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President Joe Biden delivered a fiery State of the Union address on Thursday, directing pointed remarks towards his predecessor, Donald Trump while highlighting the key themes of his upcoming re-election bid.

The organiser behind the much-derided Willy Wonka Experience has apologised and revealed he will no longer be going ahead with a ‘dream wedding’ funded by ticket sales from the event.

A mum who was charged with murdering her 10-year-old daughter has been pictured for the first time.

Constance Marten tells manslaughter trial she ‘gave baby best any mother would’ Constance Marten, the aristocrat accused of killing her…

Emily Maitlis was told to ‘f**k off’ by US politician Marjorie Taylor Greene in a shocking interview.

At first glance, Olivia Colman’s new film Wicked Little Letters may look like your classic, well-behaved British period drama.

Dakota Johnson has finally broken her silence on Madame Web – or was she just talking? Either way, the star has got one thing right: She never belonged in a superhero movie.

The armourer on the Rust set where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed have been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

Gal Gadot has welcomed a baby girl and fans didn’t even realise she was pregnant.

A clash against the Conservative Party should be a walk in the park for Britpop legend Dave Rowntree after years of competition between Blur and Oasis

Stephen Baldwin dragging his daughter Hailey Bieber into a public storm with a post pleading for ‘prayers’ for her and her husband Justin Bieber is par for the course for the Baldwin family.

When asked by BBC presenter Jeremy Vine if the speculations were true, Mr Sunak said: ‘I’m not going to say anything extra about that. What I would say is what matters is the choice.

Eddie Ratcliffe, one of Brianna Ghey’s killers, is set to appeal his murder conviction after being jailed for a minimum of 20 years.

It comes after Spice Girls star Geri Halliwell put on a public show of support for her husband Horner at Saturday’s Bahrain Grand Prix, where Max Verstappen stormed to victory.

The supporters, aged 28 and 29, were hospitalised with knife wounds after the attack in Rome, Italy at around midnight on Wednesday.

BBC Scotland presenter Nick Sheridan has died aged 32 after a short illness, the broadcaster has announced.

Chelsea will travel to Manchester tonight as they face City at the Joie Stadium in the latest of the semi-finals. 

Metro leads on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s hopes that his spring budget will pull the rug from under Labour rivals ahead of the general election.

Front page summary The Independent – 2p: Too little, too late? Hunt bets on NI cuts to revive Tories Ex-chancellor George…

The chancellor’s budget announcement is “a last desperate act” ahead of the general election, with tax at its highest level since 1948 despite a 2p national insurance cut, according to The Guardian. It adds that the cuts bring the “threat of a fresh squeeze on public spending to come after polling day”.

The Daily Express hails Jeremy Hunt’s budget for “turbo-charging the economy” by putting more cash in people’s pockets, in a bid to win back voters.

The Daily Mirror slams Jeremy Hunt’s attempts to “woo voters” with a budget “full of gimmicks”, insisting the nation “deserves better”.

The Sun claims a pair of Prince Harry’s black boxer shorts, allegedly worn by him at a Las Vegas party, were later sold for $250,000 (almost £200,000) by party girl Carrie Royale.

Thursday’s newspapers continue their coverage of the Budget – picking apart the measures announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt yesterday. The biggest focus is on the announcement of a 2p cut to National Insurance.

Around 70% of these homes are slated for construction in Maale Adumim, situated east of Jerusalem, while the remainder will be built in nearby Kedar and Efrat, south of Bethlehem.