84 m. ago Danny Boyle to curate celebration of youth culture at Southbank Centre

Goalhanger, the podcast production company co-founded by Gary Lineker, will record live editions at the site during the arts venue’s 2026 season.

Culture

1 hour ago Married At First Sight UK's Polly reveals secret romance with Australian star

MAFS UK star Polly Sellman has revealed her secret romance with a contestant who previously appeared on the Australian version after both of their initial marriages went awry

Politics

2 h. ago Italian rapper Fedez accused of inciting racial hatred for lyrics targeting Jannik Sinner

Italian rapper Fedez has been accused of inciting racial hatred for publishing musical lyrics saying that top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner speaks with “Adolf Hitler’s accent.”

Events

3 h. ago Madonna, 67, almost spills out of dress as she announces sequel to beloved album and record label shakeup

Madonna turned heads with a provocative photo shoot as she dropped a double bombshell: a new record deal and a sequel to one of her most beloved albums.

Culture

3 h. ago Piastri and Norris ‘in control of own destiny’ in F1 world championship battle

Piastri says drivers not team will decide outcome of titleComments follow controversial swap imposed by teamOscar Piastri has insisted that he and his McLaren teammate, Lando Norris, are in control of their own destiny as they fight for the Formula One world championship after the pair were involved in a highly controversial swap imposed by the team at the Italian Grand Prix.Given the pair are in a two-horse race for the title, the question of team orders playing a potentially decisive role loomed large after Monza. Max Verstappen won the race but McLaren’s decision to have Piastri return second place to Norris, after the British driver lost the position due to a slow pit stop caused by a faulty wheel gun, was contentious. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago Man City v Napoli live: Kevin de Bruyne returns to former club for Champions League clash

Pep Guardiola’s men kick off their European campaign against the Italian champions

Society

3 h. ago The unorthodox preparation behind George Mills’ relentless pursuit of glory

Interview: The son of former England footballer Danny Mills, recovering from a broken wrist seven weeks ago, has broken Sir Mo Farah’s British 5000m record and watches his races on YouTube for inspiration

Politics

4 h. ago The man trying to break a world record in an Italian supercar on top of a boat

A daring world record attempt unfolded on Italy’s Mediterranean coast on Thursday, as driver Fabio Barone sought to establish the fastest car on a boat, racing across the flight deck of a navy vessel.

Politics

4 h. ago Italian grandma, 94, fed up with 'annoying' tourists demanding selfies due to her unusual clothing

Margherita Ciarletta, 94, from Scanno, a medieval village in the mountains of Abruzzo, Italy, has brought in plenty of tourists to the area.

Politics

4 h. ago The UK’s £31bn tech deal with the US might sound great – but the government has to answer these questions | Matt Davies

The big firms making these pledges are not charities. We know there will be a quid pro quo; we just don’t know what it is yetPeter Kyle, until two weeks ago the technology secretary, once warned that tech companies such as Meta, Google and Microsoft were so powerful that the UK needed to approach them with “a sense of statecraft” and “humility”, and treat negotiations with them similarly to diplomacy between nations. That vision endures in the form of the UK-US tech prosperity agreement struck this week. While officially a new bilateral partnership, this seems to be a deal aimed at facilitating investment from US technology companies rather than advancing collaboration on goals such as AI safety, copyright protections for British rights holders or a digital services tax.The rationale is clear: US firms stand alone atop the global AI value chain, making the country an obvious partner for a UK government seeking to “turbocharge” its AI sector. Against a challenging economic backdrop, ...

Economics

4 h. ago Phil Jones transfer links addressed as club chief speaks out to set record straight

Phil Jones was spotted watching Wrexham's 3-1 defeat to Queens Park Rangers at the weekend, sparking rumours that he could be about to join the club as a player or coach

Politics

5 h. ago Baggage handler caught launching luggage like Olympic athlete

The clip, featuring a Qatar Airways wide-body aircraft, was filmed at Madrid–Barajas Airport in Spain. The zoomed-in footage, filmed from a terminal window, shows the ground staff member outside the plane’s rear door.

Events

5 h. ago 'After hiking up Snowdon for four hours we couldn't believe what we saw'

A group of friends were left in stitches after they embarked on a four-hour trek up Mount Snowdon in North Wales, only to be greeted by a rather underwhelming sight

Politics

5 h. ago World Athletics Championships live: Hodgkinson cruises into 800m semis, McLaughlin

The reigning 800m champion barely broke a sweat as she progressed to the semis, while American legend McLaughlin-Levrone set a championship record in a lightning-quick 400m final

Politics

5 h. ago Lando Norris blasts McLaren critics with 'don't care' comment over F1 team orders row

McLaren were criticised after the Italian Grand Prix for the team order they issued to Oscar Piastri, telling him to let Lando Norris by after the Brit lost position due to a slow pit stop

Politics

5 h. ago Charli XCX and George Daniel pack on the PDA as they hit the beach with his shirtless The 1975 bandmate Matty Healy and rocker's fiancée Gabbriette Bechtel ahead of their Sicilian wedding

Charli XCX and The 1975 drummer husband George Daniel packed on the PDA as they kissed in the ocean ahead of their gorgeous Italian wedding last week. 

Society

5 h. ago How can McLaren win the F1 constructors’ championship in Azerbaijan?

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have led McLaren to a mammoth 337-point lead with eight races remaining

Politics

6 h. ago One man in an Italian supercar atop an aircraft carrier. And a record in his sights

Along Italy’s central coast on Thursday, driver Fabio Barone raced across the flight deck of a navy ship while chasing a world record: the fastest car on a boat

Transport

6 h. ago Gareth Gates wraps plastic bags around his feet as girlfriend Allana Taylor wears CLOGS to Becky Hill's beach wedding in Cornwall

The Pop Idol star, 41, wrapped his trendy loafers in a duo of carrier bags from Co-op, in a bid to keep them dry and clean before removing the bags once off the beach

Society

6 h. ago Kimi Antonelli opens up on Toto Wolff talks after Mercedes chief's public criticism

Kimi Antonelli has responded to Toto Wolff's comments after the Italian Grand Prix, where the Mercedes team principal labelled the 19-year-old's performance 'underwhelming'

Politics