Death of Star Wars actor Peter Mayhew at 74
The British-American actor, who was 7ft 3in, was known for playing Chewbacca in the sci-fi films, the hairy Wookiee character who was a sidekick to Ford’s Han Solo.
Special service at Halifax Minster pays tribute to those killed in Sri Lanka attacks
It is thought that suicide bombers killed around 253 people and injured more than 500 at churches and hotels across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.
Poll: Which comedian would you vote for as Prime Minister?
Mr Zelensky beat the incumbent president Petro Poroshenko with 73 per cent of the vote.Before beginning his career as a politician, the newly elected president played a character in the TV show Servant of the People who accidentally becomes the Ukrainian president.
Notre Dame Cathedral fire 'completely under control' as nation mourns
Hundreds of firefighters tackled the historic blaze through the night, battling to stop it wreaking complete destruction of the treasured facade after flames torched the roof, sending its spire crashing to the ground before crowds of horrified Parisians.
Latest as blaze engulfs Notre-Dame Cathedral
The Paris fire service has said the next hour is “crucial” to see if the blaze can be contained.Firefighters have also warned the north tower could collapse.
Bill Carmichael: Lying political classes must shoulder blame for Brexit misery
Theresa May – no doubt as ‘umble’ as Uriah Heep – is allowed a short opportunity to grovel and plead before our EU overlords before she is dismissed to the scullery like a junior parlour maid so they can eat their dinner in peace.
Exclusive: Labour MP Rachel Reeves reveals grudging respect for Theresa May while backing Yvette Cooper to lead Opposition
“When you think of some of the people she has to put up with in the Tory party, and who want to lead it, it could be an awful lot worse,” said the Leeds West MP. “I have got respect for her and what she is doing, but I disagree fundamentally with the Brexit deal she has secured.”
Barnsley duo lead gruelling military exercise in Kenya as 2 Rifles battalion prepares for Afghanistan tour
Major Neil Watson and Sergeant Major Daniel Long are working together to lead a company of soldiers during an intense training operation in a remote area of African bush.
Bernard Ingham: This is our society and we shall all have to clean it up
It attracted much criticism, perhaps not surprisingly since idealistically it sought absolute honesty, purity, unselfishness and love.
Kenya travel review: Hemingways Watamu and Nairobi provide bountiful landscapes, beautiful wildlife and brilliant people
So the two-hour journey to our hotel allowed an initial, if unofficial, adventure – an opening glance at the country’s bountiful landscapes, beautiful wildlife and brilliant people.
