29 m. ago Stay at home! Picturesque Polish city's authorities tell residents to avoid leaving the house before thousands of Chelsea fans flood in for their European final next week

More than 70,000 supporters are expected to descend on the city in the coming days, as Chelsea take on Real Betis on Wednesday at the 42,000 capacity Wroclaw Stadium.

Sport

42 m. ago UK employees work from home more than most global rivals, study finds

Exclusive: Staff in Britain now average 1.8 days a week of remote working, above global average of 1.3 daysUK workers continue to work from home more than nearly any of their global counterparts more than five years after the pandemic first disrupted traditional office life, a study has found.UK employees now average 1.8 days a week of remote working, above the international average of 1.3 days, according to the Global Survey of Working Arrangements (G-SWA), a worldwide poll of more than 16,000 full-time, university-educated workers across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa that began in July 2021. Continue reading...

Society

50 m. ago 'The difference is remarkable' say L’Oreal Paris shampoo users and it's now cut in price

Shoppers are raving about the 'remarkable' results in just a few weeks of using the set

Politics

52 m. ago BBC Saturday Kitchen host Matt Tebbutt congratulates guest as he shares baby news

Matt Tebbutt was back hosting Saturday Kitchen this weekend when he kicked off the BBC show with some lovely news

Politics

56 m. ago Antler launches sitewide summer sale with reductions on carry

The luxury luggae brand has launched a summer online sale this bank holiday weekend

Politics

56 m. ago Britney Spears speaks out after authorities called over singer's 'dangerous' behaviour

Britney Spears was said to have been met by 'authorities' at LAX earlier this week after reportedly lighting a cigarette on a flight from Mexico to the US and she's now spoken out

Culture

57 m. ago ‘Alexa, what do you know about us?’ What I discovered when I asked Amazon to tell me everything my family’s smart speaker had heard

For years, Alexa has been our on-call vet, DJ, teacher, parent, therapist and whipping boy. What secrets would the data reveal?She is always listening. She is unfailingly polite. She is often obtuse. She is sometimes helpful. She frequently frustrates. She isn’t great with bashment artists. Or grime. Or drum’n’bass. She needs to be spoken to slowly and clearly, as you’d talk to an aged relative with diminished faculties. She doesn’t like French accents.‘“Alexa, how long do wasps live for?” Continue reading...

Politics

59 m. ago Hamilton Accies hoping for big summer windfall as former stars attract transfer attention

The South Lanarkshire side has their fingers crossed that two former players will make big moves over the coming weeks

Politics

60 m. ago TfL announces Tube closures for Bank Holiday weekend: Full list of routes

Piccadilly Line and Elizabeth Line among those affected with replacement buses in place at several stations

Politics

83 m. ago Witness tells of desperate CPR attempts seconds after horror smash that left two teenagers dead

Tributes have been paid to Kailem Robinson and Kaine Darby

Events

93 m. ago Indianapolis celebrates an epic sports weekend with Pacers, Fever and the Indy 500

Indianapolis has an incredible weekend of sports on deck

Politics

1 hour ago BBC breaks silence on claims Ncuti Gatwa has been 'axed' as Doctor Who with latest statement as broadcaster refuses to confirm he will be back in the Tardis for a third series

The broadcaster posted a statement on Friday following rumours that the renowned Scottish actor, 32, would not return as the Doctor, branding the speculation 'pure fiction'.

Science

2 h. ago Braveheart at 30: Mel Gibson’s gory, hokey Oscar winner plays like a biblical epic

The 1995 best picture winner is less interested in historical fact and more in rousing fantasy and makes for a telling portrait of its troubled makerFor a storied best picture Oscar winner and dorm-wall poster staple of the 1990s and beyond, it’s a little surprising how modest Braveheart’s success was when it opened in theaters 30 years ago. Though it powered through a mild opening to become a solid summer hit, on the 1995 charts it sits below Father of the Bride Part II and Congo (though congratulations are in order; it did edge out both Grumpier Old Men and Mortal Kombat). Even among other Mel Gibson vehicles from the 90s, you might be surprised to learn that Maverick, Conspiracy Theory and Payback all posted stronger numbers.But Braveheart stuck around, both in theaters and in the public consciousness. It wasn’t necessarily tipped as an awards contender at the time of release – Gibson had only directed one other movie, a small-scale drama called The Man Without a Face – but wound...

Politics

2 h. ago Travel warning issued as tram stops closed for a week amid major works

Engineers are working on the Bury line

Events

2 h. ago We have a chance to prevent AI decimating Britain’s creative industries – but it’s slipping away | Beeban Kidron

The government has doubled down on a plans that would allow mass cultural theft, but we are fighting it at every stageBeeban Kidron is a film director and crossbench peer in the House of LordsFor months now, legends of music, literature, product design, the visual arts and more have been sounding the alarm about the British government’s plan to undermine copyright law. The fight kicked off when the government launched a consultation into regulating artificial intelligence with its own “preferred” outcome: letting AI companies steal copyrighted work by default unless the owners of that work “opt out”. But opting out is impossible to do without AI transparency. The plan is a charter for theft, since creatives would have no idea who is taking what, when and from whom.When the government stoops to a preferred outcome that undermines the moral right to your work and income, you might reasonably be angered. As Elton John said last weekend: “The government have no right to do this to my so...

Events

2 h. ago Gary Lineker received new BBC job offer after MOTD that he thought was a joke

Gary Lineker will say farewell to the BBC under unsavoury circumstances this weekend after claiming he was pushed out of his Match of the Day role and received a job offer which he thought was a joke

Politics

2 h. ago James Martin rages at lawless London as yob smashes his car window after friends were mugged or had cars stolen in last two weeks

Martin, who hosts James Martin's Saturday Morning on ITV every week, took to Instagram to hit out at crime rates in the capital after he and several friends were all targeted in the space of a week.

Politics

2 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo 'in discussions' to make blockbuster transfer in next two weeks

Former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has been tipped to make a return to Old Trafford but another club might make a move for the Portuguese forward over the coming weeks

Politics

2 h. ago Average waits for passport check can top 2 hours at New York JFK airport

Exclusive: Last week at least one arriving passenger waited well over three hours for Customs and Border Protection

Politics

2 h. ago Normal pressure hydrocephalus explained as Billy Joel cancels tour dates following diagnosis

What is normal pressure hydrocephalus? The rare brain disorder affecting Billy Joel - and its symptoms, prognosis and treatment

Science