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MPs get 3.1% pay rise, taking salary to £82,000 plus expenses

The increase - well above the 1.5 per cent rate of CPI inflation - comes after Boris Johnson hailed the new crop of MPs as a 'vast improvement' who could finally secure Brexit after years of dithering.




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Welsh Conservative Party suspends Nick Ramsay after arrest

It is understood Assembly Member Nick Ramsay was arrested last night at his home in Raglan, Usk, Monmouthshire.




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New Chancellor Rishi Sunak says Budget will happen on March 11

Rishi Sunak killed off rumours of a delay to the Budget saying he was 'cracking on' with preparations for the crucial financial package.




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Eva Amurri opens up about postpartum depression amid the coronavirus scare: 'It's a blur'

Just weeks after giving birth to her third child, Eva Amurri is opening up about postpartum depression in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Masterchef winner Julie Goodwin opens up about shock mental breakdown and why she hit rock bottom 

The inaugural Masterchef winner has shed more light on her mental breakdown in an interview with The Project co-host Lisa Wilkinson, which will air on Sunday night.




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Malin Andersson pens message to women experiencing postnatal depression after losing a baby

The former Love Island star, 26, lost her baby daughter Consy last January, just one month after giving birth to her seven weeks prematurely




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Westpac suspends credit card interest payments for three months for COVID-19 hit customers

Australia's second largest bank is providing relief to individuals who have either lost their jobs or had their hours cut as a result of the COVID-19 shutdowns.




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Brit couple spend lockdown living in a transit van in Spain with two young children

Pete Russell, 27, originally from Long Eaton, and his wife Hannah, 25, from Bingham, decided to leave England for sunnier climates after a series of tragic events, which involved losing a child.




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Jorginho joined Chelsea to be the architect of 'Sarri-ball'... so what happens now?

THE NUMBERS GAME - KIERAN GILL: Signed from Napoli for £57m, Jorginho became the poster boy for 'Sarri-ball'. But what happens to the midfielder now his mentor has left Chelsea?




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Premier League news: Tottenham sell the Premier League's most expensive kit at £161

THE NUMBERS GAME - KIERAN GILL: Next time you raise an eyebrow at someone showing their support by wearing a full kit, spare a thought for how much it set them back to look like that.




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Yorkshire fish and chip shop is to open in CHINA thanks to flood of 100 Chinese tourists a week

Scott's Fish and Chips, on the A64 at Bilborough near York has become a big hit with Chinese tourists who visit in their coachloads every week hungry for a taste of classic British food.




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John Bercow walks away with gold-plated £1MILLION pension

John Bercow is regarded by many as a reforming Speaker - but his time in the famous green chair has also been blighted by controversy over expenses, bullying and Brexit.




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David Cameron says he does not support Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament

David Cameron has admitted he thinks about the EU referendum every single day and says he does not support Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament.




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SIMON WALTERS says David Cameron is now unleashing years of pent-up anger and frustration

SIMON WALTERS: When I interviewed David Cameron a few days before the 2015 election, I was taken aback (pictured with Boris Johnson in 2015).




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David Cameron will campaign for rebel Tory army if Boris forces them to stand as independents 

The incendiary promise - which would see a former Prime Minister actively working against his own party - comes amid furious backlash over the publication of Cameron's explosive memoirs.




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David Cameron 'delighted' by the Queen's intervention in the Scottish independence referendum

The monarch made a surprise plea to Scots to 'think very carefully' about how they would vote, just a week before the 2014 vote. The No campaign went on to win the vote 55 per cent to 45 per cent.




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David Cameron opens up on life with his wife Samantha in his memoirs

David and Samantha Cameron (pictured together in 1995) first met when the young Samantha Sheffield was just 17 and grew close on a family holiday organised by Mr Cameron's father in Italy.




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How David Cameron encouraged the Queen to 'raise an eyebrow' over Scottish independence

Soon after David Cameron's intervention, the Queen told a well-wisher near Balmoral that she hoped 'people would think very carefully about the future'.




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Alex Salmond blasts 'desperate' David Cameron's revelation on 2014 Scottish independence vote

Alex Salmond who spearheaded the Yes Scotland campaign for independence in 2014 has said it was improper and desperate for the former PM to have asked the Queen for help.




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Palace hits out after former PM claims he urged Queen to intervene in Scotland independence poll

David Cameron angered the Queen yesterday after boasting in a TV documentary to promote his memoirs that he leaned on her to intervene in the Scottish independence referendum.




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Penélope Cruz dazzles in a sequinned dress as she joins Antonio Banderas for Pain and Glory premiere

The Spanish actress, 45, stunned in the midi dress with layers of feathered trim as she posed on the red carpet for film's debut at the Film4 Summer Screen in Somerset House.




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Germany says it will abandon its NATO spending commitments

Berlin's budget plans will see defence spending drop well below the two per cent of GDP expected from NATO members in what U.S. envoy Richard Grenell (pictured) called a 'worrisome signal'.




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Trump weighs in on Democratic debate, tells Merkel he would rather spend time with her than watch it

President Trump blasted the latest comments by Democratic debate participants during a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Japan.




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Trump skipped G7 climate session and thought meeting hadn't happened yet 

Trump was scheduled to attend the session on climate, biodiversity and oceans, but his chair remained empty while other leaders pledged a modest $20 million to help put out Brazil's jungle fires.




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Pence says America will stand with allies 'for our common defense' at WWII tribute in Poland

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence pledged Sunday that America will not abandon its allies, as he spoke at a WWII memorial in Poland and met in Warsaw with Ukraine's newly-installed president, Volodymyr Zelensky.




