62 m. ago Harry Potter star joins Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club in major role

Netflix has pulled out all the stops for the film adaptation of Richard Osman's bestselling novel, The Thursday Murder Club, with a star-studded cast and a well-known director

Events

77 m. ago Chelsea players show true colours with incredible Club World Cup gesture for Jota's family

Chelsea are set to donate a 'portion of Club World Cup bonuses' to Diogo Jota's family after the Liverpool forward passed away in a road traffic accident

Sport

90 m. ago DWP crackdown on benefit fraud as woman jailed for wrongly claiming £110,000

The UK Government has issued a stern warning that benefit fraud will be detected and prosecuted to the full extent of the law, following the sentencing of a Manchester woman to 20 months in prison

Economics

91 m. ago Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club sees Harry Potter star in huge role

Netflix is bringing Richard Osman's book, The Thursday Murder Club, to screens with a film adaptation that promises to be a hit. The director is known for his work on Harry Potter.

Events

95 m. ago You need 'detective level' skills to find three differences in sleeping man brainteaser

A brainteaser image featuring a sleeping man, a cat and a dog has left members of the public scratching their heads as they try and find the three tricky differences in the two photos

Events

2 h. ago Noughties rock band 'devastated' as they're forced to cancel UK tour just a day before it starts as they issue apology to fans

A noughties American rock band have issued an apology to fans after being forced to cancel their UK tour just a day before it starts.

Politics

2 h. ago Can’t pay, won’t pay: impoverished streaming services are driving viewers back to piracy

As subscription costs rise and choice diminishes on legal sites, film and TV fans are turning to VPNs and illicit streamers, with Sweden – home of both Spotify and The Pirate Bay – leading the wayWith a trip to Florence booked, all I want is to rewatch Medici. The 2016 historical drama series tells of the rise of the powerful Florentine banking dynasty, and with it, the story of the Renaissance. Until recently, I could simply have gone to Netflix and found it there, alongside a wide array of award-winning and obscure titles. But when I Google the show in 2025, the Netflix link only takes me to a blank page. I don’t see it on HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, or any of the smaller streaming platforms. On Amazon Prime I am required to buy each of the three seasons or 24 episodes separately, whereupon they would be stored in a library subject to overnight deletion. Raised in the land of The Pirate Bay, the Swedish torrent index, I feel, for the first time in a decade, a nostalgia for the hi...

Politics

2 h. ago Thursday Murder Club creator shares 'mistake' with initial scripts

The film is based on Richard Osman's 2020 novel of the same name, but not everything has made it into the adaptation.

Events

2 h. ago Royals' 'biggest concern' over Harry and Meghan's announcement

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle recently announced they are extending their lucrative deal with Netflix, and a former royal servant has shared what the royals are worried about

Politics

3 h. ago Pilot explains what really happens if there's sudden emergency over the Atlantic

American Airlines pilot Steve revealed how he handles an emergency while going over the Atlantic Ocean. He spoke about the procedure with his 405,000 followers on TikTok

Politics

3 h. ago Katabasis by RF Kuang review – a descent into the hellscape of academia

The bestselling author’s sixth novel is far from perfect, but this journey into the underworld is delivered with heretical gleeThe more academia has broken your heart, the more you’ll love RF Kuang’s new novel. Katabasis knows the slow grind of postgrad precarity: the endless grant grubbing and essay marking; the thesis chapters drafted, redrafted and quietly ignored by a supervisor who can’t be bothered to read – let alone reply to – an email. Living semester to semester, pay shrinking, workload metastasising, cannon fodder in a departmental forever war. Katabasis knows how it feels to spend your best thinking years doing grunt work to further someone else’s ideas, clinging to the bottom rung of a ladder you will never be allowed to climb: less an ivory tower than a pyramid scheme.Academia is a hellscape; Katabasis just makes it literal. The American author’s sixth novel is an infernal twist on the campus farce: David Lodge with demons. Kuang’s previous book, 2023’s Yello...

Politics

4 h. ago Japan and China commemorate World War II anniversary on different dates

Japan and China are marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with major events on different dates

Events

4 h. ago Urgent warning as cases of mosquito virus causing 'sudden fever' rise in UK

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has also detected the first cases of the emerging disease oropouche virus in the UK, all of which were linked to travel from Brazil

Events

4 h. ago Eight things we learned from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s marathon New Heights podcast

If you don’t have a spare two hours to listen to Swift talking about The Life of a Showgirl on her boyfriend’s podcast, we did it for youTwo years ago, American footballer Travis Kelce famously used the New Heights podcast – which he hosts with his brother Jason – to announce that he wanted to date Taylor Swift. This was after he failed to get her attention at her Eras tour show at Arrowhead Stadium, home to his team, the Kansas City Chiefs. Somehow, it worked: he managed to get the girl. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Urgent alert after 'worrying' rise in virus causing 'pain for years'

The UKHSA has also detected the first cases of another disease

Events

4 h. ago Only those with 'detective level' skills can spot three differences in 10 seconds

A tricky brainteaser featuring a man, a cat, and a dog, has left people scratching their heads as a 'detective level' observation skill is needed to spot all three differences in just 10 seconds

Events

4 h. ago Does a European home for €1 sound too good to be true? Here's what you need to know

The deals promise Brits a sunny new life — but they’re often too good to be true

Politics

6 h. ago Australia’s Molly Picklum and Jack Robinson dominate Teahupo’o swell to win Tahiti Pro titles

Picklum scores three eight-point rides to beat American Caitlin SimmersBoth Australians lock in WSL finals spots for Fiji later this monthAustralian surfers Molly Picklum and Jack Robinson have dominated the waves at Teahupo’o to take out the Tahiti Pro titles.Picklum out-pointed American rival Caitlin Simmers to win the women’s competition in a statement result before her Fiji world title charge. Continue reading...

Events

7 h. ago US teen pilot claims innocence after charges dropped in Antarctica flight case

Ethan Guo, an American pilot and influencer trapped in Antarctica, insists he's innocent after being charged by Chilean authorities with submitting a false flight plan to reach Antarctica

Politics

8 h. ago New Mexico governor declares state of emergency in rural county afflicted by crime, drug use

The governor of New Mexico has declared a state of emergency in response to violent crime and drug trafficking across a swath of northern New Mexico, including two Native American pueblo communities

Events