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Weekly quiz: How many European teams are in World Cup quarters?
BBC Sport has published its latest weekly sports quiz, inviting readers to test their knowledge of the past week’s events. The headline question asks how many European teams have reached the World Cup quarter-finals, reflecting a busy period of sport that also featured knockout football matches, the T20 World Cup final and British success at…
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Awful surveillance video shows firework being thrown into window of apartment where it started fire that killed boy, 7
A seven-year-old boy has died in Dunn, North Carolina, after a neighbour set off an illegal firework that shot sideways through the window of his family’s apartment and started a fire. The incident, which happened just before 11pm on 4 July, has prompted local police to condemn the reckless use of fireworks and highlights the…
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LMFAO and GRL star Lauren Bennett’s life away from the cameras as British singer dies aged 36: Star is survived by Footloose actor partner Kenny Wormald and daughter, 6 – as her father reveals details of her final months
British singer Lauren Bennett, best known for her feature on LMFAO’s 2011 chart-topping hit “Party Rock Anthem” and her membership of the girl group GRL, has died at the age of 36. According to local coroner records obtained by the Daily Mail, she died in Kent, England, on 29 May, with her former GRL bandmates…
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TV tonight: can Maura Higgins outsmart the Traitors US?
The Guardian’s “TV tonight” column previews the evening’s television highlights, led by the finale of The Traitors US on BBC Three at 9pm. Hosted by Alan Cumming, the American version has drawn attention for its flamboyant celebrity cast and the host’s eccentric wardrobe, and the column asks whether former Love Islander Maura Higgins can identify…
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Meta Faces Privacy Backlash Over Opt-Out Consent Model for AI Content Generation Tools
Meta has launched Muse Photo and Muse Video, generative AI tools developed by its Superintelligence Labs that enable users to create photorealistic images and video content. The platform operates by allowing creators to
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Layla Sleep Coupon: Save Up to $600 in July 2026
This WIRED article, written by product reviewer Julia Forbes, is a promotional round-up of current discount offers on Layla Sleep products, including its flippable mattresses, bamboo sheets, bedding and pillows. Rather than reporting news, it functions as a shopping guide highlighting the money-off deals available to readers in July 2026. The piece lists several offers:…
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Plan for huge earth dam and flood reservoir at popular Endcliffe Park in Sheffield
It would protect facilities within the park, and homes and businesses downstream
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Father’s devastating eulogy to his three surviving children as suicide prevention advocate, 22, dies after brother took his own life – and her heartbreaking final post
Poppy Reynolds, a 22-year-old civil plant operator and suicide prevention advocate from Bundaberg in Central Queensland, has died on 22 June following a battle with her mental health. Her death came almost four years after her brother Harry took his own life at the same age, and it matters both as a personal tragedy for…
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Netflix’s Underrated 2-Part Fantasy Series Is Still Worth Watching
Collider writer Kelcie Mattson revisits Tale of the Nine-Tailed, a 2020 Netflix-distributed South Korean fantasy drama, arguing that it remains well worth watching several years on. The piece frames the show as a standout example of the reincarnation and “destined soulmate” romance trope, praising it for pairing an emotionally satisfying love story with high production…
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10 Best Songs of the 1970s
Collider writer Jeremy Urquhart has published a ranked list of what he considers the 10 best songs of the 1970s, framing the decade as a possible high point for music across rock, pop, soul and disco. The piece matters chiefly as an opinion-led entertainment feature, with the author openly acknowledging the difficulty and subjectivity of…