52 m. ago 'Eerie similarities' between China and rise of Nazi Germany, says former minister

Victory day parade was attended by more than 20 world leaders, including Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong-Un

Politics

69 m. ago That's a rap for Angela Rayner: Viral AI video mocks Labour MP for the sleaze that led to her resignation

With her political career in tatters, the Labour MP, who quit as Deputy Prime Minister today, has been lampooned in a viral skit entitled: 'How Many Homes Can Rayner Buy?'

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87 m. ago Tesla proposes $1tn pay package for Elon Musk; markets brace for US jobs report – business live

Musk would need to hit a series of market value, profit and operational milestones to earn mega-payoutFull story: Retail sales rise but ONS apologises as statistics crisis deepensFull story: Average UK house price reaches record £299,331, says HalifaxBarbara Teixeira Araujo, economist at Moody’s Analytics, says today’s retail sales report shows that the first quarter of the year was not as strong as previously thought:“That U.K. retail sales rose by a strong 0.6% month over month in July—building on a 0.3% increase in June—was definitely good news, especially given the bad vibes coming from the labour market. But we caution against reading too much into the headline.Not only did the underlying pace of growth remain lacklustre, with growth still falling by 0.6% q/q in the three months to July, but there are now significant questions around the reliability of those figures. Issues found with seasonal adjustment led to a thorough overhaul of the methodology this month, resulting in a c...

Economics

2 h. ago Laura Whitmore's impressive career from Love Island to latest chilling project

The presenter is set to return to screens next week with a brand new harrowing true crime series

Events

2 h. ago Britain is 'heading to a civil war' because of the rise of radical Islam, Steve Bannon says

Bannon, who was Donald Trump's chief strategist for the first seven months of his first term and remains a key ally, made the remarks at a gathering of America First supporters in Washington last night.

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2 h. ago Wuthering Heights trailer sparks race row as trailer blasted for 'whitewashing' lead roles and 'making all the bad characters black'

The trailer, which came out on Thursday, catalysed a flurry of outrage about almost every aspect of the film so far - from explicitly kinky imagery to the soundtrack by electro-popstar Charli XCX.

Sport

2 h. ago Meet your descendants – and your future self! A trip to Venice film festival’s extended reality island

A flourishing lineup of immersive storytelling experiments are taking visitors into novels, nightclubs and outer spaceIn the largest cinema at the Venice film festival, guests gather for the premiere of Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro’s lavish account of a man who dared to play God and created a monster. When the young scientist reanimates a dead body for his colleagues, some see it as a trick while others are outraged. “It’s an abomination, an obscenity,” shouts one hide-bound old timer, and his alarm is partly justified. Every technological breakthrough opens Pandora’s box. You don’t know what’s going to crawl out or where it will then choose to go.Behind the main festival venue sits the small ruined island of Lazzaretto Vecchio. Since 2017, it’s been home to Venice Immersive, the event’s groundbreaking section dedicated to showcasing and supporting XR (extended reality) storytelling. Before that it was a storage facility, before that a plague quarantine zone. Eliza McNitt, this ...

Culture

3 h. ago Angela Rayner faces the rap: Viral AI video mocks her stamp duty scandal as she awaits sleaze report TODAY after her lawyers threw her under the bus

With her political career on the precipice, the Deputy Prime Minister has been lampooned in a viral skit entitled: 'How Many Homes Can Rayner Buy?'

Politics

3 h. ago The Brady Exception is another case of the NFL jettisoning objectivity and integrity

The former quarterback’s role as an analyst has blurred into his part-ownership of the Las Vegas Raiders. It’s far from the league’s first misstep of lateTom Brady catches all the breaks. First, the Tuck Rule helped pave the way for his charmed NFL career. Now, there’s the Brady Exception to ease his unexpectedly rough transition into the broadcast booth.Quick refresher: In May 2022 Fox rushed to sign Brady to a blockbuster 10-year, $375m deal to work as their lead analyst once he retired (that ended up being the end of the 2022 season). Then, a year later, Brady called a surprise audible and bought a 5% stake in the Las Vegas Raiders, without apparently considering how that might affect his position at Fox. In a typical setup, the top broadcast booths embed with the teams they’re covering in the days leading up to a game. But with Brady also a part-owner of the Raiders, other NFL teams justifiably worried his TV role would allow him to gain inside information on opponents. Continue...

Politics

3 h. ago Steely and strangely divisive, Michael Bradley’s playing career cut to the id of US soccer fandom

US Soccer will belatedly honor one of its most accomplished players on Saturday – as good a time as any to re-assess his groundbreaking careerIn a sense, the real surprise isn’t that it took almost six years for Michael Bradley to get his flowers for his long and laureled United States men’s national team career. It’s that he agreed to receive them at all.That sort of thing is, after all, extremely un-Michael Bradley. Continue reading...

Sport

3 h. ago The outrageous excuses as police crackdown on illegal school parking

Officers have been patrolling local primary schools over the last two days due to issues around illegal parking

Events

3 h. ago New study predicts Dumfries and Galloway wild boar population set to grow

A new modelling system has predicted there will be a significant rise in the country’s boar population over the next 50 years.

Politics

4 h. ago House prices rise for third month in a row to reach new record high, says Halifax

The report bucks the gloom surrounding the housing market at the moment, which has focussed on falling prices in expensive areas.

Politics

4 h. ago BBC Look North's Peter Levy reveals 'extremely sad times' as he has no plans to retire

BBC Look North anchor Peter Levy has opened up about the troubled times he's endured over his career, but despite being in his 70s, he has no plans to slow down

Politics

4 h. ago Former F1 star who teamed with Fernando Alonso arrested for 'illegal possession' of supercar

Tarso Marques, who partnered Fernando Alonso right at the start of the Spaniard's F1 career, was bailed after being caught driving an unlicensed luxury car in Brazil

Events

4 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 05 September: Retail sales and house prices rise, Berkeley reassures

The mood around the UK economy was today lifted by figures showing retail sales and house price growth.

Society

5 h. ago Mike Tyson sends health warning to Floyd Mayweather ahead of boxing fight

Floyd Mayweather and Mike Tyson have both come out of retirement in recent years in search of lucrative fights - and now the two legends will face off in the ring

Events

5 h. ago Average UK house price hits new record high of £299,331 in August, says Halifax

The bank said house prices recorded the third month-on-month rise in a row.

Economics

5 h. ago Farage warns Labour chaos will force Starmer into 2027 general election

The Reform UK leader claimed waning confidence in the economy and the rise of Jeremy Corbyn’s left-wing Your Party will force Labour into an early election

Events

5 h. ago Jacqueline Wilson 'never gets writer's block' due to job she did before becoming author

Jacqueline Wilson admitted that she never suffers from 'writer's block' because of the career she held before she turned her hand to becoming a full-time children's author

Culture