Last night social media was ablaze with speculation about what Robert de Niro may have said to get bleeped out at the live broadcast of the Tony Awards. At America’s glitzy theatre awards the movie star took to the stage to introduce a performance by rocker Bruce Springsteen. When the veteran actor reached his microphone he announced: “I’m going to say one thing” but it was censored, leaving many commentators scratching their heads. However it was not long before what...

10 June 1998. On a balmy Wednesday afternoon in France, the 16th FIFA World Cup was about to commence. On Auntie Beeb, Des Lynam, he of the moustache, insouciant demeanour and oak-panelled cadence, welcomed millions of viewers to the latest edition. On the pitch, it was Brazil versus Scotland. There were stars everywhere. Cafu, Dunga, Rivaldo, Ronaldo and Colin Calderwood. It was home nation versus the joga bonito nation. It was the fiesta of football. Except… I was not remotely...

Almost 100 taken to court by local authorities for social care debt during past two years according to GMB study An investigation by GMB, the union for carers, has revealed more than 21,000 people in the South East are trapped in debt for their social care. The Freedom of Information requests, submitted to every authority in the region  submitted to every authority in the region  with responsibility for social care, also shows almost 100 people have been taken to court...

The 35-year-old Albanian collapsed and died near Turnpike Lane tube station after being stabbed on Saturday night

I didn’t grow up with Tina Turner’s music. The first time I was aware of her was through her 1991 blockbuster Simply The Best collection, which swept up the highlights of the second phase of her career and seemed to be in every single CD collection I saw in the 90s. It was probably this that meant I didn’t see What’s Love Got To Do With It? for some years after it came out, because my overriding experience of Turner at...

With an aim to support, encourage and promote healthy eating and drinking, food provenance and cooking, BNF Healthy Eating Week 2018 will run until Friday 15th June 2018. Last year’s BNF Healthy Eating Week 2017 was the most successful so far, with 9681 nurseries and schools representing 4.2 million pupils, plus 400 universities and workplaces representing over 832,00 students and employees registering: a new record. This year’s event aims to be even more successful. Tying in with BNF Healthy Eating Week,...

FIFA has officially approved the use of the controversial Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system in the World Cup which kicks off in Russia on Thursday

Researchers say that 30 per cent of the natural gas fuelling British homes and businesses could be replaced by hydrogen - without requiring any changes to boilers or ovens

Edward Parker, 29, secretly filmed the young women taking part in 'private acts' in homes across the UK, a court heard.