39 m. ago A crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in an NYC apartment for weeks

Officials say a cryptocurrency investor has been arrested and charged with kidnapping, assaulting and holding a man against his will for several weeks in an upscale Manhattan town house

Economics

2 h. ago Dermatologist says she's not needed to 'redo Botox' as soon by using skincare that's £1.50 in deal

The new Optimum Peptides collection follows the success of the health and beauty chain's collagen collection, and has already earned the approval of dermatologists and customers alike

Economics

3 h. ago Nigel Farage's plot to win over the lefties: Reform leader to 'commit to restoring winter fuel payments and scrapping two

The Reform leader is expected to announce his new promises in a speech next week in a speech where he will also accuse the PM as 'one of the most unpatriotic prime ministers in our history.

Politics

4 h. ago Crypto investor in New York charged in kidnapping and torture plot

John Woeltz, 37, being held without bail after allegedly beating, shocking and dangling man from five-story homeA cryptocurrency investor was arraigned in Manhattan criminal court on Saturday morning and charged with kidnapping an Italian man and then beating and torturing him for several weeks, allegedly to extract cryptocurrency passwords.The 37-year-old crypto investor, John Woeltz, was arrested on Friday after allegedly torturing the man in a swanky home in the upscale Manhattan neighborhood of Soho. The victim reportedly escaped the five-story home on Friday and sought help from the police, who later arrested Woeltz. Continue reading...

Economics

5 h. ago Nigel Farage to back scrapping child benefit cap and restoring winter fuel payment

The Reform UK leader is hoping to appeal to more left-wing voters in his speech next week

Politics

5 h. ago Farage ‘backs scrapping child benefit cap and restoring winter fuel payments’

His Reform UK party is riding high in the opinion polls.

Politics

6 h. ago Liam Gallagher taking rescue dog on Oasis tour with Noel so he 'doesn't hit the booze'

Liam, 52, was immediately smitten with his rescue dog, who he spotted on the Instagram page of an animal shelter in Thailand and now can’t cope with being separated from his beloved pooch

Events

7 h. ago All the places kids can eat free or for £1 over May half term

Some places are offering free breakfast, 60p meals and a whole meal completely free for children when eating out this half term

Economics

7 h. ago A new room for a doomed loom – and the battle to save Australia’s slowly dying crafts

When a rare weaving device was destined for the skip, a collective of artists, teachers and students united to rescue it. They bemoan how university course changes are replacing deep skills with competency checklists“Rachel, bad news,” the text message read. “They’re disconnecting the loom tomorrow.”Rachel Halton still doesn’t know who made the decision, in October 2022, to summarily decommission the $160,000 Jacquard loom that had been a cornerstone of RMIT’s renowned weaving and textile design courses for 20 years. Continue reading...

Events

8 h. ago Pregnant Vick Hope asks Radio One Big Weekend crowd for baby name ideas ahead of her maternity leave as she prepares to welcome first child with husband Calvin Harris

The presenter, 35, who is expecting her first child with husband Calvin Harris later this year, threw herself open to suggestions while taking to the stage with co-host Jamie Laing.

Politics

9 h. ago Iranian director Jafar Panahi wins Palme d’Or at Cannes for It Was Just an Accident

Panahi, long censored and previously imprisoned in his home country, took top prize as Sentimental Value and The Secret Agent also honouredThe dissident Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi has won the top prize at the Cannes film festival for his drama It Was Just an Accident, inspired by his stints of imprisonment at the hands of the Iranian government.The film was the first made by the director after a ban on film-making was lifted – although he has continued to direct despite being expressly forbidden to do so. In 2011, a year after his first arrest, a copy of his drama This Is Not a Film was snuck into Cannes on a USB stick hidden in a cake. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago Families can stay half price at theme park near Manchester with new Land of Oz this May half term

The new themed area has opened in time for the school holidays

Politics

9 h. ago They look like ordinary bales of hay but cops make a VERY surprising discovery during traffic stop

Cops have made a shocking discovery in what appeared like ordinary bales of hay during a traffic stop.

Politics

9 h. ago Ed Sheeran reflects on $100M copyright trial as he performs 'emotional' new single inspired by the case for the first time during surprise appearance at Radio 1's Big Weekend

The singer, 34, wrote the track after revisiting an old phone during the lawsuit over his hit 'Thinking Out Loud.'

Politics

9 h. ago Horrific UK fire that killed woman and three kids seen in devastating footage

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A 43-year-old woman and her children, aged 15, eight and four, died in the fire in Brent, north-west London, in the early hours of Saturday morning. Another woman, 70s, and a teenage girl were also taken to hospital

Events

10 h. ago Ex WWE CEO Linda McMahon brutally ridiculed for past and 'beyond stupid' Trump decision

Ex WWE chief Linda McMahon took up a new role within United States President Donald Trump's cabinet, having previously served under him in a small business leadership role

Politics

11 h. ago Northampton heartbreak as Penaud inspires Bordeaux to Champions Cup glory

Final: Northampton 20-28 Bordeaux BèglesFrench side claim their first Champions Cup titleBeneath the roof of Welsh rugby’s noisiest cathedral here was a game to raise anybody’s blood pressure. There have been some extraordinary finals in this tournament but none as breathless or frenetic for such long periods. This was rugby on fast forward, a blink-and-you-miss-it thriller that finally ended with Bordeaux winning the first Champions Cup title in their history.They just about deserved their special vintage but what a contest. Northampton, reduced to 13 players at one stage with two men in the sin-bin, were heroically brave and insanely committed. Every single Saint refused to bend the knee despite a worsening casualty list and collectively played a full part in a final that rocked and rolled from start to finish. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago What we know about the plane crash that killed alternative music executive Dave Shapiro

Investigators say a plane crash in San Diego that likely killed six people happened as the private plane approached an airport whose runway lights were out in heavy fog

Events

11 h. ago Watch: Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie shares first video of their newborn daughter

Carrie Johnson has shared a heartwarming video on Instagram to announce the birth of her fourth child, Poppy Eliza Josephine Johnson, with former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Politics

11 h. ago Doctor issues urgent plea as sperm donor used to conceive 67 kids passes cancer

Around 23 of the children conceived between 2008 and 2015 have been found to carry a variant in the TP53 gene which provides instructions for making tumour proteins.

Science