43 m. ago Sam Ryder: From Russian bunkers to Wembley — how graft, gratitude and good timing changed everything

EXCLUSIVE As he gears up to play Wembley Arena, Sam Ryder tells the Standard how a gig ticket changed his life and why ‘your path doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s to be a success’

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43 m. ago Fifa seeks advice over banning league games staged overseas amid regulations redraft

Rules could be updated for the first time since 2014La Liga and Serie A set to play in Miami and PerthFifa has begun redrafting its regulations on staging domestic league games in foreign countries and is seeking legal advice over whether it can ban them. World football’s governing body would like to outlaw the practice but will be guided by legal opinion in its first review of the relevant regulations for 11 years.A source involved in the process said Fifa was working towards making its rulebook more robust with a view to new regulations being ready early next year. This week Uefa blamed the “relevant Fifa regulatory framework” for its decision to allow Villarreal v Barcelona to take place in Miami in December and Milan v Como to go ahead in Perth in February. That is understood to have caused considerable irritation at Fifa because under existing regulations it is not their decision to make. Continue reading...

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43 m. ago Fatboy Slim on partying with Cher, DJing for Ronaldo and his rollercoaster career

The DJ, real name Norman Cook, will mark 40 years on the road with colourful coffee table book of his life

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43 m. ago 'I was soap villain, but supporting Dad through MND battle was hardest role of my life'

As former England rugby union captain and 2003 World Cup winner, Lewis Moody, 47, touched the nation by revealing his own MND diagnosis, Emmerdale and Corrie star Jonathan recalls his dad Bill's six-year battle with the disease

Events

1 hour ago Triple Trouble: Fairey, Hirst, Invader review – the most revolting visual soup imaginable

Newport Street Gallery, London Shepard Fairey, Damien Hirst and Invader join forces to make an exhibition that’s so bad, it’s like walking in on a crime sceneYou’ve heard of the best of both worlds, well get ready for the worst of three. Down in Vauxhall in London, three artists have mashed themselves together to create the most revolting visual soup imaginable, an exhibition that isn’t so much the sum of its parts as a total negation of anything good any of them has ever done.Whatever qualities YBA kingpin Damien Hirst and street artists Shepard Fairey and Invader might have, none of them are on display in this staggeringly vast exhibition – it just goes on and on, huge room after huge room filled with aesthetic crap. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Review: Massager that's the perfect tonic for 26,000 steps at Alton Towers and old man's football

We take a look at the Homedics Foot Flow Mobility Massager unit that aims to put an end to aching limbs and circulation issues

Politics

1 hour ago Review: Ugreen NASync DH4300 Plus looking to bring NAS to the masses

This entry-level solution is the perfect gateway to world of home network storage

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1 hour ago Review: Skullcandy Method 360 ANC earbuds excel with one superior feature

Skullcandy is a leading player in the audio market, and its latest 'rip and clip' on-the-go earbuds are designed for quality and comfort - we put them to the test

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4 h. ago Moment young men 'ransack' car parked on Edinburgh driveway captured on CCTV

Police have launched a probe after the incident happened on Lanark Road in the Clovenstone area in Edinburgh.

Transport

7 h. ago AstraZeneca makes deal with Trump to lower drug prices and avoid tariffs

Company to sell some medicines at a discount to US’s Medicaid health plan in exchange for tariff reliefDonald Trump announced a deal with the British-based drugmaker AstraZeneca for a “most-favored-nation” drug-pricing model aimed at making prescription medicines more affordable and avoiding the administration’s tariff threats.The company will sell some medicines at a discount to the government’s Medicaid health plan in exchange for tariff relief, similar to a drug-pricing pact reached last week with Pfizer. Continue reading...

Economics

9 h. ago Is This Thing On? review – Bradley Cooper’s comedy of comedians is a charmer

New York film festival: The actor’s third film as director is a gentle romcom of divorce and standup comedy with standout turns from Will Arnett and Laura DernHere’s a joke: a man walks into a bar and, to avoid paying a $15 cover, signs up for an open mic night. He’s in the midst of a divorce and a little high, a walking, middle-aged black rain cloud. He’s never done stand-up before. The punchline? He’s actually kinda good at it – rough around the edges, unpracticed, a little stiff but, under the glare of the spotlight, able to spin some of his pain into self-deprecating jokes and unforced laughs.It helps immensely that this man is played by Will Arnett, the gravelly voiced comedian and former BoJack Horseman who excels at masculine sad-sacks with self-flagellating charm. Like Arnett the celebrity podcast host, Arnett’s Alex is self-deprecating, subtle, effortlessly if dryly funny – in other words, easy to root for, even in the very midlife crisis pursuit of stand-up comedy. That’s ...

Culture

9 h. ago World Cup qualifying: Big win for Northern Ireland while Mbappé helps France close in

Kimmich nets twice as Germany beat LuxembourgNorth Macedonia hold Belgium to goalless drawTrai Hume’s first Northern Ireland goal helped them to a 2-0 win over Slovakia to keep their World Cup qualifying campaign on track. Patrik Hrosovsky’s 18th-minute own goal rewarded Northern Ireland for a strong start but, after wasting two outstanding chances to double their lead either side of the break, they endured some nervy moments before Hume lifted the ball over the stranded Martin Dubravka with 10 minutes to go.“The keeper has come to clear it, and I just had to guide it towards the goal and thankfully I did,” Hume told BBC Northern Ireland. “It was a great night, good performance and the most important thing is the three points. I think we deserved it.” Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago In his own words, KEITH URBAN speaks out on 'miserable' life on the road: 'Where do we start?'

The country music star, 57, shared his honest feelings about the challenges he faces.

Politics

11 h. ago BRIAN VINER reviews James Lucas' Moss & Freud: Arguably Britain's most famous artist painting the country's best

Written and directed by James Lucas (and executive-produced by Moss herself), the film focuses not on the finished painting but on its creation, and the pair's evolving relationship.

Politics

11 h. ago Nobel Peace Prize embroiled in betting scandal: Probe launched after outsider beat Trump

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was an obscure candidate just 12 hours before she was announced as winner on Friday.

Politics

11 h. ago Moment car crashes into London cemetery leaving smashed gravestones in its wake

Shocking footage of the wreckage shows the vehicle sit with flashing lights amidst the debris at the burial ground in Ripple Road, Barking.

Events

12 h. ago John Lodge, singer and bassist of Moody Blues during classic era, dies at 82

John Lodge, the singer and bassist of The Moody Blues, has died at 82

Events

12 h. ago Live Review: Ethel Cain at Eventim Apollo, London – 9 October 2025

Live Review: Ethel Cain at Eventim Apollo, London – 9 October 2025  beatsperminute.com

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13 h. ago Broncos will beat the Jets in London if they do these three things

Broncos will beat the Jets in London if they do these three things  Predominantly Orange

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13 h. ago In his own words, KEITH URBAN speaks out on life on the road amid Nicole Kidman divorce: 'Where do we start?'

The country music star, 57, shared his honest feelings about the challenges he faces.

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