However, the name that sparked the most conversation was actor Paapa Essiedu, who has been cast as Severus Snape. Alan Rickman famously played the anti-hero in the original film series, leaving behind ...

Nigel Farage has said he will ‘go to war’ with the National Education Union if his party wins the next General Election.

A German court has fined a man for slipping into a VIP convoy for Chancellor Olaf Scholz in 2023 and giving him a hug as he prepared to board a plane at Frankfurt Airport, according to German news ...

Smelly food - and having to stand in standard when the First Class carriage is empty - are Brits’ biggest train ‘icks’. A poll of 2,000 adults discovered the top 20 ‘rail fails’, which include noisy ...

Police officers are carrying out early morning patrols in a national park to help protect a rare bird species at risk of extinction. Wildlife crime officers are patrolling the Cairngorms National Park ...

Cumbria Police are warning people to be on their guard against scam phone calls following a number of reported incidents.

Mark Hughes says Georgie Kelly’s return to fitness along with his sudden goalscoring form could not be more timely for Carlisle United.

A man who murdered his friend following a row over a “childish” prank he played on him has been jailed for a minimum of 18 years. Matthew Higgins, 36, shaved off one of 37-year-old David Eaton’s ...

Actress Cate Blanchett has said she is “serious about giving up acting” as there are “lots of things I want to do with my life”. The 55-year-old is preparing to star in her first radio drama in BBC ...

Commons Leader Lucy Powell had her X account hacked on Tuesday, with the page repeatedly publicising a “House of Commons cryptocoin” scam.

The NHS adds that temper tantrums usually start after 18 months, with this becoming less common as the child learns to speak. By the age of four, tempers like this should become far less common or ...

Luke Thallon, known for his theatre role as Shakespeare's Hamlet, will take on the role of Quirinus Quirrell in the new Harry Potter TV show on HBO.