BBC Abby (Alexandra Roach) has to put her holiday plans on hold to deal with a major cyber attack Warning. Once you’ve watched upcoming BBC thriller Nightsleeper, you may not want to take the train for a while. And for once, it won’t be because of high prices, delays, cancellations and having to stand from […]
Getty Images Modelling stars Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss started their early careers at London Fashion Week London Fashion Week is back, and is celebrating 40 years in the industry by doing what it does best – showcasing what’s hot on the catwalk, with more than 250 designers. Currently part of the Big Four fashion […]
A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week. LUIS ROBAYO/AFP Riot police use pepper spray on demonstrators during a protest outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires as the Argentinian Chamber of Deputies debates whether to reverse a veto by President Javier Milei of a law to increase pensions. Toby Melville/REUTERS […]
Getty Images The Lib Dems have softened their anti-Brexit message in recent years Once the party of “stop Brexit”, the Liberal Democrats toned down their zeal for the European Union ahead of this year’s general election. The party swelled its ranks to 72 MPs – its most ever – without drawing much attention to its […]
Around 780,000 pensioners in England and Wales are set to lose their winter fuel allowance because they are not expected to apply for benefits they are entitled to, according to the government’s own analysis. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates were released under freedom of information laws on Friday. The “equalities analyses” predicted […]
EPA Rebecca Cheptegei’s last race was at the Paris Olympics Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who was set ablaze by her former boyfriend and later died, is due to be buried in a state funeral on Saturday. Dickson Ndiema attacked her with petrol just under a fortnight ago outside her home in north-west Kenya, […]
Irene Kim Irene Kim says Swifties can help win Kamala Harris the vote Taylor Swift has just endorsed Kamala Harris – but it’s not just her vote Harris is after, it’s her millions of fans. Weeks before Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris on Instagram, the gears had already begun to turn Swift’s millions of fans […]
BBC “The money is just for the holiday kitty,” says Jon Harvey of the £300 he was given every winter to help with heating bills. “I could also use it to go out for a nice meal.” The 80-year-old, like all pensioners in England and Wales, was given the winter fuel payment (WFP) automatically – […]
Getty Images The star, pictured in Boston this May, was playing the fourth UK show of her career What is it called when an artist’s first album is already a greatest hits collection? That’s the question I kept asking during Chappell Roan’s first UK show of 2024 on Friday. Normally, concerts ebb and flow, but […]
REUTERS/Manon Cruz By waiving her anonymity Gisèle Pelicot has become a symbol of resilience and courage When she walks into the courthouse in the French city of Avignon, flanked by her children and a team of lawyers, Gisèle Pelicot cuts an unassuming figure. The 72-year-old mother and grandmother, her hair styled into a neat bob, […]