43 m. ago ITV Britain's Got Talent fans spot 'unnecessary' change to new series

The latest series of Britain's Got Talent premiered on ITV over the weekend, but it wasn't the performances that had fans talking - it was a specific element of the show.

Culture

44 m. ago Sort Your Life Out viewers rip into 'absolutely tone deaf' episode

Tuesday's episode of the BBC show saw TV star Stacey Solomon , 35, along with her decluttering team Robert Bent and Iwan Carrington, help a family of five reorganise their four-bedroom house.

Politics

47 m. ago BP ramps up oil and gas investment to $10bn a year in ‘fundamental reset’ – business live

Oil and gas giant abandons green ambitions, as boss says it will be ‘very selective’ about investing in fossil fuel alternativesBP will abandon its green ambitions, including plans to cut its oil and gas production by the end of the decade, as part of a “fundamental reset” of the troubled company’s strategy.Instead, it is ramping up its oil and gas investment to $10bn a year.Today we have fundamentally reset BP’s strategy. We are reducing and reallocating capital expenditure to our highest-returning businesses to drive growth, and relentlessly pursuing performance improvements and cost efficiency. This is all in service of sustainably growing cash flow and returns.This strategy will see BP grow its upstream oil and gas business, focus its downstream business, and invest with increasing discipline into the transition.Connecting offshore wind farms such as Sofia helps harness the power of the North Sea to keep the lights on and deliver homegrown energy to British consumers.OFTO is par...

Economics

53 m. ago FTSE 100 Live 26 February: BP slashes green energy spending, miners drive index rally

Aston Martin Lagonda and shopping centre owner Hammerson are among the companies reporting today.

Politics

66 m. ago Amazon special deal cuts £50 off 'smooth' walking pad that will 'fit seamlessly into your daily routine'

"I couldn’t be happier. It’s the perfect combination of convenience, functionality, and performance."

Economics

83 m. ago Drake cancels current tour immediately due to ‘scheduling conflicts’

The Canadian artist was set to perform his next date in Brisbane on March 4 2025 🎵🎟⛔

Society

2 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 26 February: Miners fuel index rally, Aston Martin Lagonda eyes 2025 recovery

Aston Martin Lagonda and shopping centre owner Hammerson are among the companies reporting today.

Politics

2 h. ago EastEnders star arrested after 'punching bandmate in the eye' as they performed as part of a Rat Pack tribute act at wedding

The actor, who played the role of Lenny Wallace in EastEnders from 1996 to 1999, is currently performing as part of Rat Pack tribute act.

Events

2 h. ago AD FEATURE: Dance like nobody's watching as popular Ayrshire hotel tribute nights return for 2025

The Park Hotel looks forward to welcoming back audiences with an incredible line-up of special guests

Culture

3 h. ago Robert De Niro reveals shocking lengths he went to gain weight for Raging Bull role

Robert De Niro gained a considerable amount of weight for his role in 1980 movie Raging Bull - and he's now opened on the extreme lengths he went to to do so

Events

3 h. ago Robert De Niro reveals the 'extreme lengths' he went to gain weight for Raging Bull role

Robert De Niro has opened up about the extreme lengths he went to to put on 60lbs for his role in the 1980 movie Raging Bull, for which he won his first Best Actor Oscar

Politics

3 h. ago Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie review – a tale of four women

The Nigerian-American author returns with an astute and moving exploration of female experience‘Novels had always felt to me truer than what was real,” declares a character in Dream Count, the highly anticipated new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It is a statement echoed in the accompanying author’s note, which contends that the “point of art is to look at our world and be moved by it, and then to engage in a series of attempts at clearly seeing that world, interpreting it, questioning it”. Since the publication of her extraordinarily assured debut novel, Purple Hibiscus, in 2003, Adichie’s fiction has performed this task of seeing, interpreting and questioning to huge acclaim, garnering her major awards as well as a public profile far beyond most writers, whose work hasn’t been sampled by Beyoncé.In keeping with her superstar status, Dream Count is billed as “a publishing event 10 years in the making” and is perhaps the surest bet so far for this year’s Women’s prize. However, ...

Politics

4 h. ago The world is listening to Russia again. From the ruins of Ukraine, it makes me want to scream | Oleksandr Mykhed

The massacre in Bucha, the mass graves in Izium – it is as if these atrocities never happened. Now the truth is being taken out and shotOrders and statements from the new US president come at us daily now, with unremitting speed, and international politics is reduced to an endless series of justifications and denials of unfounded accusations.It’s hard to believe, but Ukrainian activists have had to write explainers for a global audience, reminding them who the true dictator is, that it was not Ukraine that started the war with Russia and that we are actually just trying to defend what is ours. And, you know, to survive a little bit. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago For too long, my wheelchair reminded me of what I’d lost. Then I saw it as liberating

When my rheumatoid arthritis became more aggressive, I clung to the idea of still being a ‘walking person’. Letting go of that gave me more freedom than I could have imaginedIt started like any normal day – or normal for us, at least. My partner, Stewart, helped me out of bed and on to the wheeled office chair I kept next to it. Then I propelled myself to the top of the stairs before leaning precariously on my crutches as I made my way down, slowly and dangerously, with lots of swearing at the pain (I find it helps). Then, on the way out to the car, I missed my footing and fell.Not for the first time, Stewart was caught between concern and frustration. Wasn’t it time, he asked, for me to consider using a wheelchair? Once again, I rejected the suggestion. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Anora: Why Sean Baker’s sad and sexy glitter bomb of a film deserves to win the Oscar for Best Picture

The awards season staple features a star-making performance from 25-year-old Mikey Madison and a tone that oscillates between slapstick, romcom and bleak drama – and it’d be a worthy winner on Oscar night, writes Annabel Nugent

Events

6 h. ago Robert Pattinson reminds audiences that accents are a signature of his performances in 'Mickey 17'

Often when Robert Pattinson gets a script, one of the first things he does is try on different accents to bring his character to life

Events

6 h. ago Arts sector’s use of unpaid interns for some roles could be illegal, experts say

Concerns also raised that practice prevents young working-class people from finding paid work in creative industriesArts employers could be breaking the law by relying on unpaid interns to perform roles that should be left to paid workers, preventing young people from working-class backgrounds from gaining a foothold, experts have said.Institutions are getting away with exploiting carve-outs in employment legislation to keep interns working for free, they said, which stops working-class people from finding paid work in the industry. Continue reading...

Events

8 h. ago 2025 dubbed 'Year of Concerts' with performances from Sabrina Carpenter, Dua Lipa and Rihanna

Rihanna's rumoured Glastonbury appearance and other scheduled performances from major pop stars has left music fans believing that this year will be the year of great concerts

Politics

8 h. ago The secret to David Beckham's ripped physique revealed as he strips off for another sexy shoot in the countdown to his 50th birthday

The father-of-four has been posing for photographs demonstrating his hectic schedule at the gym - performing a series of press ups and pull ups.

Events

9 h. ago Disturbing new Justin Bieber footage leaves fans begging him to get help: 'Stop... you're a new daddy'

A disturbing new video of Justin Bieber performing a bizarre rap about getting high has sparked concern among his fans.

Politics