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Booker Prize won by 'extraordinary' Flesh by David Szalay Ian Youngs Culture reporter Getty Images David Szalay has won the Booker Prize for his sixth novel, Flesh British-Hungarian author David Szalay has won this year's Booker Prize for his novel Flesh, which the judges described as "extraordinary" and "a very special book". Flesh tells the

AFP via Getty Images The Prince of Wales has described how he and the Princess of Wales approached telling their children about difficult moments they have faced over the past two years, such as Catherine and King Charles' cancer diagnoses. "We choose to communicate a lot more with our children... most of the time, hiding

Georgina Rannard Climate and science reporter, Belém, Brazil Shutterstock Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the opening of the COP30 conferences in Belem, Brazil. The world must "defeat" climate denialism and fight fake news, Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has told the opening meeting of the UN climate talks. In

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, one of the world's most active, erupted again on 9 November shooting a massive fountain of lava into the air. The US Geological Survey said the volcano erupted continuously for nearly 5 hours, with lava reaching 1000 - 1100ft (300-330 m) during this event. According to the USGS, this is the 36th

Tony Han Global China Unit Metropolitan Police Qian Zhemin enjoyed a lavish lifestyle of travel and shopping before UK police discovered her stash of crypto A woman, said by police to have bought cryptocurrency now worth billions of pounds using funds stolen from thousands of Chinese pensioners, is due to be sentenced this week for

Bernd Debusmann Jr at the White House & Raffi Berg Watch: 'If you didn't have a rough past, you wouldn't have a chance', says Trump on al-Sharaa Syria will join the international coalition to combat the Islamic State group, marking a shift in US foreign policy in the Middle East, a senior Trump administration official

Ariana Grande: Going brunette is not about saying goodbye to Glinda Noor Nanji Culture reporter, Leicester Square, London Press Association Ariana Grande has said her new darker hair is not about saying goodbye to her Wicked character Glinda, but rather a way of “doing something different”. The singer and actress, 32, has recently swapped her

The BBC has confirmed that Celebrity Traitors will return for a second series on BBC One in 2026, following a hugely successful debut that became one of the broadcaster's biggest entertainment hits. It will be hosted once again by Claudia Winkleman and filmed at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands. Companion show Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked

The chairman of the BBC has apologised for what he called an "error of judgement" in how a speech by Donald Trump was edited for an episode of Panorama. The BBC's director general, Tim Davie, and CEO of news, Deborah Turness, resigned on Sunday after a leaked memo criticised the documentary. But this crisis didn't

Katie Razzall Culture and Media Editor I don't like the word unprecedented. But I've used it twice in less than 24 hours. The first time was on Sunday night, after the resignations of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness. That, in fact, might have involved a bit of overreach. After all, this has happened before at