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Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones share loved-up photographs to celebrate Valentine's Day

The actress, 50, shared a romantic tribute to her husband, 75, on Instagram, with a snap of them kissing while surrounded by heart shaped blowing bubbles




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Would YOU have an electric facial? Aesthetician reveals secret behind her A-list clients' glow

Hollywood-based Melanie Simon has worked in the beauty industry for 20 years and has an enviable client list which boasts Jennifer Aniston, Margot Robbie and Eva Mendes.




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Michael Douglas wears colorful tropical shirt to accept award at film festival in Colombia

The veteran Hollywood star, 75, was honored for his life and work with an India Catalina Award by the Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival in Bolivar.




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Ricky Gervais on THAT controversial Golden Globes 2020 speech

Ricky Gervais has discussed his explosive Golden Globes 2020 speech in January and revealed the motives behind the TV moment, seen by around 200 million people worldwide.




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Ricky Gervais reveals he negotiated with lawyers ahead of the Golden Globes 2020

The actor, 58, said he had to check that he was not violating any libel laws or broadcasting decency standards when making a crude comment about Dame Judi.




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Hackers leak private data of Angela Merkel and hundreds of other German politicians

The leak, which saw data from hundreds of politicians, including Mrs Merkel, posted on Twitter last month, affects all parties in parliament except the far-right Alternative for Germany.




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Greek police fire teargas on protesting teachers trying to storm the prime minister’s office

Protesting Greek school teachers have clashed with police in central Athens during a demonstration against government plans for hiring new teachers.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: March against The Donald (that's Tusk, not Trump)

LITTLE JOHN: Looking forward to the march against The Donald? Me, too! It’s time we showed this tinpot dictator exactly what the British people think of him. Frankly, we’ve had our fill of this...




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Ivanka Trump leads the way at the Munich Security Conference

Ivanka Trump is said to be working hard behind the scenes of Washington DC to implement her paid family leave initiative - and she certainly didn't shy away from the spotlight in Munich this week either.




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Hitler's 'suicide note' in which he refused to flee Berlin up for auction

The German chancellor sent the historic memo to one of his favourite commanders, Field Marshal Ferdinand Schörner, who had urged him to flee the besieged capital.




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Prince Charles urges politicians to protect Britain's historic 'bond' with Germany

Prince Charles is asking politicians to protect Britain's historic bond with Germany. Some see the move as a push for a softer Brexit as he says he wants the friendship with Germany to continue.




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Sheridan Smith goes retro with victory rolls at D-Day celebrations in Portsmouth

Sheridan Smith honoured war veterans on Wednesday with a dazzling performance at the D-Day celebrations in Portsmouth. 




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German police suspect pro-migrant politician could have been murdered by 'right-wing extremist'

German politician Walter Luebcke, who was known to have pro-migrant views, was found dead at his home in the city of Kassel. Investigators fear his killing had a far right motive.




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Trump weighs in on Democratic debate, tells Merkel he would rather spend time with her than watch it

President Trump blasted the latest comments by Democratic debate participants during a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Japan.




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Merkel, 64, brushes off concerns over health after she was twice seen shaking

Mrs Merkel said at the Group of 20 summit in Japan which included a long-distance flight and negotiations with other leaders: 'I'm convinced... it will go away again.'




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Global spy agencies 'are trying to get hold of Angela Merkel's medical records'

Mrs Merkel kept a low profile as she attended the G20 summit in Osaka following the latest incident. Her office blamed dehydration for the first attack and said the second was psychological.




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A 32ft wide MOAT is set to be built around the Reichstag to protect it from terrorists

Plans have been drawn up for a 32ft wide, 8ft deep trench to keep potential terror threats away from the seat of German democracy in Berlin.




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Angela Merkel will approve so many side agreements the UK will leave with 'basically a Brexit deal'

Julian Reichelt, editor-in-chief of Germany's most popular newspaper Bild, predicted agreements amounting to 'basically a deal'. He said the Chancellor would be 'giving in but not giving in'.




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Pence says America will stand with allies 'for our common defense' at WWII tribute in Poland

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence pledged Sunday that America will not abandon its allies, as he spoke at a WWII memorial in Poland and met in Warsaw with Ukraine's newly-installed president, Volodymyr Zelensky.




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SUV-hating climate activists storm car show in Frankfurt as Angela Merkel views an ELECTRIC vehicle

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was pledging her support to the nation's car industry at the annual Frankfurt IAA car show when Greenpeace protestors made their way inside the building.




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Boris Johnson 'has Brexit blueprint' but he's terrified it will leak to public

Government sources said EU negotiators were being 'shown pieces of paper' giving the outline of Mr Johnson's plans, including the removal of the controversial Irish backstop.




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Michael Gove ramps up government's No Deal Brexit preparations

Michael Gove today ramped up the government's preparations for a No Deal Brexit as the chances of an agreement being struck between Britain and the EU appeared to collapse.




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CRAIG BROWN recounts Margaret Thatcher's struggles with an unusual delicacy on a trip to Germany 

CRAIG BROWN: As his girth attested, Helmut Kohl liked his food. In fact, he could be called something of a glutton. His favourite dish was Saumagen, which literally means 'sow's stomach'.




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MARK ALMOND: Crowds of migrants at Greek border is Turkish despot's cynical ploy to detonate chaos

MARK ALMOND: Turkey's president announced that his country would no longer enforce the deal struck with the EU in 2016 to prevent millions of refugees from leaving for Western shores.




