93 m. ago For both a stumbling PM and a strutting president, the state visit was, against the odds, a success

Editorial: The ceremonials were flawless, the royal family peerless and the performance of Keir Starmer was a reminder that Labour – and Britain – have a prime minister with the potential to deliver

Politics

2 h. ago Love Island's Ciaran Davies 'in talks for All Stars' despite romance with co

Ciaran Davies is reportedly in talks for an appearance on Love Island All Stars, even though he was reportedly spotted with another Love Islander on a date just weeks ago

Politics

3 h. ago Texas man charged with hate crimes over threatening voicemails to Zohran Mamdani: ‘You deserve to be six feet under’

Jeremy Fistel accused of sending violent anti-Muslim messages to New York City mayoral candidate

Events

3 h. ago Voices: ‘Weak and cringeworthy’: Trump’s second UK state visit sparks division among readers

Our community is divided over Donald Trump’s second UK state visit, with many criticising the lavish ceremonies, while others see potential diplomatic and economic benefits

Politics

5 h. ago ‘If you don’t make a stand now, when would you?’: inside the Together for Palestine concert

Palestinian musicians were joined by stars including Neneh Cherry and Louis Theroux for a massive four-hour fundraising concert in London. Their artistry revealed the strength and breadth of a culture under siegeIt’s a muggy midweek afternoon when a trail of people draped in black and white keffiyeh scarves, Palestine flags and Free Palestine slogan T-shirts begin to trickle into Wembley Arena. In the foyer of the venue, 56-year-old Kiran has just arrived from her home in Milton Keynes.“I’d never protested in my life before October 2023,” she says. “It’s been so horrific to see what’s happening in Gaza, I felt I had to do something since if you don’t make a stand now, when would you ever? Things might feel futile but this is a way to show the world we care and that we stand together more than we are torn apart.”Neneh Cherry performs with Greentea Peng Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Release date for Baby Steps and when you can play the ragebait walking simulator

Bennett Foddy, the creator of Getting Over It, is back with a new game that's set to be just as frustrating – Baby Steps. Here's everything you need to know about the release date

Politics

5 h. ago Stalker used 'Mickey Mouse voice' to tell ex he 'wouldn't stop' sending messages

Philip Solomon, 35, from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, continued to harass his former partner after they split up and he even used a Mickey Mouse voice when contacting her, a court heard

Politics

5 h. ago Prime Video's Hotel Costiera release date, cast and filming location

Hotel Costiera is a new crime drama series from Amazon Prime Video and it's set to be you new binge watch this Autumn

Politics

6 h. ago Voices: Who made Camilla laugh? Who got Rupert Murdoch? Secrets of the Trump banquet seating plan

After a glitzy state dinner saw unlikely political players, tech tycoons and sports stars rub shoulders, Sean O'Grady decodes the masterstrokes and the mischief behind the palace’s big night in

Politics

6 h. ago Actress Anna Friel tells court stalker made her feel ‘threatened and shocked’

Phil Appleton, 71, was handed a restraining order of 15 years and a community order of 24 months on Thursday after he stalked the actress.

Events

6 h. ago ‘I tried to escape with drugs, pills and alcohol’: Björn Borg on his misery and mayhem after quitting tennis

The sporting superstar walked away from success and adulation at 26 – much to everyone’s bemusement. He opens up about his secret life and the depression, cocaine, overdoses and aggressive cancer that almost killed him‘I’m a person who doesn’t say very much,” Björn Borg says with a wry smile. Which may be the understatement of the century. Borg, the greatest tennis player of his day, has spent 42 years saying nothing since he announced his retirement at the age of 26.When he broke that news in 1983, it was one of the biggest shocks in the history of sport. Not simply because he was at his peak, but also because he was the rock star tennis player – beautiful, mysterious and followed by a flock of teenybopper fans. When Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz triumphed in the US Open earlier this month, aged 22, he became the second youngest player to have won six major tournaments. Borg beat him by four months. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Lewis Capaldi adds second Cardiff date after first sells out

There was overwhelming demand for the first date in summer 2026

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6 h. ago Lionel Messi and Inter Miami near deal to extend contract through at least 2026, AP source says

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are reviewing the final details of a contract extension to keep him with the club until at least 2026, a person with knowledge of the matter tells The Associated Press

Economics

7 h. ago Tucker Carlson says Trump administration is using Charlie Kirk’s killing to trample First Amendment

Conservative voice speaks out after the White House cracks down on critics of Charlie Kirk since his assassination

Events

7 h. ago Your odds of picking up a Lewis Capaldi ticket when they go on sale

Are the odds of picking up Lewis Capaldi tickets the first time of trying with you, or against you this week?

Politics

7 h. ago Amazon Alexa has learns iconic Irish sayings but here's what they really mean

If you've ever wanted to learn how to talk like an Irish person, now's your chance. Aisling Bea has been teaching Alexa some of Ireland's best-loved phrases as part of an hilarious new film

Politics

7 h. ago Trump has forgotten his oath of office. History will not remember him kindly | Corey Brettschneider

When faced with a crisis, presidents can inflame divisions or unify the nation. Trump is taking the path of Johnson and not LincolnOver the course of American history, presidents have not been judged by whether violence occurred on their watch but by how they responded to it. Each crisis poses the same test: will the person who holds the office use it to steady the republic, or to further polarize it?The oath of office exists for precisely this moment. It binds the president to something larger than self-interest and party, the constitution and the rule of law. In the wake of rightwing political activist Charlie Kirk’s death, Donald Trump has forsaken this oath, instead choosing to wield his immense power to further divide an already polarized nation, not unite it. History will not soon forget this grave act of political opportunism.Corey Brettschneider is a professor of political science at Brown University. He co-hosts the podcast The Oath and the Office, and is the author of The ...

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7 h. ago The Young Man by Annie Ernaux audiobook review – anatomy of an affair

The Nobel winner explores the dynamics of her relationship with a student 30 years her junior in an intimate, taboo-breaking memoirIn Annie Ernaux’s autobiographical story, translated by Alison L Strayer, the author recalls a past affair with a student who was 30 years her junior. “Often I have made love to force myself to write I hoped that orgasm, the most violent end to waiting that can be, would make me feel certain that there is no greater pleasure than writing a book.” In other words, she is keen to break her writer’s block. But, to both their surprise, the affair becomes “a relationship that we longed to take to the limit, without really knowing what that meant”.The Young Man is Ernaux’s shortest memoir yet, clocking just over half an hour in audio. But brevity doesn’t impede her ability to get to the heart of the intimate dynamics or external pressures of a situation that many others view as taboo. The couple get disapproving looks in restaurants, which, rather than leaving ...

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7 h. ago ‘Tragic event’ leaves visitor dead on roller coaster at Orlando’s Universal theme park

It is unclear what made the person become unresponsive

Events

8 h. ago Bank of England voices inflation concerns as it holds main UK interest rate at 4%

The Bank of England has held its main interest rate at 4% as U.K. inflation concerns weigh on policymakers

Economics