9 h. ago Who created the legend of Dracula and how do bees make honey? The kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes Submit a questionMolly Oldfield hosts Everything Under the Sun, a podcast answering children’s questions. Do check out her books, Everything Under the Sun and Everything Under the Sun: Quiz Book, as well as her new title, Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Sam Noakes ready to serve up world title win over Abdullah Mason

Sam Noakes challenges for a world title for the first time tonight when he takes on American Abdullah Mason in Saudi Arabia tonight

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9 h. ago Anthony Yarde ready to finally realise his world title dream

Anthony Yarde has lost his two world title fights to date and takes on David Benavidez tonight knowing this may be his final chance

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10 h. ago Six great reads: the world’s scariest CEO, gen Z in the workplace, and a lost great console

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21 h. ago Jake Paul 'ready to die' in bid to 'shock the world' against Anthony Joshua

Netflix blockbuster is slated for Friday, December 19

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26 h. ago Women on strike and a tattooed gang member: photos of the day – Friday

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26 h. ago Women on strike and a Mexican parade: photos of the day – Friday

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26 h. ago Two Australian police officers were killed in an ambush. It was deemed terrorism – but an inquest says otherwise

Six people died during the shootings at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland. A coroner says a family’s shared paranoid delusions drove their attackThree years ago on a remote Australian property, a trio of paranoid, deluded conspiracy theorists lay in wait.The three members of the Train family spent a year preparing ambush positions for a confrontation with Queensland police at their home in Wieambilla, 270km west of Brisbane, believing the battle marked the end of the world. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Cop30 climate summit in Brazil disrupted after fire breaks out in venue

Event thrown into confusion after conference centre evacuated but UN says no one hurtBrazilian president will take fossil fuel phase-out plan to G20 summitTalks at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil were disrupted on Thursday after a fire broke out in the venue, triggering an evacuation just as negotiators were hunkering down to try to land a deal to strengthen international efforts to address climate change.António Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general, had appealed earlier in the day for a deal from the summit, welcoming calls from some for clarity on the hotly disputed subject of weaning the world off fossil fuels. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago US economy added more jobs than forecast in September, after shock losses in August – business live

US non-farm payrolls rose by 119,000 in September, but new data also shows economy shed jobs in AugustThe Chinese ministry of commerce has said the dispute over the supply of chips from Nexperia, the Dutch-based Chinese-owed company, is still not fully resolved.“There is still a gap to completely solve the problem,” the Chinese ministry of commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday.“Minister Karremans justified his actions by accusing Nexperia’s CEO of various acts of alleged mismanagement. Wingtech strongly rejects these accusations and points out that, to date, no proof has been provided,”The minimum is no additional cost for business. Every time costs go up, you’re making the case against investing in the UK.In the UK cost of energy is too high versus almost anywhere in the world. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Mourning in Gaza and snow in Seaham: photos of the day – Thursday

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51 h. ago World Cup 2026 playoffs draw: Wales v Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czechia v Republic of Ireland, Italy v Northern Ireland – live

Live updates as the draw is made in SwitzerlandWho has qualified | European tables | Mail BillyTell us: have you bought tickets for the World Cup?Here is some reading on how Republic of Ireland, Wales and Northern Ireland made it into the playoffs. Plus a bonus Scotland match report after they sealed the place at the World Cup in dramatic style.“As an ROI supporter, I hope we get a home match against a theoretically weaker side,” writes Martin. “I dream of beating Spain in the final. I fear it’s all going to end in tears, starting about an hour from now.” Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Markets brace for US jobs report after Nvidia results reassure investors – business live

Investors cheer forecast-beating results from chipmaker, as attention turns to delayed US employment reportThe Chinese ministry of commerce has said the dispute over the supply of chips from Nexperia, the Dutch-based Chinese-owed company, is still not fully resolved.“There is still a gap to completely solve the problem,” the Chinese ministry of commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday.“Minister Karremans justified his actions by accusing Nexperia’s CEO of various acts of alleged mismanagement. Wingtech strongly rejects these accusations and points out that, to date, no proof has been provided,”The minimum is no additional cost for business. Every time costs go up, you’re making the case against investing in the UK.In the UK cost of energy is too high versus almost anywhere in the world. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago 'Masterpiece' war drama labelled 'one of the best TV shows' is now streaming

A "wonderful" Second World War drama is ready to stream for free.

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55 h. ago Markets rally after Nvidia’s strong results calm AI bubble fears, and investors await US jobs report – business live

Investors cheer forecast-beating results from chipmaker, as attention turns to delayed US employment reportThe Chinese ministry of commerce has said the dispute over the supply of chips from Nexperia, the Dutch-based Chinese-owed company, is still not fully resolved.“There is still a gap to completely solve the problem,” the Chinese ministry of commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday.“Minister Karremans justified his actions by accusing Nexperia’s CEO of various acts of alleged mismanagement. Wingtech strongly rejects these accusations and points out that, to date, no proof has been provided,”The minimum is no additional cost for business. Every time costs go up, you’re making the case against investing in the UK.In the UK cost of energy is too high versus almost anywhere in the world. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Readers' Letters: Politicians should be excited about helping Scotland, not football

Politicians should not abandon Scotland to watch football’s World Cup next year, says reader

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3 d. ago Monkeys in Nepal and snow in the UK: photos of the day – Wednesday

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3 d. ago Stephanie Gilmore to return from hiatus and surf on next year’s world tour at age 38

Eight-time world champion accepts season-long WSL wildcardIn her absence a new generation of surfers has emergedStephanie Gilmore may have achieved more than any other woman in surfing, and has spent recent years on sponsor-funded wave odysseys, playing guitar at gigs to adoring crowds, developing apparel collabs and launching her own tequila, but she will turn back the clock in 2026.The 37-year-old, who turns 38 in January, will return to full-time competition on the elite tour after accepting a season-long wildcard to surf the World Surf League’s Championship Tour. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Extortionate tickets and matches moved at Trump’s whim: are you ready for the ‘greatest World Cup ever’? | Marina Hyde

You may have thought Qatar and Russia were tournament lows. You didn’t account for the US president and his Fifa soulmate, Gianni Infantino“It’s very clear,” claimed haunted Fifa cue-ball Gianni Infantino not so long ago, “that politics should stay out of football and football should stay out of politics.” But is it clear? Is it really? On Monday, the worst man in world sport was – yet again – to be found in the Oval Office, this time nodding along to Trump’s declaration that games could be moved from host cities for next summer’s World Cup if the US president deems there’s “a problem” with security or that the cities are non-compliant in some other way. In practice, that seems to mean if they’re run by a Democrat/“communist”. Amazing that the Fifa president will gladly allow his tournaments to be held in any old violent autocracy but, for the purposes of the White House cameras at least, might need to draw the line at Boston.Honestly, the very sight of Infantino these days causes d...

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4 d. ago Football quiz: test your recall of World Cup qualifying shocks and drama

Late winners, controversies and England embarrassment all feature in this World Cup-themed quiz Continue reading...

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