7 minutes ago Sing out or keep schtum? After The Rock backed crooning in the cinemas – our culture writers clash over big

Dwayne Johnson is adamant audiences should be free to sing aloud at the cinema and it has prompted our culture desk to draw the battle lines

Culture

9 minutes ago Great British Bake Off's 'real winner' crowned by fans after devastating finale blunder

Despite getting to the final of BBC cookery show Great British Bake Off, one runner-up has been branded the 'real winner' of the series, as it's revealed he bagged his dream job

Sport

13 minutes ago Starmer refuses to rule out further tax rises when challenged at PMQs to repeat what Reeves told CBI – UK politics live

PM said he was not going to write the next five years of budgetsWilliam Hague has achieved a rare Tory election victory; he has won the contest to be Oxford University’s next chancellor.The university has released the figures for the final round of voting, where the winner emerged after the final five candidates were ranked using the alternative vote system. The runner up was Elish Angiolini, the lawyer and academic. Continue reading...

Politics

17 minutes ago Australia’s mission improbable: crack the genius of Jasprit Bumrah in 10 days | Barney Ronay

India’s supreme fast bowler destroyed the top order in Perth and the hosts have little time to avoid a second Test repeatTest cricket is supposed to be cruel. This is a key aspect of its beauty. This thing hurts. It will seek out your weakest points and then very carefully and skilfully gouge its nails into the wound. But is it meant to be this cruel?There was something tender, painful and even a little disturbing about what Jasprit Bumrah did to Marnus Labuschagne during the first Border-Gavaskar Test in Perth. In the space of 23 Bumrah deliveries Labuschagne was dropped, hit in the ribs, beaten five times, left completely scoreless, and basically de-cricketed, reduced to a series of strange, formless movements, stabbing at the ball like an under-gardener swatting midges in the dark. C...

Events

27 minutes ago Manchester City trip up again as Arsenal shine at Sporting: Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Archie Rhind-Tutt as City’s crisis deepens and Arsenal produce their best performance in the Champions League this seasonRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: Manchester City throw away a 3-0 lead at home to Feyenoord. It’s not a defeat but almost feels worse this way. Is the crisis deepening? Continue reading...

Sport

35 minutes ago ‘The science of fluoride is starting to evolve’: behind the risks and benefits of the mineral

With RFK Jr and a court ruling, conversation on fluoride, in about 72% of US community water supplies, has explodedA national conversation about fluoride’s health benefits exploded this fall after a federal toxicology report, court ruling and independent scientific review all called for updated risk-benefit analysis.Fluoride, a naturally occurring mineral in some regions, has been added to community water supplies since the mid-20th century when studies found exposure dramatically reduced tooth decay. Continue reading...

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42 minutes ago Unidentified EuroMillions winner scoops £177million but huge payload remains unclaimed

One Brit has become the third biggest Lotto winner of all time, winning the £177million EuroMillions jackpot – but winners in Lambeth, Sevenoaks and Bury are running out of time to claim their prizes

Economics

50 minutes ago It couldn’t be you! EuroMillions players urged to check tickets again after blunder announcing numbers

Glimmer of hope is restored as winner is yet to claim third biggest National Lottery jackpot of all time

Economics

72 minutes ago Sir Andy Murray shocks tennis world as he joins rival's corner for Aussie Open tilt

The British tennis legend has agreed to coach long-time rival Novak Djokovic Down Under.

Events

74 minutes ago Ruben Amorim told Paul Pogba transfer 'brilliant' for Man Utd and solves key problem

Manchester United flop Paul Pogba has been linked with a return to Old Trafford under Ruben Amorim and one ex-Red Devil believes Ruben Amorim should move for the French World Cup winner

Politics