Soap supremo Sir Phil Redmond says that “courage has gone out of broadcasting” in recent years, and suggested that TV watchdog rules should be broken more often.

A prison officer has been arrested after she was allegedly filmed having sex with an inmate. Footage of the guard and male prisoner was shared with prisoners at HMP Five Wells, Northamptonshire, the ...

James Corden has thanked fans for tuning into the finale of his hit sitcom Gavin And Stacey after it secured the highest Christmas Day ratings since 2008. The co-creator of the BBC comedy, with Ruth ...

Two men in their 40s have been arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a 19-year-old man in Brighton city centre. The victim reported being approached by two unknown men near Harry Ramsden’s, ...

A Nasa spacecraft which made the closest-ever approach to the sun is safe and “operating normally”, the space agency said. On Christmas Eve, the Parker Solar Probe came within 3.8 million miles of the ...

A general election which marked the end of 14 years of successive Conservative governments, a series of shock health announcements from the royal family and riots across the country sparked by the ...

Actor Michelle Collins has said her EastEnders character Cindy Beale is “a woman on the edge” as she reflected on the explosive Christmas Day goings-on.