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Mike Pence says 'now is the time for us to remain vigilant' against Russia while in Poland

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence proclaimed Monday in Poland 'Moscow seeks to divide our alliance' but Vladimir Putin's efforts 'will fail,' because the NATO alliance remains strong.




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Boris Johnson's Brexit deal is dead - so what happens next?

Boris Johnson 's hopes of striking a new Brexit deal with the EU were dashed today after a furious early morning phone call with Angela Merkel .




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Democratic National Convention opening disrupted by Bernie Sanders supporters

Delegates shouted 'Bernie, Bernie' and booed every mention of Hillary Clinton in the opening session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Even the gavelling was a fiasco.




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Bernie Sanders quits the Democratic Party and will return to being an independent

'I was elected as an independent. I’ll stay two years more as an independent,' Bernie Sanders said after losing the race for the Democratic nomination to Hillary Clinton.




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Trump running mate Mike Pence slams Obama for Democratic convention 'name-calling'

Trump himself has turned name-calling into a high art form, deploying derogatory nicknames for his opponents including 'Lyin' Ted' Cruz, 'Liddle Marco' Rubio and 'Crooked Hillary' Clinton.




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Angie Kent opens up about why her family and Bachelorette beau Carlin Sterritt didn't watch DWTS

She made a successful debut on Dancing With The Stars last week. 




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CBB: Jermaine Pennant, Chloe Ayling and Ben Jardine will RETURN

They will also dish some home truths to the remaining celebrities - including confronting Dan Osborne and Gabby Allen about how their close friendship looks on the outside, sources claimed.




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CBB final: Chloe Ayling has awkward reunion with Jermaine Pennant

Chloe Ayling, 21, and Jermaine Pennant, 35, endured an incredibly awkward reunion at the Celebrity Big Brother finale on Monday night.




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CBB's Jermaine Pennant and Chloe Ayling PICTURED at hotel at 5am

The model, 21, and the married former footballer, 35, were reportedly seen 'dancing closely into the early hours', before making a sheepish entrance




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CBB's Jermaine Pennant is 'renewing wedding vows with wife Alice'

According to The Sun Online, the ex Liverpool star surprised his wife-of-four years to a new diamond band during a romantic meal at Nobu in London over the weekend.




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CBB: Chloe Ayling claims she DID get intimate with Jermaine Pennant

Chloe Ayling has claimed that she did get 'intimate' with Jermaine Pennant in the Celebrity Big Brother house.




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Jermaine Pennant refuses to do a lie detector test on Jeremy Kyle

Jermaine Pennant flat out refused to do a lie detector test on the Jeremy Kyle show after the nation watched him get cosy with Chloe Ayling in the CBB house.




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Jermaine Pennant and Alice Goodwin admit their marriage turned 'hostile' after CBB

Jermaine Pennant and wife Alice Goodwin admitted their marriage turned 'hostile' after his flirtation with Chloe Ayling in the Celebrity Big Brother house.




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Jamie O'Hara leaves a lewd comment under bikini snap of Jermaine Pennant's wife Alice Goodwin

Jermaine Pennant's wife Alice Goodwin appeared to catch the attention of Jamie O'Hara who left a very lewd comment under her recent holiday Instagram snap.




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Jermaine Pennant 'SPLITS from wife Alice Goodwin' after CBB's Chloe Ayling's cheating claims

Jermaine Pennant has reportedly split from his wife Alice Goodwin, just six months after their relationship was rocked by his flirtation with Chloe Ayling on Celebrity Big Brother.




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Jermaine Pennant is 'BACK TOGETHER with wife Alice Goodwin following brief split'

The retired footballer, 36, and the glamour model, 33, are reportedly back together after blazing rows over having a baby and 'pressures of fame'.




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Channing Tatum attends Magic Mike Live! opening in Berlin amid Jessie J rumours

Channing Tatum attended the Magic Mike Live! opening in Berlin Germany on Thursday, amid claims he and ex Jessie J are spending time together again.




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Jessie J spends the day at Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park

Jessie J was enjoying some quality time with her friends when she paid a visit to Six Flags Magic Mountain with a small group of friends in Los Angeles on Wednesday.




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Dana White opens door for Tyson Fury to crossover to UFC as he mocks Deontay Wilder's costume excuse

UFC president Dana White says Tyson Fury is welcome to make a stunning crossover to mixed martial arts after the British fighter became the heavyweight champion of the world last week.




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Tyson Fury spends £557 on take-out delivery of pizza, chicken wings and steak to feed his family

Tyson Fury pulled out all the stops for Saturday night dinner over the Easter weekend when he spent over £500 on take-out.




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Bernie Sanders launches ANOTHER massive spending commitment with plan for free child care and pre-K

Bernie Sanders announced a new universal childcare and pre-K plan, calling it 'unconscionable' that 'we do not properly invest in early childhood education.'




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Worried Democratic officials mulling ways to stop Bernie Sanders including upending party convention

Bernie Sanders argues that if no one reaches the delegate threshold needed to earn the Democratic nomination, then it should automatically go to the candidate who receives the most delegates.




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Biden goes after Sanders quest for Medicare-for-all calling it a 'long, long expensive slog'

Joe Biden went after Bernie Sanders' quest for Medicare-for-all during a campaign stop in rural South Carolina Thursday.




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Hillary Clinton does 'shotski' with Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live

Hillary Clinton appeared on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Thursday night in New York City ahead of the release of her four-part Hulu documentary series 'Hillary'.




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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.