MARCUS TOWNEND: We've had the void Grand National, the bomb scare Grand National and dramas like Devon Loch collapsing on the run-in with the race at his mercy in 1956.

Now aged 93 ('well past my sell-by date'), Jan Morris has taken to keeping a diary, or something like a diary, but more public, as it is clearly written for publication

Scott Morrison raged against the sudden scrapping of Holden in Australia, but he must have forgotten the Coalition Government forced the car marker to close its factories in 2013.

Westpac fears a housing market recovery that began last year will be reversed because of COVID-19. Sydney's median house price has risen by 19 per cent since bottoming out in July 2019.

Natalie Bassingthwaighte appears to have sustained a nasty injury while in self-isolation with her family.

For the first time, the Met Office looked at temperature records dating back as far as 1884, rather than 1910, but it found no new contenders for the warmest years.

This bank holiday weekend is set to be the hottest on record with the Met Office forecasting temperatures of up to 91F (33C), meaning millions of people will hit the roads for day trips to the seaside.

Figures from the Met Office show the three months from June to August were the UK's 12th hottest summer on record, including a new high for the country of 101.6F (38.7C).

After around 27C today, the Met Office forecasts a showery 21C Monday before widespread sunshine from Tuesday as highs climb back to 25C from Thursday for the weekend.

Warm air from Spain will bring dry and sunny weather across the UK this weekend, starting on Friday, according to the Met Office, with temperatures soaring.

The Met Office warned Earth will be about 1.11C above pre-industrial levels in 2020 due to rising greenhouse gases, after Australia endured its hottest day ever with an average high of 41C.

The past decade in the UK was the second hottest in the past 100 years and set eight high-temperature records, figures revealed last night, only slightly behind 2000 to 2009.

A 2,000 mile-wide 'high pressure bubble' will see temperatures climb in Britain from 68F (20C) on Monday to 73F (23C) by Thursday, which would make the UK hotter than Essaouira, Morocco.

For my new TV series Ainsley's Mediterranean Cookbook, I went on a journey to explore the history of Mediterranean cooking and the routes the ingredients themselves have taken

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has revealed he is open to the idea of playing Premier League matches abroad in the future and questioned English football's blackout of 3pm Saturday games.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison joined US President Donald Trump and other members of the G20 through a video link-up overnight.

Fans of The Block probably feel like they had seen it all after Sara Vale's many dramatic meltdowns and walk-offs on last year's season. 

Shaynna Blaze announced her split from husband of 18 years, Steve Vaughan, in August 2018.

Costco faced a backlash after requiring shoppers to wear masks in an attempt to control the spread of the coronavirus, but now shoppers are rallying around Costco to support the company's mask policy

Highway construction worker Claude Guezodje, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was one of two lottery players in the country who won the $2million Mega Millions prize on April 21.

The couple, who will celebrate their 21st wedding anniversary in July, looked completely besotted as they danced into the early hours at the event.

Amanda Davey from Melbourne, had taken off her expensive ring and placed it on the coffee table to tie her hair up to avoid it getting caught in her scrunchie.

John Arthur Elliott, 38, from Perth, spent the last year walking across Australia but at midday on Sunday, his camel slipped off a bush track near Jamieson around 190km north-east of Melbourne.

The customer purchased the eight-pack of the Coles brand drink from a story in Keysborough, 27km south-east of Melbourne, before quarantine began in March.

The unknown man walked into the drive through store at Gladstone Park, in Melbourne's north-west, around 8pm on April 24.

Georgia Love met her fiancé Lee Elliott on the 2016 season of The Bachelorette.  

Elly Miles shot to fame on Matt Agnew's season of The Bachelor. 

This year's season of Bachelor in Paradise will see The Bachelorette's Timm Hanly, and Ciarran Stott and The Bachelor's Brittany Hockley return to the franchise. 

The pop star, 26, bounced around The Voice stage, gyrating to the floor in a racy ensemble of glittering waistcoat, tiny shorts and over-the-knee boots as she performed new single Baby on the ITV show.

The blonde showed off her summer tan in a pretty white mini dress as she was followed by a camera crew while walking through the crowded streets. 

The hotly anticipated winter series of Love Island has signed a social media star according to reports.

The-29-year-old looked loved up with fiance Oliver Cheshire, 31, when the pair partied the night away at the Vogue x Tiffany afterparty at Annabel's on Sunday

Bernice King, 55, issued the call for a boycott Thursday on Twitter, referring to the recent arrests of Anthony Wall in North Carolina and Chikesia Clemons in Alabama.

Martin Luther King III is calling for a boycott of the NFL until one of the league's 32 team signs controversial QB Colin Kaepernick, who's been out of the league since his infamous protests in 2016.

The state's capitol is braced for possible violence at the event, aimed at showing gun enthusiasts' disdain over the Democrat-controlled legislature's promise to toughen gun laws.

She's the British sibling of One Direction's Louis Tomlinson who is currently promoting her fake tan range, Tanologist, across Australia.

She's currently in Australia to launch her new tanning range, Tanologist.

She's the makeup artist sister of One Direction star Louis Tomlinson who recently launched her own self-tan brand, Tanologist, in Australia. 

Lottie Tomlinson looked sensational as she continued to soak up the sun in Barbados on Saturday.

Lottie Tomlinson broke down in tears as she opened up about  coping with grief following the heartbreaking deaths of her mother and sister.

They are both known for their slim figures and their love of fashion.

It’s an opportunity to praise those who give that extra bit back to society and help make the world a better place.

Ellie Goulding scored sartorial points at the Q Awards on Monday, arriving in a sheer, layered polka-dot dress to Grosvenor House Hotel.

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star was spotted during week 2 , day 2 of the Coachella music festival in Indigo, California on Saturday

Zooey Deschanel was joined by her beau Jonathan Scott for the Los Angeles premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker

Jason Alexander from Ipswich, Suffolk, found a sweet wrapper dating back to 1999 as well as numerous drinks cans while he was out trying to enjoy the local woodland.

JANET STREET-PORTER: Her Majesty will have the dubious pleasure of seeing yet another actress attempt the impossible - playing a woman they know virtually nothing about.

Sandro Botticelli's 400-year-old painting of the Madonna was thought to be a crude copy but experts have now found it to be the original. It will be displayed at the National Museum in Cardiff.

A Westland Environmental Ltd van was spotted at the back of the singer's home in London on Monday in the midst of her Madame X run in the capital. The firm specialises in asbestos removal.

For most of its 10-year run, My Kitchen Rules has been a cash cow for Channel Seven thanks to its lucrative sponsorships.