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Sadiq Khan's bike bridge branded a 'vanity project' as estimated cost 'doubles to £400 million'

Transport for London has already spent £11.6million on Sadiq Khan's proposed bridge linking Canary Wharf with Rotherhithe in East London, but there are fears too few people would use it.




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Troubled Uber faces crisis talks in a second city as Manchester considers banning the taxi firm

Manchester's leaders accused the US tech firm of 'flooding' the city with sub-standard drivers and even said its licensing standards were being 'undermined'.




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Celebrity personal trainer reveals shocking impact sleep deprivation has on her ability to perform

Celebrity personal trainer Kirsty Godso has revealed the shocking impact that sleep deprivation has on her ability to perform. The 30-year-old from Auckland likened sleep deprivation to a hangover.




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Australian world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty LOSES her first match of 2020

The loss came after Barty had to wait until Thursday to begin her Australian summer, with the men's ATP Cup having a mortgage on centre court earlier in the week.




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Australian Open chiefs are ADAMANT play will go on despite 'worst in the world' air quality

Maria Sharapova and Eugenie Bouchard saw their matches on Tuesday overshadowed by health concerns caused by 'hazardous' levels of smoke in the air from nearby bushfires.




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BEAUTY CLINIC: The best blushers for dry skin

I have several powder blushers but they are a bit dry looking on my skin and sometimes show up fine lines. Do you know of one that looks dewy? Or should I try cream blush?




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BEAUTY CLINIC: Colour solutions for grey hair

My mid to dark brown hair is going grey. It's coloured shades of blonde, gold and chestnut, on an all over dark goldy-brown tint. I would like a more natural look that doesn't show the regrowth so harshly




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BEAUTY CLINIC: Restoring lip lusciousness

My formerly normal-sized lips seem to be shrinking a bit and there are visible vertical lines on the lips rather than just on my upper lip




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BEAUTY CLINIC: Balancing an 'oil slick' skin

Q Can you suggest a reasonably priced moisturiser for my oily skin? I am Asian, in my twenties




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BEAUTY CLINIC: TLC for summer hair

I'm off to for a sea and sun holiday shortly and need a few tips on keeping my coloured hair from drying out and looking like a haystack!




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BEAUTY CLINIC: Can facial exercises sharpen your jawline?

I'm noticing my jawline getting a bit lax with the suspicion of jowls forming and a little pouch under my chin. I would love to stop them in their tracks but not keen on anything invasive




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BEAUTY CLINIC: Ear piercing - safety first

I want to get my ears re-pierced, as the existing holes are too low in my lobes. I have no idea where to go to get them done safely




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BEAUTY CLINIC: One big green leap for hair care

Each month, I'm trying to make one sustainable, clean, green shift to my beauty regime. Switching to a shampoo bar seemed an easy option. Wrong! My very thick hair absorbs any product like a sponge




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Final showdown: Trump brings Benghazi widows and promises to expose the Clintons’ ‘sordid past’ at final debate – as Bill’s ‘secret love child’ turns up in Vegas to file paternity suit

Trump unveiled a scorched earth attack on the Clintons ahead of the debate, taking mourning Benghazi relatives as his guests as a man who claims to be Bill Clinton's son turned up in Vegas.




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Hillary Clinton has planned a fireworks-filled election victory party in Manhattan

Hillary Clinton has already organised an Election Night celebration party in New York City complete with fireworks which would kick off only 30 minutes after the polls close.




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Donald Trump reveals his 'victory party' will be held in Manhattan hotel near Hillary's

Donald Trump will be holding an Election Night 'victory party' at a Hilton hotel in Manhattan just 20 blocks from Hillary Clinton's rival celebration.




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Marco Rubio is re-elected to the Senate as Democrats fight for majority

Republican Marco Rubio secured a key Senate seat in Florida, delivering a crushing blow to Democrats failed to wrest control of the chamber.




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GOP wins Senate majority

Republicans have a 51-48 majority in the Senate, despite the Democrats' best efforts to win the four seats needed to flip the chamber.




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Karlie Kloss steps out in stylish as she prepares to cast her vote in New York City

The American supermodel, 24, cut a typically stylish figure as she prepared to cast her vote in what has arguably been the most dramatic Presidential race in recent memory.




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Trump's popularity jumps 9 points since before the US election

President-elect Donald Trump's favorability has climbed to 46 per cent in a new Morning Consult survey, with a majority saying his transition is more organized or equal to past efforts.




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Jill Stein will use leftover millions from recount for 'election integrity' campaign

Stein, who netted one percent of the national popular vote, will receive a refund of $2 million after raising just over $7.3 million for recounts in three states. The money will go to Count My Vote.




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DEBORAH ROSS: I marvelled. I winced. Now I'm a fashion reality addict

This week, a new thriller and a competitive reality show seeking a hot new fashion designer that, in its first moments, comes over as a cross between The Great British Sewing Bee and The Apprentice




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DEBORAH ROSS: Oh, Julian. It's the same old, lame old bonnety nonsense

This week not one but two new series from Julian Alexander Kitchener-Fellowes, Baron Fellowes of West Stafford, and you do wonder if he can be stopped




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Queen's dresser says Her Majesty insisted on talking in Olympics clip

The Queen had only one request for her appearance with James Bond at the opening of the 2012 London Olympics - that she could deliver the line: 'Good evening, Mr Bond.'




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Party organisers could face worrying Christmas shortage of taramasalata

Supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Marks & Spencer and the Co-op may see disruption to the supply of taramasalata and other chilled dips, the Unite union claims.




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Hidden heartache of being an empty nest dad

Stephen Armstrong who has been sharing his daughters with his ex-wife, reveals the terrifying difference between male and female empty nesters as his eldest daughter goes to university.




