4 h. ago Football’s Financial Shame: The Story of the V11 review – so moving you’ll pity these poor footballers

This gripping documentary follows early Premier League footballers who lost it all following investment advice that went wrong. It perfectly captures the melancholy of being an ex-proSympathy for the financial plight of former Premier League footballers, you say? No, wait, hear us out. You might be surprised by this previously untold story. Richard Milway’s documentary, Football’s Financial Shame: The Story of the V11, is a gripping, moving and human enough tale to inspire more than a little fellow feeling.The V11 may sound like a fictional spy ring from a shonky airport novel but they’re actually a group of retired footballers whose careers spanned the 90s and early 00s. This era-specificity is crucial. They are members of the Premier League’s in-between generation. They’re mid-rankers: household names but it depends on the household. Danny Murphy. Rod Wallace. Brian Deane. Tommy Johnson. Michael Thomas. Craig Short. If you know, you know. And they played at a time when wages were ...

Politics

5 h. ago Buffy the Vampire Slayer's villains definitively ranked from Glory to Warren

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer revival series is fast approaching and it's time to revisit some of the show's most memorable villains.

Events

7 h. ago Israel calls up 40,000 reservists as military pushes ahead with ground operation in Gaza

Benjamin Netanyahu is keen to accelerate a new Gaza offensive despite warnings from senior ranks

Events

7 h. ago World’s biggest iceberg breaks up after 40 years: ‘Most don’t make it this far’

‘Megaberg’ known as A23a has rapidly disintegrated in warmer warmers and could disappear within weeksNearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded is finally crumbling apart in warmer waters, and could disappear within weeks.Earlier this year, the “megaberg” known as A23a weighed a little under a trillion tonnes and was more than twice the size of Greater London, a behemoth unrivalled at the time. Continue reading...

Politics

10 h. ago ‘We are dying for no reason’: Israeli reservists face fresh call

Soldiers express doubts about Gaza conflict but few will refuse to fightTens of thousands of reservists in Israel will return to active service in the coming weeks amid an intense debate in their ranks over the war in Gaza, which reflects wider divisions in the country.Some will be forced to make their decision within days. The Israel Defense Forces began mobilising tens of thousands of reservists on Tuesday after calling up 60,000 for an expanded offensive in Gaza City, one of the few places in the devastated territory outside its control. More will be ordered to report to military bases if the fighting continues for many months, as analysts expect. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Stirling equestrian ace lifts lid on emotional debut at prestigious Defender Burghley Horse Trials 2025

Elspeth Bryce will make her 5* debut at the 2025 event on long-time horse Lacoste, after the duo stormed up the rankings in the past couple of years.

Politics

12 h. ago The devil wore J. Crew? Chloe Malle, the daughter of Hollywood stars, had an Andy Sachs start... and will take over Vogue

Chloe Malle, the daughter of Murphy Brown star Candice Bergen, and a mom of two who likes nothing more than a quiet night in, will take the helm of American Vogue from the legendary Anna Wintour. Rhian Lubin reports on her ascension through the fashion Bible’s ranks

Politics

14 h. ago Hearts kid 'desperate to play in League One', as Accies boss hails new signing

Accies added Bobby McLuckie to their ranks at the weekend

Politics

14 h. ago Straight Circle review – boisterous border guard satire from a director to watch

Venice film festivalOscar Hudson’s feature debut, starring twins Elliott and Luke Tittensor as ritual-performing representatives of fictional warring nations, is an absurdist nightmareBritish documentary and ad director Oscar Hudson makes his feature debut in the Venice critics week sidebar with this high-concept anti-war satire, a through-the-looking-glass absurdist nightmare about realising that the otherness of your enemy is an illusion. There are some bold and ambitious images here, and some interesting split-screen work. Maybe there’s an issue about the style and substance ratio and perhaps the running time is indulgent, but this is a strong piece of work.Twins Elliott and Luke Tittensor play two soldiers of equal rank in opposing armies, called Pte Warne and Pte Arthur. They represent two nations of fictional Ruritanian weirdness, formerly at war but who have evidently concluded a tensely unstable peace treaty. Warne has a resplendent white uniform and, like the rest of his co...

