53 minutes ago Panama Canal will remain Panamanian and open to all nations, says official

Administrator rejects Donald Trump’s claims that China controls canal or suggestion US could take it backWho owns the Panama Canal and what does Trump want with it?The Panama Canal will remain in Panamanian hands, and open to commerce from all countries, according to the administrator of the waterway, who rejected claims by president-elect Donald Trump that the US should take it over.Ricaurte Vásquez denied Trump’s claims that China was controlling the canal’s operations, and said making exceptions to current rules concerning its operation would lead to “chaos”. Continue reading...

Politics

10 hours ago Secretary sues employer over claims she was fired for 'whistleblowing' about office canteen serving 'mouldy cheese in her jacket potato'

A former secretary at a company in Leicester has been cleared to pursue a legal claim after alleging that she was fired for complaining about being served 'mouldy cheese' in the staff canteen.

Society

4 hours ago The Trump company is not banning private foreign deals, a break with its first term policy

The Trump family business has agreed to a voluntary ethics agreement that would ban it from striking direct deals with foreign governments after inauguration, but would give it a free hand to pursue ventures with private foreign companies

Economics

3 hours ago Union Bears savage Rangers board and players in raging statement as fan group claim sacking Clement is NOT enough

The influential fan group have spoken out and demanded change from top to bottom

Sport

51 minutes ago Pair 'lying and kneeling' in road died of horror injuries after being hit by car

Kayleigh Cornwell, 32, and Jason Morgan, 32, were both heavily intoxicated when they strayed into the middle of a road in Pontypridd and were killed when they were struck by a car, an inquest heard

Events

6 hours ago Donald Trump appears 'tired' of hush money trial at sentencing showing 'reminder of his authority'

Donald Trump gave off an air of "superiority" and a suggestion that he was "emotionally" rather than physically tired during the sentencing on 34 felony charges after his hush money trial

Culture

10 hours ago Some Greater Manchester hospital patients are 'waiting 24 hours for a bed' as staff make worrying claim

About 20 NHS trusts in England have declared critical incidents this week

Science

4 hours ago Motorists who drive fewer than 2,000 miles each year 'should surrender' licence to DVLA

Advice from the Older Drivers Forum claims to have worked out the minimum amount of mileage an older motorist should clock up to make the expense of driving worth it

Transport

61 minutes ago ITV Emmerdale fans label episode 'a farce' as they question 'stupid' storyline

Emmerdale fans called out the soap as Rhona hit breaking point as April is still missing from the village

Politics

15 hours ago Costa del Sol tourist poisoning scandal as disgruntled hotel worker faces jail 'for pouring bleach over buffet dinner out of revenge for losing her job'

Police and prosecutors have said the 50-year-old woman was told her contract was not going to be renewed at the Costa del Sol hotel before she carried out the cruel act.

Society

6 hours ago Woman's simple £1 trick will make your home 'feel like a desert' and slash bills

There's now a simple way to keep your home warm during the winter blast thanks to one woman's savvy £1 trick. She claims it allows her home to retain the heat from her central heating

Economics

8 hours ago Chelsea XI vs Morecambe: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for FA Cup game

All change as the Blues look to avoid major third round upset against fourth-tier strugglers at Stamford Bridge

Sport

52 minutes ago Living Nostradamus' chilling warning for 2025 after LA wildfire prophecy comes true

EXCLUSIVE: The world-renowned psychic we at the Daily Star affectionately call Living Nostradamus has eerily pointed out he predicted California to be struck by a 'devastating fire'

Events

9 hours ago ‘They created a Vegas in 10 years’: photographing the hedonistic gambling mecca of Macau

Photographer Adam Lampton discusses capturing the vice, cash and sheer excess of the special administrative region of China – a place built on contradictions“I am not a huge gambler,” says Adam Lampton. “The first time I went to Macau, fresh out of grad school, I didn’t have any money to spare – it all went on camera film. People take it all very seriously, so I was too intimidated to sit down and be the white guy who didn’t know what the hell he was doing.”As a non-gambler in Macau, the American photographer would have been an oddity – most tourists go there to “play”, hoping Lady Luck glances their way. The former Portuguese colony, now a special administrative region of China, is the world’s gambling mecca. Located on China’s south-east coast, just across the water from Hong Kong, Macau’s gambling revenues often put the US’s “Sin City” in the shade. The Macau government expects its gaming revenues to hit about $27bn in 2024, while declining Nevada looks set to fall below 2023’s r...

