67 m. ago Russia faces a shrinking and aging population and tries restrictive laws to combat it

Russia has grappled with a shrinking and aging population for decades, with President Vladimir Putin viewing it as a threat to national security

Politics

79 m. ago France has survived revolutions and wars: its crisis now is deep, but not terminal | David A Bell

From the raid on the Louvre to the spectacle of Sarkozy in jail, it is tempting to think France is on a downward spiral. But history tells the tale of its resilienceIn the classic dinner-party scene in the film Notting Hill, Tim McInnerney’s character promises a brownie to “the saddest act here”. In response, the guests (including the glamorous movie star played by Julia Roberts) try to outdo each other with tales of their painful suffering and pathetic failures.In our gloomy autumn of 2025, western democracies could play quite a convincing version of this game. There is the depressed United Kingdom, where Keir Starmer’s approval ratings have fallen to record lows and Reform leads in the polls. There is the deeply broken United States, where a supine opposition seems incapable of preventing Donald Trump from chopping away one guardrail after another of our constitutional order. There is Spain, where this summer a Socialist party scandal threatened to topple the fragile minority gove...

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4 h. ago Celebrity 'stunt casting' on London's West End stages comes under new spotlight after series of high

In the past few years, theatre performances starring Catherine Tate , David Threlfall and Hollywood veteran Sigourney Weaver have all struggled to wow critics.

Politics

4 h. ago David and Victoria Beckham are at war with their neighbours AGAIN over plans for a new access road at their £12m Cotswolds pad so they don't have to share with Soho Farmhouse revellers

The couple have applied for planning permission to turn a new agricultural track into a tarmac-laid access for their Maplewood Barn home in an apparent bid for more privacy.

Economics

6 h. ago Victoria Beckham 'loses trademark war against Norwegian supermodel's beauty brand due to the Spice Girls' "lack of fame" in Scandinavia'

The fashion designer, 51, claimed Vendela Kirsebom's Vendela Beauty featured an almost identical VB logo to her own brand which she said could confuse consumers.

Economics

6 h. ago Nuno Espirito Santo worried by West Ham’s plight after defeat at Leeds

Nuno is yet to win a game since replacing Graham Potter at the London Stadium.

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7 h. ago West Ham: Nuno Espirito Santo makes tactics admission as strikerless experiment fails once more

Hammers are 19th in the Premier League table

Events

7 h. ago Trump’s latest Time Magazine cover is a chilling homage to a portrait of a war criminal, report says

The image shows the president with hands clasped leaning over the Resolute Desk in a pose some have suggested is reminiscent of a famous portrait of a notorious war criminal – something Time has denied

Events

8 h. ago Leeds pile more misery on West Ham with comfortable victory at Elland Road

First-half goals from Brenden Aaronson and Joe Rodon downed the Hammers.

Politics

8 h. ago Aaronson and Rodon punish woeful West Ham as Leeds race to victory

If Nuno Espírito Santo had considered a relaxing cruise after being sacked by Nottingham Forest, he finally got to enjoy the feeling by watching his West Ham defence look all at sea while the driving rain was his ocean spray. Two lapses in concentration within the opening quarter of an hour gave Leeds victory and further highlighted that the Hammers are in a relegation battle.West Ham sit second bottom of the Premier League nine games into the season, and their only win came against their current head coach. They had the majority of the ball at Elland Road and were eventually rewarded with a late consolation goal from Manuel Fernandes, but the stuttering start under Nuno continues, thanks to early close-range strikes from Brenden Aaronson and Joe Rodon. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago Experts reveal if a break up can really cause a brain aneurysm...after Kim Kardashian's startling diagnosis

After Kim Kardashian hinted that her divorce from Kanye 'Ye' West may have given her a brain aneurysm, experts have weighed in on whether there is any truth to the claims

Science

8 h. ago Three men arrested by Metropolitan Police officers on suspicion of 'assisting Russian foreign intelligence'

The suspects, who are aged 48, 45, and 44, were detained at various addresses in west and central London

Events

9 h. ago Victoria Beckham loses trademark war against Norwegian beauty brand – because she’s not famous enough in the country

VICTORIA Beckham has lost a trademark war against a beauty brand — because she is not famous enough in Norway. Posh Spice argued that Norwegian firm Vendela Beauty’s VB logo would be confused with her global brand. She claimed both the designs were dominated by the ­letters VB, the layout was almost identical, and both...

Economics

9 h. ago Strictly’s Nadiya Bychkova grows close to West End star 18 months after love split as pair are spotted on coffee date

STRICTLY pro Nadiya Bychkova appears to found love again — dating West End star Ian McIntosh. Eighteen months on from her acrimonious split with fellow dancer, Kai Widdrington, she has grown close to the Les Miserables actor, The Sun can reveal. The couple were spotted enjoying a coffee date in London, but are understood to...

Politics

9 h. ago Pentagon deploys top aircraft carrier as Trump militarisation of Caribbean ratchets up

Use of USS Gerald Ford along with fighter jets comes as president plots strikes against alleged cartels on landThe Pentagon said on Friday that it was deploying the United States’s most advanced aircraft carrier to the Caribbean, a major escalation in the Trump administration’s war against drug cartels that provides the resources to start conducting strikes against targets on the ground.The move will bring the USS Gerald Ford carrier, with dozens of stealth fighter jets and surveillance aircraft, in addition to other warships that accompany the carrier, to the coast of Venezuela as it nears the end of its current deployment in the Mediterranean. Continue reading...

Events

10 h. ago The moment a $20 billion killing machine steamed south: Trump unleashes extraordinary weapon against cartels in naval declaration to reshape the hemisphere

The US has now conducted ten lethal strikes on drug-smuggling boats since the start of September, resulting in 43 fatalities of cartel gangsters.

Events

10 h. ago Kim Kardashian says she had Stockholm Syndrome with Kanye West

Kim Kardashian has said she suffered from Stockholm Syndrome during her marriage to Kanye West.

Politics

10 h. ago Starmer vows Ukraine allies will take Russian oil and gas off market after Trump sanctions

Sir Keir Starmer said the coalition of the willing has agreed on a ‘clear plan for the rest of the year’ in supporting Kyiv

Politics

10 h. ago Ukraine's allies turn screws as Putin 'running out of money, troops and ideas'

Keir Starmer said Ukraine allies would 'go further than ever' to pile pressure on Russia by turning the screws on its economy and bolstering Kyiv's arsenal with long-range missiles

Politics

11 h. ago Britain leads allies' bid to 'choke off funding' for Russia's war machine

Sir Keir Starmer vowed to 'choke funding for Russia's war machine' - but Ukraine is to miss out on much needed long-range missiles. The UK, US and EU are combining to block Kremlin oil and gas.

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