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Alessandro Costacurta: ‘San Siro is an icon – it’s incredibly beautiful but it’s not functional’
San Siro, Milan’s iconic stadium, celebrates its 100th anniversary this weekend, but the occasion is bittersweet as the ground will soon be demolished to make way for a modern replacement. Milan and Inter completed a joint purchase of the stadium and surrounding land in late 2025, with construction of a new purpose-built venue set to…
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Verified video shows wreckage of Saudi fighter jet shot down over Yemen
BBC Verify has confirmed that the Iran-backed Houthi group shot down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet over Yemen’s Marib region using a locally manufactured surface-to-air missile. The incident has been described by experts as a significant “propaganda coup” that demonstrates the Houthis’ advancing military capabilities and their willingness to escalate their conflict with Saudi Arabia…
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Microsoft patch gives domain-joined Windows PCs trust issues
Microsoft’s September 2026 security update has introduced a significant problem affecting Active Directory domain logins on Windows 11, preventing users from signing into domain-joined PCs with valid credentials. The issue, present in Windows 11 versions 24H2, 25H2, and 26H1, stems from changes to the Machine Identity Isolation feature in update KB5124008, which can cause Credential…
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Human harps, massive bananas and dogging: the 20 best Busby Berkeley dance routines – ranked!
The article ranks 20 of Busby Berkeley’s most inventive dance routines, marking 50 years since the director and choreographer’s death. It celebrates his extravagant, kaleidoscopic staging, from human harps and giant bananas to eerie silhouettes, while acknowledging the period’s sexualised imagery and frequent male gaze. The selections span Berkeley’s collaborations with stars including Ruby Keeler,…
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Anguished British father whose son fell to his death from Cyprus hotel appears in court a day after what would have been the boy’s third birthday
A British father appeared in a Cyprus court after his three-year-old son died in a fall from a hotel window, with proceedings delayed until next week. He faces a possible prison sentence of up to four years for allegedly causing death through negligence or reckless and dangerous actions, although no plea has been entered. The…
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Test environment let anyone access live customer data
A company’s externally accessible staging server was connected to a database containing live customer information, creating an opportunity for unauthorised access. The environment had been created temporarily to demonstrate an application and test a cloud migration, but remained active for months without production-level authentication or access controls. The vulnerability was discovered during a security audit…
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Thelma & Louise review – musical hoedown is a bland and baffling wrong turn
This musical adaptation of Thelma & Louise at London’s Young Vic is criticised as a bland and confused reinterpretation of the landmark 1991 feminist road film. Despite involvement from original screenwriter Callie Khouri and strong performances by Rachel Tucker and Amy Lennox, the production lacks the film’s emotional depth, visual grandeur and sense of liberation.…
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‘We are reaching nosebleed territory’: Griffith demands Healey cut taxes and get a grip on the economy with warning that ‘markets can smell weakness’
Conservative Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith has urged Labour to cut taxes at the next Budget, warning that the tax burden is reaching “nosebleed territory” and that financial markets can detect weakness. He criticised Chancellor John Healey’s preparedness and proposed replacing the IR35 rules for self-employed workers, which he described as excessively burdensome for small businesses.…
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Next forecasts bigger profits after hot weather lifts sales
Next has raised its full-year profit forecast for the fourth time in 2026, increasing expectations by £12 million to £1.26 billion, driven largely by unexpectedly strong summer sales. The FTSE 100 retailer, which operates over 500 UK stores and owns the UK rights to Gap and Victoria’s Secret, achieved this remarkable growth despite challenging economic…
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Jemima Goldsmith shares the first pictures from her wedding day after marrying multi-millionaire financier Cameron O’Reilly
Jemima Goldsmith has shared the first photographs from her wedding to financier Cameron O’Reilly, confirming that the couple married in a private ceremony on Saturday 12 September. The 52-year-old film producer thanked their guests and said they had made the day “special and happy”, while the wedding attracted attention because it marks her second marriage…