Politics

17 h. ago Alexander Isak's new Liverpool wage and where he ranks against Mo Salah and Erling Haaland

Alexander Isak completed his £125million move from Newcastle to Liverpool on transfer deadline day, and that has seen the Swedish striker earn a mammoth pay rise

Politics

17 h. ago Manchester bar travels 'half the world away' as it takes over America for huge Oasis shows

"The Definitely Maybe bar has gone global"

Politics

17 h. ago Cooper rejects claims Reeves has been sidelined on economic policy by No 10 mini

‘Quite the reverse’, says home secretary, amid reports Starmer’s reorganisation is aimed at freezing chancellor out ahead of autumn budgetIn an interview with Sky News this morning Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, declined to guarantee that migrants will definitely be sent back across the channel this month as part of a returns agreement with France.Asked for the exact date of the first returns, Cooper replied: “It will be later this month.”We expect the first returns to take place this month. But I’ve always said from the very beginning on this, it’s a pilot scheme and it needs to build up over time.If you submit an asylum claim that lacks merit, it will be swiftly and robustly refused.Any request for asylum support will be assessed against destitution criteria. If you do not meet the criteria, you will not receive support.If nothing has changed in their country, people should not be claiming asylum at the end of a student course. We need to clamp down on that and that’s why we’r...

Economics

18 h. ago Sanatorium review – Ukraine health resort guests seek sanctuary amid shelling

Poignant documentary by Irish director Gar O’Rourke peers into a faded Soviet-era institution where visitors search for relief while war grinds on outsideThere is something ever so slightly Martin Parr-like about this documentary, filmed inside a shabby rundown health resort near Odesa, in Ukraine. It’s not the colour palette, which is Soviet-era pale beige, but the images of holidaymakers: elderly men strutting about in thongs and playing ping pong in their vests; retirees of both sexes glad-ragged at the disco. Like Parr’s photos, the images are funny but not unkind; everyone retains their dignity. The director is Irish film-maker Gar O’Rourke, who planned Sanatorium before the war, but filmed it after Russia invaded Ukraine, which adds a layer of melancholy to the guests’ search for health and happiness.The huge Kuyalnik sanatorium is a time warp with its brutalist architecture and institutional interiors. Back in its glory days, people must have come here in their thousands. Now...

Politics

19 h. ago Why Netflix’s new documentary on the Dallas Cowboys is better than The Last Dance | Sean Ingle

The Gambler and his Cowboys is a gritty portrayal of the rise and fall of a sports dynasty that shows all the glory, grubbiness and leaves the viewer wanting moreOf all the unflinching moments in the new Netflix blockbuster, America’s Team: the Gambler and his Cowboys, one stands out more than most. It comes after the Dallas Cowboys’ former star receiver Michael Irvin is asked about the White House, the secret mansion where some players would unwind while winning three Super Bowls during the 1990s. “I was the president of the White House,” Irvin says with a cackle, his eyes lighting up. “It was a safe place for camaraderie.”But this, it turns out, was a very different style of team building than going down the pub. Continue reading...

Culture

20 h. ago It was supposed to be restored to its former glory, still nothing has happened

Plans were made to restore the historic shop underneath Manchester Piccadilly railway station in 2021 but the archway remains derelict

Politics

21 h. ago Why Manchester United did not sign a midfielder in summer transfer window

Man Utd were busy in the summer transfer window, but they did not add a new midfielder to their ranks.

Sport

21 h. ago Beauty buffs 'blown away' by foundation that's 'perfect' for mature and diverse skin tones

"My foundation was a perfect match to my skin and covered all of my pigmentation and scarring without feeling too heavy... I will definitely order again"

Politics

29 h. ago The devil wore J. Crew? Chloe Malle, the daughter of Hollywood stars, had an Andy Sachs start... and will reportedly take over Vogue

Chloe Malle, the daughter of Murphy Brown star Candice Bergen, and a mom of two who likes nothing more than a quiet night in, will reportedly take the helm of American Vogue from the legendary Anna Wintour. Rhian Lubin reports on her ascension through the fashion Bible’s ranks

Politics

31 h. ago US Open star reveals incredible freebies that every player gets in gift bags that should cost $1,400

The all-United Kingdom team of Neal Skupski and men's doubles partner Joe Salisbury are into the Round of 16 as the No 6 seeds and have their next match on Tuesday against ranked opposition.

Economics

34 h. ago How your kids' lunchbox snack is making them fat: A top nutritionist ranks Britain's 15 most popular from best to worst (you'll never guess where Babybel came)

We asked Dr Federica Amati, head nutritionist at ZOE, to rank 15 of the most popular ready-to-eat lunchbox snacks.

Culture