Minnie Stephenson , News Correspondent

Amid the war in Ukraine, statues and cultural monuments have been entombed in sandbags to ensure their survival against the missiles and bombs of war.

His Grammy-award winning hit Gangsta’s Paradise became one of the defining songs of the nineties . Today, tributes have been paid to Coolio, who’s died at the age of 59. The rapper – whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Junior – was found unresponsive at a friend’s house in LA, according to his agent.…

Human rights groups say at least 76 people have been killed so far in protests in Iran – and over a thousand arrested.

She was the first woman to win two Booker prizes – for her historical novels about the life of Thomas Cromwell. The news today of the death of Dame Hilary Mantel at the age of 70 has prompted tributes from across the literary world. Her agent said she was a ‘shining light’ for writers and…

To the universe, and beyond – a new book has revealed images of the Apollo missions into space as they’ve never been seen before. 

After the queue, there was the crowd – in their hundreds of thousands they came, some waiting since the early hours of Sunday morning for a prime position along the route.

A special reception of 500 guests including US President Joe Biden is being hosted by King Charles.

Final preparations are underway here at Buckingham Palace for Monday’s funeral, which will be one of the biggest gatherings of world royalty and politicians in the UK for decades.

It’s been a punishing week for the new King as he carries out his many ceremonial obligations while also grieving his mother. But the schedule for the new Queen Consort has been equally hectic. Camilla may have had a controversial introduction into the Royal Family, but the last week has given some glimpses into why…

Traces of drugs have been found in marine life, thanks to the untreated sewage being pumped into British waters, according to a joint study by two leading UK universities, which this programme has been given exclusive access to.

Europe’s biggest street festival was cancelled for the last two years because of the pandemic, but now the music, the floats and the afterparties are back.

There have been eight spells of torrential rain since the start of the monsoon season in June – twice the usual amount.

Androgyny in the pop music world isn’t exactly a crowded space – apart from a few notable exceptions like Annie Lennox and Grace Jones.  

An official drought declaration by water companies and the government is expected tomorrow. 

Today a High Court ruling sided with Coleen Rooney and against Rebekah Vardy in the so-called Wagtha Christie trial.