Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer came face-to-face for a secret hour-long meeting away from Downing Street, a day after the PM dramatically set out plans to stand down18:39, 23 Jun 2026View 4 ImagesAndy Burnham and Keir Starmer held private talks today for the first time in nearly two months(Image: Getty Images)Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer held private talks today for the first time in nearly two months as the Prime Minister prepares to hand over power.The pair came face-to-face for a secret hour-long meeting away from Downing…

A 21-year-old former Lyon and Saint-Etienne footballer has been declared as brain dead following a 'drowning' incident in the River Rhone18:46, 23 Jun 2026View 2 ImagesKenzo Kies, 21, has been declared as brain dead(Image: X)An ex-Lyon and Saint-Etienne footballer, 21, has been declared as brain dead following an incident in the Rhone River.Kenzo Kies had been enjoying the French heatwave near the Parc de la Feyssine, between Villeurbanne and Caluire-et-Cuire, where swimming is prohibited. Emergency services were called to…

Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg is upset that he’s never had a UFO encounter, despite making a raft of movies about extraterrestrials, including his new film, Disclosure Day.But the director, who was also behind ET and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, reckons life from other planets has already visited Earth. The flick’s star, Emily Blunt, also believes in aliens. And some fellow movie actors have had unexplained sightings, as James Moore reveals…Woody Harrelson: In 1974, as a teenager in Ohio, US, The Hunger Games star…

Cole Palmer has got over his England snub with his hot WAG as the pair holidayed in Spain - and football fans have joked "this beats playing for England"17:48, 23 Jun 2026Updated 17:50, 23 Jun 2026View 5 ImagesOlivia Holder shared a series of stunning snaps(Image: @oliviajewellholder/Instagram)Football fans have joked "this beats playing for England" as Cole Palmer soaked up some summer sun with his scorching hot WAG after his England snub.Palmer, 24, was a surprising exclusion from the England squad ahead of the 2026 World…