General news

• VIDEO: Obama: New trade deal could take 10 years

  23-04-2016 23:25
  
  Barack Obama has said it could take up to 10 years to negotiate a new trade deal with the United States, if UK voters decided to leave the EU.
  
  Read more

• Hillary Clinton hoping UK will decide to stick with the EU

  23-04-2016 23:14
  
  Front-runner for the White House Hillary Clinton has become the latest heavyweight American politician to wade into the referendum campaign and warn against a Brexit vote.
  
  Read more

• Charles has a crack at Hamlet as he joins Shakespeare anniversary tribute

  23-04-2016 23:05
  
  The Prince of Wales became the Prince of Denmark as he joined acting royalty on stage to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.
  
  Read more

• Labour warning on police use of volunteers in terrorism and child abuse probes

  23-04-2016 23:00
  
  Police volunteers could be used in cases of terrorism and child sexual abuse, Labour's shadow home secretary Andy Burnham has warned.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Everton 'can win silverware' - Martinez

  23-04-2016 22:54
  
  Roberto Martinez says that Everton are continuing to develop and can win silverware under his management.
  
  Read more

• Sir Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall attend their son's wedding celebration

  23-04-2016 22:18
  
  Sir Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall attended the wedding celebration of their son James Jagger and his wife Anoushka Sharma on Saturday.
  
  Read more

• Van Gaal not thinking about the future

  23-04-2016 22:01
  
  Louis van Gaal will leave it up to the Manchester United board to decide whether he should stay even if he wins the FA Cup.
  
  Read more

• Queen's 'Falling In Love' Letter Sells For £14k

  23-04-2016 21:54
  
  A letter written by the Queen about how she fell in love with the Duke of Edinburgh has sold for £14,400. The two-page letter was written in 1947 when Elizabeth was a 21-year-old princess. It recounts how the couple met and the early stages of their relationship - including how they danced at London nightclubs Ciro's and Quaglino's.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Ex-manager hoping Prince's music catalogue 'is left in good hands'

  23-04-2016 21:48
  
  Prince's sister is not "business savvy" enough to handle the rights to her brother's vast music catalogue, his former manager has said, amid reports she could be set to inherit his multi-million pound fortune.
  
  Read more

• Lewis Hamilton enters Sunday Times Rich List for the first time

  23-04-2016 21:41
  
  Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has raced onto the Sunday Times Rich List for the first time, while the family behind Europe's biggest steelmaker have fallen out of the top 10, losing more than £2 billion in the past year.
  
  Read more

• Pensions Minister 'hoping' to help 1950s-born women hit by retirement age hikes

  23-04-2016 21:40
  
  Help may be on the way for women who feel they have been cheated out of part of their pensions, a Government minister signalled.
  
  Read more

• Peake to 'run' London Marathon in space

  23-04-2016 21:27
  
  UK astronaut Tim Peake is preparing to run the distance of the London Marathon on a treadmill in the International Space Station (ISS).
  
  Read more

• Mum 'had to dump breast milk' at airport

  23-04-2016 21:17
  
  A mother-of-two has spoken of her frustration that she was forced to dump 500oz of breast milk at security at London's Heathrow Airport.
  
  Read more

• Everton 1-2 Manchester United

  23-04-2016 20:59
  
  Manchester United reach a first FA Cup final since 2007 as Anthony Martial's stoppage time goal beats Everton at Wembley.
  
  Read more

• My moment with Barack Obama

  23-04-2016 20:28
  
  The young Brits who got a shout out from the President
  
  Read more

• VIDEO: New Dr Who companion revealed

  23-04-2016 20:20
  
  Pearl Mackie has been named as the new Doctor Who companion alongside Peter Capaldi's Time Lord in the Tardis.
  
  Read more

• Pearl Mackie announced as new Doctor Who companion

  23-04-2016 19:53
  
  The 41st guest in the Tardis, who has previously appeared in daytime soap Doctors, says she is ‘incredibly excited’ to be joining the show
  The actor Pearl Mackie has been revealed as the new companion for Doctor Who. The announcement was made in a specially shot clip broadcast during half-time at the FA Cup semi-final between Everton and Manchester United, shown on BBC1 on Saturday. In the sequence, Capaldi and Mackie are shown exchanging barbs while hiding from a Dalek.Mackie will b
  
  Read more

• Charles lays wreath on Shakespeare's grave on 400th anniversary of Bard's death

  23-04-2016 19:43
  
  The Prince of Wales has laid a wreath at the grave of William Shakespeare after thousands of well-wishers gathered to celebrate the 400th anniversary of his death.
  
