37 m. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Balvinder Sopal breaks silence after making BBC show history

Balvinder Sopal and professional dance partner Julian Caillon appeared on Strictly spin off show It Takes Two on Wednesday night

Culture

41 m. ago Man United supporters make Mary Earps feelings clear ahead of historic PSG clash

Manchester United welcome PSG to Old Trafford for their first ever Champions League game at the Theatre of Dreams this evening

Politics

46 m. ago Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey partner with ElevenLabs for AI voice cloning

Oscar-winning actors Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey have partnered with voice-cloning company ElevenLabs

Politics

66 m. ago Love Island icon splits from boyfriend after he 'cheats' on her

Love Island icon Demi Jones has revealed she has split from her partner, after suggesting that he cheated on her, as she was joined by her best friend Liv Hawkins

Politics

1 hour ago Zelenskyy fires ministers accused of involvement in bribery scheme as public outrage grows

Ukraine president also calls for sanctions against friend and former business partner, saying ‘there must be maximum integrity’Volodymyr Zelenskyy has moved to contain growing public outrage in Ukraine over a corruption scandal in the energy sector by firing two ministers who are accused of involvement in a large-scale bribery scheme.Ukraine’s president said the pair – justice minister Herman Halushchenko and energy minister Svitlana Grynchuk – could no longer remain in their jobs. He also called for personal sanctions against his friend and former business partner Timur Mindich, the scheme’s alleged organiser. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Police search for woman who tried to be Donald Trump’s press secretary after 'racist attack'

Melissa Rein Lively, 40, previously wanted to be the White House press secretary for Donald Trump and was seen in London with her partner Philip Ostermann following an alleged assault

Events

4 h. ago A word of warning to the hounds circling Starmer: be careful what you wish for | Martin Kettle

With this level of unpopularity, the question of the PM’s future may seem simple. But what comes next could be nastily complicatedBe absolutely clear. Keir Starmer is in very deep trouble indeed. Perhaps belatedly, he himself grasps this. His team and his ministers knew it already. His party and the public get it too. For this deeply unpopular Labour prime minister, the words approval rating are a contradiction in terms.The eruption of speculation about Starmer’s future this week may have taken people by surprise. Where did that suddenly come from? The short answer is that No 10 briefed the latest twist – that Starmer expects to face and defeat a leadership challenge – on Tuesday evening. The longer one is that the Starmer leadership issue has been steadily gaining traction and credibility among MPs since the summer. This story is not a Westminster confection. Politically, it is very real. Dismiss it at your peril.Martin Kettle is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden can’t all play in same England team, says Thomas Tuchel

Tuchel has outlined his desire to keep his players to their best positions

Politics

4 h. ago Jennifer Aniston gushes about new hypnotherapist boyfriend Jim Curtis as she strips down for ELLE cover shoot

Besotted actress Aniston heaped praise on her new partner Curtis, 50, while also revealing his many qualities.

Events

4 h. ago Keir Starmer under pressure over future of Morgan McSweeney amid briefing row

Ministers and Labour MPs point finger at PM’s chief of staff over No 10 operation that targeted Wes StreetingUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer is facing intense pressure over the future of Morgan McSweeney after the prime minister’s chief of staff was blamed for No 10’s pushback against a possible leadership challenge.After Starmer dodged a question from Kemi Badenoch at prime minister’s questions about whether he had full confidence in his key aide, Downing Street later clarified that he did. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago England boss Thomas Tuchel fires warning to Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden

England boss Thomas Tuchel has an abundance of attacking talent at his disposal but he's made it clear Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden cannot all play together

Events

4 h. ago 'I spoke to Luke Littler about prize money before Grand Slam of Darts – his reply sums him up'

Phil Taylor has made his thoughts clear on Luke Littler as the world champion chases another major title at the Grand Slam of Darts and the world No.1 spot

Politics

5 h. ago Furious Marriott guests left 'HOMELESS' after business partner Sonder files for bankruptcy

Holidays have been cancelled and hotel bookings scrapped after the collapse of short-term rental service Sonder following the end of a deal with hotel giant Marriott.

Economics

5 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo's final club may already be clear after retirement decision

Cristiano Ronaldo has conceded his retirement is on the horizon and the 2026 World Cup will be his final outing in the competition, but will his Al-Nassr contract be his last?

Politics

5 h. ago Zelenskyy calls for Ukraine justice and energy ministers to be sacked amid alleged energy sector corruption scandal – live

Ukrainian president says ministers should not be in position of influence during investigationAngela Giuffrida in Rome and Kim Willsher in ParisProsecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid members of the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the four-year siege of the city in the 1990s. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Boyfriends are cringe. But is the #boysober trend a feminist reclamation or a neoconservative tilt? | Lisa Portolan

Young women are rejecting the idea of emotional dependence on men. But as with any online feminist movement, it exists in tensionA few years ago, I wrote about the rise of the “soft” and “hard” launch on social media, those curated posts that signalled a new relationship. Online platforms had become an extension of the romance plot, a public stage where intimacy was proof of worth, and coupledom was still the ultimate status symbol.Back then, my research showed that many people felt their lives had not truly begun until they’d met someone. Being single wasn’t just a relationship status; it was an existential pause. To “get a life,” as the old saying went, meant to find a partner. Romance was the scaffolding of selfhood. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Dragon's Den star Deborah Meaden shares why you should keep garden leaves this autumn

Dragon's Den star Deborah Meaden has shared a video on social media, urging people not to clear away all the leaves in their garden, as they are "not just garden clutter"

Politics

6 h. ago 3 reasons Deborah Meaden is telling people to keep autumn leaves in their garden

Dragon's Den star Deborah Meaden has shared a video on social media, urging people not to clear away all the leaves in their garden, as they are "not just garden clutter"

Politics

6 h. ago Simple 'bird theory' can show if your partner is actually interested in you

Telling your partner this one simple thing can, according to TikTok, make or break even the most steady of relationships, and it's rooted in a real psychology

Politics

6 h. ago Lewis Cope's girlfriend says 'it happened' as Strictly 'manifestation' uncovered

The actor is currently flying high in the BBC One dance contest alongside his professional dance partner, Katya Jones

Politics