Connie Britton cried the day she said yes to Friday Night Lights. The soul-nourishing show about a Texas high-school football team may now be in the pantheon of great TV, but Britton didn’t know that…

Britney Spears’ father has agreed to step down as her conservator, according to court filings from his lawyers.James Spears says he “intends to work with the Court and his daughter's new attorney to prepare for…

Actor Una Stubbs, known for her roles in TV series such as Worzel Gummidge, Sherlock and EastEnders, has died at the age of 84.Her agent said she died at home in Edinburgh, surrounded by her…

(Getty Images)GCSE results have reached an all-time high after exams were cancelled for the second year in a row. A total of 28.9 per cent of UK GCSE entries were awarded one of the top…

Travel testing programme ‘complete scam’ says Labour MP (AFP via Getty Images)Reaching herd immunity is “not a possibility” with the current Delta variant, according to the head of the Oxford Vaccine Group.Professor Sir Andrew Pollard…

Sixth-formers across the UK are waking up to their A-level results (PA)Sixth-formers across the UK are waking up to their A-level results which have been determined by teachers after this summer’s exams were cancelled.Record numbers…

Sorry if you are hearing this for the first time, but there has been an Olympics on. You know: running and ping pong and golf. In Tokyo. Japan? Don’t worry if it’s not ringing a…

May Bulman is The Independent’s Social Affairs Correspondent. She won the Anti-Slavery Day award for Best News piece in both 2017 and 2019. She was shortlisted for the Specialist category in the British Journalism Awards…