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Tesco charity Christmas cards are 'packed by Chinese prison SLAVES'

The desperate plea from inmates of Shanghai's Qingpu prison says they are forced to work against their will. It was found by Florence Widdicombe, from Tooting in south London.




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Tesco broke the law by making landlords sign 'exclusivity' contracts to block rival supermarkets

Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, has prevented competitors from opening supermarkets in 23 locations in the UK, the Competition and Markets Authority watchdog said.




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MPs urge supermarket 'pantomime villains' to take action to tackle surging UK obesity

Mass retailers like Tesco, Sainsbury's and Tesco can have a 'leading role' in helping cut the number of unhealthy overweight Britons if they make changes to the way they market food.




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Ocado buys 100,000 testing kits for staff costing £1.4million supermarkets ramp up safety

Ocado UK wants all of its workers to be tested regularly to ensure they are safe to drop off supplies to elderly or vulnerable customers who are 'shielding' for 12 weeks.




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Horrified mother-of-one, 36, finds dirty blue surgical glove inside sealed pack of potatoes

Mother-of-one Biba Kutisova, 36, from Salisbury, set about immediately washing the potatoes to avoid any possible contamination from coronavirus.




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Celebrity chef Pete Evans shares a video from conspiracy theorist David Icke

In a post to Facebook, My Kitchen Rules judge Evans shared a screenshot of the livestream and asked his followers to share their opinions.




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Myleene Klass cuts a sporty figure in red Adidas top and khaki trousers

The presenter, 42, cut a sporty figure in a red Adidas zip-up top and khaki lightweight trousers as she headed to Global Studios in London to present her daily radio show on Tuesday.




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Ashley Roberts cuts a stylish figure in a dazzling white jumpsuit to highlight her tiny waist

Ashley Roberts, 38, turned heads in a gorgeous white jumpsuit that she belted at the waist to highlight her trim figure as she strutted out of the central London studio on Tuesday morning.




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Brazen gang steal items worth millions from homes of Frank Lampard and late Leicester City owner

The gang stole more than £1million from the late Leicester owner's house in Knightsbridge, west London, which has been left as a shrine since his death in a helicopter crash in October 2018.




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Katherine Jenkins sings to an empty Albert Hall as defiant Brits celebrate VE Day

The songbird performed classic anthems including We'll Meet Again and The White Cliffs of Dover for 30 minutes behind closed doors for the first time in the venue's 150-year history.




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Lindsay Lohan is 'still partying very hard' and is a 'nightmare to those around her'

Lindsay Lohan may be back to her old ways, as a source told PEOPLE that the Mean Girls actress, 'hasn't changed whatsoever,'adding, she is 'still partying very hard and drinking a lot.'




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Paris bans cars on first Sunday of every month to improve air quality

After a successful car-free day last month, Paris will now ban cars in the central 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th arrondissements between 10am and 6pm for the first Sunday of every month, starting on October 7.




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Le Grand Diversion! Paris is burning and Macron’s popularity is plunging

While France was reeling from images of violence in Paris, the French leader announced he would use the newly signed EU Brexit deal to try to ‘leverage’ concessions from the UK on fishing rights.




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Emma Watson shakes hands with Macron at Gender Equality meeting

Emma Watson attended the first meeting for the G7 (Group of Seven) Advisory Council For Gender Equality with French President Emmanuel Macron in Elysee Palace, Paris on Tuesday.




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Stranger Things Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton attend Cartier party

The actress, 22, and her co-star beau, 25, looked striking as they dressed to impress as they hit the red carpet for the glamorous event.




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The University of Notre Dame in Indiana tweets to say the fire isn't burning there

The University of Notre Dame in Indiana clarified over social media that it was not burning as news spread that the Notre Dame Cathedral was being ravaged by flames in Paris, France.




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May says church bells across England will ring out in solidarity with France after Notre Dame fire

The bells of Westminster Abbey rang out on Tuesday in solidarity with France after the devastating fire that gutted Notre Dame Cathedral, Theresa May said.




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Notre Dame was just THIRTY MINUTES from collapse - minister reveals

Laurent Nuñez, the French junior interior minister, said a group of around 20 firefighters managed to stop the blaze from spreading to the church's belfries.




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Salma Hayek posts gushing tribute to her billionaire husband’s generosity

Salma Hayek's husband, Francois-Henri Pinault, pledged the enormous sum less than 24 hours after the fire devastated the Notre Dame.




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Laura Trott: Pupil obesity crisis ushers in era of the 54in blazer

Laura’s story of her path to glory is one of the most uplifting of the past ten days. But the thing that makes it extra special is the fact that, right from the start, it’s been a fabulous Trott family effort.




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Laura Trott, her new golden boy Jason Kenny and the cyclist she left in her tyre tracks

After finding herself in the spotlight kissing fellow cyclist Jason Kenny, Laura Trott has publicly confirmed the beginnings of a new relationship.




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Bradley Wiggins deserves Sports Personality award, says Laura Trott

Laura Trott does not need long to think when asked to name a trio of contenders for Sports Personality of the Year. Her vote would go to Bradley Wiggins.




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Team GB's brilliant Olympians prove there's more to life than 15 minutes of reality TV 'fame' 

MARTIN SAMUEL: Towards land they came, the two British sailors on a furious course. The official Olympic event commentators were quite unnerved by this sight.




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BBC Sports Personality of the Year shortlist: Andy Murray and Jamie Vardy nominated

MARTHA KELNER: After winning Wimbledon, Olympic gold and becoming world No 1, Murray could make history again by becoming the first person to win the SPOTY trophy three times.