Teen who died in River Thames named as ‘talented young footballer’
Banta Sillah ‘had immense potential and was dearly loved’ A 14-year-old boy who died in the River Thames on Monday has been named as a “talented young footballer”. The boy…
Burnham considering public inquiry into Epstein claims
The new PM is also ‘looking into’ a separate public inquiry into Mohamed Al Fayed Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering a public inquiry into the actions of convicted paedophile…
Right turn on green: is the Telegraph changing its tune on the climate?
“Nobody can deny that the UK is getting warmer and high temperatures are becoming a clear threat to homes, nature and food security,” read the lengthy news report, which explored…
‘I was addicted to porn while training for the Olympics’
A former Team GB diver said he was left feeling “dirty” after he became hooked on online pornography as a child. Freddie Woodward, who competed at the 2016 Olympic Games…
Former RAF medic can clear debts after choosing £300k over Lamborghini
A former RAF medic can pay off his mortgage and clear his debts after winning £300,000 in a competition he entered for £4.28. Ryan Briggs, 46, from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, spent…
Peter Gill, playwright who turned ordinary lives into extraordinary drama, dies aged 86
Tributes have been paid to the director and playwright Peter Gill who died on Monday at the age of 86. His agent Mel Kenyon said Gill’s work had a “rare…
Star Wars dubbed into Welsh for first time for S4C broadcast
There are a few links between the Star Wars franchise and Wales, including the secretive building of the Millennium Falcon in an old hangar in the far south-west of the…
North Sea oil is a litmus test for Burnham | Letters
North Sea oil expansion is a necessity (Burnham risks first revolt as PM over apparent support for North Sea drilling, 31 July). I state this as an environmentalist – not…
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey gives UK poetry sales an epic boost
UK poetry sales are on course to reach a record high this year, buoyed by the success of Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey. Poetry sales surpassed…
Ex-MP urges Tories to drop candidate jailed for campaign of antisemitic abuse against her
A former MP has urged the Tory leader to drop an election candidate who was previously jailed for a campaign of antisemitic abuse against her. Kemi Badenoch on Tuesday defended…