79 m. ago Tory MP says collapsed China spy case ‘sends a really dangerous message’

Alicia Kearns says she was told that the decision to drop charges against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry had ‘come from the top’.

Politics

2 h. ago Fury of Hamas bomb victim's brother as Israel set to release 2,000 Palestinians in new hostage deal

Distraught families who lost loved ones to terrorists that will now be freed from Israeli prisons have said 'no other country would pay such a price for peace'.

Events

2 h. ago Canada v Australia: international men’s football friendly – live

Updates as Les Rouges host the Socceroos at Stade SaputoKick off in Montreal is 7.40pm local/10.40am AEDTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailSocceroos: Paul Izzo (gk), Jacob Italiano, Alessandro Circati (capt), Milos Degenek, Cam Burgess, Kye Rowles, Aiden O’Neill, Max Balard, Connor Metcalfe, Nestory Irankunda, Mo Toure.Alessandro Circati take the captain’s armband for a second time in just his eighth international while Paul Izzo is preferred between the posts even with Socceroos stalwart Mat Ryan in the squad. Jacob Italiano is handed a surprise debut at right back after impressing in the Austrian Bundesliga. Continue reading...

Society

2 h. ago What that solo Paris trip says about Harry and Meghan's marriage after she once said she couldn't go to French capital because of 'H's mom'

A week on from that surprise appearance at Paris Fashion Week, and sources close to Meghan and Prince Harry remain agog. And in some ways it was a triumph for Meghan.

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3 h. ago Is This Thing On? review – Bradley Cooper’s comedy of comedians is a charmer

New York film festival: The actor’s third film as director is a gentle romcom of divorce and standup comedy with standout turns from Will Arnett and Laura DernHere’s a joke: a man walks into a bar and, to avoid paying a $15 cover, signs up for an open mic night. He’s in the midst of a divorce and a little high, a walking, middle-aged black rain cloud. He’s never done stand-up before. The punchline? He’s actually kinda good at it – rough around the edges, unpracticed, a little stiff but, under the glare of the spotlight, able to spin some of his pain into self-deprecating jokes and unforced laughs.It helps immensely that this man is played by Will Arnett, the gravelly voiced comedian and former BoJack Horseman who excels at masculine sad-sacks with self-flagellating charm. Like Arnett the celebrity podcast host, Arnett’s Alex is self-deprecating, subtle, effortlessly if dryly funny – in other words, easy to root for, even in the very midlife crisis pursuit of stand-up comedy. That’s ...

Culture

4 h. ago Guns fall silent as Gazans flood back home... Israeli military pulls back troops as 72

A seemingly endless chain of refugees walked through the razed Strip after two years of almost unceasing bloodshed.

Events

4 h. ago Elisabeth Hasselbeck tearfully demands Rosie O’Donnell ‘stop lying’ about their fight on The View

Co-hosts appeared on ‘The View’ together from 2006 to 2007

Politics

4 h. ago Trump threatens 100% China tariffs as Beijing restricts rare

President accuses China of ‘very hostile’ moves and says additional tariffs could come on 1 November ‘or sooner’Donald Trump has threatened to impose additional US tariffs of 100% on China from next month, accusing Beijing of “very hostile” moves to restrict exports of rare earths needed for American industry.Wall Street fell sharply after the US president reignited public tensions with the Chinese government, and raised the prospect of another acrimonious trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Mysterious object heading towards Earth is 'distant star system' with one test to see if it's aliens

A Harvard boffin has issued an "immediate attention" warning to Congress and the United Nations, believing that there's a strong possibility it's a hostile alien visitor pretending to be a comet

Events

6 h. ago George Clooney reveals surprising detail in his new film Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly star George Clooney revealed a surprising detail he didn’t expect would be in his new film — that his past projects would be played out in front of him as part of a sizzle reel in the movie.

Politics

6 h. ago Johnson urged to explain dealings with Mohammed bin Salman since leaving No 10

Boris Johnson declined to react fully to media reports, which he said contained details from ‘material illegally hacked by a hostile state actor’.

Politics

7 h. ago ‘Your body shivers from the scale of the destruction’: Thousands of Palestinians head back to their shattered lives after ceasefire

As the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire holds for now, Bel Trew in Tel Aviv and Nedal Hamdouna in Gaza report on the Palestinians walking home to the rubble of their homes while Israelis dare to hope for the release of all the hostages taken on October 7 2023

Events

8 h. ago Lesotho vs Nigeria LIVE: World Cup qualifier result, latest updates and reaction after crucial Super Eagles win

The hosts threatened a late comeback but were eliminated from World Cup contention

Politics

8 h. ago Tight security and political tension hang over key Norway v Israel World Cup qualifier

The hosts in Oslo are closing in on qualification but the politics surrounding their visitors’ presence casts a shadow over the footballIt will be the most high-security sports event in Norway since the Winter Olympics in 1994. Anti-terror measures are in place throughout Oslo; a no-fly zone will be implemented in the skies above Ullevi Stadion and through all the tension it could be easy to forget that the national team are within touching distance of a first World Cup appearance for 27 years. Beating Israel would put them on the verge but the visitors’ presence has added multiple layers of complexity and controversy.That will be clear on Saturday afternoon, when a crowd of several thousand is expected to march peacefully from the centre of Oslo to a stage set up near the ground. It has been organised by the Palestine Committee in Norway under the slogan “Red card for Israel” and other bodies will be holding their own protests too. Outside Grønland metro station, posters of unclear...

Politics

8 h. ago Racegoer Pat goes viral after surprising TV hosts Fran Berry and Gary O'Brien

Race presenters Fran Berry and Gary O'Brien were summing up the card at Thurles on Thursday when a man appeared right behind them and ended up being interviewed

Politics

9 h. ago This free speech group at Columbia is taking on Trump when the university won’t – and winning

The Knight Institute is defending free speech at a school now synonymous with compromising on itWhen he first learned that federal agents had detained Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil in the lobby of his university housing complex, Jameel Jaffer knew he was in for a fight.Jaffer is the director of a Columbia-affiliated institute devoted to the defense of the first amendment, and Khalil, a green card holder, had been a fixture at the pro-Palestinian encampments on campus. Months earlier, Jaffer’s organization had hosted a symposium about the free speech rights of noncitizens. The institute had been established to defend the very constitutional principles the Trump administration was now openly flouting – and that Columbia seemed too scared to defend. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago Michael Owen comes out swinging at Man Utd legends after Ruben Amorim putdowns

Michael Owen has taken aim at the likes of Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney, who have regularly questioned why Ruben Amorim hasn't moved away from his back-three formation

Politics

10 h. ago Aidan O’Brien moves closer to own world record with 22nd Group 1 winner of 2025

Precise became the new favourite for next year’s 1,000 Guineas after capturing the Fillies’ Mile at Newmarket, an seventh winner of the race for her trainer

Politics

10 h. ago BORIS JOHNSON: Trump made peace in Gaza through sheer strength. Now he needs to put the hard word on Putin

There is still plenty that can go wrong. The remaining hostages have still not been returned. The Israelis have only just begun to withdraw from parts of Gaza.

Politics

10 h. ago James Gunn says Ryan Reynolds wanted to make Deadpool cameo in DC Comics TV show

James Gunn says some ‘pretty big hoops’ would have to be jumped through for surprise appearance

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