2 h. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing star's 'I'm back' statement flooded with same demand from fans

The hit BBC One dance show is set to return this autumn and one of the show's biggest stars declared they're 'back'

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3 h. ago Arsenal’s biggest weakness is clear – here’s how Viktor Gyokeres can solve it

The Sporting CP striker has gone on strike to force a move to Arsenal and Richard Jolly explains how the Swede could represent an obvious fix for an alarming problem caused by Mikel Arteta’s attacking options last term

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3 h. ago Trust in the US is eroding. Now the question isn’t if the dollar will lose supremacy: it’s when | Kenneth Mohammed

De-dollarisation is not a threat to global stability. Countries are simply questioning the rules of a game long rigged in Washington’s favourFor more than eight decades, the US dollar has reigned supreme as the world’s reserve currency – a position cemented at the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944 and reinforced by America’s postwar industrial power and military dominance.Today, that supremacy is facing growing resistance from multiple directions – from African revolutionary movements to economic recalibrations in Europe, and from the counterbalance efforts of Brics nations to the geopolitical entanglements of Ukraine and Israel. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Toxic behaviour in TV jeopardises key British industry, experts warn

Leading figures say skilled freelancers feel ‘massive fear’ about speaking out and are leaving industryToxic behaviour in British television is jeopardising one of the UK’s most important cultural and economic assets, industry experts have warned.In the wake of a damaging report from the BBC on Monday that upheld 45 complaints about the former MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace, leading figures in television said a workforce populated by financially insecure freelance workers remained too scared to speak out about harmful behaviour. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Despite scandal and a looming corruption trial, Trayon White wins vote to return to the DC Council

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9 h. ago Warning issued to tourists in Spain over common items worn on the streets

The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel guidance for the European holiday hotspot - with the threat of hefty fines if the rules are broken.

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14 h. ago I'm an FBI spy hunter. This is the biggest threat we face... and it could destroy us all

Today it operates like a shadow economy. If it were a country, it would rank as the third-largest economy in the world, behind only the US and China.

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14 h. ago Democrats demand Pam Bondi and Kash Patel be summoned for Epstein hearing

Letter calls for AG and FBI chief amid rift between Trump and supporters over files on notorious sex criminalDemocratic members of the House judiciary committee on Thursday demanded that Republicans summon the attorney general, Pam Bondi, the FBI director, Kash Patel, and their deputies for a hearing into the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s death and the sex-trafficking case against him.The letter from all 19 Democratic members on the committee to its Republican chair, Jim Jordan, comes amid a rift between Donald Trump and some of his supporters over the justice department’s conclusion, announced last week, that Epstein’s death in federal custody six years ago was a suicide, and that there is no secret list of his clients to be made public. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Why bitcoin has gained more than 70% since Trump was elected

Bitcoin notched an eighth all-time record peak of this year on Monday as the price of the world's biggest cryptocurrency rocketed above $120,000 for the first time.

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15 h. ago Emmy nominations 2025: White Lotus actor and Squid Game among the biggest snubs

Emmy-winner Elisabeth Moss also missed out for her performance in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

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15 h. ago No Squid Game? Or Patrick Schwarzenegger? This year’s biggest Emmy surprises

While Severance, The Studio and Adolescence triumphed, this year’s TV nominees also saw some major snubsEmmy nominations 2025: the list of key categoriesI don’t know if you had the time or the energy to watch today’s Emmy nominations on YouTube, but if you did – and you followed along with the comments in real time – then you will know that there was one glaring omission that has sent the entire world into a screaming tailspin of panic and terror. I am talking, of course, about Thanos from Squid Game.For some, Thanos – a purple-haired Konglish-spewing drug-addicted rapper played by the Korean performer T.O.P – was the standout actor of the entire year, in any genre or format. But not only was this a bad result for Thanos, it was a bad result for Squid Game altogether. A show that comprehensively did the numbers for Netflix found itself being locked out of all categories. Still, at least it finds itself in decent company; Black Doves, Netflix’s other wildly entertaining genre series,...

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15 h. ago UK council to fine people £100 if they're caught swearing in public spaces

Thanet District Council has launched a fresh bid to introduce a public space protection order (PSPO) after it was scrapped last year following a threat of legal action

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16 h. ago Recent ‘tough period’ is not the real existential threat facing the BBC

Shifting media landscape and declining income from licence fee point to tough financial choices aheadAs understatement goes, Tim Davie appeared to have mastered it as he presented the BBC’s annual report. Questions poured in over whether he had ever considered his position as a succession of problems landed on his desk this year. In response, he acknowledged he and the BBC had faced a “tough period”.The failure to cut a Glastonbury livestream, missed opportunities to address the behaviour of former presenter Gregg Wallace and criticism over its handling of two Gaza documentaries have seen a huge amount of opprobrium heading the BBC’s way in recent weeks. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Onley and Blackmore lead the charge of young Britons at Tour de France

Future looks bright for UK cycling thanks to early-career riders bringing a brave, attacking approachFor more than a decade, the interest in British riders racing in the Tour de France was focused on familiar names – Mark Cavendish, Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas – but now a new generation of English-speaking talent is making its mark on the world’s biggest race.Ben Healy, West Midlands-born but with Irish heritage, has been the revelation of the Tour so far, and was fully rewarded for his unrelenting efforts with the yellow jersey of race leadership on the Bastille Day stage to Puy de Sancy. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago UK regulation is a ‘boot on the neck of business’, Reeves to tell City

Chancellor will announce the biggest cut in a decade to regulations ‘choking off enterprise and innovation’

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17 h. ago Thames Water accused of 'holding gun' to taxpayers’ heads over fine threats

Results revealed losses at Britain's biggest water company rocketed last year - as bosses were given another grilling by MPs

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17 h. ago Ole Gunnar Solskjaer shows true colours as fresh Manchester United statement made

Man United legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has had his say on life as Besiktas manager and the pride he feels at managing one of Turkish football's biggest clubs

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17 h. ago Mirror Daily Digest: Real reason Sycamore Gap was felled to major TV licence overhaul

In this Tuesday's Mirror Daily Digest, we've pulled together the biggest stories of the day from the real reason two vandals chopped down the Sycamore Gap to a major BBC TV licence overhaul

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18 h. ago 'Sniper threat' that saw King Charles and Queen Camilla ushered away during trip to Jersey was man on roof scaring away BIRDS

The royal couple were chatting to locals in St Helier when they were ushered into a hotel amid fears for their safety.

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18 h. ago Welsh Water issues drought update with one part of Wales under threat as new hosepipe bans hit UK

An area of Wales is developing drought

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