59 m. ago Kemi Badenoch opposes major energy project in her constituency – despite hitting out at nimbyism

Exclusive: The Tory leader was accused of ‘holding Britain back’ after writing a letter to her constituents opposing an energy project in her constituency

Events

68 m. ago Superman is super woke? How politics play into the new man of steel

The right has already branded the new DC tentpole too woke after its director called the character an immigrant, but just what role do real-world issues play in the film?Superman Woke! Variations on that headline splashed across all manner of non-Daily Planet websites this week in advance of a new Superman movie reboot, specifically the comments of writer-director James Gunn, who casually characterized the character as an immigrant and, as such, telling the “story of America” in an interview. This rankled rightwingers including the former TV Superman Dean Cain, who acknowledged Superman as an immigrant but blanched at the idea of actively associating that as an American value, noting that “there have to be limits”.Meanwhile, the former Trump lackey Kellyanne Conway, now a Fox News host, characterized the movie she hasn’t seen as an ideological lecture, and added her supposed anger that the movie’s star, David Corenswet, elided the old “truth, justice and the American way” Superman s...

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1 hour ago Woman storms out of property in tears after home makeover from hell

Trading Spaces (pictured), an American home renovation show which aired on TLC from 2000 to 2008, sees two neighbours renovate a room in each other's homes on a budget.

Society

1 hour ago American visits Sainsbury's for the first time and one 'absurd' item floors them

Paige Wester shared a TikTok video detailing her first time shopping in Sainsbury's as an American and it's safe to say she was surprised by what she found

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3 h. ago The key battle in this Wimbledon final as Amanda Anisimova’s comeback story threatens Iga Swiatek’s shot at history

A surprise final between the American Anisimova and Poland’s five-time grand-slam champion Swiatek will come down to whose great weapon dominates on Centre Court

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3 h. ago Is Sidmouth God's waiting room or Gen Z heaven? Maddy Fletcher visits the nonagenarian capital of Britain to find out

Officially the nonagenarian capital of Britain, Sidmouth is home to only 842 people under 30. Maddy Fletcher, 28, discovers what it's like to be young in here

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3 h. ago American Amanda Anisimova faces Poland's Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon women's final

Amanda Anisimova and Iga Swiatek both will be aiming to win Wimbledon for the first time when they meet in the women’s final

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3 h. ago Britain's worst drink driver had enough alcohol in his system to have put him in a COMA

The highest reading for someone convicted of drink driving between 2015-2024 was a 39-year-old male who registered a reading of 513mg/dL (milligrams per decilitre).

Politics

3 h. ago Rory McIlroy fires dig at the USA as Ryder Cup mind games begin

Rory McIlroy has hailed the captain-led approach that Europe take in the Ryder Cups as he claimed the Americans are of stark contrast with the players calling the shots

Events

4 h. ago What links a prosecco cocktail and raw beef? The Saturday quiz

From blessed and venerable to I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Which of Shakespeare’s female characters has the most lines?2 What is the only shipping forecast area named after a person?3 Which high street chain was sold for £1 in June?4 Where does the bánh mì sandwich come from?5 Which TV presenter was horseracing’s champion lady rider in 1990?6 What irritant has the botanical name Urtica dioica?7 Which Conservative peer’s father drafted the 1945 Labour manifesto?8 What is Africa’s largest antelope?What links: 9 Prosecco and peach cocktail; sliced raw beef; brownish-orange hair?10 Cutting; doglike; millstone; before millstone; wise judgment?11 American Dad; I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here; Jeopardy; Police Squad; Up Pompeii?12 First class (62%); second class (41%); third class (25%); crew (24%)?13 Abcoulomb; defence; hijack; nope; stupid?14 Servant of God; Venerable; Blessed?15 Altai; Buryat; Chukchi; Evenki; Kalmyk; Nenets? Continu...

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4 h. ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 'relieved' over royal move despite King's new 'snub'

When King Charles made his speech at the state banquet during the French visit to the UK, the monarch made a sweet reference to Prince William but not his estranged son Harry. Royal expert Jennie Bond believes there's more to the story

Politics

4 h. ago American visits popular UK seaside town to try fish and chips but Brits spot 'problem'

An American visiting the UK decided to sample some good old fashioned fish and chips, but Brits spotted a "problem" when he tucked into the food at a popular seaside resort

Politics

5 h. ago Empire of the Elite by Michael B. Grynbaum: A history of Condé Nast that misses the big story

Having edited British GQ for 22 years, when I left in 2021, as the operation became centralised in New York, my agent at Curtis Brown told me to write a memoir about my time there. Having zero interest in doing so, I said I would rather concentrate on other things (principally, an extremely long holiday with my family). But as he is a very good agent, he pestered me until I said yes, which turned out to be an extremely fortuitous decision.

Politics

5 h. ago Live Aid, as told by those who weren’t there: ‘We switched it off when Status Quo came on’

When we tell the story of Live Aid, which happened 40 years ago this weekend, we tend to focus on Bob Geldof and the performers. But the truest sense of the day could be found outside of Wembley: the students who found it cheesy, the communities it galvanised, and the people whose relationship to hope was forever changed. RM Clark meets them

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7 h. ago 'I'm the worst boxer in Britain but I’d be skint if I didn’t carry on fighting'

Robin Deakin doesn’t care he’s widely known as Britain’s worst in his field and says he’ll keep going as long as he can to ‘earn some coin’

Sport

8 h. ago Superman's American football collection drops as James Gunn film hits cinemas

James Gunn's Superman reboot has finally landed in cinemas, with David Corenswet starring as the eponymous Man of Steel

Events

10 h. ago STEPHEN GLOVER: Britain is broken. Wherever you look the State is failing. In many ways the mess is worse than in the 1970s

Nearly 40 years have passed since Norman Tebbit, who died this week, was a power in the land.

Events

10 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: It sends a shiver down the spine but I'm not sure Farage and Le Pen would do a worse job than these two puffed

Look behind all the flummery, the exaggerated public gestures of affection and the relentless self-congratulation during President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to Britain this week.

Politics

12 h. ago Jeff Bezos’ Amazon is purging workers who had status revoked under Trump: report

Haitians make up the largest share of foreign workers at Amazon’s Ohio warehouse and may outnumber American employees

Politics

13 h. ago ALEX BRUMMER: Neglect of UK innovation happening before our eyes

Barely a day passes without intellectual property nurtured and supported in Britain passing into overseas hands.

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