The best contestant to ever appear on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? wins the top prize next month, according to host Jeremy Clarkson. The new series has already been filmed, with one person walking away with £1 million – the sixth millionaire the ITV show has produced since 1998. …...Read More

Jan Leeming says her current TV licence will be her last. She will not pay for another next year because she watches very little and it is a 'waste of money' She was a familiar face to millions of BBC viewers in the Seventies and Eighties. But Jan Leeming says …...Read More

Advertisement Picture the kind of sites that are granted protected status and you'll probably think of somewhere grand or historically significant – York Minster or the house in which Shakespeare was born, for instance. Now there is a new addition to Historic England's esteemed register of listed structures – a …...Read More

The growth of British convenience store sales have more than doubled this year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, with customers rushing to support local businesses, new data reports. Sales are up eight per cent, compared to the three per cent achieved last year, according to market insight experts Mintel. And …...Read More

A consumer watchdog has exposed seven popular cars for having the same recurring problems. Which? said four well-known manufacturers should immediately recall specific models after its reliability survey found that a high proportion of owners reported the same faults, which indicates 'serious production issues'. It found that each of these …...Read More

Schools across England are considering appealing against this year's unrealistically high GCSE results after thousands of students saw their grades reach record highs. Headteachers may now challenge the top marks awarded to pupils after figures released by Ofqual showed that the proportion of the highest GCSE grades awarded in the …...Read More

In a boost for the ruling alliance in Bihar, former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has announced that his Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) is leaving the opposition Mahagathbandhan and looking for an alternative ahead of assembly polls. There is speculation that HAM(S) may merge with chief minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) …...Read More

The Queen’s English could soon be a thing of the past. I hear the Queen’s English Society is considering taking the unprecedented step of dropping the royal connection from its name. The charity, which exists to promote the correct use of English and strives ‘to halt the decline in standards …...Read More

A cap on the number of students allowed places on medicine, dentistry, veterinary science and teaching courses will be lifted – in a lifeline for pupils affected by the exams debacle. The Department for Education also pledged extra funding to help universities afford to teach increased numbers of students after …...Read More

Can it be only last month that Peter Foster, regretful and newly contemplative, declared himself to be a reformed character? A month ago the serial conman said he was writing his memoirs in an act of catharsis that would set him on the path to a better sort of life. …...Read More