39 m. ago Man United know their next five transfers amid Hugo Ekitike interest and Arsenal boost

The latest Manchester United transfer news as Ruben Amorim's transfer business rests heavily on Jason Wilcox's hopeful masterclass.

Sport

52 m. ago ‘They were inseparable’: family’s anguish at wait to bring Air India victims home

Relatives of Pooja and Harshit Patel, who were visiting from Leicester, want to cremate them together but have faced painful wait for identificationIn the ramshackle, cramped lanes of Ambika Nagar in the Indian city of Gujarat, everyone spoke of Pooja and Harshit Patel with pride. The couple had done what none of their relatives or neighbours had managed to achieve before; they had moved abroad, settling among the thriving Gujarati diaspora community in the British city of Leicester.Their lives in Leicester, where the couple had moved so Pooja could complete her business masters degree – later getting a job at Amazon alongside Harshit – seemed unimaginably glamorous to their relatives and close-knit community back in India. Pooja would call her mother, 58-year-old Chandra Mate, at least three times a day with tales of British life and to show off her latest outfits, spinning in front of the mirror. Continue reading...

Society

1 hour ago I'm a fashion expert and these are my 8 wedding guest rules. From the dress style that will make you look old to the colours you must NEVER wear

I'm fairly proscriptive these days when it comes to weddings and big summer parties: striking, simple, structured, smart - the four Ss - are my guide. Here are my tips...

Culture

2 h. ago ‘We’re so big we could do a gig on the moon’: tribute acts on fame, money and what it takes to make it

Dave Grohl is Bjorn Again’s ‘biggest fan’. Kelly O’Brien took out a loan to buy boobs to match Dolly Parton’s. Four tribute acts reflect on ‘the best job in the world’Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailPink Floyd, Queen, AC/DC and, of course, Elvis play every weekend around Australia, often to sell-out crowds. Sure, they might not be the real thing – but they’re close enough.Tribute acts – the artists who make their living performing covers of well-known musicians – are not new. But in the past few years they’ve surged in popularity – even while Australia’s live music industry has struggled – as audiences embrace nostalgia more than ever before. RSLs and regional towns might be the stomping ground for tribute acts but today the best in the business can charge more than $100 a ticket.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Gemma Collins left 'scared and shaken' as stalker makes sinister move

Gemma Collins was forced to call in the protection of the police after she was sent a threatening letter to her home address from a stranger who expressed his dislike of her

Politics

3 h. ago Brit 'drug mule' Charlotte May Lee facing months in jail without bail claims lawyer

Ms Lee, who denies the allegations, 'doesn't know what happened' as she waits for Thai authorities to determine whether the substance they found was, in fact, cannabis

Events

4 h. ago Paul Scholes dubbed Soccer Aid rival 'moody' and 'lunatic' who he avoided

Paul Scholes is one of many Manchester United legends playing at Old Trafford on Sunday evening for Soccer Aid 2025, and he's already made his feelings clear on one rival who he will face off against

Politics

4 h. ago Switch 2 gamers can now get top protection to end the dreaded console drop

Accessories firm PowerA have released a series of peripherals and items designed to look after your believed new Switch 2 console to avoid a broken, smashed machine while taking it on-the-go

Politics

4 h. ago Ridiculous reasons people have ended up behind bars from sausage roll drama to golden loo theft

From gold toilets to stolen sausage rolls, here's an absurd round up of real-life crimes that prove you really can go to jail for the downright ridiculous - and the court will never be amused

Events

4 h. ago 12 ways to ease burp, bloat and bowel problems and avoid ‘death by buffet’

An all-inclusive buffet breakfast at the hotel is an annual treat, so it's not surprising many of over-indulge when we travel abroad. Here's how to help common holiday digestion ailments

Events

5 h. ago Kevin De Bruyne remains a superstar despite his understated arrival at Napoli | Nicky Bandini

The Belgian remains a superstar despite his age and will be a huge boost to Conte, Lukaku and McTominayKevin De Bruyne’s move to Napoli this week felt understated: one of the finest players of a generation switching clubs for the first time in a decade, to little fanfare. The arranging of his medical in Rome, not Naples, played a part, avoiding the crowds that would have turned out to greet him. A handful of fans still found a way to be there when he arrived at the Villa Stuart clinic, 140 miles from their team’s home ground.Confirmation of his move came first from the Italian team’s owner, Aurelio De Laurentiis, who posted a picture to social media of them sat side-by-side in director’s chairs. “Welcome Kevin!” were the accompanying words. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Underdogs to top dogs: Kevin De Bruyne’s arrival signals new era for Napoli | Nicky Bandini