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Germany to issue coronavirus 'immunity certificates'

Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig is carrying out blood tests in order to identify antibodies associated with Covid-19 (pictured, medics treat a patient in Hamburg).




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Germans will be fined £440 for STANDING too close to each other under strict new coronavirus rules

Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has ordered people not leave their homes unless they have an exceptional reason. A distance of at least five feet must be kept from others at all times.




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Bundesliga making comeback in May looks less likely amid coronavirus pandemic

The league's chief Christian Seifert did suggest last week that the current plan is for games to return to all 36 grounds in the top two divisions by the start of May.




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Union Berlin defender Neven Subotic says Bundesliga players fear contracting coronavirus

The Premier League are watching closely as they try to push ahead with Project Restart, which would see the campaign come back on June 12.




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Hillary Clinton shakes finger at Republicans for 'delay' in replacing Justice Scalia

Hillary Clinton pushed back on the idea Republicans have been floating since Justice Scalia's death – that the winner of the election should decide his successor.




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Donald Trump is biggest threat to America says Democrat senator Robby Mook

'Right now I'm not worried about the Russians. The biggest threat to America I see right now is Donald Trump's candidacy and what that will do to our country,' Corey Booker morning on Today.




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Democratic National Convention opening disrupted by Bernie Sanders supporters

Delegates shouted 'Bernie, Bernie' and booed every mention of Hillary Clinton in the opening session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Even the gavelling was a fiasco.




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Bernie Sanders supporters will try to unseat Tim Kaine as Vice President

Some of Sen. Bernie Sanders' progressive supporters want to pull Sen. Tim Kaine from the vice presidential slot and insert someone to the left of him instead.




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Al Gore endorses Hillary Clinton despite skipping the Democratic National Convention

The former vice president, who refused to back Clinton during the recent Democratic primary, announced today he will vote for Clinton in the November race against Donald Trump.




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Barack Obama's tweets message on Twitter to Michelle after her DNC speech

The First Lady used her rousing words on the first night of the party's convention in Philadelphia to back Hillary Clinton and attack Donald Trump.




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Scandal's Tony Goldwyn says Hillary Clinton will clamp down on police shootings

Tony Goldwyn - who plays President Fitzgerald Grant in the political thriller - backed Hillary Clinton to tackle 'hard truths about race and justice in America'.




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Hillary Clinton-backing celebs release star-studded Fight Song music video at the DNC

The Pitch Perfect-inspired a cappella cover of Rachel Platten's Fight Song was unveiled at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last night. Elizabetrh Banks is pictured.




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Hillary Clinton 'breaks' through the glass ceiling at DNC to celebrate historic victory

Clinton herself appeared live on video to thank delegates and celebrate her big night after becoming the first female presidential nominee of a major party on Tuesday night.




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Meryl Streep makes fiery DNC speech for Hillary Clinton in recycled American flag dress

The 67-year-old Oscar winner let out an ecstatic scream as she took the stage in Philadelphia wearing a red, white, and blue frock by French designer Catherine Malandrino.




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President Obama jokes about how his appearance has changed and not Michelle's

Since his first appearance as a presidential candidate in 2008, Obama's looks have changed dramatically - and he isn't embarrassed to admit it.




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Bernie Sanders quits the Democratic Party and will return to being an independent

'I was elected as an independent. I’ll stay two years more as an independent,' Bernie Sanders said after losing the race for the Democratic nomination to Hillary Clinton.




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Katy Perry videotaped by Orland Bloom as she performs at Democratic convention

The 31-year-old pop singer belted out her hits Roar and Rise to a packed audience including her 39-year-old hunky Lord of the Rings star at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday




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Hillary Clinton receives Democratic White House nomination 24 years after Bill

Hillary Clinton made history last night standing next to her husband 8,778 days after fresh-faced Bill received the Democratic nomination at the party's 1992 convention in New York.




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Trump running mate Mike Pence slams Obama for Democratic convention 'name-calling'

Trump himself has turned name-calling into a high art form, deploying derogatory nicknames for his opponents including 'Lyin' Ted' Cruz, 'Liddle Marco' Rubio and 'Crooked Hillary' Clinton.




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Indian artificial intelligence system which predicted the primaries says Trump will win

An artificial intelligence system which correctly predicted the primaries as well as the last three U.S. presidential elections has forecast a win for Donald Trump.




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17 Democratic 2020 candidates have ALREADY qualified to take part in their first debate

Seventeen Democratic presidential contenders have qualified for the first primary debate, which take place over two nights in June and may see more candidates join the crowded stage.




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Democratic 2020 hopeful Pete Buttigieg forced into backtrack on vaccines

Buttigieg (pictured), the Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, initially said there could be 'personal or religious exemptions' allowing people to opt out of the injections.




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Beto O'Rourke plunges to just 3% in new 2020 Democratic poll

O'Rourke, the former Texas congressman who nearly won a U.S. Senate seat last year, has lost support from young voters and minorities, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos national poll.




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Democratic debates for 2020 primary campaign start tonight

The first ten of 20 Democratic presidential contenders who qualified for the party's first debate will take the stage in Miami on Wednesday evening for two hours of sparring moderated by NBC News' top talent.




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Trump gives scathing verdict on Democratic 2020 debate from aboard AF1

The feeling was mutual. Candidates barely mentioned the sitting president. Democrats Jay Inslee and Amy Klobuchar launched the most direct attacks on him.




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Democratic debate: NBC moderators caught on hot mic backstage

As Chuck Todd and Rachel Maddow began moderating the second hour of the Democratic debate, audio of the first three moderators was clearly heard over the speakers in the hall.