Culture

33 hours ago Experts claim China's HMPV virus outbreak could hit grim 43% mortality rate for some

Experts believe China's recent outbreak of HMPV could reach a staggering mortality rate of 43% amongst certain demographics – children, elderly and immuno-compromised most at risk

Science

61 minutes ago California Dems worry Trump will make fire aid political again: ’Such a wild card’

‘Even if we nominally secure some of these things, the money won’t flow until Trump is president,’ California Democrat warns

Politics

17 hours ago Novak Djokovic’s claim he ate ‘poisoned’ food in 2022 Melbourne hotel detention ‘possible but very unlikely’, experts say

Doubt cast on tennis former world number one’s comments in GQ interview as debate reopens about handling of visa sagaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastExperts have cast doubt on Novak Djokovic’s claim that he was “poisoned” by the food he ate in hotel immigration detention during his Australian Open visa saga, suggesting it is possible but unlikely.Interviews with the former world number one ahead of the 2025 Australian Open have reopened public debate about the chain of events in 2022, with Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios saying his home country had “treated [Djokovic] like shit” by cancelling his visa in 2022.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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7 hours ago 'Property firm upped service charge for elderly cancer patient by nearly £1,000 in 2 years'

This is the claim of Swansea MP Torsten Bell who was one of a number of politicians who called the MD of FirstPort to Parliament to answer questions over the company's 'shoddy behaviour'

Economics

9 hours ago Arsenal XI vs Manchester United: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for FA Cup

Injury situation improving for Gunners ahead of blockbuster third-round tie

Sport

2 hours ago ‘I had to save myself’: details emerge about Los Angeles wildfire victims

Death toll rises to 10 as first identified victims were Altadena residents affected by ongoing Eaton fireCalifornia wildfires – live updatesCalifornians: have you been affected by the wildfires?At least 10 people have died in the wildfires surging across the Los Angeles area. As local law enforcement scrambles to identify victims and inform their families, details are emerging about five of the Los Angeles residents killed in the worst wildfires to hit the western city in its history.Those identified were all killed in the Eaton fire, a 13,690 acre blaze that ravaged the neighborhood of Altadena – a diverse residential community near Pasadena that is home to working- and middle-class families, including many Black residents who have lived there for generations. Continue reading...

Events

10 hours ago Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of ‘pirated’ books to train AI models, authors claim

Sarah Silverman and others file court case claiming CEO approved use of dataset despite warningsBusiness live – latest updatesMark Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of “pirated” versions of copyright-protected books to train the company’s artificial intelligence models, a group of authors has alleged in a US court filing.Citing internal Meta communications, the filing claims that the social network company’s chief executive backed the use of the LibGen dataset, a vast online archive of books, despite warnings within the company’s AI executive team that it is a dataset “we know to be pirated”. Continue reading...

Culture

95 minutes ago Premier League star arrested over allegations of making intimate tape without consent

The unnamed player was released without charge after a woman claimed he filmed their sex sessions without her consent - but his club have still yet to comment on the incident

Politics

32 hours ago How worried should we be about RFK Jr as health secretary? Ask Florida

Florida’s surgeon general Joseph Ladapo has given free rein to his own unorthodox views on vaccines and public healthDonald Trump’s promise to upend public health policy across the US by installing Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary is resonating in Florida, where experts say the nation can learn from its own experience of a vaccine-denying state surgeon with unorthodox scientific views.Like Kennedy’s relationship with the incoming president, Dr Joseph Ladapo was championed by, and is closely aligned to, a powerful rightwing political leader – Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor. Continue reading...

Society

8 hours ago Londoners won't have to foot £150m bill to pedestrianise Oxford Street, vows Sir Sadiq Khan

Mayor’s new budget due next week could see his share of council tax bills hit £500

Economics

10 hours ago Manchester United XI vs Arsenal: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for FA Cup

Red Devils out to build on encouraging display against Liverpool

Sport

5 hours ago The 35 best movies to see before you die – from Raiders of the Lost Ark to Spirited Away

Films can still offer an emotional hit like nothing else. Helen O’Hara and Patrick Smith pick their favourites

Events

11 hours ago This Morning fans demand show 'stops ruining BBC series' as they issue complaint

This Morning viewers were left fuming on Friday as they claimed the ITV show "ruined" BBC's The Traitors as they spoke to the latest contestants to be voted off the series

Culture

2 hours ago Why NOW is the best time to retire in nearly 20 years: A silver lining could boost your pension, says RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS

Someone buying a retirement income today could secure a deal that is a massive 70 per cent higher than if they had bought in 2020, when deals hit a record low.

