All news by author: Matt Roper

With him from the beginning of Presley's career right to his tragic end, Jerry Schilling was the singer’s closest confidant - and he has a legion of stories to tell

The designer's work gave women the freedom to express themselves - but there was also a dark side which has cast a shadow on her success, as a BBC documentary reveals new secrets

Nicky Perfect experienced many highs and lows in her time as a Met police hostage negotiator - but the hardest to handle was the ISIS kidnapping of a British journalist in Syria

Comedian Brendan O'Carroll reveals behind-the scenes secrets from Mrs Brown's Boys - and why he leaves the character in his dressing room - as hit sitcom get sets for TV return

On Jersey, just 14 miles from France - where hornets have killed six people - authorities and an army of volunteers have been fighting the deadly insects for several years

Before Parky, TV audiences had never seen his style of intimate, comfy chats with stars of stage and screen - and he made Saturday night TV almost unthinkable without him

Olga Henderson was interred in a POW camp in Singapore at the age of 9 after her family fled their home in Malaysia following the Japanese invasion during World War II

Val Bourne is an award-winning writer, organic hands-on gardener and committed plantaholic - and here she gives readers the full lowdown on growing your own veg

Ronnie Biggs only played a small role in the 1963 robbery of a Royal Mail train stealing £2.6million, but became the most infamous after escaping Wandsworth Prison and evading the law for 36 years

Go to an Erasure concert today and you’ll still find Andy, who turns 60 next year, vigorously sashaying around the stage in an outrageous outfit

Sky documentary Nothing Compares was to be screened this weekend as an intimate portrait of a living legend but days before its release date, Sinead was found dead at her home in London

Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56, just 18 months on from the tragic death of her 17-year-old son, with tributes pouring in for the Nothing Compares 2 U singer

You're unlikely to have seen Joe Lewis cheering on Harry Kane and co at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – or heard him talk about his business or personal life

Oppenheimer – whose life has now been turned into a Hollywood movie starring Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon and Robert Downey Jr – later claimed that, in the moments after the detonation, he recited a line from Hindu scripture in his mind: “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds"

As Corrie's resident serial killer Stephen Reid tries to add to his tally of victims, which of soapland's famous villains has murdered the most?

The sport's greatest controversy caused such bad feeling it ruined players’ careers, damaged England and Australia's economies and came close to turning into a diplomatic incident

A host of big names are proving pop music isn't the domain of rebellious youngsters - but while one music lover is in his element, a younger fan thinks it's time to get off the stage

Most people equate adult social care with low status and pay, and little opportunity for career progression, which makes it difficult to attract and retain staff

Paul Jones rose to fame as the frontman to Manfred Mann in the 1960s, but had the chance to join legendary rock band the Rolling Stones just as it was starting out

The Paralympian gold medallist and Strictly Come Dancing star has revealed for the first time that she was adopted after her birth mother couldn't cope with her disability

Ellie Simmonds has recently revealed that she has met her birth mother for the first time after being raised by adoptive parents

Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie Simmonds shares how she reconnected with her birth mother and found answers to the questions she has 'carried around for years'

Souness was so moved by Isla Grist's determination he decided to swim the Channel to raise money for charity supporting sufferers of rare skin condition

Windrush generation tell of initial struggles to settle in an uncertain Britain on 75th anniversary of arrival of first wave of Caribbean migrants

Dave Curtis will proudly represent Britain with other injured soldiers upcoming event, and credits it with helping him cope with devastating wounds he suffered in blast