Sir Benjamin Slade, 79, says he'll pay his new wife £50,000-a-year to father his male heirs and tend to his sprawling 1,300-acre Somerset estate - but she must be able to ballroom dance and fire a shotgun.

Strictly bosses had their usual excitement ahead of the annual live broadcast from Blackpool tinged with trepidation as news emerged another star had been arrested on suspicion of rape.

Angela Rayner's thinly disguised ambition to succeed Sir Keir Starmer has become a matter of location, location, location.

Andrew and Sarah are no longer welcome at London's most exclusive nightclub - with staff being told that the scandal-hit couple should no longer be allowed inside.

But cinema-goers flocking to see newly released Wicked: For Good are being soberly informed to prepare themselves mentally to see characters who 'cast magical spells on one another'.

Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson shares her explosive theories about what really happened that dark summer night - and a bombshell claim about accomplices she believes got away with it.

The disgraced royal has so far ignored a request by American politicians to come forward with information about the paedophile financier and his network of contacts.

New plans reveal that Marks & Spencer is aiming to double the size of its food business as it searches for new locations.

During an interview on Saturday, Trump was asked about the Republican lawmaker's future after she announced she would resign from Congress in early 2026 following their public split.

Villagers fear 'unpleasant odours' if the huge lagoon with up to two million gallons of liquid manure is backed by councillors.

Jodi Proger, 64, died from her injuries after being savaged by a deer at her home in Stewartsville last week.

President John F. Kennedy's granddaughter publicly torched her cousin Robert F. Kennedy in an essay revealing her secret terminal cancer fight.

The once-bustling transport hub, located in the Lakatamia suburb west of Nicosia, Cyprus, now stands as a haunting relic frozen in time.

In France , Beaujolais Nouveau Day is a reverent, almost ritualistic celebration of one of the country's best known varieties of wine. And then there's Swansea.

A powerful earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday outside the crowded capital Dhaka, killing at least three people, health officials said.

Vladimir Putin will be 'expected' not to invade his neighbours and Russia will be welcomed back into the G8 under Trump 's plan to end the war in Ukraine.

Pierre Frenette (pictured), 60, and his wife Donna are claiming they were wrongfully arrested after the death of Pierre's father Peter Frenette, 80, in 2023.

Colleagues assumed Ismail Ali, a 'polite' and 'straightforward' 46-year-old, would be back behind the counter at a corner shop in Bradford, the following morning, as he always was.

The rapper was found guilty of having orchestrated the illegal foreign lobbying scheme on behalf of fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low.

His brother Greg announced on Facebook : 'It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother. Gary Mani Mounfield RIP'

Polling of head teachers found only nine per cent require pupils to put phones into storage on entry, while only five per cent had banned them completely

Video footage captured the moment Kyle Howles, 31, grabbed the elderly man by his jacket with both hands before shoving him from the bus so violently he slammed into the pavement.

His brother Greg announced on Facebook : 'It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother. Gary Mani Mounfield RIP'

There were 23,000 people killed by Covid who could have been saved if the lockdown had been imposed just one week earlier, the official inquiry concludes today.

His brother Greg announced on Facebook : 'It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother. Gary Mani Mounfield RIP'

There were 23,000 people killed by Covid who could have been saved if the lockdown had been imposed just one week earlier, the official inquiry concludes today.

The Vulcanair P68 went down at around 12.50pm on its approach to Waterford Airport in Killowen, south of the city.

His brother Greg announced on Facebook : 'It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother. Gary Mani Mounfield RIP'

Just before they stepped into the spotlight at the 98th Royal Variety Performance, William, 43, appeared to air kiss his wife's hand while they were still in their chauffeured car.

The government is facing a bitter backlash after unveiling a 'fairer' funding system targeting central resources on areas classified as suffering 'deprivation'.

Far from keeping a low profile, Amanj Hasan Zada was filmed throwing around piles of cash and firing a handgun to celebrate his work as the 'best people smuggler'.

Molly Smith, 29, headed to London's Leicester Square with her sister on Saturday in a bid to soak in some early festive cheer - but good tidings were in short supply in the West End.

The ban is set to apply across all schools, both public and private, and covers classrooms, playgrounds, gymnasiums and school sports fields. It does not, however, apply to outside school events.

Marian Cumpanasoiu, 38, led a group that groomed, drugged and raped vulnerable women in Dundee.

In a gushing interview with Harper's Bazaar, where she is also the next cover star with a 'bareface' portrait, the Duchess of Sussex says her British husband will always have her back.