15 m. ago Cristiano Ronaldo finally confirms where he'll play next season after Club World Cup offer

Cristiano Ronaldo has been the subject of transfer speculation this summer as his Al Nassr contract expires in June, but he spoke out about his next move after winning the Nations League

Politics

28 m. ago Emma Raducanu reveals impact of stalker ordeal: ‘I’m wary when I go out’

The 22-year-old was left in tears after receiving repeated unwanted attention from a “fixated” man during a match in February

Economics

78 m. ago Cristiano Ronaldo begs for Lamine Yamal privacy as Barcelona prodigy feels the heat over reaction to trophy lift

Spain star Yamal was filmed walking away from Portugal's trophy lift but CR7 wants narratives to be quashed

Politics

99 m. ago ‘It will lift the spirits’: Kyiv to stage ‘most English of ballets’ after Russian repertoire boycott

Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée to be performed for first time, replacing classics by Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky after fundraising in LondonOne of the “most English of ballets” will be performed for the first time at the National Opera of Ukraine in Kyiv after a boycott of the classic Russian repertoire, including Swan Lake and the Nutcracker.Sir Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée, a celebrated romantic comedy, will be performed to a sell-out audience on Thursday after Ukraine turned away from the works of Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Prokofiev. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago A new start after 60: My voice went and suddenly part of me was missing – then I discovered bellringing

As a lifelong singer and a teacher, Jean Walters was used to making a noise. At 67 she found a new way to do itOne sunny August evening, Jean Walters was sitting in her garden in Meltham, West Yorkshire, when the church bells began to ring. She sipped her glass of wine; the evening seemed idyllic. “A quintessential English country garden,” she thought, and posted on Facebook: “Bells ringing, how lovely!”The next day when the plumber came to fix her toilet, more prosaically, he mentioned that he had seen her post, and being a bellringer himself, gave her the number of the local church’s tower captain. “He said, ‘Come along and try it.’ I did. I loved it. I said to my husband, ‘Did you hear that single bong? That was me.’”Tell us: has your life taken a new direction after the age of 60? Continue reading...

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2 h. ago One of Nicolas Cage's craziest ever movies is airing on TV tonight

The actor has appeared in over 100 movies over the course of his career

Culture

3 h. ago Teenage girls’ TikTok skincare regimes offer little to no benefit, research shows

With number of young girls sharing videos rising, study says following instructions can irritate skin and lead to allergiesSkincare regimes demonstrated by young influencers on TikTok offer little to no benefit, researchers have found, adding that on the contrary they raise the risk of skin irritations and lifelong allergies in children.The team behind the study say there has been a rise in young girls sharing videos of complex skincare routines with moisturisers, toners, acne treatments and anti-ageing products. Continue reading...

Technology

3 h. ago What to Stream: Dierks Bentley, Sydney Sweeney, Alex Cooper and 'Deep Cover'

Country superstar Dierks Bentley returning with the album “Broken Branches” and Sydney Sweeney in the dark, dramatic thriller “Echo Valley” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

Events

3 h. ago A free flat for a fortnight: the German city offering perks to fight depopulation

Eisenhüttenstadt, once a socialist vision but now at risk of becoming a ghost town, seeks to ditch its far-right imageIf you’re considering moving to a German ex-communist model city that is trying to lure new residents with a range of perks, including free accommodation and rounds of drinks with locals, take it from Tom Hanks: Eisenhüttenstadt has many charms.While filming outside Berlin in 2011, the Hollywood actor and history buff took a mini field trip 60 miles east to what he called Iron Hut City and was instantly smitten. “An amazing architectural place,” he said, pronouncing it “fascinating”. He returned sprinkling stardust again three years later, even acquiring a vintage Trabant car he shipped back to Los Angeles. “People still live there – it’s actually a gorgeous place,” Hanks said. Continue reading...

Sport

4 h. ago ‘We’re not afraid of you’: LA protesters, enraged by Trump, flood the streets

Traffic stopped, signs were brandished, insults were hurled – and the size of the protest seemed to take police by surpriseUS politics live – latest updatesThousands of Angelenos enraged by Donald Trump’s decision to commandeer their state national guard swamped the downtown streets on Sunday, bringing a major freeway to a standstill. But the national guard, hemmed in by the protesters and by dozens of Los Angeles police cruisers, played almost no role in any of it.A vocal, boisterous but largely peaceful sea of protesters engulfed the north-eastern corner of downtown Los Angeles around city hall and the federal courthouse. They hurled insults at Trump and at the immigration enforcement teams who had conducted mass arrests of undocumented migrants in the area on Friday. Continue reading...

Events

8 h. ago UN demands major action as damning report shows child poverty impact in England

A report by UNICEF has called on Keir Starmer to lift the two-child benefit limit and recruit hundreds of health visitors as data shows the grim impact on childrens' health and learning

Politics

8 h. ago Children in most deprived areas more likely to visit A&E and be obese – Unicef

The organisation has called on the Government to lift its two-child benefit cap after its report on deprivation in England.

Politics

9 h. ago Gran who broke garden gnome's leg hits out after police and court ordeal

Lorraine Hutton accidentally broke one of the legs off her neighbours' garden gnome when she moved it from a communal pathway outside her flat, but she has now hit back at the decision to prosecute

Events

10 h. ago Post Office Horizon scandal victims offered 'pathetic' levels of compensation

Dozens of postmaster in the Post Office Horizon scandal have been offered “pathetic”compensation, it has been claimed, following the ITV hit show drawing attention to the ordeal

Events

11 h. ago After tear gas and street fires, an Los Angeles community cleans up as National Guard troops arrive

Local residents in one Los Angeles-area community cleaned up streets and erased graffiti while expressing dismay at the damage caused during violent clashes between protesters and immigration authorities over the weekend

Events

12 h. ago Musk wants to 'kick residents out' of tiny Texas town for ambitious 'utopia' dream

Residents in a remote Texas community have been told they may lose the right to continue using their property “for its current use" after it became a company town for Musk's SpaceX

Politics

13 h. ago Man Utd get new Victor Osimhen answer after final decision on huge transfer

Victor Osimhen has made his decision on a transfer from Napoli to Al-Hilal after receiving a mammoth offer from the Saudi Pro League side to join the team this summer

Sport

14 h. ago ‘Deranged’: Newsom and Hegseth trade insults as Defense Sec considers deploying Marines in LA

The White House deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles against the governor’s wishes.

Events

14 h. ago Love Island star brought in to replace contestant reveals he's already broken the rules

The islanders must follow a set of strict guidelines before the show begins

Politics

14 h. ago Senior medics in England say more resident doctor strikes would be futile

Exclusive: Letter from six top figures says more walkouts by junior colleagues would help those who oppose the NHSLetter: Resident doctors should vote against strike actionSix senior figures in England’s medical profession have criticised potential strikes by resident doctors as “a futile gesture” that will harm patients and help those who oppose the NHS.The move is the first public evidence of the significant unease many senior doctors feel about the possibility of their junior colleagues staging a new campaign of industrial action in England. Continue reading...

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