Watch Canadian swimmers compete at the world short course championships
Click on the video player above beginning at 11:20 a.m. ET to watch live coverage of the World Aquatics Swimming Championship (25m) from Budapest, Hungary. The short course championship is contested in a 25m pool instead of 50m. Wednesday morning’s preliminary swims saw the Canadian mixed 4x50m medley relay team of Kylie Masse, Finlay Knox, Ilya Kharun, and […]
Elvis’ ‘unforgettable generosity’ at Graceland Christmas shared by close family | Music | Entertainment
During his two decades living at Graceland, Elvis Presley celebrated Christmas with his inner circle and their families in a private party that fans could only imagine—until now. His cousin Billy Smith, one of the only people left alive who knew the real King, has previously shared incredible memories of enjoying the holiday season with […]
U.S. judge stops The Onion’s purchase of Alex Jones’s Infowars
A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday stopped the parody news site the Onion from buying conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s Infowars website, ruling that a bankruptcy auction did not result in the best possible bids. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez rejected Jones’s claims that the auction was plagued by “collusion,” at the end of a two-day hearing in Houston. […]
Common cooking oils and ultra-processed food linked to bowel cancer surge
Cooking oils and ultra-processed food may be fuelling the global surge in early-onset bowel cancer, a study suggests. Experts who analysed 162 tumour samples from patients warned that our diets may be hindering the body’s natural healing processes. Overconsumption of seed oils – including sunflower, rapeseed, sesame and peanut oil – used in packaged products […]
Dining across the divide: ‘She’s a big fan of Jeremy Corbyn. I think Keir Starmer is the best thing to happen to the Labour party for a long time’ | Life and style
Cathi, 62, Leicester Occupation Spoken-word artist and poet Voting record Unhappily, Labour. Used to vote Labour happily Amuse bouche Cathi was once the poet at an evening of burlesque and erotica. She was not the poet they were expecting, being very dressed, apart from anything else Emily, 23, Bristol Occupation Researcher at a communications consultancy Voting record Labour […]
McIntosh sets swimming world record in women’s 400m freestyle for her 1st world short course win
Swimmer Summer McIntosh, the first Canadian to win three gold medals in a summer or winter Olympic Games, captured the women’s 400-metre freestyle in world record time for her first individual world short course championship gold medal on Tuesday in Budapest, Hungary. In her first major race since the Paris Games in July, McIntosh led from […]
Beatles – Ringo Starr reunites with Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin legends | Music | Entertainment
The Beatles legend Sir Ringo Starr is set to release his first new album in six years. And this time around the 84-year-old is going Country with Look Up, which is produced and co-written with T Bone Burnett. The music icon was at London’s Third Man Records last night to promote the record with a […]
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say
Israeli strikes in the northern and central Gaza Strip on Wednesday killed at least 33 Palestinians, most of them in Beit Lahiya town in the north of the enclave, medics said. Health officials said an Israeli airstrike on a house in Beit Lahiya killed at least 22 people, including women and children. Relatives listed the names of the […]
Air fryer owners warned they ‘must’ do one thing before Christmas
Air fryers are the true heroes of modern cooking, with more and more people discovering their benefits every day. Often serving as a quicker, healthier and more energy-efficient way of cooking food, it’s no surprise that they have skyrocketed in popularity in recent years. They’ve got people ditching their ovens, something that is even more […]
PMQs live: Keir Starmer to face Kemi Badenoch as farmers protest outside the Commons | Politics
Farmers arrive in Westminster to protest about inheritance tax changes Tractors have arrived in Westminster for today’s protest by farmers opposed to the budget plan to extend inheritance tax to cover some farms, PA Media reports. PA says: The first tractors have arrived in Westminster with much fanfare, honking and drawing cheers from some passersby […]