The 51-year-old is undertaking the 300 miles of Radio 2’s Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge on his dream childhood bike, the Raleigh Chopper.

The knife handle figure, discovered in the River Tyne near Corbridge in Northumberland, is thought to have been bought as a souvenir.

Mr Dissanayake was elected president in September in a rejection of traditional political parties that have governed the island nation.

The demonstration came as the United States, South Korea and Japan held combined military exercises in nearby waters.

Mr Kennedy ran as an independent in this year’s presidential race and abandoned his bid after striking a deal to give Donald ...

The Onion’s bid was backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims to whom Alex Jones owes more than 1 ...

The annual gathering brings together countries and members that jointly account for almost two-thirds of global GDP.

A new legacy bench has been unveiled to celebrate 10 years of Beccles u3a. The bench was unveiled by town mayor in Exchange Square, with founding committee members and past and present committee ...

British actress Lucy Boynton has turned on the Bond Street Christmas lights in a festive event, saying she was “thrilled” to perform the role in her home city. The Bohemian Rhapsody star switched on ...

Around 60kg of Blue John was recovered after Derbyshire Police’s Rural Crime Team searched an address in the Greater Manchester area.

Shel Talmy, who produced early music for British bands The Who and The Kinks, has died at the age of 87. The US record producer “died peacefully in his sleep” at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday ...

Parts of the UK are set for “a messy mixture of rain, sleet and snow” next week, forecasters have said. The Met Office said it was too early to tell where the wintry weather might hit, with computer ...