Usha Vance was ‘50 billion times better’ than JD - and joins cohort of first and second ladies to outshine future husbands in college

How Ireland v Israel become the world’s most controversial fixture

The tension and anger ahead of the Nations League double header is seen as ‘unprecedented’ for a match between two countries not in conflict, reports Miguel Delaney in Dublin

Coronation Street star Tracy Shaw fights back tears over missed cancer appointment

Coronation Street star Tracy Shaw fought back tears as she explained that she missed a cancer appointment because she could not find a space in a hospital car park.

Ryanair flight declared mayday after coming within 10 minutes of running out of fuel

A ‘breakdown in communication’ within Air Traffic Control left the flight circling during the ‘serious incident’

Why Japan wants to amend the UN Charter to remove references to ‘enemy states’

The clauses were included in the 1945 Charter to allow WWII allies to take action against defeated Axis powers, including Japan, Germany, and Italy

John Torode praises wife Lisa Faulkner after ‘tough’ breast cancer diagnosis

Barcelona exploring two new sources of financing to complete Camp Nou renovation

Morgan Freeman calls artificial intelligence voice replication and deepfakes ‘stealing’

The Shawshank Redemption star acknowledged the difficulty in finding out ‘where it originated’

Emile Heskey on the reality of raising professional footballers: ‘It’s not my career, it’s theirs’

Former England striker Heskey has raised not one but two sons to professional level and speaks to Will Castle about what he got right as a footballer’s parent

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Sri Lanka opens 22nd Amendment debate amid judicial independence fears

Sri Lanka opens 22nd Amendment debate amid judicial independence fears

The best beauty advent calendars are selling out – my tested and recommend top picks

Your official rundown of calendars from Liberty, Harrods and more, updated as they launch

Grumpygran1948: Meet the 78-year-old Fortnite streamer who’s just won a Guinness World Record

Cath Bowie, known by her username grumpygran1948, was introduced to the game by her teenage grandson in 2017