All news for 2023-09-16

Russell Brand's former personal assistant has spoken openly during an explosive Dispatches episode, which explores allegations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse – all of which he denies

Wales and Ireland were in action on Saturday, facing Portugal and Tonga respectively, while Steven Borthwick and his England squad prepared to face Japan in their second match of the Rugby World Cup

Comedian Russell Brand has denied 'very serious criminal allegations' this week amid reports that several women have come forward with claims that he sexually assaulted them some years ago

Ford nailed three drops in last weekend's opening 27-10 win over Argentina that kick-started England’s World Cup campaign and the No.10 reckons there are more where that lot came from

Annabel Croft's life was turned upside down in May this year when her husband passed away after a sudden cancer diagnosis. The Strictly star spoke of her loss on the show on Saturday

UK skies were jammed full of UFOs over the course of the last two years according to a map made up of alleged sightings of unidentified objects which even NASA 'can't explain'

September has already proved to be a successful month for Brits winning the Lotto and tonight is just the latest person to take home the life-changing prize, pocketing £7.4million

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 viewers think they might already know this year's winner, after seeing the celebrities perform on the BBC series for the first time on Saturday

Four women have come forward with serious accusations against comedian Russell Brand, including rape, sexual assaults, and emotional abuse, claims he very strongly denies

Harry was speaking in front of thousands of fans on stage at the event’s closing ceremony in Dusseldorf when he hailed the bravery and courage of the participants

The argument for hiring them is that they know better than anyone what life is like inside - but we are on the side of the argument against it by the Prison Officers Association

Ariana Madix has clearly been working hard in the dance studio as she gears up to compete on ABC's hit televised dancing competition Dancing With The Stars this autumn

Royal chef Darren McGrady has shared his memories of Princes William and Harry's mum Diana on his YouTube channel and even shared how to make the "comfort food" she would ask him to make for her and the boys

Meghan and Harry have been giving their fans and followers a treat all week as they stepped out at the Invictus Games looking more in love than ever

Manchester United have now lost their last four Premier League games against Brighton, who once again triumphed at Old Trafford as they claimed a 3-1 win on Saturday

Former FBI man Christopher Keenan was with Meghan when she travelled from LA to Germany this week, staying by her side at husband Harry’s Invictus Games

The pop queen jigged with fans at a nightclub and sang hit song Padam Padam, from upcoming album Tension, as well as old classic Better The Devil You Know

Strictly Come Dancing stars paid tribute to late former judge Len Goodman on the show, months on from his death. Craig Revel Horwood fought back tears as he spoke of his 'best friend'

A groundbreaking study in the Science medical journal has revealed that the brain cells of those afflicted with Alzheimer's are killing themselves by inflammatory suicide

The comedian has been friends with the disgraced TV presenter since 2015 but after the jibe ahead of filming, Carr then didn't mention him for the rest of the show

Bosses want 'big numbers' of former convicts working inside because they have 'lived experience' - it is understood they can apply to work in rehabilitation roles

A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by comedian Russell Brand when she was a 16-year-old schoolgirl claims he was "preoccupied" with her virginity, and would refer to her as his 'little dolly' - he denies the claims

Scientists from the Louisiana University Marine Consortium dropped three dead alligators in the Gulf of Mexico to try and understand how land animals impact ocean food chains

Lionel Messi looks set to miss Inter Miami's game against Atlanta United and it could mean he misses another Major League Soccer game before the end of the season

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Russell Brand denied 'criminal allegations' put to him in a letter and an email by a newspaper and television programme, which he chose not to name, in a statement on his YouTube