67 m. ago £100 contactless payment rule to be scrapped in 2026 in major change

The change could affect all shoppers from March next year

Economics

69 m. ago Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Gomez: Latest Liverpool injury news ahead of Tottenham clash

Arne Slot has given updates on Liverpool's current injury list as the club prepare for a trip to north London on Saturday where they will face Tottenham Hotspur

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76 m. ago Emily in Paris is back and here's all the fashion and beauty items you can shop from the show

The new seaon of Emily in Paris is back on Netflix, and we've rounded up all the pieces featured in the show that you can shop, from makeup used on set to outfits worn on screen

Culture

85 m. ago Inside Thomas Skinner's Strictly Come Dancing row as he launches bitter legal battle

Thomas Skinner has reportedly started legal proceedings against the BBC over claims they rigged the votes in a bid to boot him off the show early and he claims he has proof to back his allegation

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1 hour ago Scottish portrait gallery unveils Christmas tree inspired by Jacobite hero

The heroine aided Bonnie Prince Charlie's escape after the Battle of Culloden.

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2 h. ago Yael van der Wouden : ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy cured my fear of aliens’

The Safekeep author on her secret childhood reading, falling in love with Elizabeth Strout and why she keeps coming back to Zadie SmithMy earliest reading memory I had a children’s encyclopedia on the shelf above my bed – orange and brown, the cover old flaking plastic – but I retain nothing of what I read. I do remember a book of dirty jokes I was obsessed with at the age of eight. I was convinced it was off limits to me (it wasn’t) and so I waited until my parents were at work to shamefully steal it from the bookshelf. One time, my mother found it under my pillow and I was mortified. I recall her being confused and putting it back with a mumbled “I don’t judge” as she left the room.My favourite book growing up hat must have been one of Thea Beckman’s novels, most likely Hasse Simonsdochter. Beckman was the author for young adults in 80s and 90s Netherlands. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago 'Alien spacecraft' 3I/ATLAS fly closest to Earth today with experts releasing latest images

Today is 3I/ATLAS day – it's the closest that bizarre cosmic visitor will ever get to us, so pack your eight-inch (telescope) and get off to your nearest viewing gallery for a gander

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4 h. ago Week in wildlife: honeymooning owls, an otter on the razz and a magical frog

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Woman said police 'brutally murdered' her XL Bully and tried to identify officer who shot him dead

Sophie Zaherali was sentenced after her XL Bully escaped and was shot by armed police

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6 h. ago Why did Donald Trump Jr turn up in a tiny British enclave looking for money?

Meetings in Gibraltar are the latest twist in worldwide campaign that is enriching the US president’s family One Friday in November, armed police blocked off the road that runs beside Gibraltar’s medieval city walls to clear the way for a convoy of blacked-out BMWs. The vehicles pulled up at the offices of Hassans, a law firm.The British enclave in the Mediterranean is a hub for the international ultra-rich, and Hassans counts many of them as clients. But few as highly placed as that day’s visitor: Donald Trump Jr, the man running the family business while his father is in the White House. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Army sergeant to appear before a military judge on charges that he shot 5 people at Georgia base

An Army sergeant charged with attempted murder in the shootings of five people at a Georgia base faces arraignment before a military judge

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7 h. ago AI deepfakes and armchair sleuths: The families of missing people being trolled online

Around 430,000 people are affected by a child going missing each year. Already living through a nightmare, several of them will also have to face online harassment and abuse

Society

10 h. ago BRIAN VINER reviews Avatar: Fire And Ash: 197 minutes of turgid sci

BRIAN VINER: There comes a point in the careers of most revered movie directors when nobody is brave enough to lay a restraining hand on their arm and remind them that 'less is more'.

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12 h. ago It's beginning to look a lot like...Easter? B&Q shoppers left 'disgusted' after hardware store stocks rabbit decorations before Christmas

Usually Easter decorations tend to pop up in supermarkets around the end of February or start of March. But shoppers at a were horrified to see Easter decorations instead.

Events

12 h. ago The contactless payment change that could be good news for shoppers

These regulatory changes are scheduled to commence on March 19, though individual firms will decide when to adopt the flexibility

Economics

12 h. ago Firms could set own contactless card limits under changes planned by regulator

The Financial Conduct Authority’s rule changes will take effect from March 19.

Politics

12 h. ago Contactless card limits AXED under new plans to change how you pay at the tills from March

SHOPPERS will soon find it easier to pay bigger amounts using contactless, under the City regulator’s plans. The current rules mean people can make payments of up to £100 per transaction when using physical contactless cards. Under changes being made next year by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), banks and payment providers with strong fraud controls will...

Politics

12 h. ago Horoscope today, December 19, 2025: Daily star sign guide from Mystic Meg

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 Tonight’s new moon casts its renewal spell over your chart, so be prepared to...

Politics

16 h. ago Huge boost in bid for 4am Scots World Cup pubs as millionaire Wetherspoons boss gives update

WEATHERSPOONS boss Sir Tim Martin has backed an unprecedented bid to keep Scots pubs open as late as 4am so the Tartan Army can watch their side’s World Cup matches. The hospitality icon has thrown his weight behind the bold efforts after the Scottish Beer and Pub Association announced they'd be writing to First Minister John Swinney...

Economics

16 h. ago 11 photos that capture the madness of the World Pie Eating Championships

The contest dates back to 1992

Culture