2 h. ago US Open star Taylor Fritz suffers embarrassing wardrobe malfunction in primetime TV showdown with Novak Djokovic... before crashing out

The wardrobe blunder is made more notable by the pristine style of his girlfriend Morgan Riddle, whose outfits are always styled perfectly... and perhaps he'll wish she was present before the match.

Events

2 h. ago Traffic hell on major motorway as crash shuts road and sparks seven

National Highways East has issued a major warning to drivers on the M25 at junction 17 near Maple Cross, while another warning was issued around junction 5 as well

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2 h. ago Andy Murray's new sporting career goes from strength to strength with spot in £3.7m tournament

Andy Murray is in the hunt to win millions as he competes in next month's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in his homeland, where he'll rub shoulders with several major winners

Economics

2 h. ago Highland crash A99: One person taken to hospital after crash north of Latheron

The road has now reopened after being closed off in both directions on Tuesday.

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4 h. ago Council's library closures to begin next week despite ongoing legal challenge

Critics argue that smaller communities will bear the brunt of the closures, which threaten to push them 'back to Victorian times'

Politics

4 h. ago Japan is the beach holiday you’ve never thought of – but should have

Exploring Japan’s paradisiacal archipelago offered everything I could have wanted from my first visit to the country, says Marianna Hunt

Politics

4 h. ago ‘A gilded temple to the new world order’: inside the former US embassy that is now a super

Even the cheap rooms cost £1,400 a night at London’s bling-heavy hangout for high net worth individuals. From mega-basement spa to gaudy rooftop bar, our writer takes a tourRumours have long swirled about what lies beneath the great 1960s fortress of the former US embassy on Grosvenor Square. There have been lurid fables of cold war bunkers, secret service shooting ranges, CIA interrogation chambers and even escape tunnels to Hyde Park. But none of these fictional fantasies quite compare to the underground lair that has now been excavated below the imposing block, in its new incarnation as one of the fanciest hotels in London.Owned by the royal family of Qatar, and operated by an offshore company registered in the British Virgin Islands, belonging to one of Hong Kong’s wealthiest dynasties, this former outpost of US imperialism has become a gilded temple to the new global order. Reborn as the Chancery Rosewood, it is a beacon of luxury designed to attract the cream of the world’s ul...

Politics

4 h. ago Turn mangoes into a rich, spiced curry with this recipe from Karnataka

In Karnataka’s Udupi cuisine, mangoes aren’t just for desserts. In this recipe from Camellia Panjabi’s new book ‘Vegetables: The Indian Way’, they’re transformed with tamarind, jaggery and spice into a dish that’s sweet, sour and deeply satisfying

Politics

5 h. ago Sun, sex, but no sangria? The Balearics’ booze crackdown might just save their tourist industry | Dimah Ajeeb

The islands say they no longer want to be Europe’s cheap, consequence-free party playground. But is the move upmarket working?Last summer, Spain’s Balearic Islands launched one of Europe’s toughest crackdowns on alcohol-fuelled party tourism. In popular resorts such as Magaluf in Mallorca and Sant Antoni in Ibiza, tourists spilled out of bars at dawn, clutched cheap bottles from late-night shops, and treated entire neighbourhoods as giant open-air nightclubs.Local people were fed up. Noise complaints, violent brawls and clashes between residents and intoxicated tourists became routine. Rents rose while longstanding neighbourhoods became hollowed out into seasonal party zones. Pilar Hernando, from Palma, Mallorca told Reuters in 2024: “Prices go up, rents go up, everything goes up except salaries.” Hernando had to move into a caravan owing to the lack of affordable housing. Average rents have risen 158% over the past decade in the Balearics, with Palma now among the most expensive ci...

Politics

5 h. ago Vitol: the secretive trading giant minting fortunes for its employees

Commodity house is among world’s most profitable companies and has returned $20bn to senior staff over past three years

Society

8 h. ago It's not just wind farms and solar panels that could despoil your area. Miliband also wants swathes of giant batteries... with a nasty habit of catching fire: ROSS CLARK

When I moved to the Cambridgeshire Fens 26 years ago, the electricity substation lying a mile across the fields was an unsightly intrusion, but otherwise innocuous.

Events

9 h. ago Trump gives green light for $2m ICE deal with notorious Israeli spyware company

Trump administration appeared to restart frozen Biden-era deal with Paragon Solutions, whose products have been accused of facilitating the surveillance of journalists and activists

Politics

9 h. ago Rachel Stevens SPLITS from Dancing On Ice boyfriend Brendyn Hatfield after three years of dating

Rachel Stevens has split from her Dancing On Ice boyfriend Brendyn Hatfield after three years of dating.

Politics

10 h. ago Meghan Markle posts sweet birthday post to mum Doria days after sharing rare snap of kids

Meghan Markle took to social media to share the love with mum Doria Ragland as she uploaded a sweet birthday post to mark her 69th birthday

Politics

11 h. ago Bride sobs on dance floor as brazen wedding crasher steals £75,000 worth of gifts

Surveillance footage caught the moment an unidentified man dressed in black snatched a box packed with cash, checks and gift cards before fleeing the venue - leaving the bride in tears on the dance floor

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11 h. ago Google will not be forced to sell Chrome, federal judge rules

Judge says tech giant can keep world’s most popular browser in ongoing battle over firm being ruled monopolyGoogle will not be forced to sell its Chrome browser, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday in the tech giant’s ongoing legal battle over being ruled a monopoly last year.The company will be barred from certain exclusive deals with device makers and must share data from its search engine with competitors, the judge ruled. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Rachel Stevens and boyfriend of 3 years split after family struggles hit 'breaking point'

S Club 7 star Rachel Stevens is single for the first time in 20 years after she split from her Dancing on Ice boyfriend Brendyn Hatfield after three years together

Events

12 h. ago Families' fury as 'cruise ship' like structure 'crash lands' metres from back gardens

The enormous steel structures, part of a 350,000 sq ft industrial site, tower over fences and hedges, completely overshadowing homes just metres away from the development

Events

12 h. ago Rachel Stevens 'splits from soulmate Dancing On Ice star as they drift apart'

Singer Rachel Stevens is said to have split from her Dancing On Ice star boyfriend Brendyn Hatfield after meeting on the show three years ago as she branded him her 'soulmate'

Politics

12 h. ago MAGA sheriff fumes at ‘irritatingly high’ standard of care that migrants allegedly have in ICE facilities

Arizona congresswoman said detainees inside ICE detention facility have faced medical neglect and unsanitary conditions

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