74 m. ago Major UK supermarket is selling Christmas trees for just £11 – and shoppers absolutely ‘love’ them

BRITS are rushing to grab Christmas trees for as little as £11 after a major bargain retailer slashed prices just weeks before the big day. A savvy shopper sparked excitement online after revealing a budget-friendly tree snapped up for just £10.99 at Home Bargains. The customer shared the festive find in the popular Facebook group...

Economics

2 h. ago Painting by unknown artist which had hung in a chapel for centuries sells for staggering £5.7m

The artwork of the five miracles of Christ survived religious purges and political upheavel across more than 500 years at the Almshouse chapel in Sherborne.

Economics

2 h. ago This classic fairytale could be damaging Europe’s wolf rewilding efforts

While wolves once roamed Europe for centuries, for most people, they exist only in stories or on screen

Politics

2 h. ago Aldi selling entire Christmas dinner for eight for less than £12

Aldi is offering shoppers a complete Christmas dinner for eight people for just £11.85, including a British turkey and all the trimmings

Economics

2 h. ago The side dish that may boost gut health and support the immune system

The spicy fermented cabbage dish has been enjoyed for centuries in Korea

Politics

2 h. ago The staggering number of commuters passing through Manchester Piccadilly railway station

It's the second busiest railway station outside of London

Sport

3 h. ago Sir Rod Stewart expresses Rangers sorrow as Celtic diehard paints bleak Ibrox picture

The Light Blues are enduring a tough campaign with the club sitting in fourth spot and well off the pace in the title race

Events

3 h. ago ‘Biggest band that ever lived’: inside the Grateful Dead art show

As the band celebrate their 60th anniversary, a California exhibition draws attention to the unique psychedelic artwork that has long told their storyArtist Bill Walker is one of those guys who always seems to be in the right place at the right time. Having met Phil Lesh, the Grateful Dead bassist and avant-garde classical composer, as a student at Nevada Southern University (now the University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Walker was invited in 1967 to make an album cover for the band’s second album, Anthem of the Sun. This experience led to an epic LSD and ayahuasca trip in the Valley of Fire outside Las Vegas over New Year’s Eve and when Walker returned to San Francisco, he painted Anthem of the Sun, complete with figures he came across in the desert.The Anthem of the Sun painting visually demonstrates the intense innovation that happened in the psychedelic revolution, when music was electrified and LSD became central to the burst of culture that defined the 1960s. The Grateful Dead enc...

Events

3 h. ago Former king speaks for first time about accidentally killing his brother 70 years ago

Juan Carlos I’s memoir paints a different picture to an official statement released at the time

Events

4 h. ago Home Bargains selling £8 festive decor that 'saves money on energy bills'

The retailer says the 'adorable' decor is 'perfect for bringing warmth and charm to your home this Christmas'

Economics

5 h. ago We must look beyond the brute numbers to really appreciate Haaland’s legend | Jonathan Liew

Perhaps the data-soaked discourse of modern football actually does this Premier League centurion something of a disserviceStack them up. Pile them high. Sort them and arrange them, parse them and categorise them, order them to your table like items in a Chinese restaurant. Personal favourites? Give me the No 33 against Arsenal, the one with the flowing hair. I’ll also take a No 81 against Chelsea, when he spots a hapless Robert Sánchez out of goal, and lobs him deliciously from the edge of the area.Give me a No 98 against Bournemouth, in which he deliberately slants his run around the keeper, slots it in from a tight angle, tries to clamber atop the advertising hoardings in triumph, loses his balance, collapses in peals of giggles. And maybe chuck in a No 53 against Brentford, in which Kristoffer Ajer somehow manages to fall over without being touched, spooked into incoherence by his very presence. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Major UK high street retailer in trouble as it's treated like 'unloved child' after failed sale

Sainsbury's briefly explored selling Argos in September before cutting 2,200 jobs following significant losses. Analyst says retailer is treated like an 'unloved child'

Events

7 h. ago Will your house be a 'mansion' by 2028? The London areas on the cusp of mansion tax threshold

Selling a home in the London villages where homes are approaching £2m just got harder with Labour’s mansion tax

Politics

7 h. ago Amazon withdraws electric blanket due to 'high risk' of setting beds ablaze

Amazon have stopped selling an electric blanket due to a fire risk

Events

8 h. ago Ghana’s Ibrahim Mahama first African to top annual art power list

Artist who once draped Barbican in brightly coloured fabric says he is humbled by recognition in ArtReview rankingsThe Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama has become the first African to be named the most influential figure in the art world in ArtReview magazine’s annual power list.Mahama, whose work often uses found materials including textile remnants, topped the ranking of the contemporary art world’s most influential people and organisations as chosen by a global judging panel. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Doctor sentenced to over 2 years in prison for selling ketamine to Matthew Perry: ‘Drug dealer in white coat’

Dr. Salvador Plasencia, 44, was one of five people federally charged after the October 2023 death of 54-year-old Friends star

Events

13 h. ago Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson reveals grand plans for a big career change

She has many best selling books but now author Julia Donaldson fancies a new challenge for the new year

Culture

15 h. ago LA doctor who sold Matthew Perry ketamine sentenced to prison

Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty to giving actor ketamine in the month leading up to his deathA Los Angeles doctor who sold ketamine to Matthew Perry before his overdose death has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison.Dr Salvador Plasencia, 44, had pleaded guilty on Wednesday to giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the Friends star’s overdose death in 2023. Perry died at age 54 after struggling with addiction for years, dating back to his time as one of the biggest stars of his generation for his role as Chandler Bing. The actor had been taking the surgical anesthetic ketamine legally as a treatment for depression. But when his regular doctor wouldn’t provide it in the amounts he wanted, he turned to Plasencia, who admitted to illegally selling to Perry and knowing he was a struggling addict. He texted another doctor that Perry was a “moron” who could be exploited for money, according to court filings. Continue reading...

Events

15 h. ago Matthew Perry doctor jailed for supplying ketamine to tragic actor

A Los Angeles doctor who admitted to illegally selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the actor’s fatal overdose has been jailed.

Events

16 h. ago Matthew Perry's doctor breaks down as he's jailed for selling star ketamine

This is a breaking news story...

Events