Strictly Come Dancing’s Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington have split up after two years as a couple and just a month after they finished a tour together. The couple started dating in 2022 after meeting on the BBC flagship show. In an interview last year Ukranian Nadiya, 33 and Southampton-born Kai, 27, spoke about falling […]
Donald Trump to give speech on final day of Republican national convention – US politics live | Republican national convention 2024
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature David Smith In opinion polls, Trump is running 11 percentage points ahead of where he was nationally in the 2020 race of the White House. He is surfing a wave of sympathy and adulation after his right ear was injured by […]
Duran’s homer helps American League top National League in MLB All-Star Game
Speedy Jarren Duran describes himself as a player who keeps his head down, works hard and never thinks of himself as being better than anybody else. Duran turned some heads in his first All-Star Game, hitting a tiebreaking two-run homer for the American League and being awarded the MVP trophy named after Boston Red Sox […]
Monopoly properties you need to buy to win every time | UK | News
A mathematics whizz has spilled the beans on the top three Monopoly squares that could skyrocket your chances of winning. Oxford University’s Professor Marcus du Sautoy has divulged that by strategically placing hotels on just a trio of properties, players can significantly increase their odds of reigning supreme in the classic board game. The secret, […]
Royal fans all issue the same complaint over Queen Camilla’s latest outfit | Royal | News
Queen Camilla looked regal on Wednesday as she joined King Charles, on her 77th birthday, for his second King’s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament, but royal fans had one thing to point out. The Queen looked stunning in a white long-sleeve gown by Fiona Clare and Eliot Zed’s Moon silver heels. For jewellery, […]
Labour says UK ‘nowhere near’ renegotiating EU trade deal as European leaders arrive for key summit – politics live | Politics
UK ‘nowhere near’ renegotiating trade deal with EU Many are viewing the new UK government’s enthusiasm for today’s summit as a sign it is keen to reset its relationship with the European Union after eight years of post-referendum bickering. But UK foreign secretary David Lammy, who has been speaking to the media this morning, has […]
French hijab ban in sports called a ‘shameful moment’ as it prepares to host Olympics
As the world gets ready to celebrate sport and the best athletes and coaches in the world, there is a push by Olympic organizers to emphasize gender equality at the Paris 2024 Olympics. On March 8, 2024 (not coincidentally International Women’s Day), the International Olympic Committee announced there would be complete gender parity on the field at this […]
Trump running mate J.D. Vance vows to fight for ‘forgotten’ workers
Donald Trump’s vice-presidential running mate, U.S. Senator J.D. Vance, presented himself to the nation on Wednesday night as the son of a forgotten industrial Ohio town who will fight for the working class if elected in November. In chronicling his hardscrabble journey from a difficult childhood to the U.S. Marines, Yale Law School, venture capitalism […]
Dyson is back with something totally new and no, it’s not a vacuum cleaner
Dyson might be famed for its vacuum cleaners but now the UK firm is turning its attention to something totally new. The company has just announced the launch of its OnTrac headphones which it reckons will offer best-in-class noise cancellation and a whopping 55 hours of battery life. Of course, this isn’t the first time […]
One person dies in Channel crossing attempt near Gravelines | Immigration and asylum
A person has died trying to cross the Channel to reach Britain in an overcrowded dinghy, French officials have said. A further 71 people were rescued after the vessel deflated off Gravelines on France’s northern coast on Wednesday, the regional maritime police authority said in a statement. French emergency services sent a plane, two helicopters […]