Disney+ Ewan McGregor to reprise Obi-Wan Kenobi in new Star Wars series for DisneyThe Telegraph - By Telegraph ReportersEwan McGregor is returning to the Star Wars universe and will reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a series for Disney's streaming platform, it has been announced. The Scottish actor received a rapturous
China UK consulate worker Simon Cheng returns to Hong Kong, say family, after detention in mainland ChinaThe Telegraph - By Our Foreign StaffA British Consulate official has returned to Hong Kong after being detained in mainland China for 15 days, his family said on Saturday. Simon Cheng, 28, who works as a trade and investment officer at Hong
Korean Peninsula North Korea launches short-range missiles again, complicating US attempts for talksThe Telegraph - By Reuters News AgencyNorth Korea fired what appears to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Saturday, the South Korean military said, the latest in a series of launches in recent weeks.
Hong Kong Hong Kong protesters form 30 mile human chain as UK warns tourists of mobile phone checks at Chinese borderThe Telegraph - By Our Foreign StaffSupporters of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement created human chains on both sides of the city's harbour, inspired by a historic protest 30 years ago in the Baltic states against Soviet control. They
UK News BBC ‘not building on Women’s World Cup success by snubbing games with small crowds’The Telegraph - By Jack HardyThe BBC could let the success of women’s football “disappear” by pulling the broadcast of any live domestic matches that attract only small crowds, it has been claimed. Fixtures in the forthcoming Women’s
Opinion Letters: EU movement on the backstop won’t fix flawed Withdrawal AgreementThe Telegraph - By Letters to the EditorSIR – The European Union has deliberately inflated the importance of the Irish backstop. It will most likely accept any alternative arrangements we propose, knowing that the Government and Parliament
Science Seeds dormant for hundreds of years brought back to life with pond revivalThe Telegraph - By Sarah KnaptonFarmland ponds were once a mainstay of the industrial revolution, used for cooling down agricultural machinery at harvest time, watering crops and even providing fish for locals. But campaigns like ‘Dig
Schools Best independent schools in the UK: Compare league table results for A-levelsThe Telegraph - By Ashley Kirk and Patrick ScottOxford International College is at the top of the tree when it comes to A-level performance among independent schools, according to the latest available data. The private college achieved a 91.8 per cent
Schools Gap between private and state schools getting top A levels is at its narrowest in a decadeThe Telegraph - By Camilla TurnerThe gap between private and state school pupils getting top A levels is at its narrowest in a decade, results reveal. The proportion of children educated in the independent sector winning the highest at
Orchids Endangered orchid brought back from the brink after habitat was killed off by rise of the carThe Telegraph - By Helena HortonAn orchid which almost died out because of the rise of the car has been brought back from the brink after careful tending by conservationists. The fen orchid is one of Europe's most endangered wildflowers
The Football League Bury bid under consideration from EFL after sports data company leads rescue mission for troubled clubThe Telegraph - By Jeremy Wilson and Ben Rumsby and John PercyThe English Football League was on Friday night considering a bid to rescue Bury from Rory Campbell and Henry Newman, the founders of the sports data company C&N Sporting Risk, after owner Steve Dale an
Alastair Campbell Bury bid under consideration from EFL after Alastair Campbell's son leads rescue mission for troubled clubThe Telegraph - By Jeremy WilsonThe English Football League was on Friday night considering a bid to rescue Bury from Rory Campbell and Henry Newman, the founders of the sports data company C&N Sporting Risk, amid claims by owner Steve
Christian Eriksen Mauricio Pochettino admits a substantial bid for Christian Eriksen would be a 'difficult decision'The Telegraph - By Ian WinrowMauricio Pochettino admits that Daniel Levy, the Tottenham Hotspur chairman, would be confronted with a difficult decision if the club were to receive a substantial bid for Christian Eriksen during the
UEFA Uefa judge Rangers's chants as racist and close stand in punishment, with 3,000 fans set to miss outThe Telegraph - By Roddy Forsyth“Everyone, Anyone” – that was the motto of the fan inclusivity scheme launched by Rangers this summer, but there might be nobody at European home ties if sectarian songs and chants continue to be uttered
Alastair Campbell Bury handed 11th-hour lifeline by son of Alastair Campbell as former analyst at West Ham United makes takeover bidThe Telegraph - By Jeremy Wilson and John Percy and Ben RumsbyA dramatic bid to rescue Bury FC was made on Friday night by Rory Campbell, a former analyst at West Ham United and the founder of the sports data company C&N Sporting Risk. Campbell, who is also a successful
Gareth Southgate Gareth Southgate to consider handing Kieran Trippier recall after right-back gives career reboot at Atletico MadridThe Telegraph - By Matt LawGareth Southgate will make a special trip to Spain on Sunday to watch Kieran Trippier as he considers whether to hand the right-back an England recall. Trippier has made an encouraging start to his Atlético
Jürgen Klopp Jurgen Klopp fearful of dressing down from former signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang when Arsenal visit AnfieldThe Telegraph - By Richard TannerPierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s fashion sense may not impress Jurgen Klopp but the Liverpool manager is wary of the striker he describes as “a goal machine” undressing his vulnerable-looking defence on Saturday.
