Year: 2024

US rapper Azealia Banks has sent a cease-and-desist letter to The 1975 frontman Matty Healy after he threatened to slap her during a heated exchange on X last week. 

Firefighters have been battling a dangerous and fast-moving blaze in Malibu, California.  

Elianne Andam pleaded for her friend's ex-boyfriend to "stop" as he fatally stabbed her in a row over a teddy bear, the Old Bailey has heard. 

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker has joined the judging panel for next year's Booker Prize. 

Birmingham City Council has reached a deal to settle historical equal pay claims which left it facing a £760m bill and pushed it into effective bankruptcy. 

A renewed international appeal has been launched to identify the body of a man found in woodland 45 years ago. 

One of Britain's leading financial mutuals is in talks to buy Dalmore Capital, the infrastructure investor which owns a stake in the Thames 'super sewer'. 

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is recovering in intensive care after having emergency surgery to drain blood from his brain, a medical note published by the country's government…

Rachel Reeves has said she is "determined" government departments will find 5% savings through a crackdown on "wasteful spending". 

Russia has said the Ukraine war will continue until it meets its aims - either on the battlefield or via negotiations - as its spy chief claimed it was close…