Purgatory News

Jennifer Hudson has described how Sir Tom Jones served as her vocal coach to help her transform into Aretha Franklin for a biopic about the late singer..

City centres could be hit by a “double whammy” of traffic jams and business closures unless workers resume commuting by train, the rail industry has warned..

Tearing up the record books, Raducanu is also now the first British woman to earn a place in a major final since Virginia Wade won Wimbledon in 1977..

The US Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution”..

Jeremy Clarkson wants to convert his lambing shed at his Oxfordshire farm into a restaurant, according to residents..

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have won the best TV presenter prize at the National Television Awards for a 20th consecutive time..

Five-time Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Simmonds has confirmed her retirement from swimming..

Dozens of foreigners have left Kabul on an international commercial flight, marking the first large-scale evacuation since US and NATO forces left Afghanistan late last month..

Sports star Usain Bolt, musician Nile Rodgers and Luther star Idris Elba are among the celebrity guests who will appear on Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast when it returns to screens nearly 30 years since it first launched..

Around a fifth of home care staff could leave if the coronavirus vaccine becomes mandatory for remaining social care staff, the sector fears..

The number of people in England waiting for hospital treatment has reached a new record high..

Jos Buttler said England have “fingers crossed” that the fifth LV= Insurance Test goes ahead on Friday after India cancelled their final pre-match training session amid reports of a new coronavirus scare..

Rio Ferdinand has revealed how members of his family would “disintegrate” at seeing online abuse aimed at the former England and Manchester United defender..

Kalvin Phillips says England’s impressive response to their Euro 2020 heartbreak is testament to the group’s determination to go one better at next year’s World Cup..

Online gambling group 888 has agreed a £2.2 billion deal to buy William Hill’s European business and its 1,400 UK betting shops in a move that will see it return to British hands..

Three is the third major UK mobile network to bring back charges for customers who travel to Europe..

The Home Secretary has reportedly sanctioned new tactics to redirect migrant boats in the Channel back to France amid crunch talks over crossings..

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence warn a president played Meryl Streep that the world is ending in the first trailer for Don’t Look Up..

A £500 million fund aimed at stopping families from reaching “crisis point” should result in fewer children being taken into care, the Scottish Government has said..

Eight Brazilian players at Premier League clubs are set to be barred from playing this weekend over a refusal to release them for international duty..