11 h. ago Elena Rybakina sinks Aryna Sabalenka to claim WTA Finals and record prize

Former Wimbledon champion wins 6-3, 7-6 (0)Unbeaten Rybakina takes home £3.98mElena Rybakina re-established herself as one of the significant players in women’s tennis as she closed out a week of devastating performances against the best in the world by completely overpowering Aryna Sabalenka to capture one of the biggest titles of her career at the WTA Finals in Riyadh with a 6-3, 7-6 (0) win.Having finished the season-ending tournament unbeaten in her five matches, Rybakina is now $5.235m (£3.98m) richer, earning the greatest prize money haul in the history of women’s sports. The victory marks the 26-year-old’s fourth big title after wins at Wimbledon in 2022, and Indian Wells and the Italian Open a year later. This is her third title of the season and her 11th title on the WTA Tour overall. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago TRACY BRABIN: 'Powerful signal as two of world's biggest cities led by Muslims'

'As a mayor, it’s always interesting to watch other campaigns and quietly steal the best ideas, but this one was off the scale', writes West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin

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20 h. ago Man with ‘world’s biggest willy' says women are 'scared' of his massive member

Matt Barr, 41, reported to have the “world’s biggest willy” at 14.5 inches, says his record-breaking manhood brings floods of female attention and wild assumptions

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43 h. ago China’s latest aircraft carrier enters service to extend reach into high seas

Experts say hi-tech Fujian will help expand country’s military influence and reach farther beyond its own watersChina’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier officially entered service this week, signalling a new era in Chinese military expansion after a ceremony overseen by the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, state media has confirmed.The Fujian is China’s first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier, and the third for China’s rapidly expanding navy, which is already the world’s biggest by ship count. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago The World’s Biggest Permanent Illustration Gallery Is Coming to London

The World’s Biggest Permanent Illustration Gallery Is Coming to London  London On The Inside

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68 h. ago Boffins 'discover world's biggest' spider web that's home to over 110K creepy crawlies

Boffins discovered the 'world's biggest' spider web, which spans 1,140 square feet is home to 110,000 creepy-crawlies, in a sulphuric cave on the border of Albania and Greece

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3 d. ago 'Thrilling' Marvel film fans say is a 'comeback' added to Disney+ just months after cinema release

The film features some of the biggest names in the world of film and television

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3 d. ago The world’s biggest permanent art gallery for illustrations is coming to London in 2026

The world’s biggest permanent art gallery for illustrations is coming to London in 2026  Time Out

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3 d. ago Arachnophobes, look away now! World's biggest spiderweb is discovered

Experts have unearthed the world's largest web that's home to more than 110,000 arachnids, creating a nightmare megacity deep within a cave.

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3 d. ago ‘Grim future’ for Great Barrier Reef unless global heating kept to 2C, study finds

University of Queensland modelling says reef will suffer ‘rapid coral decline’ in coming decades but could still recover if targets metSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThe Great Barrier Reef will undergo “rapid coral decline” until 2050 but could recover if global heating is kept below 2C, according to the most detailed modelling so far of the future of the world’s biggest coral reef.The finding contradicts a widely held view that the decline of the oceanic gem would become irreversible as global temperatures rise above 1.5C, with one report last month suggesting the world’s tropical corals had already reached a tipping point of long-term decline.Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Scientists thought Great Barrier Reef doomed if global temperatures rise 1.5C – but a new study finds hope

University of Queensland modelling says reef will suffer ‘rapid coral decline’ in coming decades but could still recover if targets metSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesThe Great Barrier Reef will undergo “rapid coral decline” until 2050 but could recover if global heating is kept below 2C, according to the most detailed modelling so far of the future of the world’s biggest coral reef.The finding contradicts a widely held view that the decline of the oceanic gem would become irreversible as global temperatures rise above 1.5C, with one report last month suggesting the world’s tropical corals had already reached a tipping point of long-term decline.Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Great Barrier Reef could recover from rapid coral decline if global heating was kept to 2C, study finds

University of Queensland modelling warns of ‘grim future’ for corals once global temperatures cross thresholdSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThe Great Barrier Reef will undergo “rapid coral decline” until 2050 but could recover if global heating is kept below 2C, according to the most detailed modelling so far of the future of the world’s biggest coral reef.The finding contradicts a widely held view that the decline of the oceanic gem would become irreversible as global temperatures rise above 1.5C, with one report last month suggesting the world’s tropical corals had already reached a tipping point of long-term decline.Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The biggest supermoon of the YEAR will light up the skies tonight

The biggest supermoon of the year will light up skies around the world this evening - and you don't want to miss it.

