Symeon Brown , News Correspondent

Thousands of street parties and lunches have been taking place as the long coronation weekend of festivities continued. The USA’s First Lady Jill Biden was treated to a street party in Downing Street by Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy. And the Princess Royal brought some big-name pizzaz to a rather less exclusive street…

Two serving officers in the Metropolitan Police have been suspended from duty after being arrested over an incident in south-west London last Sunday.

More than a dozen hospitality venues in Britain are closing down every day – as businesses struggle to cope with the downturn in the economy and soaring energy bills. 

Now it isn’t often you see Black Sabbath and ballet in the same sentence – let alone on the same stage. But Birmingham Royal Ballet’s director Carlos Acosta has teamed up with the heavy metal band’s co-founder Tony Iommi with a new production inspired by their music. It includes original scores along with some of…

The  descendants of some of the country’s biggest slave owners have launched a joint appeal for the Government to apologise – and atone for Britain’s role in slavery – including a programme of restorative justice. The signatories include the current Earl of Harewood.

The Nigerian afrobeat superstar Da-VI-do is back with a highly anticipated new album  ‘Timeless’ which has already broken streaming records since its release. He’s hosting three special live events to celebrate the album – in New York, London and Lagos. Our correspondent Symeon Brown caught up with him backstage at KOKO in Camden ahead of…

It is the front line of technology and causing marvel and alarm every day. 

The lawyer for Shamima Begum, who fled from the UK as a schoolgirl to join the Islamic State group, has called for an inquiry – after reports that she was smuggled into Syria by a Canadian intelligence agent.

Millions of people will be forced to choose between food or fuel, as the price cap rises – even those considered comfortably off – and especially for those already struggling. Like Birmingham – which has four out of the 10 constituencies in the country with the highest rate of child poverty. We’ve heard from some…

After two years of teacher assessments due to the pandemic, this year’s GCSE results day brought a predicted drop in the proportion of pupils getting top grades. 

A family in South Auckland, New Zealand has made headlines around the world after making a shocking discovery.

A man has been charged with attempted murder in the second degree – in connection with the attack on the author Salman Rushdie.

Europe is battling record temperatures – and experts have warned it could be in the midst of its worst drought for 500 years – with no sign of significant rainfall to come.

In 1963, it was entirely legal for the Bristol Omnibus Company to have a ban on employing Black and Asian drivers and conductors.

A damning report by parliament’s Health and Social Care committee has warned against the dangers of unregulated non-surgical cosmetic procedures – highlighting the effects that treatments like dermal fillers can have on some young patients desperate to alter their looks. The MPs also found negative body image is contributing to poor mental health and are…