4 h. ago Antony’s Real Betis form sparks bidding war as Spanish giants enter race

Manchester United could command a transfer fee with Atletico Madrid interested in the Brazilian

Events

4 h. ago Will Smith slammed over shocking treatment of crew on new music video

The 56-year-old entertainer is facing a protest by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees at Quixote Studios in West Hollywood on Friday according to THR.

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4 h. ago Gary Neville: Sky pundit denied access to City Ground for Nottingham Forest season finale against Chelsea

He had previously compared the club’s owner to a ‘mafia gang’

Sport

6 h. ago Trump administration releases people to shelters it threatened to prosecute for aiding migrants

The Trump administration has been releasing people charged with being in the country illegally to nongovernmental shelters along the U.S. border with Mexico after telling those organizations that providing migrants with temporary housing and other aid may violate a law used to prosecute smugglers

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6 h. ago Ringleader of 'grandpa gang' who tied up Kim Kardashian in gun

A jury handed down their verdicts, before one was told he would spend three years in a cell. Most of the sentences were suspended, meaning the others will spend a max of two years in prison.

Politics

6 h. ago Mountainhead review – tech bros face off in Jesse Armstrong’s post

Weapons-grade zingers come thick and fast in this chamber piece about four plutocrats on a weekend in a lodge that goes awry when the planet descends into chaosJesse Armstrong has returned with what feels like a horribly addictive feature-length spin-off episode from the extended Succession Cinematic Universe – though without Succession cast members. It is set in a luxurious Utah megalodge which winds up resembling the Dr Strangelove war room, mixed with the apartment from Hitchcock’s Rope. Mountainhead is a super-satirical chamber piece about the deranged, cynical and facetious mindset of the uber-wealthy, the kind of people who think about ancient Rome every day, though not about Nero and his violin. It may not have the dramatic richness of Armstrong’s TV meisterwerk while the pure testosterone of this all-male main cast (minus any Shiv figure) is oppressive – though that is kind of the point. The pure density of weapons-grade zingers in the script is a marvel.Our heroes are four ...

Politics

6 h. ago ‘I treasured that kit’: Leah Williamson’s Arsenal journey from mascot to mainstay

The Arsenal defender knows she must manage her emotions in the Champions League final – 18 years after she was a mascot for the equivalent fixture There is no bigger test of how Arsenal’s Leah Williamson balances the emotion of the occasion as a fan with her life as a player than a first Champions League final after years of working on her feelings when she is wearing red and white. “Do your job, Leah, and then the fan in you gets to enjoy it afterwards,” her internal monologue will run as she prepares to step on to the pitch when the Gunners take on Barcelona in Lisbon.“It’s funny, Less [Alessia Russo] was asking me about this today,” the 28-year-old says, sitting in the sunshine by the small lake at Arsenal’s London Colney training centre. “Maybe it’s age, maybe it’s having the experience of doing it in other moments. The Euros final was fairly level to this in terms of testing my ability to manage the emotions of the day and occasion. I’m just going to enjoy it. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Mountainhead is Succession creator Jesse Armstrong’s exquisite but merciless modern satire

Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman and Ramy Youssef exemplify the reprehensible super-rich in this pitch-black comedy that asks: how far you can extend gallows humour?

Politics

7 h. ago The Mastermind review – Josh O’Connor is world’s worst art thief in Kelly Reichardt’s unlikely heist movie

Cannes film festival Reichardt’s quietist, observational style is unexpectedly successful at creating a super-naturalistic depiction of an art gallery robberyIt needs hardly be said that the title is ironic. The abject non-hero of Kelly Reichardt’s engrossingly downbeat heist movie, set in 1970s Massachusetts, is weak, vain and utterly clueless. By the end, he’s a weirdly Updikean figure, though without the self-awareness: going on the run with no money and without a change of clothes, to escape from the grotesque mess he has made for himself and his family.This is James, played with hangdog near-charm by Josh O’Connor; he is an art school dropout and would-be architectural designer with two young sons, married to Terri (a minor complaint is that the excellent Alana Haim is not given enough to do). James depends on the social standing of his father Bill, a judge, formidably played by Bill Camp, and is borrowing large sums of money from his patrician mother Sarah (Hope Davis), ostens...

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7 h. ago Inside Epic Universe: Photos unveil Universal’s $6 billion Florida park as it finally opens to the public

At the center of Epic Universe is Celestial Park. From here, guests access The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Ministry of Magic, Super Nintendo World, How to Train Your Dragon — Isle of Berk, and Dark Universe

Economics

8 h. ago Terrifying 'super cartel' gang alliance bigger than realised and spans across borders

Earlier this week it emerged that two of Mexico's largest and most dangerous drug cartels had formed a 'super cartel' - now it seems the alliance could be much larger than realised

Events

9 h. ago Carlo Ancelotti on possible Real Madrid return as Italian departs Spanish giants

The former Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Chelsea boss is one of the greatest football mangers of his generation

Politics

10 h. ago Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple and Samsung phones not made in US

Announcement wipes about $70bn off Apple shares amid pressure on company to build smartphones in USBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tariff on iPhones if they are not made in the United States, as he stepped up the pressure on Apple to build its signature product in the country.The president wiped approximately $70bn (£52bn) off the company’s shares with a post on the Truth Social platform that said iPhones sold inside the US must be made within the country’s borders. Continue reading...

Politics

10 h. ago 'You stole my childhood' Prolific sex offender left young boys 'broken' and 'terrified'

Yossa Maunders, 51, treated the two male victims in a 'depraved' way

Events

11 h. ago Hot Wheels Stunt Show returns to UK with exciting new twists

The Hot Wheels event only just left the UK, but later this year they're back and bigger than ever.

Politics

11 h. ago 'Super convenient' Amazon air fryer now £50 as shoppers 'wish they bought it sooner'

"Wow. Who knew that a product like this could virtually defunct your cooker."

Economics

11 h. ago In Ukraine, I saw Trump’s ‘peace deal’ wouldn’t just trade away land – but lives, memories and homes | Timothy Garton Ash

Ukrainians I met in Kyiv and Lviv were grimly realistic about the end of the war. We should follow their exampleThe next time a breathless news anchor talks about the prospect of a war-ending “deal”, with Ukraine “ceding land for peace”, I want to sit them down with Adeline. In Lviv last week, Adeline showed me on her phone map her lost home in Russian-occupied Nova Kakhovka, just across the Dnipro River from the Ukrainian-liberated territory around Kherson. Look, she said, with tears welling up in her eyes, here on this satellite snapshot you can see the ecological disaster that followed Russia’s destruction of the Kakhovka dam in 2023. And here’s the place where she dreamed of setting up a small art gallery. “Why should I give up on my home?” she cried. Why indeed.The territory occupied by Russia is the size of Portugal and Slovenia combined. It’s difficult to get accurate figures, but perhaps some 5 million people live there, while at least another 2 million refugees from those t...

Politics

11 h. ago What channel is Melrose Sevens on? How to watch famous Borders tournament at home of sevens

New format favours local clubs

Society

11 h. ago Drivers only just realising you can legally ignore motorway speed limit sign

Many drivers are not aware that you can legally ignore one type of motorway speed limit sign - but it's not an invitation to put your foot down on the accelerator

Transport

13 h. ago Interior design expert says you should ditch one piece of decor in your home to make rooms look bigger

Design expert Rossella Marzocchella has revealed that one decorating habit in particular is a frequent offender when it comes to making rooms look smaller than they are

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