BBC podcaster Deborah James has told followers on social media she does not know “how long I’ve got left” after halting treatment for bowel cancer and being moved to hospice.The mother-of-two, who hosts the award-winning…
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Andrew Buncombe is chief US correspondent of The Independent. He previously reported from across Asia and before that was a correspondent in Washington DC. He is based in Seattle and is interested in politics, immigration, the…
Boris Johnson news- live: PM promises plan to…
UK prime minister Boris Johnson reacts as he paints a portrait of the Queen during a drawing session with children as part of his visit at the Field End Infant school, in South Ruislip, on…
Elizabeth Olsen: ‘I think throwing Marvel under the…
Elizabeth Olsen is covering her eyes. “I can’t look at the screen. I’m sorry.” The cause of the actor’s dismay is not, as you might think, my face, but her own. It’s midway through our…
Chelsea sale LIVE: Boehly consortium signs £4.25bn deal…
(Getty Images)Chelsea FC are on the verge of a sale, with the club confirming in the early hours of Saturday that a deal had been struck with LA Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly.Since Roman Abramovich put…
Ukraine news – live: US ‘helped Ukraine locate…
File: Russian navy missile cruiser Moskva is seen on patrol in the Mediterranean sea (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service)Russia’s Admiral Makarov warship has been hit by Ukrainian missiles and burst into flames, according to Ukrainian…
The Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers diagnosed with…
The Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers has said that he is undergoing chemotherapy after being diagnosed with cancer.The TV chef said that he’d decided to discuss his diagnosis publicly because he didn’t want to “hide…
Interest rates UK – live: Bank of England…
The Bank of England is expected to announce its decision on interest rates at midday (Getty Images)The Bank of England has raised interest rates to their highest level in 13 years as it looks to…
Real Madrid vs Man City LIVE: Champions League…
(Getty Images)Real Madrid and Manchester City go toe-to-toe once more in the Uefa Champions League, with the semi-final second leg set to determine who will progress to meet Liverpool in this year’s final. The Reds…
‘Staggering levels of deference’: What I learnt from…
Rupert Murdoch is 91 years old. Though he comes from tough stock (his mother lived to be 103), it’s probably time to start imagining that soon the sun will set on this overlord of a…