39 m. ago Energy bills set to rise by average of £111 a year from April

Latest hike in prices blamed on higher wholesale prices

Economics

52 m. ago Crucial UN nature talks are about to reopen in Rome – but will enough countries turn up?

After last year’s Cop16 biodiversity talks in Cali left key issues unresolved, the extra summit will attempt to seek consensus, especially over fundingGlobal talks to halt the loss of nature will reopen today in Rome, amid “loss of trust” in the United Nations-led process and concerns that countries will not turn up for the meeting. Delegates are due to meet at Cop16, the UN’s biodiversity conference, to discuss global targets to stop nature loss by 2030.The additional meeting in Rome was called after talks were suspended in confusion in the Colombian city of Cali in November when they overran and delegates left to catch flights home. Continue reading...

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53 m. ago Antiques Roadshow guest jokes she ‘won’t tell mum’ about ‘breathtaking’ value of ‘ugly’ cameo left in drawer

An Antiques Roadshow guest couldn’t stop laughing when she found out how much her mother’s cameo was really worth.

Culture

53 m. ago From Luke Littler to cannibals – guess the missing word from five Daily Star headlines

If you think you've got the very specialist set of skills required to work for the Daily Star, it's time to prove it by predicting five missing words from headlines from our website

Events

64 m. ago Millie Bobby Brown looks unrecognizable with mature new look after fans were left baffled by her real age

Millie Bobby Brown was unrecognizable as she debuted a mature new look on Monday, at the Los Angeles premiere of her new film, The Electric State.

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69 m. ago ‘Uncertainty is rising’: Financial analysts warn that market shows worrisome signs with Trump in office

Share values and cryptocurrency prices have been buoyant since Trump’s election, but some on Wall Street believe the party could be over soon

Events

1 hour ago Gary Lineker tells Arsenal to ignore £100m target and sign Premier League striker

Arsenal are set to sign a striker in the summer transfer window, with Newcastle's Alexander Isak and Napoli's Victor Osimhen - currently on loan at Galatasaray - among those to be linked

Events

1 hour ago Coronation Street's Julia Goudling declares love as she's left 'furious' over co

The actress, who has recently found herself in the thick of the drama, has commented on some of the planned exits from the ITV soap

Politics

1 hour ago It’s grand theft AI and UK ministers are behind it. Oppose this robbery of people’s creativity | Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alastair Webber

The plan to weaken copyright law, allowing tech firms to profit for free from people’s talent, is an outrage, and the nation would sufferWe are father and son: one has written 16 musicals and counting, the other cofounded The Other Songs, a leading independent record and publishing company. Our work has employed thousands globally, nurturing the next generation of talent. Copyright is the foundation that protects this, and all creative work: from music, theatre and literature to film and art. Copyright ensures creators retain control and are fairly compensated. It underpins the creative economy. Put simply, it allows artists and creatives to make a living. Endless studies have shown what a benefit that creativity – music, theatre, dance, art, film, TV, the list is endless – has on the rest of society.Yet, today, the UK government is proposing changes that would strip creators of this protection. Under the data (use and access) bill, AI companies would be allowed to take works, past ...

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1 hour ago How The Brutalist made its disorienting, dazzling score: ‘It was hammers and screws making music!’

The Oscar-nominated soundscape of Brady Corbet’s awards frontrunner was often recorded before filming had begun, before being blasted out of speakers onto the set of the film during production. Kevin E G Perry speaks to composer Daniel Blumberg about his very novel approach to music – and his surprise that it’s been so embraced

Politics

1 hour ago London to have 'most expensive public transport' as prices increase this weekend

Transport for London's (TfL) new prices are set to take effect on Sunday, March 2nd 2025, in a new bid to use the collected funds to improve "key transport projects in the future" - but commuters are not happy at all.

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2 h. ago Meet and greet parking firm 'crashed couple's £157k BMW and dumped it in hedge'

The 24-plate BMW XM has been left badly damaged after a couple, who had just landed from a holiday, allege a meet and greet parking firm crashed the vehicle and dumped it in a hedge

Economics

2 h. ago Illinois landlord charged with 2023 hate crime and murder of Palestinian American boy set for trial

An Illinois landlord charged with murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in a 2023 attack on a Palestinian American mother and her young son is expected at trial

Events

2 h. ago Forgotten by the west, Syria’s IS prisons are under threat as militant group mobilises

Kurdish officials warn that Islamic State threat is greater than ever in the vacuum left from Syrian regime’s collapseWith each gust of wind came a wave of body odour, the stench of two-dozen men wafting through the small hatch of the prison cell’s heavy iron door. Inside, gaunt prisoners clad in brown jumpsuits sat on thin gray mattresses.Six years have passed since the end of the so-called caliphate of the Islamic State, but to the 4,500 men held inside Panorama prison in north-east Syria, little has changed since their initial capture. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago The London Stock Exchange has been left behind by its parent

While its equities platform suffers an exodus, the LSEG itself is a financial success story — with an identity problem

Politics

2 h. ago Chaos in Turkey as as major business giant relocates to EU tourism rival

In a huge blow for Turkey and a slew of employees, a major conglomerate has pulled its shipping company out of the country - and reportedly relocated to its tourism rival of Athens, Greece

Society

3 h. ago McClure solicitors investigation dropped by Police Scotland with campaigners left 'disappointed'

EXCLUSIVE: Campaigners have vowed to fight on despite the "great disappointment" of the police case into McClure being ditched.

Events

3 h. ago SNP Government Budget to clear final hurdle after John Swinney agrees deals with parties

MSPs will vote on the final stage of Holyrood's spending plans for the year ahead with the NHS set to be handed record funding.

Economics

3 h. ago Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta slammed for transfer failure as free agent set for Gunners reunion

Arsenal's recent struggles continued as they were beaten 1-0 by West Ham at home this weekend as they battle on without any recognised No 9. Their title bid looks increasingly unlikely after falling 11 points behind Liverpool

Sport

4 h. ago Kanye West branded 'downright dangerous' by ADL after vowing to sell more swastika merch and posting X Holocaust joke

The Runaway artist, 47, on Saturday posted another shock stream of posts, showcasing a new set of shirts and logos emblazoned with swastikas.

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