65 minutes ago Americans are addicted to gambling on the election because it’s finally legal, sort of

Is election betting good fun, civic engagement, or a threat to democracy itself? asks Josh Marcus

Politics

87 minutes ago Mike Tyson has set out boxing plans and given rematch view after Jake Paul fight

Mike Tyson is set to take on Jake Paul in a highly-anticipated boxing match on November 15, and the former heavyweight champion has already discussed his future plans

Sport

94 minutes ago Trump flanked by wrestling legends as they slam WWE star's Kamala endorsement

WWE hall-of-famers Kane and Undertaker flanked Donald Trump to tell people the 'nation depends' on their vote at the US elections later this year as the Republican Candidate called it 'an easy choice'

Politics

1 hour ago ‘We leave viewers smarter’: fears over plans to close ‘world’s most highbrow’ TV station

Unique experiment in German-language public broadcasting 3sat faces pressure from populist rightIn many countries around the world, breakfast TV means cele­brity interviews, soap operas and last night’s football highlights. On the German-language channel 3sat this Sunday morning, it means a one-hour philosophical discussion on trauma psychology, followed by a book review programme and a classical concert by the Munich Radio Orchestra.The collaboration between public broadcasters in Austria, Germany and Switzerland is a unique experi­ment in pan-European broadcasting that has defied doubters for almost four decades: highbrow television. Continue reading...

Politics

2 hours ago Hotel in Bellshill may increase capacity by converting former restaurant into extra rooms

North Lanarkshire Council has received a planning application concerning the Premier Inn in Belziehill Road, which proposes the restaurant conversion in order to create 16 new rooms for guests.

Society

2 hours ago Mozambique opposition figures killed as protest grows over election results

Lawyer Elvino Dias and official Paulo Guambe shot as their party plans a national strike over disputed electionAttackers killed a Mozambique opposition lawyer and a party official after firing rounds at a car in which they were travelling on Saturday, ratcheting up tensions before protests against a disputed election result, rights groups said.Mozambique’s new opposition Podemos party and its presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane have rejected provisional results showing a probable win for Frelimo, the party that has ruled Mozambique for half a century. They have called for a nationwide strike on Monday. Continue reading...

Events

2 hours ago ‘Humanity would watch helplessly as space junk multiplies uncontrollably’: has the number of satellite launches reached a tipping point?

From chaotic collisions to depletion of the ozone layer, the thousands of satellites in orbit around Earth have the potential to wreak havoc in coming decades. What are the solutions to a growing menace?“Since the start of the space age, we’ve had a throwaway culture – a bit like plastics in the ocean,” says Nick Shave, managing director of Astroscale UK, an in-orbit servicing company headquartered in Japan.Getting a satellite into orbit around the Earth used to be a big deal. From the launch of the first, Sputnik, in 1957, as it became easier and cheaper to put satellites into space, the numbers have boomed. In 2022, there were about 6,000 and by 2030, one estimate suggests there will be nearly 60,000 satellites in orbit around our planet. Continue reading...

Politics

2 hours ago Delicious vegetable you need to be sowing now to get bumper crop next year

People who grow their own vegetables can sow broad beans as early as now or even November as they are a hardy vegetable and can be planted in pots if there has been rain

Politics

2 hours ago Lost's top stars now – from tap dancing to protest marches and flying planes

The series, created by Jeffrey Lieber, J.J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof, follows the survivors of a plane crash stranded on a mysterious island in the South Pacific Ocean. We take a look at where some of the top stars are now

Events

2 hours ago Day Burger King refused to sell Whoppers and sent customers to McDonald's instead

Fast food lovers were stunned when they were denied their favourite Whoppers and were instead told to go to the 'place where they don't flame grill the burgers'

Economics