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Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's duet "Rein Me In" has set a new benchmark in British music, spending its 16th week atop the Official U.K. Singles Chart (dated 10 July) to become the longest-running No. 1 single by a British act in chart history. In doing so, the…
Mr Farage dismissed concerns that he could end up being seen as a joke figure over the Clacton by-election after all the main parties refused to field candidates
Valve's PC storefront Steam continues to go from strength to strength. In the first half of 2026, it recorded its highest-ever results, generating an enormous $11.1bn in revenue, which is more than it made during the game-heavy end of last year, and considerably more than it made during…
Former Conservative MP and MEP Ann Widdecombe has been found dead at her home in Devon, and police have launched a murder inquiry and a manhunt for a suspect. The 78-year-old, who served as prisons minister, was discovered with serious injuries and a head wound, prompting Devon and…
Disney is reportedly exploring the introduction of a free, ad-supported-style streaming tier for Disney Plus, according to a report from Business Insider. The idea was said to have been raised by Adam Smith, Disney's chief product and technology officer, during a company town hall on Thursday, and is…
The 57th edition of Les Rencontres de la Photographie in Arles, widely regarded as the world's most prestigious photography festival, is being celebrated less for its big-name artists than for its eccentric, amateur and little-known contributors. The reviewer argues that this year's quirkier, more playful programme — light…
President Donald Trump has dismissed two Democratic members of the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, while the panel's sole Republican member, Christy McCormick, resigned on the same day. The move leaves the independent watchdog — created in 2002 to help administer US elections…
Drum 'n' bass revivalist Nia Archives has released a new single, "Get Me Down", featuring UK R&B star Jorja Smith, ahead of her forthcoming album. The track is notable as the first in Archives' catalogue to feature a guest vocalist, pairing Smith's layered harmonies with Archives' jungle-influenced breakbeats…
Bernard Randall, a 53-year-old school chaplain, has won a seven-year legal battle to be reinstated as a preacher after being sacked over a 2019 sermon on gender at Trent College in Derbyshire. Randall, a former Cambridge University chaplain, was banned from preaching after telling pupils at the £40,000-a-year…
British families have appealed on social media and local forums for help finding relatives who have gone missing in devastating wildfires in south-eastern Spain. The fires swept through Bedar, near Almeria, killing at least 12 people — including four Britons — with some victims reportedly caught in cars…