2 h. ago Two contestants receive the golden buzzer as Britain’s Got Talent returns to ITV

The show also took a gruesome turn when horror-themed act Auzzy Blood began to insert a number of metal items into his face.

Culture

3 h. ago Currys axes staff name badges with 'inclusive' Palestinian flags after complaints from Jewish customers

Currys introduced the badges to signal certain staff members could speak Arabic, but have now been scrapped after complaints they created an 'intimidating' environment for Jewish customers.

Economics

3 h. ago Keir Starmer lays down Ukraine peace demand ahead of Trump talks

Kyiv ‘must be at the heart of negotiations’ says PM as US threat to block Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites fuels wave of alarmKeir Starmer has raised the stakes before a crucial meeting in Washington with the US president, Donald Trump this week, by insisting that Ukraine must be “at the heart of any negotiations” on a peace deal with Russia.The prime minister made the remarks – which run directly contrary to comments by the US president last week – in a phone call on Saturdaywith Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in which he also said that “safeguarding Ukraine’s sovereignty was essential to deter future aggression from Russia”. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Currys launches raunchy sex toy range that even livens up your commute to work

Currys is most commonly associated with white goods and TV but has now launched a "wellness" technology range of sex devices. Items on sale include 'Massage Wands' and 'Pleasure Stimulators'

Politics

4 h. ago KSI's real name and bizarre three words his initials stand for

Britain's Got Talent has confirmed that the rapper and boxer will stand in for Bruno Tonioli for some auditions on the ITV show

Politics

6 h. ago Waltz this way: rival venues in Vienna compete to celebrate Johann Strauss’s 200th birthday

As the Austrian capital honours the legacy of its dance king, the race is on to attract the most puntersThe music of Johann Strauss streams through Vienna like the stately Danube. Even the syllables of the composer’s name beat out the rhythm of a waltz, as all Austrian dance teachers know. In their lessons, the words “Jo-hann Strauss” are often swapped in to replace the conventional “one, two, three” step count.Viennese children learn to waltz just like they learn to ride a bike, so the muscle-memory never leaves them. Just as well, because the city is still famous as the home of a 19th-century dance craze that shaped its international image. In this 200th anniversary year of the birth of the “waltz king”, there are rival bids jostling to become the focus of the swirling celebrations. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Newport council 'not pushing hard enough' to get new businesses into city centre, says councillor

She said "we need to see something positive happening" in the area following the departure of big-name brands

Politics

6 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson's pub has 'strict time limit' and three things that 'can't be ordered'

The Farmer's Dog, near Burford, has a 'proper Sunday roast' but there was a strict time limit and items that couldn't be ordered

Politics

7 h. ago Inside KSI's life from real name to net worth as he joins Britain's Got Talent

The 31-year old boxer and influencer is the newest Britain's Got Talent judge - but what do we know about his life?

Politics

7 h. ago Trump administration shuts down national database documenting police misconduct

Database, first proposed by Trump in 2020 and created by Biden administration in 2023, is now offlineDonald Trump’s second presidential administration shut down a national database that tracked misconduct by federal police, a resource that policing reform advocates hailed as essential to prevent officers with misconduct records from being able to move undetected between agencies.The National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD), which stored police records documenting misconduct, is now unavailable, the Washington Post first reported. Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago Chappell Roan fans realise they've been saying her name wrong this whole time

Chappell Roan, who shot to fame with viral hits like Hot to Go and Good Luck, Babe, has shared the meaning behind her stage name as fans continue to debate the correct pronunciation

Politics

9 h. ago Mum gives her baby name so unique she 'can't spell it correctly'

A mum has chosen a name for her son that is so unique that she isn't quite sure how to spell it - as employees at her child's nursery have seen her use two different spellings

Politics

9 h. ago Most explosive celeb spats of all time: From vicious band fights and catty name calling to Simon Cowell almost punching 90s icon in the face

Music mogul Simon Cowell, 65, has revealed during one heated exchange he almost punched his protégés and 90s boyband icon in the face.

Events

10 h. ago You're pronouncing Chappell Roan wrong – fans realise sentimental reason behind name

Pop sensation and Grammy Award winner Chappell Roan has shared with fans the correct pronunciation of her name - and it turns out many people have been saying it the wrong way

Politics

12 h. ago Inside Dave Grohl's love child romance as mother of baby is named

The mother of Dave Grohl's secret love child has been named but it's not the first time the Foo Fighters lead singer's image has been in tatters

Politics

12 h. ago Who is Britain’s Got Talent guest judge KSI? Real name and why he is famous

KSI is a guest judge on this season of Britain’s Got Talent 👀

Events

12 h. ago ‘The essential ingredient is openess’: Curtis Sittenfeld on the deep joy of midlife friendship

Friendships become closer as you get older argues the novelist, because by middle age everyone has faced dramatic challenges, disappointments and sorrows – and being honest about them is a powerful point of bondingMy ninth book is published this week, and in recent years I’ve described my writing like this: I take care with my sentences, but exquisite prose isn’t my goal. My goal is to give the reader the feeling that you – and by you, I mean me – have when you’re going for a long walk with a close friend, and the friend says: “The craziest thing just happened to me.” What?! You think and possibly say. Tell me immediately! And then what happened, and then what happened? As a writer, this is the urgency I’m chasing, this is the investment, the richness of emotion, the confiding and closeness and caring.A line in Miranda July’s 2024 novel All Fours, a book I’ve discussed with many friends, perfectly captures for me this sense of participating in a bottomless conversation: “I was often...

Events

12 h. ago ‘The essential ingredient is openness’: Curtis Sittenfeld on the deep joy of midlife friendship

Friendships become closer as you get older argues the novelist, because by middle age everyone has faced dramatic challenges, disappointments and sorrows – and being honest about them is a powerful point of bondingMy ninth book is published this week, and in recent years I’ve described my writing like this: I take care with my sentences, but exquisite prose isn’t my goal. My goal is to give the reader the feeling that you – and by you, I mean me – have when you’re going for a long walk with a close friend, and the friend says: “The craziest thing just happened to me.” What?! You think and possibly say. Tell me immediately! And then what happened, and then what happened? As a writer, this is the urgency I’m chasing, this is the investment, the richness of emotion, the confiding and closeness and caring.A line in Miranda July’s 2024 novel All Fours, a book I’ve discussed with many friends, perfectly captures for me this sense of participating in a bottomless conversation: “I was often...

Events

13 h. ago Everything you need to know about Vinted's new rules on selling kids' items, from toys to baby equipment

The online marketplace has made some changes around selling your child's old things.

Politics

13 h. ago Jamie Carragher names surprise Arsenal star he wishes played for Liverpool

Jamie Carragher has insisted Liverpool's lead in the Premier League title race should be much larger, insisting that it would be if Arne Slot had one of Arsenal's star men in his squad

Politics