58 m. ago What is the new Sky Sports Premier League intro music? Iconic artist behind latest song

As the new Premier League season gets underway on Friday, Sky Sports has announced a change to the usual programming after tweaking the intro music to its coverage

Culture

74 m. ago Red Bull era takes flight after Newcastle break record for season ticket sales

Energy drink company planning considerable investment as anticipation for success sets in sports-mad regionNewcastle Falcons already had wings, but after their purchase by Red Bull a club that have long been in freefall should once again take flight.Within 24 hours of the takeover completing on Tuesday, the rebranded Newcastle Red Bulls had already sold more season-tickets than for the whole of last season, with Wednesday’s sales figure the highest for a single day in the club’s 29-year professional history. Continue reading...

Politics

82 m. ago Brit steals towels from sunbed hoggers at 1:30am because 'they deserved it'

Brit mum Samantha Cooper was enjoying a two-week sunshine break with her family in Cyprus when she became fed up with the daily scramble to find a spot by the pool

Events

91 m. ago Glasgow crime: Busy kebab shop egged and two schoolgirls, aged 14, charged after alleged 'assault'

Two 14 year old girls have been charged.

Events

1 hour ago Minister ‘hugely disappointed’ as talks to agree UN plastics treaty fail

Emma Hardy said she is however ‘extremely proud’ of how UK negotiators worked tirelessly to seek an ambitious deal.

Politics

1 hour ago Bondi sends ‘sanctuary cities’ letters to 32 mayors as Washington DC homeless encampments are cleared – live

US attorney general warns she intends to prosecute political leaders who are not, in her view, sufficiently supportive of immigration enforcementWashington DC’s only Home Depot was busy with contractors and customers on Thursday morning – but the Hispanic day laborers who usually gather and wait for work under the parking lot’s sparse trees were nowhere to be found.Two days earlier, masked federal agents swarmed the area and made several arrests, which were photographed by bystanders and posted on social media. Juwan Brooks, a store employee who witnessed the raid, said the agents grabbed anyone who appeared Hispanic. Continue reading...

Society

1 hour ago Britain to be hotter than Hawaii as runners brave 30C heat and families soak up summer holiday sunshine

It comes as Britain is on track for its sunniest year yet - despite failing to break the 40.3C record set in Coningsby, Lincolnshire in July 2022.

Society

1 hour ago Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Hisaishi review – frothing strings and quacking brass as Studio Ghibli’s composer debuts

Royal Albert Hall, LondonSwitching between podium and piano, Joe Hisaishi’s suite from The Boy and the Heron sparked joy, but Reich’s demanding Desert Music was vibrant and hypnoticOne of the pleasures of the BBC Proms is that they bring some of classical music’s biggest names from around the world to the Royal Albert Hall. But celebrity is always relative – and, for better or worse, most Proms artists don’t also headline stadium gigs.But Japanese composer and conductor Joe Hisaishi does and, at 74, is a Proms debut artist like no other. He came on stage to waves of screaming and phones brandished to capture the moment. Never heard of him? You’re probably not part of the vast fanbase of the “cultural phenomenon” Studio Ghibli. Hisaishi is the John Williams of anime, responsible for the music in global hits from My Neighbour Totoro to The Boy and the Heron. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Kylie Minogue says ‘showgirl life is multidimensional’ in response to Taylor Swift comparisons

Fans have been drawing comparisons between Minogue’s 2006 Showgirl tour and Swift’s forthcoming album, titled ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

Politics

2 h. ago Lewis Capaldi recalls being 'ghosted' by Justin Bieber in first radio interview in two years

The star sat down with radio hosts to talk about his return to music

Politics

2 h. ago ‘Prolific’ tout lists over 300 tickets for Lewis Capaldi concert on StubHub at inflated prices

Tickets to see the Scottish singer-songwriter are in huge demand after he made an emotional comeback at Glastonbury in June

Politics

2 h. ago Cardiff City rivals reveal rumours of Bluebirds trying to sign 'big players'

A rival boss has let slip on some information he has on Cardiff's transfer strategy

Sport

2 h. ago Kneecap bring Welsh cafe owner on stage at Green Man as they attack BBC

It was Kneecap's first time performing at a festival in Wales and they referred to the crowd as their "Celtic brothers"

Events

2 h. ago Film star's Grade II listed Georgian mansion he once bought with wage from 'terrible movie' goes on sale for £10million

The Hollywood star lived in the sprawling Rectory Farm House on the banks of the River Thames in Wallington, Oxfordshire, for 15 years.

Economics

3 h. ago Margaret Qualley awkwardly laughs off Taylor Swift question as Jack Antonoff absent from new album

Margaret Qualley awkwardly laughed off a question about Taylor Swift’s upcoming album, which producer husband Jack Antonoff is notably absent from.

Events

3 h. ago Diana Rigg's last role in All Creatures Great and Small saw poignant end to career

Diana Rigg's final role in All Creatures Great and Small saw the actress play Mrs Pumphrey in the Channel 5 drama series

Politics

3 h. ago Universal deny that head Lucian Grainge was personally involved in Kendrick Lamar attack on Drake

UMG have called for Drake’s motion to include Grainge’s communications on the matter to be denied, calling it ‘so strained’ as to ‘defy credulity’Universal Music Group has denied new allegations made by Drake’s lawyers that its British chair and chief executive Lucian Grainge had a “role in and knowledge of the scheme to defame and harass” the Canadian rapper by peer Kendrick Lamar, and that as such the label should “collect, review and produce” communications by Grainge.Drake is suing UMG – his label Republic’s parent company – over its release of Lamar’s 2024 diss track Not Like Us, which contains the line: “Say, Drake, I hear you like ’em young Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophiles.” The artwork for the global hit single features an image of Drake’s home dotted with icons used to identify the homes of registered sex offenders. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago Chase & Status at All points East: Full line up and set times

Everything you need to know about Victoria Park’s All Points East line up this weekend

Politics

3 h. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene says Zelensky ‘doesn’t want peace’ ahead of Trump

The MAGA firebrand launched her fiery attack on X just hours before the crucial peace talks in Alaska

Politics

4 h. ago Tottenham targeting multiple deals as Thomas Frank provides transfer update amid Eberechi Eze talks

Frank eyeing a busy end to the transfer window for Spurs

Economics