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4 d. ago Glamour model aiming for 'world's biggest bum' shares pics of her scary transformation

Does my bum look big in this? If you're Natasha Crown, the answer's always yes... but not big enough! After going under the knife five times already, she is aiming to have the biggest bum in the world

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4 d. ago Battle to be Strictly Come Dancing's new hosts hots up as all the stars in the running revealed

Strictly Come Dancing's Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will be stepping down from the BBC competition after the end of this series - here are the stars rumoured to be taking over

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4 d. ago World's tallest and longest hedge found in Scotland seen in autumn colours

It has been named the biggest on Earth by the Guinness World Records.

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4 d. ago Elon Musk’s $1tn Tesla pay deal to be rejected by huge Norway wealth fund

Carmaker’s seventh biggest single investor will vote against package at annual shareholder meetingBusiness live – latest updatesNorway’s sovereign wealth fund has said it will vote against a $1tn (£765bn) pay package for the Tesla chief executive, Elon Musk.The fund, which is the biggest national wealth fund in the world, said that while it appreciated the “the significant value created under Mr Musk’s visionary role” it would vote against his performance award. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Moukoko’s arrival at FC Copenhagen offers a cautionary tale for any wonderkid

Once labelled ‘the biggest talent in the world’, the former Borussia Dortmund forward has endured form fluctuations, controversy and criticismWhen Tottenham fans look at the attacking lineup of their opponents, FC Copenhagen, before Tuesday’s Champions League tie, a few familiar names may spring out. Mohamed Elyounoussi, formerly of Southampton and Celtic, has probably been the Danish club’s most dangerous player this season, topping their scoring and assists charts. Jordan Larsson, son of Henrik Larsson, is hugely improved this year and recently earned a recall to the Sweden squad. But perhaps the biggest surprise will be the name of Youssoufa Moukoko, the former Borussia Dortmund wonderkid who was rated as perhaps the biggest prospect in world football a few years ago.The hype around Moukoko in 2020 was astonishing, even before he made his Dortmund debut. As a 14-year-old in 2018-19, the Cameroon-born forward scored a record 50 league goals for the German side’s under-17s, and at ...

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5 d. ago ‘‘I can quiz for 17 hours a day!’: how Émilien became Europe’s greatest ever gameshow winner

The 22-year-old history student spent almost two years on a popular French quiz show – becoming a multimillionaire in the process. He discusses the importance of curiosity, frugality and 10-11 hours sleep a nightBeing a TV general-knowledge quiz champion is a funny kind of fame, because random strangers want to test you on all sorts of trivia. “Sometimes I’ll be walking down the street, a car slows, the window goes down and someone screams: ‘Capital of Brunei?’ I answer and they drive off – it’s amusing really,” says Émilien, a 22-year-old history student who this summer became not only the most successful French gameshow contestant of all time, but the biggest gameshow winner in European history and the world record-holder for the most solo consecutive appearances on a TV quizshow.And everyone, of course, wants to know how he did it. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Oil price rises after Opec+ pauses oil output hikes amid glut fears – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Opec+ pauses oil output hikes beyond December amid fears of a crude glutGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.The oil price is rising after the world’s biggest oil producers agreed to pause their planned oil production hikes in the first months of next year, to assuage fears that the global market may become oversupplied with crude.“Sanctions on Russian producers have injected a new layer of uncertainty into supply forecasts, and the group knows that overproducing now could backfire later.”9am GMT: Eurozone manufacturing PMI for October9.30am GMT: UK manufacturing PMI for October9.30am GMT: UK public sector productivity statistics2.45pm GMT: US manufacturing PMI for October Continue reading...

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