Politician Jess Phillips shared her delight after she was the answer to a question on last night's University Challenge. The question, correctly answered by Strathclyde, was: 'Elected MP for Birmingham Yardley in 2015, who wrote Everywoman: One Woman’s Truth About Speaking the Truth?' In response Mrs Phillips took to Twitter …...Read More

Exam bosses responsible for accrediting qualifications in Scotland have marked down 124,564 pupils – after ‘optimistic’ teachers tried to give them the highest results in history for their coronavirus-cancelled tests. The Scottish Qualifications Authority downgraded the students’ marks for the exams that were not sat, changing a massive 93.1 per …...Read More

Advertisement Britons have faced a frantic scramble to hire a car for their staycation - with Europcar customers reporting two-hour queues at branches and no answer from the firm's phone help lines. Nearly 20 million Britons are expected to holiday in the UK this year with campsites, B&Bs and holiday …...Read More

In every great American crisis, there is a moment where the whole world can see the true character of a President. For George W. Bush it came when he was photographed staring down from the luxurious comfort of Air Force One on the wreckage wrought by Hurricane Katrina, after his …...Read More

Line of Duty showrunner Jed Mercurio has revealed bosses are hoping that series six will be wrapped by the end of this year. The acclaimed writer revealed that BBC bosses are currently working to get production back up and running again, with the hope that a sixth series could air …...Read More

Advertisement The mayor of an upmarket coastal town dubbed 'Chelsea-on-Sea' has urged visitors to 'show a bit of respect' and follow social distancing rules after the normal population surged by 1,000 per cent amid a staycation boom. Thousands of tourists and second home owners flocked back to Salcombe in Devon …...Read More

The world's 'smallest dinosaur' is actually a lizard, scientists have admitted in a retraction of the paper in which they misclassified the 99-million-year-old specimen. Researchers had claimed the fossil skull — which is stunningly preserved in amber — came from a hummingbird-sized dinosaur they named 'Oculudentavis khaungraae'. However, this classification …...Read More

An antidepressant nasal spray derived from the illegal 'party' drug ketamine has been approved by US health chiefs to treat suicidal people (stock picture) An antidepressant nasal spray derived from the party drug ketamine has been approved by US health chiefs to treat suicidal people. Spravato — made by Janssen, …...Read More

This is the shocking moment a thief steals a woman's car as she cleans it at a petrol station. Lauren McCauley washes her silver Volkswagen Golf at a Jet garage in Birmingham when the crook strikes. The 24-year-old, who lives in the city, uses a vacuum cleaner to tidy the …...Read More

What began as a party that drew a large group of people to a mansion on the famed Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles devolved into chaos and gunfire in the early hours of Tuesday morning, leaving at least three people wounded. Large gatherings in private homes are banned under Los …...Read More