  Read more

• Pearl Mackie is new Doctor Who companion

  23-04-2016 19:37
  
  Pearl Mackie is named as the new Doctor Who companion alongside Peter Capaldi's Time Lord.
  
  Read more

• Titanic launch VIP ticket stub sells for £15,000 at auction

  23-04-2016 19:22
  
  A ticket stub from the VIP enclosure of the launch of the Titanic has sold for £15,000 at auction.
  
  Read more

• Pearl Mackie named as new companion to Peter Capaldi's Doctor

  23-04-2016 19:22
  
  Former Doctors actress Pearl Mackie has been named as the new Doctor Who companion.
  
  Read more

• Organisers defend 'horrific' tables

  23-04-2016 18:57
  
  World Snooker will "monitor conditions closely" after criticism of the tables at the World Championship in Sheffield.
  
  Read more

• Police appeal during football match for witnesses of hammer attack on girl

  23-04-2016 18:36
  An appeal was made at a League Two football match by police investigating a suspected hammer attack on a teenage girl at a property possibly linked to prostitution.
  
  Read more

• Letter detailing Queen's first meetings with Philip sold for £14k

  23-04-2016 18:36
  
  A rare handwritten letter detailing how the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh first fell in love has sold for £14,400.
  
  Read more

• Changes to BAE Systems frigate orders could risk jobs - Sturgeon

  23-04-2016 18:36
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has challenged the Prime Minister over unions raising fears of job losses on the Clyde if the Government pulls back from orders to build frigates.
  
  Read more

• Obama, Cameron tee off at exclusive golf course

  23-04-2016 18:33
  By Roberta Rampton WATFORD, England (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama played a round of golf with British Prime Minister David Cameron at an exclusive course north of London on Saturday, making time in a busy overseas travel schedule for his favourite weekend pastime. The game at The Grove, a resort that is due to host the British Masters tournament later this year, is a sign of the close personal relationship between the two leaders: Obama rarely mixes business with his preferred way to t
  
  Read more

• Thousands At Parade In Shakespeare's Birthplace

  23-04-2016 18:27
  
  More than 10,000 people have attended a parade to celebrate Shakespeare's legacy on the 400th anniversary of his death. Crowds were asked to take part by tossing sprigs of rosemary "for remembrance" - as the Bard wrote in Hamlet - as a funeral bier of flowers was pulled through the streets. Prince Charles gave the commemorations a royal seal of approval, touring the writer's former home and graveside at Stratford's Holy Trinity Church.
  
  Read more

• Large majority of French want Britain to stay in the EU

  23-04-2016 18:22
  A large majority of French people want Britain to remain in the European Union, an opinion poll showed on Saturday, with 60 percent of them expecting negative consequences for the British if they leave. Some 58 percent of those polled by the BVA institute for Orange and iTele said Britain should stay in the EU, up two points from a previous poll in February. Some 40 percent of them want Britain to leave, down two points.
  
  Read more

• Man saved by Kindertransport scheme urges PM urged to 'live up to tradition'

  23-04-2016 18:17
  
  David Cameron should remind himself of "British traditions" when dealing with the Syrian refugee crisis, according to a former child refugee who escaped to London during the Second World War.
  
  Read more

• Saracens 24-17 Wasps

  23-04-2016 18:08
  
  Saracens book their place in the European Champions Cup final as they hold off Wasps in Reading.
  
  Read more

• Liverpool 2-2 Newcastle United

  23-04-2016 17:52
  
  Newcastle boost their hopes of escaping relegation from the Premier League by coming back from 2-0 down to draw at Liverpool.
  
  Read more

• Prince Charles tours Shakespeare's town

  23-04-2016 17:41
  
  US President Barack Obama begins his final day in London by visiting the Globe theatre, dedicated to the work of William Shakespeare.
  