The Belgian remains a superstar despite his age and will be a huge boost to Conte, Lukaku and McTominayKevin De Bruyne’s move to Napoli this past week felt understated: one of the finest players of a generation switching clubs for the first time in a decade, to little fanfare. The arranging of his medical in Rome, not Naples, played a part, avoiding the crowds that would have turned out to greet him. A handful of fans still found a way to be there when he arrived at the Villa Stuart clinic, 140 miles from their team’s home ground.Confirmation of his move came first from the Italian team’s owner, Aurelio De Laurentiis, who posted a picture to social media of them sat side-by-side in director’s chairs. “Welcome Kevin!” were the accompanying words. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Minister ‘hopeful’ for ‘positive’ announcement on Grangemouth soon

Michael Shanks was quizzed on his Government’s £200 million investment in Grangemouth.

Politics

6 h. ago I've been to 100 countries around the world and these are the ones that are REALLY worth going to (and those you should definitely avoid at all costs)

I am standing in a drizzly square where a man is eating a quiche. A girl cycles past in a red raincoat, talking quietly on her phone. Everything is mild, ordered, and faintly boring.

Politics

6 h. ago Policymakers who think AI can help rescue flagging UK economy should take heed | Heather Stewart

Healthy scepticism is needed because flaw is that large language models remain prone to casually making things upFrom helping consultants diagnose cancer, to aiding teachers in drawing up lesson plans – and flooding social media with derivative slop – generative artificial intelligence is being adopted across the economy at breakneck speed.Yet a growing number of voices are starting to question how much of an asset the technology can be to the UK’s sluggish economy. Not least because there is no escaping a persistent flaw: large language models (LLMs) remain prone to casually making things up. Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago ‘Odd things happened when she was around’: the unnerving vision of Muriel Spark

From blackmail to burglary, the events of Spark’s life often uncannily echoed those of her novels – no wonder the author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie believed she could predict the future“There is a supernatural process going on under the surface and within the substance of all things,” says a priest in Muriel Spark’s 1965 novel The Mandelbaum Gate. Spark believed herself wired into this process. The novelist was aware from the start of “a definite ‘something beyond myself’”, an “access to knowledge that I couldn’t possibly have gained through normal channels”.“Somehow things happened, odd things, when Muriel was around,” recalled her friend Shirley Hazzard. “Everything that happened to Muriel,” according to her American editor Barbara Epler, “had been foreseen”, usually in her books themselves. If Spark wrote about blackmail, she too would be blackmailed; if she wrote about a burglary, she would then be burgled. Thirty years after toying with an idea for The Hoth...

Politics

6 h. ago ‘No way to invest in a career here’: US academics flee overseas to avoid Trump crackdown

Budding scholars pursue overseas jobs amid attacks on education and research, prompting fears of an American brain drainEric Schuster was over the moon when he landed a lab assistant position in a coral reef biology lab at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO). The 23-year-old had recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in nanoengineering from the University of California, San Diego, into a fiercely competitive job market. He felt like he’d struck gold.But the relentless cuts to scientific research and attacks on higher education by the Trump administration have turned what felt like a promising academic future into unstable ground. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago ‘People didn’t like women in space’: how Sally Ride made history and paid the price

Ride was the first US woman in space – but a National Geographic documentary looks at how she was forced to hide her queerness to succeedA week before Sally – a documentary about the first American woman to fly into space – landed at the Sundance film festival in January, Nasa employees received emails informing them how Donald Trump’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) rollbacks would take effect.Contracts and offices associated with DEI programs were to be terminated. Staff were given Orwellian instruction to inform the government of any attempt to disguise inclusion efforts in “coded or imprecise language”. In the weeks to follow, Nasa would take back its promise to send the first woman and person of color to the moon’s surface. Meanwhile, employees are reported to be hiding their rainbow flags and any other expressions of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community, allegedly because they were instructed to do so though Nasa denies those claims. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago ‘Stay below the radar’: corporate America goes quiet after Trump’s return

Some of the world’s most powerful firms have quietly toed the line set by the administration to avoid the president’s wrathFrom vast protests and all-caps social media posts to acrimonious legislative hearings and pugnacious White House statements, Washington has perhaps never been noisier. But since Donald Trump’s return to office, one corner of civil society has been almost eerily quiet.Those leading corporate America rapidly turned down the volume after the president’s re-election. Gone are the days of political and social interventions, highly publicized diversity initiatives and donations to important causes. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago Tottenham confirm first signing of Thomas Frank era as permanent deal finalised for Mathys Tel

Spurs announce permanent signing of Tel as club step up summer transfer business

Economics