82 m. ago Iconic LeBron James scoring streak finally ends after 19 years and 1,297 games

Thursday night's Lakers win over the Toronto Raptors was the first time since January 5, 2007 that LeBron has not managed to get into double digits for points scored.

Sport

1 hour ago Megan Markle's family give health update on dad as he remains in intensive care

Thomas Markle has suffered two heart attacks and a stroke in recent years, and has undergone a three-hour operation after being taken into intensive care

Politics

2 h. ago Teens hoping to get around Australia’s social media ban are rushing to smaller apps. Where are they going?

As Meta begins deleting accounts and the deadline looms, children have already begun to flock to platforms not included in the banned list, like Coverstar, Lemon8, Yope and RednoteAustralia social media ban explained: everything you need to knowGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs Australia prepares to block under-16s from accessing 10 of its largest social media platforms, less prominent companies have begun courting the teen market – in some cases paying underaged influencers to promote them.One teenaged TikTok influencer said in a paid “collab” video for the app Coverstar: “The social media ban is fast approaching, but I found the new cool app we can all move to.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Kim Cattrall is MARRIED: Sex And The City icon, 69, weds Russell Thomas, 54, in secret London ceremony

Sex And The City star Kim Cattrall has tied the knot for the fourth time in a secret ceremony held in London.

Politics

3 h. ago Court releases audio of 911 call that led to Luigi Mangione’s arrest

Judge allows call from manager of Pennsylvania McDonald’s to be made public after press urged its releaseAn audio recording of a 911 call that led to Luigi Mangione’s arrest has been made public after the press advocated for its release.The audio recording was played in Manhattan state court this week during a proceeding about evidence gathered during Mangione’s arrest over the murder of senior United HealthCare executive Brian Thompson a year ago. Mangione was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania in December last year after the restaurant’s manager called 911. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago A minimalist statement or just Pantonedeaf? ‘Cloud dancer’ shade of white named Pantone’s 2026 colour of the year

Wait, what? You mean white? Are they trolling us? Emma Joyce explains all to Nick MillerHi, Emma! I’m so pumped to find out what colour 2026 is going to be. Fill me in!Brace yourself, Nick. Every year since 1999 Pantone chooses a colour for the year, a representation of the zeitgeist – from how we’re feeling to what we’re wearing, how we’re styling our homes and even our eyebrows. Last year’s was the darker shade of beige “mocha mousse”, the year before that was the soft, warm “peach fuzz”. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Hegseth orders new strike that kills 4 on alleged drug boat amid ‘double tap’ controversy

Attack comes just hours after Admiral Frank ‘Mitch’ Bradley briefed concerned lawmakers about the September ‘double tap’ strike

Events

4 h. ago Putin crushes hopes for a peace deal once more as UK eyes unlocking £8BILLION of frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine

Speaking publicly for the first time about his talks with Donald Trump 's peace envoy Steve Witkoff, the Russian president held a hard line.

Economics

4 h. ago JAN MOIR: It's not Meghan's hypocrisy over her father that gets me, it's the pity of it all

Where is the Duchess of Sussex at the moment? High above the Pacific, making a last-gasp mercy dash to see her father?

Politics

4 h. ago Man who visited every country in the world by 28 reveals horrifying experience in North Korea

Adventurer Henrik Jeppesen, 37, managed to visit every country in the world by the age of 27. But there's one isolated nation he's terrified to return to thanks to a near-brush with prison time.

Politics

4 h. ago Supreme court allows Texas to use new congressional map favoring Republicans in 2026 elections – US politics live

Ruling will impact elections as soon as the March primariesUS supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional mapsAmong the beneficiaries of Donald Trump’s pardons and commutations, there is a group that legal experts and political scientists see as some of the clearest evidence of how such actions undermine the rule of law: those who were released from prison and again arrested for different alleged crimes.During his first term, Trump issued 237 acts of clemency – including to someone who was a predatory lender and drug smuggler and to another who ran a Ponzi scheme. Since taking office again, Trump has issued more than 1,600, most for people involved in the January 6 attack on Congress. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Ed Sheeran admits he needs to prioritise his family and reveals major change in his career amid hints at marriage woes after new album release

The A Team singer, 34, who shares two daughters, Lyra and Jupiter, with his wife Cherry Seaborn, 33, explained he doesn't want to spend more time on the road away from them.

Politics

4 h. ago Pentagon announces it has killed four men in another boat strike in Pacific

Strike comes amid congressional turmoil over legality of US attacks on suspected drug smugglersThe Pentagon announced on Thursday that the US military’s southern command had conducted another deadly strike on a boat suspected of carrying illegal narcotics, killing four men in the eastern Pacific.Video of the new strike was posted on social media by the US southern command, based in Florida, with a statement saying that, at the direction of Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, “Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in international waters operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization”. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago NHS is facing the worst flu season ever... yet doctors are still planning their 'cruel' strike

The number of beds occupied by infected patients is already higher than ever for this time of year and rates are expected to pass the all-time high within days - with 'no peak in sight'.

Science

5 h. ago Doorbell footage captures moment earthquake struck UK town with 'shake and bang'

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Silverdale at 11.23pm on Wednesday night with local residents recalling hearing a 'bizarre rumbling' and 'thunderous crash'

Politics

5 h. ago London's happiest places to live: boroughs on both sides of the river make the top 10 for first time

Zendaya, Tom Holland, Holly Willoughby, Harry Styles and Ryan Gosling know a good spot when they see one, according to a new survey

Politics

5 h. ago BBC Question Time crowd gasp as Reform UK's Zia Yusuf branded 'typically rude'

One member of the crowd in Dover, Kent was heard shout "that's rude" when Zia Yusuf took a swipe at a man in the audience who merely asked a question about immigration

Politics

6 h. ago BBC Question Time audience claps as panelist skewers Nigel Farage in immigration row

Question Time on the BBC aired a special episode last night — touching only on immigration — and it led to feisty showdowns between the likes of Zia Yusuf and Zack Polanski

Events

6 h. ago Minnesota schools forced into lockdown as mountain lion roams through suburban neighborhoods

Second time this year Duluth schools have enacted emergency animal-related protocols due to a mountain lion

Culture

6 h. ago I'm A Celebrity fans fuming as star left visibly upset by 'ungrateful' campmates

ITV viewers have slammed the I'm A Celeb campmates following their 'ungrateful' behaviour

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