74 m. ago FTSE 100 Live 24 February: Just Eat backs £3.4bn takeover, B&M profit downgrade as boss quits

Just Eat Takeaway.com is set to be bought by a Dutch technology investor in a deal worth around £3.4 billion.

Economics

87 m. ago Glenn Hoddle pinpoints Ange Postecoglou mistake and makes Tottenham sack verdict

Tottenham have endured a rocky season under Ange Postecoglou after losing 13 Premier League games - and club legend Glenn Hoddle has criticised the Australian for not tweaking with his formula

Politics

1 hour ago New call for £100 monthly winter heating payment for people over 60

An online petition proposes the £100 payment should be made monthly between October and January.

Economics

2 h. ago Tyson Fury's property company is struck off after heavyweight star failed to file any accounts in over two years

It serves as the latest setback for The Gypsy King, who announced his retirement last month on the heels of his second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in December of last year.

Events

2 h. ago King Charles' true feelings on love, Princess Diana's royal ancestry and the interview that left her TRAUMATISED

Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer announced their engagement five months before their wedding, on February 24, 1981, in an exclusive interview.

Politics

2 h. ago ‘If I didn’t get out, everyone was going to die’, says Southport yoga teacher

Axel Rudakubana murdered Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe at a Taylor Swift-themed class in Southport last year.

Events

3 h. ago Paramount’s Lisa Kramer On Opening Up Second Windows For Premium Shows & Unveiling James Norton’s ‘King & Conqueror’ — London TV Screenings

Paramount’s Lisa Kramer On Opening Up Second Windows For Premium Shows & Unveiling James Norton’s ‘King & Conqueror’ — London TV Screenings  Deadline

Culture

3 h. ago ‘I love Suicide Squad!’: Our favourite unpopular Oscar wins of all time

From ‘American Beauty’ winning Best Picture to the eternal controversy over Marisa Tomei’s win for ‘My Cousin Vinny’, Oscar history is filled with divisive victories endlessly debated by film fans. Here our culture desk go to bat for some of the most controversial

Events

3 h. ago Putin plays the long game. He has punished Ukraine – and he won’t stop there | Yaroslav Hrytsak

Like a judo master, the Russian aggressor wears down his opponents until they break. Then he comes back for moreI have a friend, an American author, who writes about war. Over the past decades, he has been to South Sudan, Rwanda, Congo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Gaza and other conflict zones. In the case of Ukraine, he said one thing stood out: here it was obvious who was the aggressor and who was the victim. Alongside Bosnia, Ukraine’s resistance to Russia remains, in his opinion, one of two truly just wars.After three years of fighting a just war against Putin’s aggression, we are now facing, with Donald Trump, an unjust peace. Ukraine will lose lands and will not receive compensation for its losses. War crimes will go unpunished and Ukrainians will not be provided with the security guarantees needed to protect them from future Russian attack.Yaroslav Hrytsak is a historian and professor at the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago ‘I’d never loved it so much’: Ukrainian woman who felt compelled to return home

On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Yuliya Danilina talks about her decision to return to Ukraine despite the risks – and the legacy of occupation she found‘I felt paralysed by fear’: Danilina’s escape from Ukraine (2022)Before Russia invaded in 2022, a red dog collar arrived in the post. I’d bought it for my rough collie, Pippa, but it was too large. So I drove to Bucha, a 20-minute drive from my village of Klavdievo-Tarasovo, to get it resized by a leatherworker there. He was very kind and said he could fix it and to come back later that week.The next day, the war started. I managed to escape the bombs and food shortages of the early weeks of the war, I left Ukraine and came to England to be with my then 27-year-old daughter, Sasha. Arriving in March 2022, it took me about a month to come to my senses – I didn’t realise how deeply in shock I was. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago HMRC letter sent to model Twiggy was actually message from King

The fashion model said she had no idea what the letter was saying as it was 'written in a kind of legalese language'

Politics

4 h. ago Robert Altman at 100: The enduring legacy of ‘the pirate king of American filmmaking’

The pioneering director would have celebrated his 100th birthday this month. Louis Chilton looks at the life and influence of one of cinema’s true greats

Politics

5 h. ago ‘Lucian Freud was thrilled when Leigh Bowery stripped naked’: how a wild club kid became the great painter’s muse

When outrageous clubbers Sue Tilley and Bowery posed for the eminent artist, some of the most spectacular portraits of the century were born. Tilley talks about sex, cash and Bowery’s untimely death‘Leigh would have been livid that it wasn’t a painting of him that broke the record,” says Sue Tilley with a laugh. She’s talking about the £17.2m paid by Roman Abramovich in 2008 for a Lucian Freud nude of her, called Benefits Supervisor Sleeping. It was then the highest price ever paid for work by a living artist and Tilley thinks Leigh Bowery, the fashion icon and performance artist, would have found a way to claim the credit. After all, it was Bowery, her great friend, who got her the modelling job.Tilley is now repaying the debt by telling the Australian’s story in a new edition of her book Leigh Bowery: The Life and Times of an Icon, featuring never-before-seen photos and an extra chapter on his legacy. You can’t really understand Bowery – his looks, his performances, his club Taboo...

Politics

5 h. ago Trump names conservative podcaster Dan Bongino as FBI deputy director

Selection of former Secret Service agent and author means two staunch Trump allies lead the principal federal law enforcement agencyDan Bongino, a former US Secret Service agent who has written bestselling books, run unsuccessfully for office and gained fame as a conservative pundit with TV shows and a popular podcast, has been chosen to serve as the FBI’s deputy director.President Donald Trump announced the appointment on Sunday night in a post on his Truth Social platform, praising Bongino as “a man of incredible love and passion for our country”. He called the announcement “great news for law enforcement and American justice”. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta eyes new transfer target with talks 'scheduled' amid contract decision

Arsenal endured a difficult weekend and must quickly bounce back to maintain any hope of a title challenge as the Gunners consider their summer plans in the transfer market

Sport

6 h. ago Volodymyr Zelensky says progress has been made on Donald Trump's rare minerals deal

The initial US draft agreement aimed to grant American interests substantial access to Ukraine's valuable minerals, including lithium, essential for aerospace and defense industries.

Politics

7 h. ago The murder and legacy of the world’s first openly gay imam – podcast

How did Imam Muhsin change the lives of queer Muslims? Jamie Fullerton reports“As a Muslim, you always question: ‘Have I pleased God, or have I angered him or her?’”Imam Muhsin Hendricks of Cape Town, South Africa, was the world’s first openly gay imam. In early February, he was shot and killed and the identities and motives of those responsible are still unknown. Continue reading...

Events

8 h. ago US pressures Ukraine to nix its UN resolution demanding Russian forces withdraw

The U.S. has pressured Ukraine to withdraw its European-backed U.N. resolution demanding an immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine in favor of an American proposal that doesn't mention Moscow’s invasion

Events

10 h. ago Mariah Carey to perform at King Charles' country home with huge UK show

Songstress Mariah Carey is coming to the UK for a one-off concert this summer at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk - the much loved countryside retreat of the King and Queen

Politics

10 h. ago Chris O’Dowd says Small Town, Big Story gave filming locations ’emotional boost’

The six-part series will air on Sky Atlantic and Now on February 27.

Politics