38 m. ago This high street bank will pay you £200 to open a new current account

A major bank is about to launch a new current account switching bonus, allowing savers to earn £200 for moving their current account.

Economics

43 m. ago Gorgeous woodland walk in UK beauty spot that's best to do in autumn

Padley Gorge in the Peak District has been named one of the best autumnal walks in the UK, according to new research - and it is easy to see why it's so popular

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53 m. ago Brits heading to Greece on holiday face new bans in two months

The Greek government is considering extending a ban on short-term rentals. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking at the Thessaloniki International Fair, spoke on the topic of holiday lets

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59 m. ago Mario Balotelli told Manchester police he'd robbed a bank after City beat United

Everyone remembers Mario Balotelli's infamous 'Why always me?' celebration, but very few know that he told the police he'd robbed a bank following the fixture

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83 m. ago Rome woman banned from feeding birds amid neighbours’ pigeon ‘hell’

Banning order comes after multiple complaints from residents of apartment block about feathers and droppingsRome’s mayor has ordered a woman to stop feeding dozens of pigeons that have overrun an apartment block, after furious residents, claiming to be drowning in feathers and guano, demanded relief from what has been described as a Hitchcockian nightmare.For several months, on the third floor of a building at 108 Via Spartaco, a woman nicknamed “The Pigeon Lady” by the press has been feeding the flock of birds that has been plaguing the block. After countless complaints from residents, exasperated by the thick layer of guano covering the building’s interior and the public areas below – not to mention the parked cars – local authorities issued an order banning her from feeding the pigeons. Continue reading...

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84 m. ago Patrick Kielty joined by Hollywood stars in return to television after Cat Deeley split

The popular comedian is the face of Ireland's biggest talk show

Culture

93 m. ago Rome mayor claims Tiber river could be swimmable within five years

Swimming in river cutting through heart of Rome is banned since 1960s

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1 hour ago Elizabeth Day reveals she's 'let go of the dream of motherhood' after several failed rounds of IVF and miscarriages

Elizabeth Day, the host of cult podcast 'How To Fail' who has talked openly about her longstanding fertility struggles, said she has 'let go' of the dream of motherhood in an interview with The Times.

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1 hour ago US billionaire dubbed 'the most powerful man on Wall Street' infuriates neighbours by shipping '30 tankers a day' of water to renovate his £80m estate and fill the 9million

US billionaire Stephen Schwarzman (pictured), 78, dubbed the most powerful man on Wall Street, has been shipping the supplies into his 2,500-acre estate Conholt Park in Wiltshire.

Economics

1 hour ago Strictly Come Dancing fans hail 'gorgeous partnership' as pro dancer makes 'love' admission

Fans praised a 'gorgeous partnership' within the show's pro dancer team ahead of the show's 2025 launch

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1 hour ago ‘Partridge is more popular than me – that’s a given!’ Steve Coogan on Alan’s glorious return

For three decades, he has played one of the UK’s greatest ever comedy characters. But how different is he to Alan Partridge really? Ahead of the presenter’s new show about mental health, Coogan is put in the psychologist’s chairThe line between Steve Coogan and Alan Partridge is a blurry one. The love of cars. The clothes. They’ve both done their own live arena tours. They even share a face. But if you ever needed proof that they’re not actually the same, it’s the fact that when I meet him for breakfast at his London hotel, he’s not at the buffet with an oversized plate, the staff aren’t giggling at him, and we’re not in a Travel Tavern.We’re here to talk about his new show, How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge). It’s the latest instalment in the wider Partridge universe in which he presents digital radio, writes books, successfully podcasts, goes on tour, and made his BBC comeback on magazine programme This Time. (The character is now co-written with the Gibbons brothers, rather than ...

