­­­The Queen has said she is "inspired by the goodwill shown to me" and thanked the nation as a new portrait of her was unveiled to mark her Platinum Jubilee.

Famous figures from showbiz, sport and politics - as well as some of the nation's COVID heroes - have been honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours list to mark her Platinum Jubilee.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has said the Queen's stoic example to the country after Prince Philip's death was "flawless" - and revealed he was "terrified" preaching before her for the first time.

The Queen is expected to appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on Thursday as Trooping the Colour is celebrated in London for the first time since the pandemic.

Holidaymakers hoping to fly over the Bank Holiday weekend should only take cabin bags to avoid delays as the chaos continues at UK airports, a travel union boss has said.

Johnny Depp has won his multimillion-dollar US lawsuit against former wife Amber Heard after a Virginia jury ruled a 2018 article published in The Washington Post was defamatory.

Jada Pinkett Smith has said her "deepest hope" is that her husband Will Smith and Chris Rock have the opportunity to "reconcile" after their altercation at the Oscars.

Four people have been shot dead at a hospital campus in Oklahoma.

A former leader of Colombia's once-powerful Cali drug cartel has died in prison in the US, his family has said.

More than 300 people in France have reported being pricked out of the blue with needles at nightclubs or concerts in recent months.