Christopher Booker

From Pontypridd to the Bay, our guide to the best Bonfire Night 2026 displays in and around Cardiff, with dates, tickets and family-friendly tips.

Mingus Reedus, son of Norman Reedus and Helena Christensen vs Olivia Cotter. The case highlights how public perception outpaces legal outcomes, leaving a famous name in digital permanence despite a sealed future record.

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is here. Our shopping expert sifts through the frenzy to bring you the deals genuinely worth your money, from kitchen upgrades to beauty staples.

Courts will now formally record when an offence involved domestic abuse, closing a loophole that allowed serial abusers to evade detection across the justice system.

Which? taste test crowns Sainsbury's and Waitrose own-brand teas over PG Tips and Tetley, proving cheap brews beat big brands.

Celebrity hairdresser Chris Appleton becomes the first Strictly Come Dancing casualty after a unanimous judges' verdict, while Delta Goodrem tops the leaderboard.

A single mother's two-year battle with the DWP for disability payments exposes a failing system where most appeals succeed only after lengthy delays. With 129,000 cases backlogged and £25.8m spent defending appeals, the Timms Review promises reform, but critics demand an independent review body.

The Royal Arms pub in Edge Hill is shaking as Lidl demolishes the neighbouring site. Owner Chris Davies fears for its survival, while Lidl insists it is acting responsibly.

Passengers overpower a knife-wielding co-pilot mid-flight, preventing what Israeli leaders call a potential 9/11-style disaster. How did it happen, and what security failures allowed it?

Maddie Ingoldsby, the 21-year-old ballroom champion from Bournemouth, joins Strictly Come Dancing as a new professional. From West End Annie to a role in Last Christmas, meet the dancer who has already been paired with Love Island's Cach Mercer.

EastEnders' Denise Fox faces a bleak future after her half-brother fails to be a stem cell match, but viewers believe a teenage relative will save her.

A hero security guard, stabbed three times, saved hundreds from a synagogue massacre. His story of courage and duty is a lesson for our times.

Convicted murderer Christa Pike survived her execution in Tennessee despite two doses of pentobarbital, prompting a state investigation. The 50-year-old, who killed Colleen Slemmer in 1995, was found snoring on the gurney.

Alder Hey consultant Ian Sinha reveals children are eating emergency glucose and developing eating disorders as families cannot afford food, in a stark warning on Britain's food insecurity crisis.

Former EastEnders stars Natalie Cassidy and Jack Ryder reunite after 24 years, as new research reveals Britons are failing to have meaningful conversations with loved ones.

Intel's new Wildcat Lake chip is a genuine leap forward, but the Acemagic K5 mini PC is hamstrung by limited PCIe lanes, a slow SSD and a price that undercuts its value. At $559, it faces stiff AMD competition.

Sainsbury's recalls three tote bag designs over excessive phthalate levels, urging customers to return them immediately due to serious chemical risk to children.

A nine-year-old from Middleton, Rochdale, is on a mission to prove that British grit and musical tradition are alive and well. Adrian Abraham, a self-taught guitarist with a passion for classic rock, is racing against the clock to become the youngest person in the world to pass the Grade 8 electric guitar exam.

The DWP has admitted it may have wrongly closed thousands of New Style JSA claims between 2019 and 2023. Here's who is affected and the one-month deadline to claim what you're owed.

The tragic decline of Debbie Webster in Coronation Street intensifies as her vascular dementia worsens, leaving her family to grapple with the consequences of her son's actions.