29 m. ago Max Verstappen spotted on Mercedes F1 chief Toto Wolff's yacht after Red Bull decision

Images which circulated a few weeks ago suggesting Toto Wolff had visited Max Verstappen's private plane were fakes, but new shots of them on a yacht together are the real deal

Politics

44 m. ago Celtic v Falkirk injury news: 6 out as Brendan Rodgers makes decision on trio for Premier Sports Cup tie

Here is the latest team news ahead of Celtic v Falkirk in the Premier Sports Cup at Celtic Park on Friday.

Politics

47 m. ago Blake Lively has described the ongoing pressure she feels from what she calls a "smear campaign" by her former It Ends With Us co

The actress, 37, filed a lawsuit in December against Justin, 41, his Wayfarer Studios team, their publicist and PR representatives, alleging sexual harassment.

Events

78 m. ago Britain braces for another tax bomb amid warnings UK economy is 'flashing red' as growth slows to 0.3 per cent while Rachel Reeves faces a £50bn black hole

The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product grew by 0.3 per cent for the quarter after 0.7 per cent growth in the first three months of the year.

Events

1 hour ago ‘I always loved a camera’: Maud Muir on life through a lens in England women’s rugby team

Red Roses prop on her creative endeavours and England expectations before the Rugby World Cup on home soil“I like capturing people’s laughs; I think being able to hear it through the picture is so cool,” Maud Muir says as she discusses her favourite photographs from hundreds she has taken behind the scenes in the England women’s camp over the past five years.Muir, the 24-year-old prop, and her teammates are preparing for a home Rugby World Cup, starting with the opener against USA in Sunderland next Friday. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Triumph and disaster for you, soft power for the Premier League: fantasy football is back | Jonathan Liew

Celebrities play it. Footballers play it. Gradually, insidiously, fantasy football has seeped into the way we consume the gamePerhaps you’re a template kind of guy. Perhaps, by contrast, you’re spurning the triple Liverpool consensus and stacking your team with handy differentials like Jarrod Bowen and Donyell Malen. Perhaps even Erling Haaland could be considered a differential given his historically low current ownership stats. Perhaps you’re feeling a cheeky BB GW1, followed by a FH GW2. Perhaps, by contrast, you’re furiously stabbing at the “close tab” button on your browser in the hope of purging these words from your eyes as expeditiously as possible.In which case, relax. This is actually a column about sport: what it is, what it isn’t, how we watch it, where it’s going. Most important, you can rest assured I shall not be relating any details of my Fantasy Premier League exploits, for the same reason I will not be sharing my dreams, my Wordle stats or the contents of my belly ...

Sport

1 hour ago Bindi Irwin undergoes gruelling surgery after '13 years of fighting for answers'

Bindi Irwin missed her late dad Steve's annual gala in May after rupturing her appendix, and her brother Robert explained her absence at the time

Politics

2 h. ago BBC apologises to Robert Jenrick for Radio 4 'xenophobia' claim

The shadow justice secretary accused the BBC of smearing ‘millions of worried citizens as ‘xenophobic’ for their completely understandable fears’

Politics

3 h. ago David Stratton, esteemed Australian film critic, dies aged 85

The international cinema expert was beloved for his film reviews, particularly on television with Margaret PomeranzDavid Stratton’s closing credits: ‘I’ve done the best I could’David Stratton, the revered Australian film critic and beloved co-host of television programs The Movie Show and At The Movies with fellow critic Margaret Pomeranz, has died aged 85.Born in the English town of Trowbridge in 1939, Stratton was sent to live with his grandmother in Hampshire during the second world war. An avid filmgoer, she took Stratton to the cinema almost every day, which changed his life. In the 2017 documentary David Stratton: A Cinematic Life, Stratton said he watched “at least one” film he hadn’t seen every day, and had seen more than 25,000 films in his life. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago Eight things we learned from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s marathon New Heights podcast

If you don’t have a spare two hours to listen to Swift talking about The Life of a Showgirl on her boyfriend’s podcast, we did it for youTwo years ago, American footballer Travis Kelce famously used the New Heights podcast – which he hosts with his brother Jason – to announce that he wanted to date Taylor Swift. This was after he failed to get her attention at her Eras tour show at Arrowhead Stadium, home to his team, the Kansas City Chiefs. Somehow, it worked: he managed to get the girl. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Are you tying your shoelaces wrong? How experts have used an 'over

Hundreds have been left gobsmacked after discovering a 'secret way' runners tie your sneakers.

Politics

3 h. ago Urgent alert after 'worrying' rise in virus causing 'pain for years'

The UKHSA has also detected the first cases of another disease

Events

3 h. ago Steve Buscemi as the letter Q? Tilda Swinton as toilet bowl water? Julio Torres pulls off the impossible in Hollywood

The leftfield comedian and actor is behind some of the best ‘Saturday Night Live’ skits in recent memory. Off the back of his surreal and spectacular HBO series, he speaks with Annabel Nugent about why he has zero interest in going mainstream, his latest colour-focused show – and why Ellen DeGeneres is red

Politics

3 h. ago East Kilbride Thistle and Cambuslang Rangers to take part in Alan Paterson Memorial Tournament

A four-team tournament is set to be held at the Showpark next month

Politics

5 h. ago Australia’s Molly Picklum and Jack Robinson dominate Teahupo’o swell to win Tahiti Pro titles

Picklum scores three eight-point rides to beat American Caitlin SimmersBoth Australians lock in WSL finals spots for Fiji later this monthAustralian surfers Molly Picklum and Jack Robinson have dominated the waves at Teahupo’o to take out the Tahiti Pro titles.Picklum out-pointed American rival Caitlin Simmers to win the women’s competition in a statement result before her Fiji world title charge. Continue reading...

Events

7 h. ago Pregnant Pixie Lott showcases her blossoming baby bump in a plunging red gown as she steps out in London

The 34-year-old singer, who recently announced she is expecting her second child with husband Oliver Cheshire, turned heads in a plunging red gown.

Politics

9 h. ago BBC is forced to apologise to Robert Jenrick after he was branded 'xenophobic' on Thought For The Day over article he wrote for the Mail On Sunday

Corporation bosses apologised to the Shadow Justice Secretary and had Radio 4's Today taken down from its streaming services and edited.

Politics

9 h. ago Thought for the Day pundit who accused Robert Jenrick of 'xenophobia' runs refugee resettlement charity and helps them find homes in the UK

Dr Krish Kandiah, who caused so much controversy on yesterday's Today programme, runs a refugee resettlement charity.

Events

9 h. ago ‘Very, very proud’: Thomas Frank hails Tottenham players after PSG defeat

Spurs take PSG to penalty shootout in Super Cup‘They gave everything – it’s the smallest of margins’Thomas Frank described himself as “very, very proud” of a Tottenham team that came within two minutes of a famous Uefa Super Cup win over Paris Saint-Germain. They were ultimately defeated on penalties after squandering a two-goal lead and their new manager was left to rue an inability to bend the outcome to their will in the shootout.Goals from Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero appeared to have rocket-launched Frank’s tenure before Lee Kang-in and Gonçalo Ramos curtailed the celebrations. But the Dane saw plenty of encouragement in the way his players dominated their star-studded opponents for the first three quarters of the match. Continue reading...

Sport

9 h. ago Inheritance tax will apply to pension pots... even if workers die before retirement as Rachel Reeves tries to fill financial black hole

The Chancellor announced last year that retirement savings will be subject to the levy from April 2027.

Economics