24 minutes ago Bruce Springsteen on Liam Payne death: ‘It’s a business that puts enormous pressure on young people’

‘I understand that very well,’ added the rock icon

Events

56 minutes ago Tearful Rick Astley breaks down as he opens up on 'unconventional' childhood and death of sibling

Pop icon and singer Rick Astley was visibly emotional on stage as he opened up about his 'unconventional' childhood and his troubled relationship with his father

Events

1 hour ago Good with numbers: the sketchbook art of director Tim Burton – in pictures

In the early 1980s, while working as an apprentice animator at Disney, a young Tim Burton channelled his creative energies into personal projects. One of these was this series of extravagantly decorated numbers, created for an unpublished children’s book; they were later repurposed as chapter headings for The Art of Tim Burton , a 2009 book bringing together 40 years of his artistry. “Anthropomorphic creatures feature heavily across Burton’s work,” says Maria McLintock, curator of a new exhibition displaying more than 600 Tim Burton designs and objects including costumes and storyboards. “He sketches voraciously, often engrossed in a pocket-sized sketchbook with a small watercolour kit in tow. The genesis of almost every shot in his films is a drawing.”The World of Tim Burton is at the ...

Culture

1 hour ago Strictly star Sam Quek's medical emergency and 'jealous' millionaire husband

Quek has become a popular figure on our TV screens since winning Olympic gold in 2016, but the former hockey star has also been through some tough times away from the limelight

Science

2 hours ago Conker champion is CLEARED of using steel horse chestnut in World final

EXCLUSIVE: King Conker, also known as David Jakins, 82, smashed his opponent's nut in one muscle-bound stroke - clinching the men's title on his 46th attempt.

Sport

2 hours ago Environmentalists acquitted after contentious murder trial in El Salvador

Former guerillas were accused of 1989 killing, but supporters say government wants to intimidate activistsSix former guerrillas, whose trial for a civil war-era murder was criticised by fellow environmentalists as politicised, have been acquitted by a court in El Salvador.Prosecutors had sought up to 36 years in prison for the former rebels of the hard-left Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago The podcast Kill List doesn’t reflect badly on the internet – it reflects badly on us | John Naughton

A gripping audio series about a killer-for-hire scam on the dark web is a reminder of how technology holds up a mirror to human natureThis column comes to you as a break from listening to a riveting podcast series called Kill List. It’s about a secret website that journalist and author Carl Miller discovered on the dark web, the slimy underbelly of the internet. The site essentially runs what one might call an “assassination market” or a murder-for-hire service. Customers identify and profile someone whom they wish to have killed and pay (in bitcoin, natch) for the service they require. Hence the title of the podcast series.The story starts in 2020 in the early days of the pandemic lockdown when a gifted IT expert and hacker, Chris Monteiro, was browsing the site and found a security vu...

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3 hours ago ‘Abrasive’ Kemi Badenoch urged to play nice to secure Conservative leadership

Supporters offer advice to get the favourite over the line, gambling she can unite the party and restore Tory fortunesSupporters of Kemi Badenoch have urged her to rein in her confrontational style to clinch the Tory leadership, with some Conservative MPs concluding they need to take “a big gamble” to restore their party’s fortunes as they replace Rishi Sunak.The shadow communities secretary emerged from the only scheduled televised debate on GB News last week with most MPs believing she is still the favourite in what remains a close contest with Robert Jenrick. Party members have until the end of the month to cast their vote. Continue reading...

Politics

3 hours ago Kate Garraway has glam makeover as she prepares for first Christmas without Derek

Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway has had a glamorous makeover as she prepares for her first Christmas since the death of her husband

Politics