5 h. ago John Torode makes first TV appearance since being sacked from MasterChef

Fired BBC host has returned to screens days after cookery show scandal

Politics

5 h. ago Thunderstorms give way to scorching heat on exact date as weather maps turn red

Parts of the UK could soon be hit with another wave of hot weather in just a few days time - forecasters have shared which day could see temperature peak at 28C

Society

5 h. ago ‘When you get old, you become young again’: remembering Fauja Singh, the marathon man

After a life shaped by grief and resilience, Singh began running at 89 and became an icon of endurance and joyThe first 20 miles of a marathon are not difficult, Fauja Singh once said. When it came to the last six miles, however, “I run while talking to God.”The fact that he was attempting the distance at all might seem, to some, proof of divine assistance. Singh was 89 when he first took up distance running, having stumbled across a TV snippet of people running a marathon, and decided to give it a go. By his mid-90s he was a marathon veteran, a record holder for his age group and even a poster model for Adidas; aged 101 – or at least so he believed, since he never had a birth certificate – he became the oldest person ever to run the distance. Continue reading...

Sport

5 h. ago Breaking the Binary: meet the founder behind a US theater company for trans and non

George Strus founded Breaking the Binary Theatre, one of the only theatrical spaces in the US created for and run by gender-expansive artists, in 2022For George Strus, theater was one of many roving interests during their childhood in northern New Jersey.First, there was baseball. Then, a short stint in ice skating. “I was really into Webkinz for like, two months,” said the 27-year-old during a phone interview. A fixation on Sillybandz, the brightly colored, animal shaped rubber bracelets, soon followed. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Dunelm fans race to get 50% off 'stylish' garden furniture set perfect for summer

Dunelm is offering shoppers a 50% discount on its Santorini Two Seater Bistro Set. Perfect for lazy summer days, the garden furniture is now on sale for less than £60

Sport

5 h. ago Big Brother icon unrecognisable nearly 20 years after show as he becomes vicar

Big Brother star Glyn Wise was just 18 when he finished runner-up on Big Brother in 2006, but now he's worlds away from the reality show as he's become an ordained minister

Politics

5 h. ago Open Saturday start times for Bob MacIntyre and Rory McIlroy at Portrush

Key timings for main groupings on day three of The Open

Politics

5 h. ago Tour de France 2025: stage 14 sets blockbuster mountain test in Pyrenees – live

Updates from 182km ride, Pau to Luchon-SuperbagnèresStage-by-stage guide | And you can drop Luke a mailWe approach the départ réel, the reality of a heavy day in the saddle dawns. Here we go!In Pau, the rain is coming down but that’s cooled the temperature down to 19 degrees. Continue reading...

Society

5 h. ago England v India: second women’s cricket ODI delayed by rain – live

Over-by-over report from the match at Lord’sRead our report of India’s win in the first ODIIt was raining, it’s now pouring.Read Raf Nicholson’s report of the first ODIIndia did their level best to mess up what should have been a relatively straightforward run chase: the lowlight was a horrendously casual piece of running by Harleen Deol which led to her dismissal purely because she couldn’t be bothered to ground her bat. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Syrian government declares ‘comprehensive’ ceasefire in Sweida

Presidency urges all parties to commit to truce and says any breaches will be violation of sovereignty• Analysis: Escalating unrest lays bare new regime’s momentous challengesThe Syrian presidency has declared an “immediate and comprehensive” ceasefire in Sweida, saying internal security forces have been deployed in the southern province after almost a week of fighting in the predominantly Druze area which has killed more than 700 people.Armed tribes had clashed with Druze fighters on Friday, a day after the army withdrew under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago ‘I was struck by the grammar of it, the angular nature’: Elizabeth Day’s best phone picture

The author’s instinctive image of colourful windows in a house undergoing renovation was selected for the Royal Academy’s annual Summer ExhibitionElizabeth Day felt as if she hadn’t seen the sun for decades. It was a gloomy December morning and the podcaster and author was headed towards a London recording studio. On the way, she passed a row of houses that were being renovated. The windows on one particular house had just been replaced and covered with a translucent blue sheet and haphazard orange tape; the scene caught her eye, so she paused to capture it with her iPhone 15 Pro.“I’m known among my loved ones as someone who takes photos of random things, but I just found this so arresting,” Day says. “I was struck by the grammar of it, the angular nature. The tape reminded me of art’s golden ratio, the geometry like a Mondrian crossed with a Rothko. I was exhausted that morning and it completely brightened my mood.” Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Next's £32 black strappy maxi dress for holidays and hot summer days

The dress is selling fast on Next's website in a range of colours and prints

Economics

7 h. ago Oasis' tour secrets: Sobriety, mystery messages, charitable giving, family heirlooms and low

Behind the dazzling performances have been a number of off-stage secrets that have kept things running smoothly.

Society

7 h. ago Johnny Depp's rocky road back from cancellation: Pirates of the Caribbean actor is attempting to revive his career after bitter court battle with Amber Heard

Critics have slammed Johnny Depp's directorial effort, Modì: Three Days on the Wing of Madness - a biographical drama based on the life of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani.

Events

7 h. ago ‘The entire industry said no’: the story behind seminal teen comedy Clueless at 30

Amy Heckerling, Alicia Silverstone and more involved with the defining 1995 movie talk about their memories of making a film that Hollywood kept passing onIn the early 1990s, the writer-director Amy Heckerling was feeling down. Heckerling had burst on to the scene a decade earlier with Fast Times at Ridgemont High, a groundbreaking coming-of-age comedy of libidinous teens, and scored a surprise box office hit with 1989’s Look Who’s Talking. But she was struggling to fit Hollywood demands. “I was thinking: ‘Oh, I’m never going to make a film that’s what I want it to be, because you can’t have protagonists that are female, you have to do slob comedies, but there’s only a few actors that they accept in those roles, and you don’t get a chance to work with them if you’re a female,’” Heckerling told me recently.With little interest in catering to the prevailing tastes of the day, Heckerling went back to the drawing board: what did she want to write? A true native New Yorker with the accen...

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7 h. ago Semifreddo and granita: Jacob Kenedy’s recipes for Italian summer desserts

A Sicilian shaved ice dessert of fresh pomegranate juice and a luxurious frozen cream pudding layered with boozy cakeHere are two recipes that I’ve been eating at home with my family since even before the warmer weather started to make me smile: a tiramisu semifreddo and a granita, the Sicilian iced slush (made from fresh fruit juice, nut milks or coffee) that is is the Slush Puppie’s distinguished aunt. The ultimate refreshers on a sunny day at any time of the year. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois: Full undercard, running order and fight times

As Daniel Dubois and Oleksandr Usyk prepare to go to battle at Wembley, the Manchester Evening News takes you through the information you need to know

Politics

7 h. ago Voices: There’s an epidemic of women being barged by men while running

Olivia Petter finds that it is commonplace for women to be pushed into by men during races

Politics

7 h. ago Poundland closing six more stores in days as it's sold for just £1

The discount retailer has announced the dates it will be closing six more stores in the coming weeks, as part of its restructuring plans after being sold to Gordon Brothers

Economics

7 h. ago Flash flooding warning as 40 areas braced for downpours – see full list of alerts

As much as four inches of rain could fall on the UK today, raising the risk of flash flooding across the southeast as the weather front stretches further north through the rest of the day

Events