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Jude Bellingham becomes the first Englishman to score seven goals at a single World Cup with a late strike against France.
Connor Bedard signed a five-year, $15 million per year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks, locking up the franchise star as a restricted free agent.
Prime Video is giving $150 million sci-fi box office bomb Moonfall a second chance to find its audience, despite its disastrous theatrical debut.
Tom Holland stars in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and recently revealed how he felt when Robert Pattinson was cast in the film. In a recent appearance on EW’s Around the Table, Holland said he felt he “could relax” after he learned the Batman actor was set to play…
England have secured their best men's World Cup finish since winning the tournament 60 years ago. Is their performance at the 2026 edition being under-appreciated?
Pauline Hanson, leader of Australia's One Nation party, has launched a wide-ranging attack on what she called "stupid" Australian authorities, taking aim at transgender rights, immigration policy and expressions of "white guilt". The intervention adds to Hanson's long history of controversial commentary on social and cultural issues in…
England manager praises his players as England beat France 6-4 for third place in the 2026 World Cup.
England beat France 2-1 in a dramatic third-place play-off at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, with Bukayo Saka among the goalscorers. Neither side wanted to be playing the so-called "consolation" fixture after losing their respective semi-finals — France to eventual finalists…
Local councils across Britain are moving away from traditional bedding flowers in parks and along road verges, replacing them with hardier perennial planting as part of wider efforts to boost biodiversity. The shift reflects a broader trend in local authority land management, prioritising wildlife-friendly and lower-maintenance planting over…
A BBC feature examines the toll that night-shift work takes on the body, exploring how repeatedly overriding the body's internal clock affects millions of shift workers, including nurses, paramedics, lorry drivers and factory staff. Scientists say the disruption is not simply a matter of tiredness but a collision…