All news for 2023-08-16

Motoring writer Gareth Butterfield's thirsty BMW is hitting him hard in the pocket - can a £30 treatment save him money?

World Cup hosts Australia face England in a heavyweight semi-final clash at Stadium Australia for a place in the Women's World Cup final on Sunday, August 20 - but why are they called 'The Matildas'?

All parents will know there are few tasks more dull and time consuming than cleaning your baby's high chair - but it could be a lot easier thanks to this IKEA hack

Comedians Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis have confessed they felt huge pressure when taking over Craig Charles' legendary game show for its reboot

Wilko collapsed after struggling under mounting cost pressures and administrators at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have set a Wednesday deadline for rivals to save the chain

A photo from 1963 posted on social media shows Arsenal supporters watching their team take on Nottingham Forest in Division One - but one man sticks out due to his clothing and hairstyle

The actor has been accused of committing antisemitic stereotypes by wearing a prosthetic nose to play musician Leonard Bernstein - while Carey Mulligan has been slammed for playing Leonard's hispanic wife

The Great British Bake Off winner John Whaite competed on Strictly Come Dancing back in 2021 when he was partnered up with professional dancer Johannes Radebe and soon fell head over feels with the South African dancer

Researchers looked at how specific causes of air pollution are linked to dementia, following a decades-long survey where they regularly checked in with adults about their health

He took the same path to Manchester United as club legend Darren Fletcher, but one Scottish player signed by Sir Alex Ferguson will barely be remembered by fans

The England captain has had his Twickenham red card overturned and is free to return to action immediately - starting on Saturday against his dad's Ireland team in Dublin

Taylor Swift fans have taken to social media to unpick the 'uncanny resemblance' between the hitmaker and Mariah Carey's mother Patricia Carey, with fans in hysterics after the discovery

Angela Gilmour, from Renfrewshire, is missing out on around £200 of additional support every month as a result of the two-child benefit cap, which looks unlikely to be scrapped

Chelsea are pushing to land Romeo Lavia and Michael Olise which will give Mauricio Pochettino even more options as he looks to find his best XI from a star-studded squad

A team of Civil Guard specialists are leading the ongoing probe into the alleged sex attack and have arrested five French nationals and a Swiss national, all of whom have been remanded into custody

Princess Diana had a brilliant sense of humour and loved nothing more than embarrassing her young sons - especially when one of them was celebrating a big birthday

Jason Liversidge stole the hearts of the nation when he appeared on DIY SOS back in 2015, two years after he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and left 95 per cent paralysed

A court heard Marcus Wild was still married to his wife Susan when he married his male partner before they got divorced and she only found out when she saw wedding photos online

During a speech in Milwaukee, President Joe Biden appeared to forget the name of the island of Maui as he spoke about the devastation caused by the wildfires which tore through the area

Buying things online is a shopper's paradise but the only problem with getting things from the internet is you're never totally certain exactly what it is that will be arriving

Manchester United have found themselves dancing with the devil of Financial Fair Play during the summer transfer window, forcing Erik ten Hag and John Murtough to make a long-awaited change

Kim Kardashian has been accused of lying to her followers after she claimed she went for a late night swim while on holiday wearing a stunning two-piece skimpy gold bikini

Sarina Wiegman could name an unchanged Lionesses team for the showdown with the Matildas - but the co-hosts should be able to call upon the returning star player Sam Kerr in their attack

An estimated 2,700 buildings around Lahaina on the island of Maui contain hazardous household wastes and toxic materials from burned homes and businesses, according to the Hawaiian Department of Health

Arsenal new boy David Raya has warned Aaron Ramsdale that he is ready to push him all the way in a bid to wrestle the No.1 jersey away from the Gunners goalkeeper