The rate of inflation failed to nudge downwards as expected last month, remaining at an annual rate of 6.7% according to official figures. The headline consumer prices index (CPI) measure had been predicted to slow to 6.6% in September by a Reuters poll of economists. The higher than expected number – largely a consequence of
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Conservative HQ is claiming the Tory vote share in two upcoming by-elections could halve to around 30%, based on telephone canvassing data over recent days. The resignation of two Tory MPs have triggered by-elections this Thursday in Tamworth, Staffordshire and Mid Bedfordshire, with the party fighting hard to hold on to both. Party officials say
The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of those iconic films that has stood the test of time. After 30 years, the movie is as popular as it has ever been, and significantly more popular than it was upon initial release. Today, many have wondered if we might someday see a sequel to the movie considering
American Fiction, based on Erasure by Percival Everett, debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and will have a theatrical release in December. The movie stars Jeffrey Wright as Monk, a novelist frustrated by the kind of stereotypical Black narratives favored in the literary world. As a joke, he writes his own over-the-top
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Jeans aren’t actually that comfortable. Especially the tight-fitting kind. Something Leo Tropeano found out the hard way. After years of wearing ill-fitting jeans, a coworker finally hit him with a sartorial slap in the face, confirming Leo’s worst suspicions: his denim was in need of
There’s more than you know to Landon Barker. The 20-year-son of Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler shared that he was dealing with a “bad habit with alcohol” around the time his dad was hospitalized for pancreatitis in June 2022. As someone who “always struggled” with OCD, ADHD and anxiety, Landon said his drinking led him to disassociate from his body
A six-year-old Palestinian-American boy’s last words were “mom, I’m fine” after he was stabbed to death in a suspected hate crime in Illinois over the weekend, his uncle has said. Mourners gathered for the funeral of Wadea al Fayoume on Monday, hours after the suspect made his initial appearance in court. Police have said Wadea
President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday, amid fears about the war with Hamas expanding into a larger conflict. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News alerts on a smartphone or tablet via
Two British teenage sisters are among those still missing after Hamas militants stormed their home in Israel. Noiya, 16, and Yahel, 13, disappeared from Be’eri kibbutz after it was raided. Their mother, Lianne, was killed and their father, Eli, is still missing. Israel-Gaza latest: Hamas ‘releases first video of hostage’ It comes after Rishi Sunak
Andrew Bridgen has demanded an apology from a fellow MP after he allegedly slapped him on the back of the head and called him a “b******”. Mr Bridgen, who joined the Reclaim Party after being kicked out of the Conservatives, reported former Tory minister, Crispin Blunt, to parliamentary authorities and, on Monday, demanded he say
Donald Trump is suing a private investigations firm over “shocking and scandalous” claims that he engaged in “perverted sexual acts” in Russia. The former US president is suing Orbis Business Intelligence, a London-based company co-founded by ex-British spy Christopher Steele, over a dossier containing rumours about him that caused a storm before his 2017 presidential
A recession is on the horizon and the chancellor “is in a terrible bind” as low growth and high-interest payments on debt mean little room for manoeuvre, according to a respected think tank. The UK economy is stuck between the possibility of low growth and persistently high inflation, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said
Silhouetted Horizons is the brainchild of Benjamin Hurd, who’s already a well-renowned sound designer and engineer in the highly specialized world of fine art. His work has been showcased at prestigious events and venues such as the Locarno Film Festival, The Venice Biennale, Tate Modern, The British Art Show, The Berlin Biennale, deYoung, Bonniers, The
The veil of mystery surrounding director Matthew Vaughn’s contribution to the 2024 movie schedule has started to lift. Thanks to the Argylle trailer showing off Henry Cavill and Bryce Dallas Howard in action, fans know the meta-fictional adventure comedy is ready to lovingly celebrate and mock the world of espionage stories. And during an appearance
Tan Twan Eng’s third novel, which was longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize, is set in the early 1920s, when the British writer William Somerset Maugham and his secretary (and lover) Gerald Haxton visit the coastal province of Penang, Malaysia, as the guests of Lesley and Robert Hamlyn. Part of Penang’s European elite, Lesley and
Photography by Getty Images Swift seemingly hard-launched her rumoured new romance with “the boy on the football team.” By Stephanie Davoli Date September 26, 2023 Facebook Twitter Hey Siri, play “You Belong With Me.” Fourteen years after Taylor Swift released her hit song, which references having a crush on her school’s popular football player, the singer