Taylor Townsend revealed that her hotel room “flooded” after severe weather postponed play at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals. Teams were unable to practice on Tuesday, forcing Townsend, who will represent team USA when they take on Slovakia, to entertain herself in her hotel room. But it didn’t go as planned when water started […]
King Charles’s 76th birthday marked with special photo by Palace | Royal | News
Buckingham Palace issued a special birthday tribute for King Charles as he celebrates his 76th birthday today. To mark the special occasion, the Palace shared a portrait of the King on social media, dressed in a royal blue suit and patterned tie smiling at the camera, in what appears to be the throne room. The […]
Big change coming to your Fire TV Stick as Amazon confirms free app shutdown
If you regularly use your Amazon Fire TV Stick to indulge in some free-to-air shows, the way you access them is about to change. Amazon has confirmed it is phasing out its Freevee streaming service, which means the branding and app will be disappearing from your screens. It means if you regularly boot up Freevee […]
Broadband warning issued to UK homes – stop making costly Wi-Fi mistake
We all want faster and faster broadband speeds but those rapid download don’t come cheap. The quicker things get the more you will pay and it seems many of us are signing up for impressive-sounding deals that far exceed the speeds we actually need. That’s the latest alert from the team at Go.Compare who say […]
UK’s pensions megafunds plan ‘could hurt savers’; renters face ‘chasm’ as demand outstrips supply – business live | Business
Fears over UK plan to create pension ‘megafunds’ to invest in infrastructure. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to lay out plans today to create pension “megafunds” in a drive to to increase infrastructure investment. Reeves will tell the City tonight that she will introduce a new pensions bill next year, to pool assets from the 86 […]
‘I’ve spoken to Emma Raducanu’s team-mates, this is how her comeback could go’ – EXCLUSIVE | Tennis | Sport
Emma Raducanu is set to make her long-awaited comeback at this week’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals where Great Britain take on Germany in the knockout stage. The world No. 58 has been sidelined for two months after injuring her foot during the Asian swing. But she has travelled to Magala with the British BJK […]
Donald Trump’s team furious about attacks from Labour and EU after election win | Politics | News
Donald Trump’s transition team is said to be infuriated at his election win being met in the UK and Europe with attacks on his personality. A defence industry insider told the i newspaper that members of the team believe the reaction “dismisses the fact that America voted convincingly for him and for change”. Prime Minister […]
John Lewis’ Christmas advert – shop the jumper for under £50
John Lewis Christmas advert has arrived, launching in the early hours of this morning, November 14, 2024. The strapline of the advert is “The secret to finding the perfect gift? Knowing where to look.” The two-minute TV advert, created by Saatchi & Saatchi, celebrates the search for the perfect gift through the wisdom of its […]
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story review – a pleasure of a film about an unlikely bond | Film
This rather lovely film tells the story of a man called Billy Mail, and his otter – a pup he rescued after spotting it half-starved on the pontoon bobbing in the Atlantic at the bottom of his garden in Shetland. Billy called the otter Molly, and started feeding it. On the voiceover his wife, Susan, […]
Canada puts its Billie Jean King Cup title on the line this week
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. Canada is once again in the hunt for the two biggest titles in international team tennis as the women’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals get underway this week in Malaga, […]