Politics

34 hours ago Vegetable tastes 'better than meat' with home cook's simple recipe using 4 ingredients

A home cook has shared a simple recipe for crispy roasted cauliflower that she claims is 'better than meat' - and it only requires four ingredients to make

Society

8 hours ago Uniqlo's £14.90 accessory hailed as 'perfect' by shoppers for warmth without bulk

Uniqlo's Heattech range has been a hit with shoppers ever since it first launched in 2003, and one of the most popular items is the Souffle Yarn Beanie, which is priced at just £14.90

Economics

15 hours ago Spanish football WAGs claim they were harassed and 'touched without consent' by men during Real Madrid's Super Cup semi

Cristina Palavra, the spouse of Mallorca midfielder Dani Rodriguez denounced the harassment she and a section of the team's supporters suffered.

Sport

5 hours ago He drove the wrong way down a dual carriageway and hit 100mph in a 20mph zone

It was one of almost 200 cases in December where drivers in North Wales were arrested for drink or drug driving

Events

47 hours ago Royal Mail to issue stamps celebrating comedy show The Vicar of Dibley

The hit series starred comedian Dawn French as the chocolate-loving Reverend Geraldine Granger.

Culture

2 hours ago Rudy Giuliani held in contempt of court for repeating false claims about defamed election workers

Trump’s former attorney faces contempt sanctions twice in one week

Politics

36 hours ago Symptoms of Clive Myrie's 'drooping eye' syndrome as viewers raise health concerns

BBC News at Six presenter Clive Myrie was hit with a barrage of concern over his health on Monday night

Society

9 hours ago Older people in specific areas across Scotland can claim new £434 monthly benefit from March

Pension Age Disability Payment will only be available to people over State Pension age living in Scotland.

Economics

15 hours ago Squid Game fans joke ‘someone is getting fired’ after spotting major blunder at key moment in season 2 finale

Hit Netflix show has fallen victim to a filming error in new season

Sport

5 hours ago US official warns Puerto Rico of weak power generation as it prepares for a Trump administration

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has warned that Puerto Rico needs more power generation as it struggles to recover from a recent massive blackout

Events

2 hours ago Who pays for the presidential inauguration? These are some of the major donors

Inaugural committee set to raise more than $200 million, with any leftover funds likely to be used for a Trump presidential library

Politics

41 hours ago Weather and travel LIVE updates as major road shut, schools close and trams hit by 'severe delays' in Greater Manchester

The cold snap is continuing

Society

10 hours ago Are you eligible for a Cold Weather Payment? Check to see if YOU can claim £25 as icy blast grips Britain

As a bitter Arctic freeze engulfs Britain, with some communities bracing for heavy snow and -20C temperatures, payments have been triggered in a total of 51 postcode areas.

Economics

27 hours ago ITV The Chase fans issue the same complaint as they fume final is 'rigged'

The Chase viewers were left fuming as they claimed one of Jenny Ryan's questions was far too easy in the final.

Sport

5 hours ago Debunked: Did sending aid to Ukraine leave LA Fire Department unprepared?

As the worst wildfires in LA’s history continue to ravage the city, Donald Trump Jr. and Elon Musk suggested that the fires have been worsened by the LA Fire Department’s aid to Ukraine during Russia’s invasion, depleting local resources.

Events

42 hours ago Blake Lively’s lawyer issues new statement on Justin Baldoni lawsuit: ‘This is not a feud’

The Gossip Girl star’s lawyers have hit out at Baldoni’s camp with a fresh statement

Society

11 hours ago Shoppers slam major supermarkets for new packaging change as they claim it affects the taste and smell of the products

Jamie Devine, who resides in Scotland, took a trip to the budget German supermarket to pick up some groceries and was shocked when he reached the beef aisle.

Economics

29 hours ago Novak Djokovic claims he was ‘poisoned’ after being detained during Australian Open in 2022

The 24-time grand slam champion spent time in quarantine after admitting to making a false statement on a travel document in 2022

Sport

6 hours ago Mark Owen's wife angrily hits back at claims LA fires are 'celebrity housing crisis'

Mark Owen’s wife Emma has released an update on social media after the Take That star and his family had to flee their LA home due to the wild fires and are now worried for their close friend who stayed behind

Events

2 hours ago Trump has been on a run of big wins — his own agenda push could end the streak

Despite some early wins, Trump still faces an uphill battle with his more significant policy proposals, Eric Garcia writes

Politics

11 hours ago People on Basic State Pension of less than £406 each month could be due extra DWP payment

There are also 760,000 older people eligible for Pension Credit not claiming the £4,200 annual income top-up.