  Read more

• Student 'Comes Out' As Non-Binary To Obama

  23-04-2016 17:30
  
  A student welled up as they told Barack Obama they were "coming out" as non-binary during a question-and-answer session in central London. "I'm from a Pakistani Muslim background which inevitably has cultural implications and I know that in North Carolina, people are having to produce birth certificates to go to the toilet. Mr Obama, who had interrupted Munir's earlier attempt to ask a question, saying he wanted men and women to take turns, commended the student's bravery when he answered.
  
  Read more

• VIDEO: Student 'comes out' at Obama event

  23-04-2016 17:17
  
  Student Maria Munir challenged President Obama on gender issues at an event in London.
  
  Read more

• Obama tells young to 'reject cynicism'

  23-04-2016 16:26
  
  US President Barack Obama tells an audience of young people in London to "reject pessimism and cynicism", embrace compromise and keep fighting for change.
  
  Read more

• Manchester City 4-0 Stoke City

  23-04-2016 16:22
  
  Manchester City move up to third in the Premier League table after an easy win over Stoke City at the Etihad Stadium.
  
  Read more

• VIDEO: Shakespeare's 400th anniversary parade

  23-04-2016 15:19
  
  Celebrations are taking place in Stratford-upon-Avon to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.
  
  Read more

• Liverpool's Sakho fails drugs test

  23-04-2016 15:18
  
  Liverpool defender Manado Sakho is being investigated by Uefa after failing a drugs test.
  
  Read more

• McManus knocks out 'disgusting' Carter

  23-04-2016 15:03
  
  Two-time finalist Ali Carter suffers a surprise 13-11 defeat by Alan McManus in the second round of the World Championship.
  
  Read more

• Jeremy Corbyn holds 'excellent' discussion with Barack Obama

  23-04-2016 15:02
  Jeremy Corbyn has met US President Barack Obama and described their discussion as "excellent".
  
  Read more

• Barack Obama praises 'wonderful' actors after Hamlet performance

  23-04-2016 14:56
  
  US President Barack Obama was treated to a special performance of scenes from Hamlet at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, praising the actors as "wonderful".
  
  Read more

• Can you guess the Shakespeare play?

  23-04-2016 14:50
  
  Google has paid tribute to Shakespeare and St George's Day with a special Google Doodle - but can you spot which of the Bard's plays are featured?
  
  Read more

• Thousands pay homage to Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon parade

  23-04-2016 14:38
  
  Thousands of well-wishers from around the world have gathered at Shakespeare's birthplace to celebrate the playwright's legacy on the 400th anniversary of his death.
  
  Read more

• Prince on course to top charts a week after his death

  23-04-2016 14:38
  
  Prince looks set to claim a double victory in the charts a week after his shock death.
  
  Read more

• Obama visits Shakespeare's Globe

  23-04-2016 13:36
  
  US President Barack Obama begins his final day in London by visiting the Globe theatre, dedicated to the work of William Shakespeare.
  
  Read more

• Retain your optimism, Barack Obama tells audience in question-and-answer session

  23-04-2016 13:12
  
  US President Barack Obama urged young people to reject cynics telling them they cannot change the world as he held a town hall-style meeting in London.
  
  Read more

• Post-mortem examinations on Hull deaths expected on Saturday

  23-04-2016 13:04
  
  Post-mortem examinations on two men found dead in a back garden will be carried out later on Saturday, investigating officers have said.
  
  Read more

• Obama tells British youth - Don't pull back from the world

  23-04-2016 13:04
  U.S. President Barack Obama implored young British people not to pull back from the world on Saturday, a day after he warned the country of the risks of voting to leave the European Union in a referendum in June. "We see new calls for isolationism, for xenophobia," Obama told young people at a "town hall" event in London. Speaking to over 500 young British people, Obama joked about Britain's colonial past, saying that despite the so-called special relationship between the two countries, the Unit
  
  Read more

• Glasgow to host 2019 Euro Indoor Champs

  23-04-2016 12:56
  
  Glasgow wins the right to host the 2019 European Indoor Athletics Championships, continuing its tradition of hosting major events.
  
  Read more

• Two bodies discovered in back garden

  23-04-2016 12:43
  
  The bodies of two men are discovered in the back garden of a property in Hull.
  
  Read more

Follow @GeneralnewsUK on Twitter!