65 m. ago Giovanni Pernice answers question he's been asked 'millions of times' as he celebrates 'all women'

The dancer is currently touring the UK in his own headline show, The Last Dance, which he has previously said will be his last tour

Politics

87 m. ago Keir Starmer FAILS to rule out Labour's defence spending boost being used to fund £9billion deal to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The Prime Minister has announced that Britain's defence spending will rise from its current 2.3 per cent of GDP to 2.5 per cent in 2027.

Economics

2 h. ago Erik ten Hag feels today’s players ‘find it difficult to deal with criticism’

Dutchman admits ‘more tact and more love’ neededTen Hag enjoyed Manchester United spell ‘very much’Erik ten Hag says the current generation of players “usually find it difficult to deal with criticism” and that the one he grew up as part of had “much thicker skin”.The 55-year-old Dutchman’s time as Manchester United manager, which came to an end with his sacking in October, saw some high-profile cases of his players expressing unhappiness at their treatment. Continue reading...

Economics

2 h. ago What are the salaries for Tube and bus drivers working for TfL as Elizabeth Line cancels strikes?

Elizabeth Line drivers will see an increase to their salaries after a deal was reached with the line’s operator, MTR

Economics

2 h. ago Outlander fan, 83, delighted as she finally meets idol Sam Heughan

Sam Heughan made one 83-year-old beam with joy at his latest bottle signing as part of his US Sassenach whisky tour when he stopped off in Austin, Texas.

Sport

3 h. ago Christian Pulisic series exemplifies this USMNT’s status as reluctant celebrities

The Milan star’s nine-episode docuseries is most notable in that it reveals anything at allDeep into the third and most recent episode of the Paramount+ docuseries on Milan and United States men’s national team star Christian Pulisic – with the very does-exactly-what-it-says-on-the-tin title of Pulisic – a remarkable sight unfolds: Pulisic, coaxed by his girlfriend, reveals something of himself.In that scene, Pulisic and Alexa Melton, a golfer on the second-tier Epson Tour, sit at a table in his house in Italy playing a card game. He looks uncomfortable. “What feelings are hard for you to communicate to me and how can I make it easier?” Melton asks, reading off a card. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Christian Pulisic docuseries exemplifies USMNT’s mostly silent golden generation

The Milan star’s nine-episode turn on Paramount+ is most notable in that it reveals anything about the player at allDeep into the third and most recent episode of the Paramount+ docuseries on Milan and USMNT star Christian Pulisic – with the very does-exactly-what-it-says-on-the-tin title of Pulisic – a remarkable sight unfolds: the player, coaxed by his girlfriend, reveals something of himself.Pulisic and Alexa Melton, a golfer on the second-tier Epson Tour, sit at a table in his house in Italy playing a card game. He looks uncomfortable. “What feelings are hard for you to communicate to me and how can I make it easier?” Melton asks, reading off a card. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago #AltGov: the secret network of federal workers resisting Doge from the inside

Government employees fight the Trump administration’s chaos by organizing and publishing information on BlueskyAfter seeing Elon Musk’s X post on Saturday afternoon about an email that would soon land in the inboxes of 2.3 million federal employees asking them to list five things they did the week before, a clandestine network of employees and contractors at dozens of federal agencies began talking on an encrypted app about how to respond.Employees on a four-day, 10-hours-a-day schedule wouldn’t even see the email until Tuesday – past the deadline for responding – some noted. There was also a bit of snark: “bonus points to anyone who responds that they spent their government subsidy on hookers and blow,” one worker said. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago BBC axes Amandaland and Am I Being Unreasonable from usual slot

The changes in scheduling only apply here in Wales and are due to a new series which is being broadcast in their place, details of which are below

Politics

3 h. ago Diversity confirm enormous 2026 tour with tickets out this week

The Ashley Banjo-led dance group will be playing more than 60 dates across the UK next year.

Politics

3 h. ago F1 testing: Driver schedule, dates and how to watch on TV for 2025 pre

The three-day test gives all 20 drivers their first chance to get to grips with their 2025 cars ahead of the new F1 season

Politics

4 h. ago Elizabeth line strikes cancelled as deal reached raising drivers' salary to £75,000

Aslef had already postponed first two walkouts that were planned for Thursday and Saturday

Economics

4 h. ago Chaos engulfs wedding after drunk groom mistakes bride’s best friend for new wife

Enraged bride slaps groom, storms off and cancels wedding

Events

4 h. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden admits fans will see 'new' her as she sweetly cosies up to co

She gave an update on preperations for her own headline tour with her Strictly Come Dancing co-star Carlos Gu

Politics

5 h. ago Drake cancels current tour immediately due to ‘scheduling conflicts’

The Canadian artist was set to perform his next date in Brisbane on March 4 2025 🎵🎟⛔

Society

5 h. ago Chaos engulfs wedding after drunk groom garlands bride’s best friend

Enraged bride slaps groom, storms off and cancels wedding

Events

7 h. ago At least 18 killed after tour bus overturns and falls into ditch in Thailand

Bus was carrying 49 passengers on educational field trip

Events

8 h. ago Elizabeth line strikes called off in ‘good news’ for London commuters

Two walkouts have been cancelled, but there are still questions over further strikes

Events

9 h. ago 'Full of surprises': inside the quirky East Sussex oast house for sale for £2.25m

Springhill was built in the early 1900s, converted to a home in the 1970s and has received a chic makeover under its current owners

Economics

9 h. ago Germany can turbocharge Europe’s renewal – if it will only seize this moment | Timothy Garton Ash

Three times in the postwar era Germany made strategic choices that benefited Europe – with the US at its side. Now it must do it in opposition to TrumpThree times in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany, its chancellors have made strategic choices that opened the door to a better future for Europe. Today there’s not just an opportunity but an urgent need for a fourth such historic moment. If the country’s new coalition government under Friedrich Merz manages to seize the chance of this crisis, both Germany and Europe will go forward. If it fails, then by the end of the 2020s both may have fallen backwards farther and faster than most of us could have imagined in our worst nightmares.The big difference with those three earlier pivotal moments is this: in 1949, 1969 and 1989 the Federal Republic’s policy was fundamentally aligned with that of the United States. This time, Germany has to build up a stronger, free, democratic and Ukraine-supporting Europe against the current p...

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