20 tournament during the coronavirus crisis

England stars at all levels are set to battle it out in a FIFA 20 tournament to raise awareness for the National Emergencies Trust amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Trent Alexander-Arnold goes from ecstasy to heartbreak in ePremier League Invitational tournament

The Liverpool full back was defeated by tournament favourite Diogo Jota, with the Wolves ace securing victory in the online showpiece after yet another golden goal strike.




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DOMINIC SANDBROOK: For Britain's sake, this is a gamble Boris Johnson MUST win 

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: 'To some extent,' wrote Boris Johnson in his book about his hero Winston Churchill, 'all politicians are gamblers with events.




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Matt Hancock visits Leeds Hospital amid row about sick boy

An attempt by Matt Hancock to defuse a row over a sick child who was forced to lie on a hospital floor while waiting for treatment descended into farce today




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Boris Johnson warns that Britain will face a lost decade if Jeremy Corbyn triumphs in the election

Boris Johnson today seized on comments made by Labour frontbencher Jonathan Ashworth who said Jeremy Corbyn would be a security risk if he becomes prime minister.




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Boris Johnson urged to overhaul Britain's foreign aid system

Boris Johnson was under pressure on foreign aid last night after cash help for China and India soared. The total foreign aid budget grew £493million from 2017 to hit £14.6billion last year.




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RABBI LORD JONATHAN SACKS: Shared hell of WWII changed Britain for the better - so will coronavirus 

RABBI LORD JONATHAN SACKS: When this bleak time is over, when schools and pubs and theatres reopen, when we no longer need fear the warmth of a handshake or the closeness of friends...




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Vogue Italia's April cover will be blank in tribute to the pandemic 

The Italian style bible's editor-in-chief Emanuele Farneti released a statement on Instagram , explaining they had chosen the colour white as it signified 'respect, rebirth, and silence'.




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Frankie Bridge bravely details being hospitalised as she battled depression

The singer, 31, gave an honest account of how she is managing her mental health during lockdown in an Instagram question and answer session on Thursday.




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Hospital secretary sacked for repeatedly checking her own medical records wins £270,000 payout

Sarah Austin, 53, was fired by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, where she'd worked for 25 years, after using her hospital computer to access her and her mother's files 140 times.




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Boris Johnson's friend Jennifer Arcuri mulls plans for a speaking tour of Britain

The American businessman, 34, says any appearances in Britain over the coming months will not touch on whether they had an affair saying: 'I will not be the person to bring Boris Johnson down'.




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Ex-prime minister of Saint Kitts held at Gatwick Airport after trying to leave Britain with £70,000

Dr Denzil Douglas was detained at the airport by UK Border Force three weeks ago but he could not explain why he was attempting to leave the country with the cash.




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David Cameron hails 'very big day' for Britain as he predicts UK will make success of Brexit

David Cameron today insisted he believes the UK will be able to make a success of Brexit as he hailed the 'very big day' for Britain.




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Lupita Nyong'o turns heads in green Valentino dress at New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Her full-length pleated dress was sleeveless and cinched at the waist and featured long capes flowing from each shoulder.




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Lupita Nyong'o is pretty as a picture in floral watercolor dress at film festival in Santa Barbara

Nyong'o added a pair of silver sandal heels and wore a silver headband. She completed her look with shimmery eye shadow and dark pink lip color.




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Angela Merkel brands Britain's relationship with the EU 'patchy'

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel accused the UK of seeing ties with other EU member states mainly in terms of trade.




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ALEX VON SCHOENBURG: We Germans owe Britain a great debt

Alexander von Schoenburg - editor of Bilt, Germany's largest newspaper - makes an impassioned plea to EU leaders to allow Britain to exit the European Union with its head held high - it's the least Europe owes it.




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Angela Merkel 'will make Britain stare into the abyss'

Diplomatic sources said the German Chancellor would back concessions but only at the last possible moment - insisting 'that is how she works'.




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Angela Merkel jibes that Britain is working MORE closely with the EU since Brexit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered the dig as she insisted there is 'still time' to thrash out a Brexit deal despite the deep political standoff.




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Prince Charles urges politicians to protect Britain's historic 'bond' with Germany

Prince Charles is asking politicians to protect Britain's historic bond with Germany. Some see the move as a push for a softer Brexit as he says he wants the friendship with Germany to continue.




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ALEXANDER VON SCHOENBURG says Germany fears Britain as they face the reality of Brexit

ALEXANDER VON SCHOENBURG (Editor at large for BILD): For years, EU leaders insisted Brexit would be a disaster. But that narrative is starting to look like a delusion.




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9/11 survivor Lauren Manning tells DNC how Hillary Clinton supported her in hospital

The mother-of-two was lucky to make it out of the World Trade Center alive, but has spent years trying to recover. She says one of the people who was there for her was Hillary Clinton.




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Courtney Stodden poses in same bikini Hailey Baldwin wore in Italy to prove bodies vary

On Monday the 24-year-old star shared a photo of herself in a black bikini and next to her was Hailey Baldwin in the exact same two piece.




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Billionaire Mike Bloomberg attacks Bernie Sanders for wanting to abandon capitalism

Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg locked horns on political philosophy in Wednesday's Democratic presidential debate, arguing over who's a communist and who's a socialist.




