5 d. ago High street bank with more than 2.5m customers cutting opening hours

The Co-operative Bank has confirmed that some of its walk-in branches will lose up to three hours of daily operating time, with more than a dozen locations to shut for an extra day each week

Economics

7 d. ago Omar Berrada comments send Kobbie Mainoo Manchester United transfer hint

Kobbie Mainoo's Man United future is in doubt ahead of the summer transfer window slamming shut in less than a week's time.

Sport

9 d. ago ‘Optimism is very important, especially now’: why Sammy Virji’s joyful dance tracks are conquering the world

His masterful mix of all that is good from the UK bass scene has led to Coachella success and collabs with Giggs and Skepta – the future looks bright for this bashful star• See all of our unmissable autumn arts preview picks hereWhen Sammy Virji was DJing in room three of a local nightclub in Newcastle with his uni mates, he didn’t anticipate that the bouncy, bombastic bassline and UK garage sounds he was obsessed with would become so big across the pond. In June, he shut down New York’s Times Square with a set to announce his new album, Same Day Cleaning, followed by headlining his first North American stadium show. “It didn’t feel real, I was freaking out,” says Virji, still in disbelief.Also real: the tens of thousands singing along as he spliced the dreamy intro of Radiohead’s Everything in Its Right Place with his 2023 track If U Need It at this year’s Coachella. The 28-year-old from the market town of Witney, Oxfordshire, made his debut on the California festival’s second-larg...

Politics

2 w. ago Person of interest detained after bomb scare leads to Times Square evacuations

Times Square was evacuated Monday after authorities found a suspicious package in the area

Events

2 w. ago Suspicious package that shut down Times Square deemed ‘non hazardous’ after bomb squad probe

Times Square was evacuated Monday after authorities found a suspicious package in the area.

Events

2 w. ago Times Square evacuated after ‘suspicious package’ is found in midtown Manhattan

Times Square was evacuated Monday after authorities found a suspicious package in the area.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘It’s like a stone gets shoved into the river of your life’: Eva Victor on sexual assault drama Sorry, Baby

The actor’s directing debut has been acclaimed for reimagining the ‘trauma plot’. Victor discusses bootcamp with Barry Jenkins – and what you can learn from working in a bridal shopIn late 2020, the actor and comedian Eva Victor decamped from New York to their cousin’s house in rural Maine with a surprise window of time and an urgent subject. Covid had shut down production on Billions, Showtime’s soapy finance drama on which Victor scored their first regular acting gig. Moonlight director Barry Jenkins, a fan of Victor’s short comedy videos on social media, had DM-ed to offer encouragement and a request: send a script when you’re ready.That year, everything felt incomprehensibly big – global pandemic, political upheaval, social fracturing. But alone in wintry Maine, Victor turned far inwards, towards a quiet personal trauma. “It’s like a stone gets shoved into the river of your life. There’s a lot of pain in trying to remove it and you can’t,” says Victor. “You just have to find a w...

Events

2 w. ago What must happen for Alexander Isak to leave for Liverpool as Newcastle make stance clear

Alexander Isak’s future is yet to be resolved with just two weeks until the transfer window slams shut, and a lot must happen in that time for the wantaway striker to get his move to Liverpool

Politics

2 w. ago Liverpool transfer news: Marc Guehi's transfer stance made clear as star closes in on move

Liverpool have been busy in the transfer market this summer and there is still time for more business to be done before the window slams shut at the end of the month

Politics