26 m. ago Claudia Winkleman joins a stylish Billie Piper as she hosts the launch of electric plane Valo a day after accepting MBE honour

The Strictly host continued with her busy calendar as she hosted the launch of Valo, Vertical Aerospace's new zero-emission aircraft at The Pelligon in Canary Wharf on Wednesday.

Science

37 m. ago Club Brugge vs Arsenal LIVE: Champions League result, latest updates and reaction after routine win

Gunners bounce back from weekend defeat and take big step towards a top eight finish

Sport

42 m. ago House is voting on a defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases

The House is headed toward a final vote on a sweeping defense bill that authorizes $900 billion in military programs

Events

49 m. ago Real Madrid vs Man City LIVE: Champions League result, latest updates and reaction after gritty victory

Xabi Alonso on thin ice ahead of crunch fixture

Sport

56 m. ago S&P 500 finishes shy of record after Fed delivers rate cut hat

Fed cuts rates to lowest level in years as three members voters oppose move in biggest dissent since 2019

Politics

70 m. ago Johnson reveals House GOP won’t allow extension of Obamacare subsidies, leaving 24M Americans at risk

This comes as the Senate tees up a vote on its plan for its own health care bill

Events

76 m. ago Aliens 'must exist' as 'common sense suggests the galaxy is teaming with life'

Leading scientist Professor Avi Loeb argued it’s “arrogant” to believe we’re alone in a universe teeming with billions of stars and habitable planets, pointing to mounting evidence

Politics

1 hour ago Miss Switzerland killer husband 'cut out womb and puréed body parts watching videos'

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Thomas, the husband of aspiring Miss Switzerland Kristina Joksimovic, has been formally charged with the murder of his wife and attempting to 'puree' her remains

Events

2 h. ago Amazon cuts price of 'great value' Cadbury Dairy Milk Big Night In Deluxe Hamper to £11.50

Chocolate lovers dive into this festive treats and even save some money too

Economics

2 h. ago Club Brugge vs Arsenal LIVE: Champions League latest score, match stream and goal updates

Gunners look to bounce back from weekend defeat and take big step towards a top eight finish

Sport

2 h. ago The Fed cut rates for third time this year. Here’s what it means for mortgages

‘The Fed looks in the rearview mirror, and we are looking at the front windshield,’ a mortgage expert told The Independent

Politics

2 h. ago Real Madrid vs Man City LIVE: Champions League latest score, match stream and goal updates

Xabi Alonso on thin ice ahead of crunch fixture

Sport

3 h. ago Shoppers ditch real Christmas trees for 'simply beautiful' artificial one that's £160 off

Looking to cut down on Christmas spending? Artificial Christmas trees could be just the ticket for saving money season after season, and right now this 'simply beautifuly' option has £160 off

Economics

3 h. ago El Mayor tequila review: Blanco, Reposado and Añejo compared for Christmas gifting

El Mayor is a premium tequila made with 100 percent Blue Weber agave. I tried three bottles in the range to see whether tequila deserves a place on your Christmas drinks shelf.

Politics

3 h. ago Jennifer Grey was the cute teen opposite Patrick Swayze from Dirty Dancing, see her now at age 65

Jennifer Grey had a massive movie career in the 1980s when she was a young adult.

Politics

3 h. ago Ferencvaros vs Rangers: Danny Rohl gives major injury update as Celtic hero faces old foes in Europe – latest team news

RANGERS are still searching for their first win in the Europa League after picking up their first point against Braga at Ibrox last month. But three points this Thursday won't come easy for the Light Blues as they face a team who are unbeaten in the competition after five games - and managed by a...

Events

3 h. ago Fed cuts interest rates but signals pause in further reductions

The decision to lower the benchmark policy rate drew three dissents

Politics

3 h. ago Fed cuts interest rates by a quarter point amid apparent split over US economy

Vote to lower rates to a range of 3.5% to 3.75% was divisive among committee that tends to vote unanimously The US Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it was cutting interest rates by a quarter point for the third time this year, as the embattled central bank appeared split over how best to manage the US economy.The Fed chair, Jerome Powell, has emphasized unity within the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the board of Fed leaders that sets interest rates. But the vote to lower rates to a range of 3.5% to 3.75% was divisive among the committee that tends to vote in unanimity voting nine to three for the rate cut. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago ‘A movie diary’: how Letterboxd became a film review haven for the algorithm

The platform’s esoteric watchlists and rating system appeal to cinephiles craving a different mode of discoveryI never thought I would use Letterboxd. The app’s premise of logging reviews of every film you watch felt like counting steps, and I generally prefer to exercise my pretension the old fashioned way – such as getting a BFA or frequenting art house cinema screenings where I am usually the only person under 50 in the theater.But after I wrote about my feelgood movie for the Guardian – that would be Sullivan’s Travels, Preston Sturges’s perfect 1941 satire – I was swayed by two newsroom colleagues. “Hey Alaina, we heard you like movies,” one of them said. “What’s your Letterboxd?” I wanted to be part of the club, and signed up later that night. Now, I write thoughts on every movie I see, usually before I’ve even left the theater or closed out the streamer. Continue reading...

Culture

3 h. ago Film bro finds and ‘crash out cinema’: how Letterboxd became a review haven for the algorithm

The platform’s esoteric watchlists and rating system appeal to cinephiles craving a different mode of discoveryI never thought I would use Letterboxd. The app’s premise of logging reviews of every film you watch felt like counting steps, and I generally prefer to exercise my pretension the old fashioned way – such as getting a BFA or frequenting art house cinema screenings where I am usually the only person under 50 in the theater.But after I wrote about my feelgood movie for the Guardian – that would be Sullivan’s Travels, Preston Sturges’s perfect 1941 satire – I was swayed by two newsroom colleagues. “Hey Alaina, we heard you like movies,” one of them said. “What’s your Letterboxd?” I wanted to be part of the club, and signed up later that night. Now, I write thoughts on every movie I see, usually before I’ve even left the theater or closed out the streamer. Continue reading...

Events