The writer, 65, who is also the long-term partner of comedian Ricky Gervais, is known for penning Getting Rid Of Matthew and Faking Friends.

New Green MP Hannah Spencer has said more plumbers and plasterers should stand to become MPs as she spoke in the House of Commons for the first time. Ms Spencer, who was sworn into Parliament 10 days ...

The £75,000 taxpayer-funded payout Lord Peter Mandelson received after being sacked as ambassador to Washington was “value for money”, a minister has argued. The sum awarded to the disgraced peer ...

The UK asylum appeals backlog has almost doubled in a year to hit a new record high, the latest figures show. There were 80,333 cases in the system at the end of December, up from 41,987 at the same ...

A KEN doll is among the more unusual items found by Severn Trent in blocked sewers. The water company that serves Worcestershire cleared nearly 30,000 blockages last year - most caused by people ...

The Duke of Gloucester will be arriving in the city this spring to open a new University of Worcester building on Severn Campus.

The governing body are gathering evidence after a complaint lodged against the rider, including allegations he strongly denies.

William and Kate visited the Southwark Brewing Company and Fabal Beerhall on London’s Bermondsey Beer Mile on Thursday.

A political party created just four years ago and led by an ex-rapper has swept Nepal’s parliamentary poll, results published by the electoral commission on Thursday showed. The election – the country ...

THE A449 near Malvern is said to be "on track" to reopen in just a few weeks' time. The section of Wells Road near British Camp has been closed since September 2025. Worcestershire County Council said ...

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Heart Wood eased to victory to take the Ryanair Chase in convincing style at the Cheltenham Festival. Trained by Henry de Bromhead and ridden by Darragh O’Keeffe, Heart Wood went off a 9-2 chance ...