He’s had the most handshakes in the show’s history. He’s a viral sensation and ‘flavour king’. But don’t rule out the Welsh wonder – or the designer Dutchman. Who’ll take this year’s baking crown?

London cafe owner Yared Markos, 48, saw ‘aeroplanes, biscuits, sweets and cake all over Addis Ababa’ after song’s release

John Tinniswood, born in Liverpool in 1912 and the oldest surviving male WW2 veteran, died ‘surrounded by music and love’

ITUC-Africa has raised ‘severe concerns’ over labour practices in Saudi Arabia and has called on the Confederation of African Football to press Fifa on its human rights commitments

Exclusive: president-elect’s team planning for background checks to occur only after administration takes over bureau

National Audit Office ‘disclaims’ accounts because of shortcomings in auditing of English local authorities

Orcas temporarily stun and flip over whale sharks to access their lipid-rich liver

It is illegal to keep endangered or threatened wildlife as pets in the Emirates

Manager and seven staff at Nana backpacker hostel detained after death of six tourists

 

Aircraft grounded the day lawmakers wrote to Lloyd Austin to re-ground entire fleet of V-22

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will consider the deal later today, marking a significant breakthrough in the Middle Eastern conflict

Protesters in Dublin marched in "solidarity" with Nikita Hand, the woman who accused Conor McGregor of raping her in a hotel six years ago and won her claim against him for damages in a High Court civil case. The Irish mixed martial ...

Ukraine’s military shoots down 76 out of 188 weapons with critical infrastructure hit as Russia confirms capture of James Scott Rhys Anderson

Gordon Brown and George Osborne studied history, but neither faced the questions of suitability levelled at the first woman in the job, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

PM set to unveil what government calls 'biggest employment reforms in generation’ as Tories say he is not making tough calls on sickness and benefits

New footage shows the moment a Boeing 737-400 DHL cargo plane crashed in a fireball near Lithuania’s capital. At least one of four people on board died in the crash, which occurred shortly before the aircraft's scheduled landing at Vilnius airport ...

From pubs with rooms to rural hotels to seaside getaways, these picks put you in the middle of beautiful countryside with hikes from the doorstep

Deal would mean IDF withdrawing from southern Lebanon and Hezbollah moving weapons north of Litani River

79-year-old pop veteran, fresh from UK No 1 album this year, will follow in the footsteps of Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie in much-loved Sunday teatime slot