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Bernie Sanders says he would use military force if China attacked Taiwan and denies being a pacifist

Presidential 2020 hopeful Bernie Sanders said he would use military force if warranted, both to protect US interests and to support its allies. He also said he would use force if China attacked Taiwan.




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Britain's streets, trains, pubs, theatres and clubs are set to stay deserted

At a dramatic press conference in Downing Street, the PM set out the need for 'drastic action' to tackle the 'fast growth' of the virus across the UK as increased social distancing measures are introduced.




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Coronavirus UK: Army finish London NHS Nightingale Hospital

Built in around ten days, the Nightingale hospital in London will have 4,000 beds for coronavirus patients. Similar hospitals are being installed in Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow.




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The Queen thanks 'all those working hard to complete' new 4,000-bed NHS Nightingale Hospital

The monarchy's official Twitter account paid tribute to the military who have been on 15-hour shifts as they transform the ExCel convention centre into a 4,000 bed hospital for coronavirus patients.




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How one woman solved Britain's most notorious honour killing

Detective chief Inspector Caroline Goode, discovered the body of Banaz Mahmod, 20 in a Birmingham garden in 2006. She documents the quest for justice in a new book.




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Amazing time-lapse photography shows how TWO NHS Nightingale hospitals have been built in a few days

The NHS Nightingale Hospital in Birmingham will initially have 500 beds to treat coronavirus patients, with the capacity for 2,000. A conference centre at UWE Bristol is also being constructed into a hospital.




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Great-grandmother, 106, is discharged from hospital after recovering from coronavirus

Connie Titchen, pictured, was first admitted to Birmingham City Hospital last month with suspected pneumonia. The retired shop worker said she feels 'very lucky' and 'can't wait to see my family'.




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Coronavirus UK: NHS Birmingham Nightingale hospital opens

Prince William, 37, officially opened Birmingham Nightingale hospital today - before personally recognising the hard-working staff who had made the project a reality.




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Coronavirus UK: Duchess of Cornwall is set to open Britain's third NHS Nightingale Hospital

The NHS Nightingale Hospital North West at the Manchester Central Convention Centre has already started treating coronavirus patients from the region after being completed this week.




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Police chief leaves hospital ahead 26-day battle with coronavirus

Chief Superintendent Phil Dolby, of West Midlands Police, spent 26 days in hospital and was placed on a ventilator as he battled the deadly virus for 13 days in intensive care.




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One of Britain's first social workers to die of coronavirus is named

Muhammad Islam, who worked with young people leaving care at Birmingham Children's Trust and was described as a 'well-respected' and 'highly valued' individual, died on Thursday.




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New mother, 29, dies from coronavirus in hospital without being able to cuddle her son

Fozia Hanif, 29, passed away in Birmingham Heartlands Hospital from coronavirus after her ventilator was turned off on April 8. She gave birth to her son via caesarean section on April 2.




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The giant Nightingale hospital that hasn't treated ONE patient

The temporary hospital, which was built in eight days and opened on April 10. But West Midlands mayor Andy Street admitted it has 'not needed to be used'.




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Britain's barely-used NHS Nightingales may FINALLY see patients

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is planning to reopen key areas of the NHS for routine care - including cancer treatment starting from today - and 13,000 people could move to the UK Nightintgales.




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Doctor spared jail for hit and run after telling judge he hoped to work at Nightingale hospitals

Doctor Ali Shah, 40, from Birmingham, (pictured left) drove at the victim and knocked him off his feet with his wing mirror when he 'saw red'. He drove off without checking if the elderly man was injured.




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It's an army chair! Craftsman turns military uniforms into furniture upholstery 

Dougie Smith, 50, from Saffron Walden, Essex, has been inundated with orders to make the bespoke furniture for former servicemen since he created his first masterpiece.




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Record 92 migrants are seized in a single day trying to get to Britain

Some 92 men, women and 'claimed minors' attempted the perilous journey from Calais to the UK on Tuesday, with some managing to land on beaches before being detained.




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Record 92 migrants are seized in a single day trying to get to Britain

Two boats, one carrying eight people and the other 13 were intercepted today by coastguard off the Kent coast, and some were brought ashore in Ramsgate (pictured).




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Injured Iraq and Afghanistan war heroes are being shut out of 'half-empty' £350m military hospital

Military charities, top brass and former SAS hero Chris Ryan call for the Defence National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) in Nottinghamshire to be opened to veterans.




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Exclusive first look at Military Wives: Trailer for feel-good flick promises laughter and tears

The uplifting trailer hints at a story of friendship and support between women left behind at a military base while their husbands are in Afghanistan, and will hit the big screen in March.




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Will Dame Karen Pierce become Britain's next Ambassador to the US?

Straight-talker Dame Karen Pierce is currently serving as the UK's representative at the United Nations and would become the first woman to hold the coveted Washington job.




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Pension scam sanctioned in Whitehall could cost military veterans up to £50,000 each

Although some are still suffering trauma from tours of Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland, members of the armed forces now face working into their eighties after losing nest eggs worth up to £50,000.




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BREAKING NEWS: Taliban roadside bomb strikes US military vehicle in Afghanistan

Qari Yusouf Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, immediately claimed responsibility for the attack saying it occurred in the southern Kandahar province.




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PICTURED: 21-year-old from Illinois who was one of two U.S. military members killed in Afghanistan

One of two U.S. service members killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Saturday has been identified as Miguel Villalon, a 21-year-old from the Chicago suburb of Aurora, Illinois.