60 h. ago Man United undroppable could be set for surprise new role after £120m double deal

Manchester United are busy spending big in the summer transfer window, but their first moves are potentially changing one star's role.

Economics

3 d. ago CMAT, pop’s gobbiest, gaudiest star: ‘Everyone else in music needs a kick up the hole!’

Playing stadiums and causing dance crazes, the Irish singer-songwriter is going supernova – and whether opining on trans rights, body shaming or capitalism, she’s more forthright than everCiara Mary-Anne Thompson, or CMAT as she’s professionally known, says she can clearly remember writing the song that changed her life. She was 22 and having moved from Ireland to Manchester, was working in TK Maxx and, at the weekends, as what she’s fond of calling a “sexy shots girl”: “Cash in hand, £8 an hour, 11pm to 3am, teetering up and down the stairs of a nightclub in the building where Joy Division shot the video for Love Will Tear Us Apart with a tray of Jägermeister shots they’d put a bit of dry ice in – burned your skin if you got it on your hands – selling them for three pound each. Terrible job. And just getting absolutely stoned out of my bin all the time, doing whatever drugs anyone would give me for free. I had absolutely no friends.”An attempt to get her musical career off the grou...

Events

5 d. ago David Coote's new life after refereeing ban with drastic career change caught on camera

David Coote was sacked by the PGMOL in December and a surprised resident within his local area was shocked to see him working in a completely different job

Events

8 d. ago I moved to Bali with my husband, but paradise changed us: British TikTok influencer Carlie Donnelley, reveals how she's going through a 'really bad time'

When Carlie Donnelley and Matt Dearing quit their life in Manchester to live in Bali they were full of hope for the future and financial freedom. The reality has been rather different.

Technology

8 d. ago Rangers to officially change name after takeover by US consortium completed

After the club were taken over by a US led consortium, Rangers are set to undergo a name-change, in a move which is provoking a lot of curiosity

Politics

9 d. ago The 'brilliant' new way to watch Wales stars play for free as Dan Biggar joins coverage

The move has been hailed as a 'game-changer' by rugby fans

Politics

1 week ago F1 team heads call for Monaco to ‘move with the times’ and make track change

Mandatory two pit-stop law fell flat in GPCalls for layout change to allow overtakingFormula One team principals have called for layout changes to be considered at the Monaco Grand Prix to address the inability of cars to overtake after efforts to enliven the race with mandatory pit stops fell flat on Sunday.McLaren’s Lando Norris took victory in Monte Carlo and was, despite the two pit-stop rule, in control throughout, Only two passes were made on track in 78 laps and drivers including Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who finished fourth, and Mercedes’ George Russell, who was 11th, dismissed the rule change as all but pointless. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago How did 2020’s Black Lives Matter movement change the world? Our panel responds

Five years ago, George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis. Writers and activists from Brazil to Berlin talk about the protests, hope and disappointment that followedDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago South Africa moves to change empowerment law for Musk’s Starlink

Potential loosening of Black ownership rules came after billionaire said his satellite internet group would not comply

Politics

2 w. ago Tenerife Airbnb where Jay Slater slept changes name as locals 'want to move on'

Jay Slater, 19, stayed inside the Airbnb - then named Casa Abuela Tina - before vanishing in the mountains near the remote village of Masca in Tenerife, where his body was found 28 days later

Politics

2 w. ago Oldham council boss 'glad the charade is over' in first statement after explosive leadership challenge

The council boss wants to move on and focus on the change in the borough.

Politics

3 w. ago Man Utd player who's ‘always up for fight' poised to move on for reason he can’t change

One Manchester United misfit is poised to leave the club this summer despite the fact he has one trait Ruben Amorim could do with having around, says club legend Gary Pallister

Sport

3 w. ago Tonight's rugby news as Wales star says England move changed him and top Welsh signing eyes international call

The latest headlines from Wales and around the world

Politics

3 w. ago EFL star makes drastic career change and moves abroad after early retirement

George Ray, who made his professional debut in the Football League Trophy final back in 2013, has announced his retirement from football to pursue a new career in real estate in Dubai

Transport