17 h. ago The changing face of UK investing – and the platforms fighting for your cash in 2026

A government-backed advertising campaign will encourage Brits to put excess savings into long-term stocks and funds, but it’s a quickly changing landscape, writes Karl Matchett

Economics

8 d. ago From Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua to Daniel Dubois vs Agit Kabayel, Frank Warren’s five must

HALL OF FAME promoter Frank Warren has a couple of huge fights of his 2026 wish-list - including the long-awaited Battle of Britain. The legendary promoter is now working alongside former bitter rival Eddie Hearn on their shared DAZN broadcast platform. So fight fans can get excited about a massive year ahead with Warren planning...

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1 week ago Colliers Wood Tube stabbing: Knife fight breaks out on Tube platform in front of horrified passengers

Officers scrambled to Colliers Wood Tube station after the knife fight

Politics

1 week ago ‘A potential treasure trove’: World Health Organization to explore benefits of traditional medicines

UN body to study possibility of integrating centuries-old practices into mainstream healthcareFrom herbalists in Africa gathering plants to use as poultices to acupuncturists in China using needles to cure migraines, or Indian yogis practising meditation, traditional remedies have increasingly being shown to work, and deserve more attention and research, according to a World Health Organization official.A historical lack of evidence, which has seen traditional practices dismissed by many, could change with more investment and the use of modern technology, according to Dr Shyama Kuruvilla, who leads the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre. Continue reading...

Science

2 w. ago Misfits boss defends controversial Andrew Tate boxing match despite allegations against Brit and self

MISFITS BOXING supremo Mams Taylor has defended the promotion's decision to have Andrew Tate fight on their platform. The controversial influencer and kickboxer - who is facing legal troubles in Romania, the USA and the United Kingdom - returns to the ring on Saturday night following a five-year layoff. Tate, 39, tops the bill of...

Economics

2 w. ago InterContinental Hotels Group to change London trading currency to US dollars

InterContinental Hotels Group to change London trading currency to US dollars  Investing.com

Politics

3 w. ago Reddit launches High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban for under

Platform fights landmark ban on use of social media by young people saying it is preventing free political expression

Events

3 w. ago Senators seek to change bill that allows military to operate just like before the DC plane crash

Senators from both parties are pushing to change a defense bill after crash investigators and victims' families warned it could undo key safety reforms

Events

3 w. ago Head of the national NHS review into maternity services in England says 'nothing prepared her for the scale of unacceptable care'

Leading the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation (NMNI), Baroness Valerie Amos found changes to services have been 'too slow', despite being necessary and urgent.

Politics

3 w. ago Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney sell Wrexham stake to US private equity group

Club gets boost for development of Racecourse Ground, but move comes months after it received £14m state aidThe Wrexham AFC owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have sold a stake in the company to the US private equity investors Apollo, less than three months after the football club was given £14m in state aid.The Welsh club on Monday announced the investment by Apollo Sports Capital, part of the New York-listed investor. It did not reveal the size of the investment, but said Reynolds and McElhenney, who has changed his name to Rob Mac, would remain majority owners. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Police hunt six after knife brandished during Balham Tube Station brawl

The British Transport Police have released CCTV images of six people after a fight turned violent on Balham’s southbound platform.

Events

3 w. ago 'I hired someone to spy on my boyfriend after weird changes, then my world crumbled'

A suspicious girlfriend wanted to know what was really going on with her boyfriend of five years after noticing some changes - and then a private investigator revealed the awful truth

Politics

4 w. ago What I saw reporting on the American lives cut short by killer heat

In this week’s newsletter: Coroners can’t agree on how to count heat fatalities – and the dismantling of climate investments is leaving fragile communities exposed• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereDonald Trump’s decision to boycott Cop30, withdraw the US from the Paris agreement and illegally terminate a slew of investments in renewable energy will not change the reality of climate breakdown for Americans.In what has become an annual reporting tradition, I found myself in Arizona reporting on heat-related deaths during yet another gruelling heatwave, when temperatures topped 43C (110F) on 13 out of 14 straight days in Phoenix. Before embarking on this trip, I spent weeks combing through hundreds of autopsy reports, which I obtained from two county medical examiners using the Freedom of Information Act. Each death report gave me a glimpse into the person’s life, and I used clues from the case notes to track down friends and loved ones in the hopes of bett...

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