61 m. ago Holly’s Kitchen: I tried to make a lasagne for the first time

Watch as I try to make a lasagne at home and chat to Italian food experts 🍝

Politics

62 m. ago 'I wanted to spend less time on my smartphone so I ditched it for this classic device'

A woman on TikTok has invented a landline phone that connects to her smartphone and landline via Bluetooth in her attempt to minimise her screen time once and for all

Politics

62 m. ago Review: Take control of your aches and strains with Homedics NOVO+ Hot & Cold Massage Gun

Treatment for your aching limbs - in the comfort of your own home

Politics

92 m. ago New Match of the Day hosts set out plans for new era after Gary Lineker exit

Gary Lineker hosted Match of the Day for the final time in May, with Gabby Logan, Kelly Cates and Mark Chapman sharing presenting duties for the new Premier League season

Politics

2 h. ago ‘I’m the one to beat’: is Taylor Swift’s Showgirl era set to take h to even greater heights?

Just-announced album already looks like it will make singer and partner Travis Kelce hysterically famous at a new level – and that may be precisely their planTaylor Swift’s podcast interview with her American football player boyfriend, Travis Kelce, this week yielded plenty of tidbits for fans. Across two hours of loose chat on New Heights, the show Kelce helms with his brother Jason – also a football player – Swift revealed she was obsessed with sourdough and lurked on baking blogs. The couple spent the summer with her family, caring for her 73-year-old father, Scott, after he had a quintuple heart bypass. She gave Kelce a lesson on Hamlet and taught him how to avoid internalising speculation about their two-year relationship. You could call them the tentpoles of the 35-year-old pop star’s brand: literary passions and professional self-awareness.One surprising revelation came near the end. Until the record-breaking 149-date Eras tour that Swift mounted from 2023-24, she said she ha...

Politics

2 h. ago Tim Dowling: it’s time to name our band’s new album, and there are no bad ideas (in theory at least)

For the final flourish on our latest record, we’ve wheeled in a harmonium. If only I knew how to play it I’m in a recording studio with two other members of the band I’m in, listening to stuff we’ve recorded, with an eye toward finishing touches. But really it’s a last chance to fix mistakes: ropey backing vocals; mistimed bass notes; a banjo part played with an out‑of-tune B string.“I can easily redo it,” I say, thinking: I don’t even remember playing it in the first place. Continue reading...

Culture

2 h. ago Mark Chapman's joke about Gary Lineker, football team he supports, BBC Match of the Day pay

Mark Chapman will host the first Match of the Day show of the new Premier League season on Saturday as he, Gabby Logan and Kelly Cates take over from departed stalwart Gary Lineker

Politics

2 h. ago Mumbles Raft Race 2025: Start time, how to watch and everything you need to know

The Mumbles Raft Race, one of the most popular events on Swansea's summer calendar, is returning this weekend and here's everything you need to know about today's event

Politics

2 h. ago 'Having the time and space to say our goodbyes to our daughter helped us grieve'

'Those three weeks were absolutely crucial'

Politics

2 h. ago The incredible efforts in honour of brave girl, 13, after her death

'Those three weeks were absolutely crucial'

Events

2 h. ago The new Salford takeaway with a secret seasoning that foodies are flocking for

It sells chicken, smash burgers, pizzas and more

Events

2 h. ago Gardening expert warns 'don't get too comfortable' in August amid pest threat

While August is traditionally a time to kick back and relax in the sunshine, a garden expert has warned that Brits need to remain vigilant when it comes to one problem pest

Events

3 h. ago Trump's aggressive push to take over DC policing may be a template for an approach in other cities

The left sees President Donald Trump’s attempted takeover of law enforcement in Washington as part of multifront march to autocracy

Politics

3 h. ago ‘It’s nearly come full circle’: Charlestown proud of Gallagher connection as Oasis come to Ireland

Liam and Noel used to be taken for summer holidays with relatives in Mayo and kept returning after finding fameEmigration ripped the heart out of Charlestown: generations of young people took the boat to England and left behind derelict homes and shuttered shops, a hollowing chronicled in a landmark 1968 book, The Death of an Irish Town.Some returned to this corner of County Mayo for summer holidays – with children who were growing up with English accents and city ways – before vanishing back across the Irish Sea and leaving Charlestown to its decay. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago UK consumers risk inflation hit to savings for first time in two years

Banks slash interest rates paid to customers in response to base rate cuts; inflation forecast to peak at 4%

Economics

3 h. ago Keely Hodgkinson set for first race 376 days since Olympic gold after year of injury horror

Olympic 800m champion will toe the start line for the first time since Paris in Poland this afternoon following frustrating year with hamstring injuries

Events

3 h. ago What UK time will Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte fight start tonight?

Moses Itauma takes on Dillian Whyte tonight in his first true test of his elite heavyweight credentials

Politics

3 h. ago This supermarket's make your own pizza is better than getting a takeaway

Asda and Morrisons are the only two shops in the UK that still have a 'make-your-own' pizza counter - and I wanted to see which was better

Politics

5 h. ago 'Most beautiful' Italian town is frozen in time with hardly any tourists

Rocca Imperiale in Italy is a picturesque medieval town which is frozen in time with its narrow cobbled streets, colourful buildings and stunning views - and has hardly any tourists

Politics

5 h. ago Bob Simpson, former Australia cricket captain and coach, dies aged 89

Simpson played 62 Tests across more than two decades after debut in 1957Australia’s first full-time coach helped guide team’s reemergence in 1980sFormer Australia cricket captain and coach, Bob Simpson, has died in Sydney aged 89.Robert Baddeley Simpson was an influential figure in Australian cricket for more than four decades as a player, captain and coach, and also made his mark on the game as a law-maker, referee and commentator. Continue reading...

Events