7 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk could fight in front of WORLD RECORD boxing crowd at event with 150,000 people and a music festival

SAN FRANCISCO is reportedly gearing up to host a world-record boxing event which could feature heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk. The 38-year-old has not set foot in the ring for a professional bout since his fifth-round knockout victory over Daniel Dubois in July. But he is now in demand for a huge card which will...

Sport

8 h. ago Trump promised ‘Liberation Day’ was to bring back manufacturing jobs – but they have dipped every month since

72,000 fewer people work in U.S. manufacturing than when the president made his April tariffs announcement, data shows

Politics

11 h. ago Prado chief says Madrid art museum doesn’t need ‘single visitor more’

Record 3.5 million visited in 2025 and plans are afoot to ensure gallery does not become overburdened like LouvreThe head of the Prado has said the Madrid art museum does not need “a single visitor more” after it welcomed a record 3.5 million people last year, adding that plans are being drawn up to ensure it does not become a victim of its own success like the Louvre in Paris.In 2025 the Prado, which is home to such masterpieces as Velázquez’s Las Meninas and Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights, was visited by 3,513,402 people, an increase of more than 56,000 from the previous year. Visitor numbers have risen by more than 816,000 over the past decade. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Prado cannot be like ‘the Metro at rush hour’, says Madrid museum’s chief

Record 3.5 million visited in 2025 and plans are afoot to ensure gallery does not become overburdened like LouvreThe head of the Prado has said the Madrid art museum does not need “a single visitor more” after it welcomed a record 3.5 million people last year, adding that plans are being drawn up to ensure it does not become a victim of its own success like the Louvre in Paris.In 2025 the Prado, which is home to such masterpieces as Velázquez’s Las Meninas and Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights, was visited by 3,513,402 people, an increase of more than 56,000 from the previous year. Visitor numbers have risen by more than 816,000 over the past decade. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago More than 100,000 people urge MPs to ban social media for under

Letters sent using campaign group’s template as Keir Starmer indicates Australia-style move being consideredMPs’ inboxes have been flooded with letters calling for an Australia-style social media ban for under-16s, as the prime minister indicated such a move was being considered.More than 100,000 people have contacted their local MP since the grassroots organisation Smartphone Free Childhood launched an email campaign on Tuesday evening with a template calling for “reasonable, age-appropriate boundaries”. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago ‘It’s AI blackface’: social media account hailed as the Aboriginal Steve Irwin is an AI character created in New Zealand

More than 180,000 people follow the Bush Legend’s accounts across Meta platforms, but its Aboriginal host is a work of digital fictionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWith a mop of dark curls and brown eyes, Jarren stands in the thick of the Australian outback, red dirt at his feet, a snake unfurling in front of him.In a series of online videos, the social media star, known online as the Bush Legend, walks through dense forests or drives along deserted roads on the hunt for wedge-tailed eagles. Many of the videos are set to pulsating percussion instruments and yidakis (didgeridoo). Continue reading...

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16 h. ago 5,000 residents are told to evacuate their homes and school is closed after two unexploded WW2 bombs are discovered across Devon

Around 5,000 people have been evacuated from 2,000 properties in Exmouth and Plymouth after the wartime devices were found.

Events

27 h. ago More than 400,000 people sought debt help from Citizens Advice in 2025

Around 13,300 people have already turned to the charity for help with debt in the first working week of 2026.

Politics

32 h. ago Verizon suffers major outage as thousands of users say phones switched to SOS mode

More than 46,000 people have reported having connectivity problems with their Verizon devices, according to Down Detector

Politics

36 h. ago New blood test could start national screening programme for 55,000 annual cancer patients

The University of Cambridge is developing a blood test that could detect a common cancer that kills 12,000 people each year.

Science

38 h. ago The Scottish city postcode named 'coolest' for 2026 and it's not in Edinburgh or Glasgow

It was singled out for its trendy shops and annual music festival.

Politics

38 h. ago Parents of tragic waitress blamed for starting Swiss inferno slam nightclub owners after 'emergency exit was shut to stop people dodging 1,000 euro charge instead of hiring a doorman'

Cyane Panine, 24, was killed in the blaze after fire broke out at the packed club, with footage showing her sitting on a colleague's shoulders holding two champagne bottles fitted with sparklers.

Society

48 h. ago Donald Trump sends Iran 'very strong' warning ahead of planned executions

At least 2,000 people have died in the protests and others have been scheduled for executions as outlets reported that videos showed body bags lined up at morgues in the capital

Events

51 h. ago One in four UK teenagers in care have attempted to end their lives, study says

Research also shows teenagers in care are four times more likely to try to end their lives than peers with no care historyOne in four teenagers in care have attempted to end their own life, and are four times more likely to do so than their peers with no care experience, according to a landmark study.The research analysed data from the millennium cohort study, which follows the lives of 19,000 people born in the UK between 2000 and 2002, and considered how out of home care, including foster, residential and kinship care, affected the social and mental health outcomes of the participants. Continue reading...

Politics

53 h. ago Trump promises 'very strong action' if Iran 'crosses red line' and executes protester

At least 2,000 people have been killed during anti-government protests in Iran, and Donald Trump has spoken out against the regime's handling of demonstrators in the country

Politics

59 h. ago UK's longest tunnel is used by 900,000 people a day and runs for 17 miles

One tunnel holds the record as the UK's longest at 17 miles, carrying approximately 900,000 people daily - but another will claim the title in 2030.

Politics

60 h. ago Hackney record store owner vows to fight council's noise enforcement in court

Recycle Vinyl owner Rob Smith has been blocked from hosting daytime DJ shows after complaints from neighbours

Events

63 h. ago 'You'll have a fight on your hands!' Huge backlash against 'cruel' plans to limit London's Freedom Pass

More than 50,000 people sign petition opposing possible changes to London travel freebie

Politics

69 h. ago Hackney record store owner says he'll fight council's noise enforcement in court

Hackney record store owner says he'll fight council's noise enforcement in court  My London

Events

69 h. ago Iran protests in photos amid claims THOUSANDS killed in brutal clampdown

Opposition leaders claim over 3,000 people have been killed after authorities launched a bloody crackdown on anti-government protests across Iran - demonstrations have now been held across the world

Events