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Two in three stars on BBC rich list are paid off the books
21 Aug 2017 at 12:19am
The BBC pays 66 of its highest-earning 96 presenters through personal service firms which allows them to avoid income tax, despite promising to end the practice five years ago.
Pushy father who couldn't wait to grab Child Genius trophy
21 Aug 2017 at 12:00am
Viewers have criticised Minesh Doshi, the father of Child Genius winner Rahul, 12, for his behaviour during the final of the Channel 4 show.
Prince Charles hit by Diana backlash as popularity slumps
20 Aug 2017 at 11:46pm
Prince Charles?s popularity has plunged in the run-up to the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana?s death, a poll reveals today. And only 14 per cent want to see Camilla as Queen. Above: the pair yesterday.
UK weather: Summer returns to Britain via Hurricane Gert
20 Aug 2017 at 11:37pm
Gert is bringing Caribbean air to the south of England and Wales this week, with dry conditions replacing rain from this afternoon before 82F heat arrives tomorrow - but Scotland could still face floods.
Sugar in breast milk could kill off superbugs
20 Aug 2017 at 11:29pm
Mother's milk has been found to contain natural antibiotics that could be used in the battle to fight drug-resistant diseases, a study by Vanderbilt University in the US has found.
National Gallery admits none of its works are insured
20 Aug 2017 at 11:21pm
The institution's chairman Hannah Rothschild revealed the art in the central London building is worth so much that the premiums are unaffordable.
The day Princess Diana died recalled minute by minute
20 Aug 2017 at 11:12pm
Princess Diana died in the early hours of August 31 in Paris. Within hours, news of her passing would spread across the world. Here, Jonathan Mayo recounts those events minute by minute.
Diana crash witness: Emergency services did not do enough
20 Aug 2017 at 11:11pm
Stanlee Culbreath, of Ohio, US, who witnessed the response to Princess Diana's fatal car crash in Paris, claimed emergency services did not do enough to save her.
Fears of travel chaos after train derails at Paddington
20 Aug 2017 at 10:39pm
A passenger train has derailed at Paddington station in London causing disruption to services for the second time at a station in the capital in just under a week. Fears grow of Monday rush-hour chaos.
British troops join US in Korean war games
20 Aug 2017 at 9:23pm
Washington and Seoul have claimed the annual exercise, Ulchi Freedom Guardian, is merely a defensive drill and acts as a deterrent against a provocative Kim Jong Un.
Boat used in Churchill's funeral procession blows up
20 Aug 2017 at 7:57pm
The vessel, named Roehampton, was docked in Mud Dock at the Harbourside in Bristol when the explosion happened around 2pm yesterday afternoon.
Internet trolls to be treated with proactive approach
20 Aug 2017 at 7:24pm
Internet trolls will face prosecution for hate-filled online rants in the same way they would if they had abused people in the streets under new legal guidelines, the CPS have revealed.
Scathing verdict of National Trust 'left-leaning' culture
20 Aug 2017 at 7:23pm
Sir Roy Strong has criticised The National Trusts 'left-leaning' culture, saying that the trust has become obsessed with a 'tick-box culture'.
State schools that act like grammars make most progress
20 Aug 2017 at 7:22pm
Children make the most academic progress in comprehensives with a grammar-school culture, data from the New Schools Network revealed revealed.
Micro-homes that are barely larger than a jail cell
20 Aug 2017 at 7:21pm
Britain is seeing a boom in the building of micro-homes with some little bigger than hotel rooms or prison cells with about 7,800 built last year, many in converted office blocks.