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2 h. ago Doping in spotlight after double drugs shame on eve of World Athletics Championships

Cas bans US sprinter Erriyon Knighton for four yearsEthiopia’s Diribe Welteji ineligible pending case appealDoping in track and field has been thrust back into the spotlight on the eve of the World Athletics Championships after the US sprint star Erriyon Knighton was banned for four years and the Ethiopian Diribe Welteji was declared ineligible to run in Tokyo due to an ongoing case. Both athletes had previously won world championship medals.The 21-year-old Knighton, who won a world championship bronze over 200m in 2022 and silver in 2023, had blamed his failed drugs test last year on contaminated oxtail imported from abroad. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Doping in spotlight on eve of World Athletics Championships with two runners banned

Cas bans US sprinter Erriyon Knighton for four yearsEthiopia’s Diribe Welteji ineligible pending case appealDoping in track and field has been thrust back into the spotlight on the eve of the World Athletics Championships after the US sprint star Erriyon Knighton was banned for four years and the Ethiopian Diribe Welteji was declared ineligible to run in Tokyo because of a case still being adjudicated. Both athletes had previously won world championship medals.The 21-year-old Knighton, who won a world championship bronze over 200m in 2022 and silver in 2023, had blamed his failed drugs test last year on contaminated oxtail imported from abroad. However on Friday the court of arbitration for sport rejected Knighton’s defence. A press release said: “There is no proof that would support the conclusion that oxtail imported into the USA would be likely to contain trenbolone residues at the level required to have caused the athlete’s adverse analytical finding.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago I was just 34 and in perfect health when a massive stroke left me unable to walk or talk. All young people need to know about these easy

Melissa Clayton, a public relations account director from London, was holidaying with friends in Barbados over New Year when she suddenly became unwell.

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2 h. ago Russell Martin branded a Rangers saboteur as punters risk Hotline banning orders for turning the air blue

Rangers and Celtic fan anger Hotline and Craig Swan has his hard hat on

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2 h. ago Murmuration Level 2 review – mesmerising dance multiplies in tutting fractal forms

Peacock theatre, LondonStarting from a single dancer, an intricate moving patterns of limbs forms a complex weave of shifting patterns in Sadeck Berrabah’s technically impressive showThere’s no denying that it’s incredibly satisfying to watch a mass of bodies moving in unison. Every chorus line and corps de ballet knows it. It has been scientifically proven that we get pleasure from seeing bodies sync up, and French choreographer Sadeck Berrabah’s show, Murmuration Level 2, is on point when it comes to this. The show’s title refers to the mesmerising, morphing formations of flying birds, whole flocks coordinated seemingly by instinct. In this show, nothing has been left to instinct and these dancers have been drilled within an inch of their lives, creating intricate moving patterns. When an arm hits a 90 degree angle, it’s not 89, or 91, but bang on 90, all 30 dancers at exactly the same time. This is technically very impressive.Berrabah got his break with a viral YouTube video and ...

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2 h. ago Self Esteem to star as raging rock star in revival of David Hare’s Teeth ’n’ Smiles

Rebecca Lucy Taylor will play Maggie, a role originated by Helen Mirren, in a ‘landmark’ 50th anniversary production in London in MarchFifty years after Helen Mirren originated the role, Rebecca Lucy Taylor AKA Self Esteem is to play a raging rock star in a West End revival of Teeth ’n’ Smiles by David Hare.It will take Taylor back to the Duke of York’s theatre, where she performed a four-night “theatrical presentation” of her third album, A Complicated Woman, in April. In Hare’s 1975 play she takes the lead role of a singer, Maggie, in an imploding band who put on a concert for a Cambridge University May ball at the end of the 1960s. The mood is summed up by the band’s closing number, Last Orders on the Titanic. Taylor will contribute additional music and lyrics to original song by the brothers Nick and Tony Bicât respectively. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Your bank account could be emptied with 'simple phone charging mistake'

An expert has warned that a common charging habit could leave your personal data exposed

Economics

3 h. ago Barclays chief urges Government to limit wage rises and avoid hiking bank taxes

CS Venkatakrishnan, chief executive of the banking group, told the Financial Times that wage inflation was a problem across the UK economy.

Politics

3 h. ago How to make viral banana bread iced matcha that's 'so good' and perfect for autumn

Matcha is the drink of 2025, and one of the most popular ways to enjoy it is with a syrup - and this banana bread version is perfect for this time of year.

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