Unai Emery Unai Emery's Arsenal look to 'big mentality' of Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool as energetic blueprint to followThe Telegraph - By Sam DeanIn times of difficulty for Arsenal, when results are going against them and the Premier League mountain appears an impossibly perilous climb, they look towards Liverpool as proof that it can be done. so
Frank Lampard Frank Lampard: Chelsea must work together to fix this goal droughtThe Telegraph - By Matt LawFrank Lampard never had to worry too much about goals during his time as a Chelsea player, but as the club’s head coach there are already signs they might be an issue. This is not a problem of Lampard’s
Boris Johnson Boris Johnson to tell Donald Trump the NHS is off the table as he lays out red lines for US trade dealThe Telegraph - By Robert Mendick and Ben Riley-SmithBoris Johnson is to lay out his red lines for a post-Brexit trade agreement with the US when he meets President Trump for the first time as Prime Minister this weekend, insisting that it must be the "right
Lady and the Tramp Disney makes 'shelter mutt' a Hollywood star in new version of Lady and the TrampThe Telegraph - By Nick AllenHollywood stars have been discovered in all sorts of places, but never before in a dog shelter in Arizona. Monte, a two-year-old mongrel, was languishing in his pen when Disney casting agents came calling.
Rugby Union Scotland look to dependable Greig Laidlaw ahead of Rugby World Cup warm-up meeting with FranceThe Telegraph - By Richard BathTake a back seat, Jim Mallinder. The preparations for Scotland’s return fixture against France may have been temporarily overshadowed by the news that the Rugby Football Union’s performance pathway coach
Joe Cokanasiga Joe Cokanasiga: I definitely feel I have a lot more in me - I have to get my hands on the ball more often'The Telegraph - By Mick ClearyJoe Cokanasiga is well aware that this Saturday he has to recreate all the energy and fierceness that he once displayed at the Twickenham gates in Fijian warrior costume if he is to lay claim to a place
University of Glasgow Steam engine pioneer James Watt is among donors denounced by Glasgow University over slave linksThe Telegraph - By Camilla TurnerThe steam engine pioneer James Watt is among donors denounced by Glasgow University for their links to the slave trade. On Friday the university became the first in Britain to announce a package of reparations
Everton FC Aston Villa end long wait for Premier League victory as Wesley and Anwar El Ghazi put lacklustre Everton to swordThe Telegraph - By John PercyIt has been a capricious journey to the Premier League for Aston Villa’s new £21 million joint record signing Wesley, but he will never forget his contribution here. Wesley’s maiden goal in English football
Heidi Allen Heidi Allen has told Tories to join Remain Alliance or face electoral challengeThe Telegraph - By Christopher HopeAn anti-Brexit MP has contacted a group of Conservatives telling them to quit and join a new “Remain alliance” or risk facing a targeted campaign to unseat them at a snap general election. The message
Slavery If we are to pay reparations for slavery, why not for the persecution of Catholics?The Telegraph - By Charles MooreGlasgow University has decided that it took money from slavery, and so ought to find some way of paying it back. Put like that, it sounds a reasonable proposition. If you profit from a great wrong, should
Political Correctness Political correctness has gone too far and 'exceeds common sense', three quarters of Britons sayThe Telegraph - By Anna MikhailovaPolitical correctness has gone too far and “exceeds common sense”, three quarters of Britons have said in a wide ranging study. More than half of people also said political correctness is “eroding the
Boris Johnson How Boris Johnson’s fortnightly calls with Trump reset the special relationshipThe Telegraph - By Ben Riley-SmithThe message from our man in Washington has always been clear – if you want to influence Donald Trump, make sure you call often. Sir Kim Darroch, the departing UK ambassador to the US, wrote in his official
Political Correctness Political correctness battles show we have lost our common groundThe Telegraph - By Sophie GastonIt is rare in these polarised times of ‘snowflakes’ and ‘saboteurs’ to find an issue that brings the country together, but the British people find a surprising point of unity on the very topic supposed
