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Shaun Murphy was reminded his mission of ending a 21-year wait for a second World Snooker Championship crown will not be straightforward as he was pegged back by four-time champion John Higgins in their semi-final. The 2005 champion has moved through the gears since squeaking out a 10-9 first-round win over Fan Zhengyi, easing past Xiao Guodong in round two before conquering reigning world champion Zhao Xintong in […]

Comedian Bob Mortimer has said he is “very, very sad” after the death of Ted, the dog who starred in Mortimer And Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Ted first appeared in the BBC show during its third series in 2020 and quickly became popular with fans, being given a lifetime achievement award during the show’s 2025 Christmas special, as he appeared alongside Mortimer and fellow comedian Paul Whitehouse. Mortimer said: […]

The UK terrorism threat level has been raised to “severe” in the wake of the Golders Green stabbings, meaning a terror attack is “highly likely”. The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre announced the decision on Thursday, the day after two Jewish men were stabbed in north London and in the wake of a spate of attacks in Jewish neighbourhoods in recent weeks. The body, which is […]

Coronation street star Sally Dynevor has said she would play her character’s breast cancer storyline “very differently” following her own diagnosis. The 62-year old, best known for playing Sally Metcalfe in the ITV soap since 1986, was diagnosed in 2009 with breast cancer, when she was 46 years old. The actress learned about her own diagnosis on the same day she filmed the scene where […]

The public will be able to watch penguin health checks and frog X-rays in a new £20 million wildlife health centre, the Zoological Society of London has said as it marks its 200th anniversary. The new facility at ZSL’s UK headquarters in Regent’s Park, London, will deliver care for zoo animals, monitor emerging diseases in the wild and undertake conservation work such as health-checking wildlife including hazel […]

The average length of time to sell a home is just a day longer than a year ago despite elevated mortgage rates, although in London homes are taking nearly a week longer to be snapped up typically, according to a property website. Across the UK, the average time to sell a home is 33 days, just one day longer than last year, Zoopla said. The London area stands […]

US President Donald Trump has insisted the King agrees with him that Iran should never be allowed nuclear weapons. The American leader made the remarks at a White House state dinner in honour of the visiting Charles and Camilla, after the two men sat down to bilateral talks earlier that day. As head of state, theKingis above party politics and remains neutral but Mr Trump’s […]