Economics

32 hours ago Hit singer proposes on stage during duet – but fans cringe as he makes major blunder

A hit singer and comedy actor left fans delighted as he proposed to his duet partner on stage in front of a live audience, but after the gesture went wrong, fans were left covering their eyes

Sport

6 hours ago £2.15bn claim over helicopter crash that killed former Leicester City owner

Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others were killed when the aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from the club’s King Power Stadium.

Events

4 hours ago Mark Zuckerberg’s end to Meta factchecking is a desperate play for engagement

As factchecking attempts end, Meta’s platforms will become a wasteland of fake news and misinformationMark Zuckerberg craves one metric more than any other: engagement, the statistic that tracks how long social media users spend scrolling, clicking, commenting, and viewing ads. More engagement, more profit. The Meta CEO will do almost anything to keep users online for an extra two minutes – even, it seems, surrender his websites to a flood of fake news.On Tuesday, Zuckerberg announced that his company plans to fire its US factcheckers and weaken its ability to moderate disinformation on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. This new policy is meant to curry favor with the coming Trump administration. It’s also a desperate attempt to boost engagement across all Meta’s social networks. Continue reading...

Politics

12 hours ago Universal Credit: pay rise for millions who claim UC with rates increase of up to £10.50 coming in April 2025

Millions of people in the UK will soon see a boost in their monthly payments 💷

Economics

34 hours ago Arsenal: Jason Ayto gets chance to stake claim for sporting director job after Mikel Arteta backing

Edu’s interim replacement could strengthen his hopes of permanent promotion as he leads search for much-needed attacking reinforcements

Sport

7 hours ago Exactly what Donald Trump said in court as he dodges jail in hush money trial

President-elect Donald Trump, 78, told Judge Juan Merchan he is 'totally innocent' and did 'nothing wrong' as he was sentenced in New York in his hush money trial

Events

4 hours ago The secret message stitched into Melania Trump's garments at Jimmy Carter's funeral that explain her strikingly somber mood

Just 11 days shy of her husband's inauguration, the mood seemed a little grim as Melania accompanied her husband up the nave of the Washington National Cathedral.

Politics

12 hours ago Melania’s $40m Amazon deal: another sign Bezos is capitulating to Donald Trump | Margaret Sullivan

Sadly, the Amazon-Melania deal has much the same flavor as the rest of Trump appeasement moves – not just by Bezos but by others of his ilkThe language in a New York Times article was extremely restrained as it described Jeff Bezos’s evolving stance regarding Donald Trump.The Amazon founder and the president-elect had had a rocky relationship in the past, “but in recent months, Amazon and Mr. Bezos have taken steps to repair it”.Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

Economics

7 hours ago Oliver Glasner reveals Crystal Palace squad hit by sickness bug before Stockport FA Cup clash

Several Palace players have been struggling with illness this week

Events

4 hours ago Trump supporters and protesters agree – sort of – on his sentencing: ‘the opposite of justice’

A small group of activists faced off outside court in Manhattan as the president-elect was sentenced to an ‘unconditional discharge’ in his hush-money caseOutside the lower Manhattan courthouse where Donald Trump was sentenced on Friday in his hush-money case, groups of his supporters as well as anti-Trump protesters gathered in the below-freezing temperatures to express their views on the sentencing.About 20 supporters stood on the right side of the courthouse entrance, displaying signs and banners that read “Stop Political Witch Hunts” and “Free Trump, Save America”. In contrast, around 15 anti-Trump protesters stood on the left side. Continue reading...

Politics

13 hours ago New online PIP tool to help people make a successful claim for up to £737 each month to DWP

The Turn2Us PIP Helper aims to tackle application barriers with step-by-step guidance and award estimations to increase claimant's chances of making a successful claim.

