58 m. ago First female Archbishop of Canterbury still an outlier among world's top religious leaders

For the first time, a woman will serve as the Archbishop of Canterbury, following the 105 men who have held the role since St. Augustine took that position in the year 597

Politics

2 h. ago Sarah Burton turns up the glamour volume at Givenchy in Paris

Spiritual home of Audrey Hepburn re-establishes itself as serious player in red carpet dressingOn the very same day as Taylor Swift, Sarah Burton entered her Showgirl era. For her second outing as Givenchy designer, Burton turned up the volume with collars dripping rhinestones over collarbones, luscious peach maribou feathers, a pocket-rocket cocktail dress in lipstick red leather, and Naomi Campbell in a tuxedo jacket worn open over a barely-there lace trim bra.Burton has been at Givenchy less than a year, but Alexander McQueen’s long-term right-hand woman has already established a new identity for the house and for herself. Givenchy, the spiritual home of Audrey Hepburn and the little black dress, has an immaculate bloodline of glamour that runs from Paris to Hollywood, but it is a relative minnow as a business. Her recent predecessors had mostly leaned into streetwear and utility-coded metallic accents, but Burton is bringing back the glamour. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Hegseth says four killed in US strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuelan coast

Pentagon chief says strike – fourth by US military in recent weeks – targeted boat with ‘substantial amounts’ of drugsThe US killed four people in a strike against a vessel just off the coast of Venezuela that was allegedly carrying illegal drugs, US defense secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday.The strike came a day after Trump officials notified Congress that the US was entering a “non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Santander's WFH boss who stayed home up to two days a week steps down from £3.3m

Mike Regnier, who said previously he would never have taken the role if he was not allowed to work from home, has been chief executive of the lender's British arm since April 2022.

Economics

3 h. ago 'Not a time to stoke tension': PM issues warning over Palestine protest in wake of Manchester terror attack

It comes after Met chief Sir Mark Rowley demanded a pro-Palestine protest planned for Saturday in central London be cancelled

Events

3 h. ago Olivia Dean bags first UK number one single and album in rare chart double

The 26-year old singer is the first British solo female artist to claim both titles since Adele in 2021.

Politics

4 h. ago Aston Martin chief claims Horner is ringing ‘every team owner’ in F1 for a job

Haas and Aston Martin approached by former team chiefMcLaren’s Oscar Piastri tops FP2 time sheets in SingaporeThe former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has been engaged in a concerted effort to make a return to Formula One, with the Aston Martin team principal, Andy Cowell, asserting that Horner had recently been in contact with “pretty much every team owner”.Horner was dismissed by Red Bull in July and his settlement with the team allows him to return in the early part of next year. Aston Martin are considered a potential destination for Horner, who won 14 titles with Red Bull during his 20 years in charge but Cowell, who is also CEO of the team, insisted they were not interested. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago The battle for equality in the Church of England: As first woman Archbishop of Canterbury is named

Since St Augustine was sent from Rome to convert the Anglo-Saxons nearly 1,500 years ago there have been 105 holders of the post of Archbishop of Canterbury, and all have been men - until now.

Events

4 h. ago US military under fire in Virginia, but were Trump and Hegseth shooting blanks?

President and his defence chief took aim at the ‘fat generals’, but some doubted there was much substance to the swagger on showThis week marked an inflection point in Donald Trump’s relentless politicisation of the US armed forces, as he delivered a partisan – if scattershot – campaign speech to the very room of people he is not supposed to: the commanders of the most powerful military in the world.For those declaring a five-alarm authoritarian fire in the US, there was plenty of smoke: the anti-woke rhetoric that has become a commonplace of the political right, the threats to summarily dismiss the generals who disagree with him, the transparent pleasure at deploying the military to perform police actions in major US cities. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago NFL's highest paid player 2025: The top 15 richest NFL stars

Here are the NFL’s top 15 highest paid players in the 2025/26 season - including Kansas City Chief’s star Patrick Mahomes.

Sport

5 h. ago Santander's WFH boss who was only in the office two days a week steps down from £3.3m

Mike Regnier, who said previously he would never have taken the role if he was not allowed to work from home, has been chief executive of the lender's British arm since April 2022.

Economics

5 h. ago Met chief calls for rally backing Palestine Action to be cancelled after Manchester synagogue attack

"They are drawing valuable resources away from the communities of London at a time when they are needed most"

Events

5 h. ago Met chief demands ‘insensitive’ Palestine Action protest called off in wake of Manchester terror attack

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood slammed the demonstration and Nigel Farage called it a ‘celebration of murder’

Events

5 h. ago Sarah Mullally thanks ‘all women that have gone before me’ as she becomes first ever female Archbishop of Canterbury

Sarah Mullally thanked “all the women that have gone before me” as she became the first ever female Archbishop of Canterbury.

Politics

6 h. ago Novak Djokovic's new life after fleeing country from 'government smear campaign'

Novak Djokovic is set to return to the court on Friday for the first time since his US Open exit following a turbulent period, with tensions rising in his native Serbia

Politics

8 h. ago Glasgow 'not ready' to host Commonwealth Games with city urgently needing 'deep clean'

EXCLUSIVE: Trade union chief Gary Smith said Scotland's biggest city had been "abandoned by the political class for a long time".

Politics

8 h. ago Woman who slit teen's throat first to be executed by US state in over 200 years

Christa Gail Pike was convicted of first-degree murder in 1996 for the brutal killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer and now Tennessee's Supreme Court has finally set an execution date

Politics

8 h. ago India downed five Pakistani jets in May conflict, says air force chief

In a first, India mentions the class of Pakistan jets downed in the near-war conflict in May

Events

8 h. ago OnlyFans chief Keily Blair: ‘People can be quite uncomfortable talking about sex’

The boss of one of Britain’s biggest tech start-ups on the ethics of porn, the future of the content creator economy — and why the platform banned Bonnie Blue

Politics

8 h. ago Taylor Swift 'mocks Liverpool legend' in lyrics on new album The Life of a Showgirl

Trent Alexander-Arnold's controversial move from Liverpool to Real Madrid was bizarrely caught in the crossfire during one track on Taylor Swift's new album The Life of a Showgirl

Culture