22 h. ago Gogglebox star, 80, ‘signed off from NHS job with stress’ despite still appearing on Channel 4 as colleagues left fuming

A GOGGLEBOX star has continued to appear on the show despite being on leave for stress from his taxpayer-funded NHS role. Sid Siddiqui, 80, is currently signed off from the well-paid gig for mental health reasons while still starring in the hit Channel 4 series. The pensioner is currently absent from his job at the...

Sport

27 h. ago Gogglebox star, 80, is on the hit Channel 4 show while signed off with stress from his £62,000

Sid Siddiqui, 80, has continued to take part on the fly-on-the-wall series while absent from his taxpayer-funded role as a health service environmental manager.

Economics

29 h. ago Amanda Holden and Alan Carr spotted using tourists' hotel to film latest BBC series

The TV favourites were filming the fourth series of their hit BBC renovation show, Alan & Amanda's Greek Job

Society

33 h. ago Is the AI bubble about to burst? JP Morgan boss joins dire warnings from BoE and IMF about risk of stock market crunch

JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon said he was 'far more worried than others' about the risk of a serious correction.

Events

47 h. ago Sir Jim Ratcliffe makes Ruben Amorim sack stance clear but issues stark warning to Man United boss

Ruben Amorim should be judged over the three-year length of his Man Utd contract, according to co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who said the head coach will be given time

Events

51 h. ago Tory plan to abolish stamp duty ‘will benefit London and the wealthiest the most’ – UK politics live

The Social Market Foundation thinktank says council tax reform and a property-based tax would be more sustainable and fairerVoting in the Labour deputy leadership election opens today. Lucy Powell, the former Commons leader, is seen as the favourite and, as Jessica Elgot reports, Powell told supporters yesterday that, if she is elected, she will use the post to argue for changes in the way the government is operating. “We can’t sugarcoat the fact that things aren’t going well,” she said.Powell is no longer a government minister and, if she is elected deputy leader, she will do the job from the backbenches. In an interview on Newsnight last night, Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary standing against Powell, said a Powell victory would be “destabilising” for the party. She said:[Electing Powell] risks destabilising the party we best achieve what we need to do together when we have those fierce conversations, including disagreements, behind closed doors.Members need to understa...

Politics

54 h. ago Tories would abolish stamp duty, Badenoch tells party conference – UK politics live

Party leader says measure is a ‘bad tax’ and scrapping it would free up the housing market and improve social mobilityVoting in the Labour deputy leadership election opens today. Lucy Powell, the former Commons leader, is seen as the favourite and, as Jessica Elgot reports, Powell told supporters yesterday that, if she is elected, she will use the post to argue for changes in the way the government is operating. “We can’t sugarcoat the fact that things aren’t going well,” she said.Powell is no longer a government minister and, if she is elected deputy leader, she will do the job from the backbenches. In an interview on Newsnight last night, Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary standing against Powell, said a Powell victory would be “destabilising” for the party. She said:[Electing Powell] risks destabilising the party we best achieve what we need to do together when we have those fierce conversations, including disagreements, behind closed doors.Members need to understand tha...

Politics

54 h. ago UEFA boss Aleksander Ceferin warns overseas league games risk ‘breaking’ football

UEFA has allowed one LaLiga and one Serie A match will be played overseas

Events

55 h. ago Museum boss warns Wales' institutions are 'high profile target' to thieves

Both physical and online threats are a real threat to Wales' museums

Events

3 d. ago House prices FELL in September as Budget tax hike fears put property market on hold

Property prices are up only 0.3% since the start of 2025 and just 1.3% higher than they were in September last year.

Economics

6 d. ago How YOU can beat the property freeze: As rumours swirl of significant tax hikes, this is exactly how you can sell without being ripped off

Talk of sweeping property tax hikes in the Budget has paralysed the homes market, and those trying to sell homes might agree. Here are tips for sellers for how NOT get ripped off...

Politics

7 d. ago Ryanair boss warns 100,000 passengers could have flights cancelled next week

The airline expects to cancel 600 flights across the first two days of French air traffic control strikes

Events

7 d. ago Space command boss warns Russia is targeting UK satellites on a ‘weekly’ basis

The UK and the US conducted their first co-ordinated satellite manoeuvre in space last month

Events

7 d. ago Taylor Swift’s Charli xcx hit job misses the point – and underscores her tedious obsession with conflict

Sixteen months after Charli used Brat to air her anxieties about Swift, the US star’s graceless response is a missed opportunity for growth – and betrays her vengeful sideCharli xcx released her sixth album, Brat, on 7 June 2024. Within seconds of it streaming, fans had deduced that the song Girl, So Confusing was probably about Lorde: all it took was the line “people say we’re alike / They say we’ve got the same hair”, riffing on a 2014 video where Charli and an interviewer did a bit about people confusing the two. In the song, Charli laid bare her anxieties about their relationship and admitted: “Sometimes I think you might hate me.” Exactly two weeks later came the Girl, So Confusing Featuring Lorde remix, brokered by the pair over text and voice note in the days after Brat came out. On Lorde’s verse, she owned up to ghosting on dinner dates with Charli and exposed the self-hate, projection and industry-fuelled sense of pop-girl-on-pop-girl rivalry that had made her shy away from...

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7 d. ago Taylor Swift’s Charli xcx hit job misses the point – and underscores her tedious obsession with conflict | Laura Snapes

Sixteen months after Charli used Brat to air her anxieties about Swift, the US star’s graceless response is a missed opportunity for growth – and betrays her vengeful sideCharli xcx released her sixth album, Brat, on 7 June 2024. Within seconds of it streaming, fans had deduced that the song Girl, So Confusing was probably about Lorde: all it took was the line “people say we’re alike / They say we’ve got the same hair”, riffing on a 2014 video where Charli and an interviewer did a bit about people confusing the two. In the song, Charli laid bare her anxieties about their relationship and admitted: “Sometimes I think you might hate me.” Exactly two weeks later came the Girl, So Confusing Featuring Lorde remix, brokered by the pair over text and voice note in the days after Brat came out. On Lorde’s verse, she owned up to ghosting on dinner dates with Charli and exposed the self-hate, projection and industry-fuelled sense of pop-girl-on-pop-girl rivalry that had made her shy away from...

Events

8 d. ago Tesco boss issues warning to Rachel Reeves over ‘what lies ahead’

Tesco says household budgets are squeezed and shoppers are increasingly seeking out value

Events

8 d. ago Ryanair boss warns 100,000 holidaymakers 'could have flights cancelled'

The chief executive of Ryanair has warned that the budget airline could be forced to cancel around 600 flights - impacting 100,000 passengers

Events

8 d. ago 'Enough is enough!': Tesco boss urges Rachel Reeves to avoid tax hikes

The boss of Tesco has warned the Chancellor that 'enough is enough' amid fears of more tax rises as the supermarket upgraded its annual profits.

Economics

8 d. ago Liverpool news: Jamie Carragher hands Arne Slot £100m warning as Reds boss explains team issues

Arne Slot will be hoping to stop Liverpool's losing run to two games as they travel to Chelsea on Saturday but he's been given advice by a Reds legend to drop one of his major stars

Events

9 d. ago London property prices flatline amid fears over Budget tax raid on home sales

Market has been side-swiped by speculation about a possible sales tax on properties worth more than £500k

Economics