Economics

7 hours ago Pharmacists hit out at difficulties stocking flu jabs amid warning illness yet to peak

Hospitals are ‘full to bursting’ across the country with hundreds attending emergency departments

Events

4 hours ago Trump’s conviction is the latest twist in the Maga story | Lloyd Green

The supreme court order may also be a harbinger of what awaits the US over the next four years: litigation that again divides the judiciary and the nationDonald Trump will take the office on 20 January 2025 as a convicted felon. On Thursday night, a sharply divided US supreme court declined to ride to his last-minute rescue. In a one-paragraph order, the majority refused to stay his state court-sentencing whose genesis lay with payments that Trump allegedly arranged to cover up his purported affair with the adult film actor Stormy Daniels. Last May, a Manhattan jury unanimously found the 45th president guilty of 34 counts of conspiracy and fraud.The supreme court order may also be a harbinger of what awaits the US over the next four years: litigation that again divides the judiciary and the nation. Five of the nine supreme court justices, including chief justice John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett, a Trump appointee, refused to buy what the monarch of Mar-a-Lago was selling. The rest...

Politics

14 hours ago Elon Musk 'world's best hope' for £18trn mega tunnel connecting London and New York

Elon Musk 'world's best hope' for £18trn mega tunnel connecting London and New York  Express

Economics

7 hours ago Pair hit and killed by car after being seen lying and kneeling in road

Kayleigh Cornwell, 32, and Jason Morgan, 32, were both struck and killed by a Ford Focus in Pontypridd

Events

4 hours ago PS Plus Extra and Premium January 2025 games predictions and reveal date including Resident Evil 4

An late delivery of games is coming to the PS Plus Extra and Premium subscription service, and it could feature one of the very best installments in the Resident Evil series.

Politics

16 hours ago Spanish Costa del Sol hotel worker 'caught poisoning guest buffet with bleach'

Police and prosecutors say the 50-year-old woman acted out of revenge after being told her contract wasn’t being renewed at a Costa del Sol hotel

Economics

7 hours ago After the fire, the insurance battles: LA victims’ ordeal may just be beginning

‘Now we have to make sure there’s not a second, financial tragedy that follows the physical catastrophe,’ says consumer advocateCalifornia wildfires – liveCalifornia homeowners who lost everything in this week’s devastating Los Angeles-area fires now have to battle their insurance companies to recover the value of their homeowners’ policies – if they are lucky enough to have insurance at all.With estimates of the economic damage from the fires now reaching $52bn-$57bn, consumer advocates and veterans of past disasters say homeowners can expect weeks or months of paperwork to prove that they have lost what they say they have lost, if not also pressure from claims adjusters and a whole class of disaster professionals to make a quick settlement for less than they are entitled to under their policies. Continue reading...

Events

4 hours ago Trump says meeting with Putin being planned as fight over Arctic set to begin

Trump calls Ukraine war ‘bloody mess’ as he refuses to rule out military action to gain control over Greenland

Politics

18 hours ago Stock market today: Asian shares slide further as rate cut, tariff worries hit market sentiment

Shares have fallen for a second day in Asia after U.S. markets were closed to observe a National Day of Mourning for former President Jimmy Carter

Economics

7 hours ago Richard Hammond's daughter Izzy, 24, reveals her father 'was barely human' and could not 'be a father figure' after first Top Gear crash as TV star announces end of his 28

Richard Hammond, 55, confirmed his split with Mindy, 59, on Thursday with insider claims that he has become increasingly harder to live after the two near-fatal car crashes.

Events

5 hours ago Traitors star Tyler Smith reveals he has found love and is in his first relationship after previously claiming he'd never had a girlfriend

The Traitors star Tyler Smith has found love after appearing on the show where he revealed he had never had a relationship before.

Politics

18 hours ago Whitehall braced for spending cuts after UK hit by bond market turmoil

Rising gilt yields mean government departments may face further squeeze

Economics

8 hours ago Leicester City owner’s family takes record claim against helicopter company over crash

The case is valued at £2.15 billion

Events

5 hours ago Joe Rogan left stunned as Mel Gibson reveals astounding way three friends cured their stage 4 cancers

On the latest episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, actor Mel Gibson left the veteran podcaster shocked by the controversial way his friends claimed to have treated their cancers.

Politics

18 hours ago Who is right about ‘Maganomics’: bearish economists or bullish investors?

Equity market optimism about president-elect’s impact contrasts with warnings over hit to GDP growth

Economics

8 hours ago WAGs claim they were harassed and 'touched without consent' by large groups of Saudi Arabian men during Real Madrid match in the country

Cristina Palavra, the spouse of Mallorca midfielder Dani Rodriguez denounced the harassment she and a section of the team's supporters suffered.

