The comedian appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, where he described his first stand-up gig at a Mexican restaurant in South Norwood.

Countries are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, where they will hope to break a deadlock in talks for a legally binding agreement on plastics.

Kemi Badenoch has said Rachel Reeves is making “even bigger mistakes” than Liz Truss. The Tory leader hit out at the Chancellor and the Prime Minister for their economic decisions as she drew a ...

“The only clear and enforceable plan is the Conservative Deportation Bill, a no-nonsense strategy that allows us to detain illegal arrivals immediately and remove them without delay. The British ...

Sir Keir Starmer has suggested England’s Lionesses will receive honours after their dramatic Euro 2025 victory, declaring: “Recognition is coming.” The Lionesses became back-to-back European champions ...

There was no jackpot winner in Saturday’s National Lottery Lotto draw, meaning Wednesday’s top prize is an estimated £5.3 million. The winning Lotto numbers were 01, 05, 10, 30, 33, 50, and the bonus ...

Seething Swindon boss Ian Holloway vowed to find the fan who allegedly threw part of a seat at rival goalkeeper Myles Roberts in a tense 2-1 defeat at 10-man Walsall. Swindon had Walsall penned in for ...

England’s Charley Hull climbed into contention at the AIG Women’s Open after a superb third-round 66 left her three shots behind leader Miyu Yamashita.

Richie Wellens apologised to the Leyton Orient fans and branded his team “immature” as they fell well short of the standards they set on their way to Wembley last season in a 3-0 defeat at ...

The King enjoyed a dram of whisky and met competitors when he attended the Mey Highland Games in Caithness. Charles wore a traditional kilt and was pictured waving as he arrived at the games on ...

Will Still insisted no club has met Southampton's demands for Mateus Fernandes, who missed Saturday's friendly against Brighton through illness.

Rangers slipped at the starting line of their William Hill Premiership campaign with a 1-1 draw against Motherwell at Fir Park. Gers skipper James Tavernier headed in from a corner in the 14th minute ...