Events

5 hours ago The Guardian view on the LA fires: Donald Trump’s denial and division fuel climate inaction | Editorial

Events in California reveal how political obstruction is deepening a climate crisis that needs urgent action to prevent it becoming an irreversible disasterThe wildfires ravaging Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people, displaced 180,000 and scorched about 40 square miles – an inferno driven by fierce winds and severe drought in what should be California’s wet season. It is a sobering reminder that the climate crisis is driving wildfires to become more frequent, intense and destructive – leaving ruined lives, homes and livelihoods in their wake. The US president Joe Biden responded by mobilising federal aid. By contrast the president-elect, Donald Trump, a convicted felon who was criminally sentenced on Friday, used the disaster to spread disinformation and stoke political division.The climate crisis knows no national borders. Deadly floods in Spain, Hawaii’s fires and east Africa’s devastating drought show nowhere is safe from its effects. Countries must work toward the global c...

Politics

25 hours ago Musk, after months of blustering, admits DOGE wont find $2 trillion worth of cuts in federal budget

Musk has been claiming he could make $2 trillion in cuts since October

Economics

8 hours ago ‘If you hear the siren, go to the shelter’: the wrenching play about the bombing of a theatre in Ukraine

In March 2022, the largest theatre in Mariupol – while in use as a bomb shelter for 1,000 people – was hit by a Russian air strike. A re-enactment based on survivors’ testimonies has been moving audiences to tearsThe play opens with the usual pre-show request for audiences to switch off their mobile phones before the curtain rises, but along with this come warnings – and instructions for how the audience should evacuate the auditorium in the event of an air raid.That is because Mariupol Drama, a play based on the real experiences of a Ukrainian theatre company during the Russian invasion of the titular city, was written and staged in the midst of war. It re-enacts the horrifying moment on 16 March 2022 when their theatre was bombed by Russian forces, even though it had by then been turned into an evacuation shelter for almost 1,000 people. Continue reading...

Events

5 hours ago The Guardian view on Magnus Carlsen’s power play: checking chess’s ruling body in style | Editorial

The latest controversy reveals deeper tensions about who will shape the sport’s future: its greatest players or the governing authoritiesA persuasive case can be made that Magnus Carlsen is the greatest chess player of all time. The 34-year‑old Norwegian is no longer world champion – bored with classic (long-form) chess, he chose not to defend his title in 2023 – but his name resonates with the public more than ever. This is not due to his expertise in the Sicilian Defence but because chess’s world governing body, Fide, recently barred him from playing in a tournament for wearing jeans. “Jeansgate” illustrates that while the public may care little for the niceties of chess openings, they are captivated by the eccentricities of the chess world.The fabulous (often chess-inspired) costumes in Netflix’s drama hit The Queen’s Gambit made style magazines swoon. But in real life, chess and fashion rarely intersect, though the great Cuban world champion of the 1920s, José Raúl Capablanca, w...

Politics

25 hours ago Musk, after months of blustering, admits DOGE won’t find $2 trillion worth of cuts in federal budget

Musk has been claiming he could make $2 trillion in cuts since October

Economics

8 hours ago TikTok ban: US supreme court hears oral arguments over fate of app – live updates

Justices hear arguments after app’s Chinese-based parent company ByteDance asked justices to review caseCould Donald Trump stop the TikTok ban?Trump has filed a request with the Supreme Court to delay the implementation of a ban on TikTok until he takes office on 20 January, which the court declined to immediately act on. The president-elect’s intervention shows the significant effort by TikTok to forge inroads with Trump and his team during the presidential campaign. Continue reading...

Events

6 hours ago BBC Sound Of... winners: From the superstardom of Adele and Sam Smith to others fading into obscurity

As Chappel Roan claims victory in the 2025 poll, we take a look back a the careers of the previous years' winners

Politics

27 hours ago Bitcoin miner can't recover '£600m' fortune, judge rules as ex 'sick of hearing about it'

James Howells claimed that Newport City Council should either allow recovery of the hard drive or pay him compensation for the value - but a judge has thrown out his case

Economics

8 hours ago Sir Rod Stewart hits the beach in St Barts with his wife Penny Lancaster, 53, and huge blended family as he continues his 80th birthday celebrations on $150m super yacht

The singer continued to ring his 80th birthday in style as he hit the beach with his huge family in St Barts on Wednesday.

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