As the Miss World 2025 festival dazzles Telangana with its international glamour, the 72nd edition of the pageant has reached a milestone with the announcement of the 24 finalists for the Talent competition to be held on Friday. Among those selected is Miss India Nandini Gupta. The finalists were chosen after a series of internal … Read more
PA Media Mr Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court next month A member of Irish language hip-hop group Kneecap has been charged with a terror offence after allegedly displaying a flag in support of proscribed organisation Hezbollah at a London gig. Liam Óg Ó … Read more
Ian Youngs Culture reporter Getty Images Chris Brown has had hits with tracks like Freaky Friday and Turn Up the Music US singer Chris Brown has been freed on bail by a court in London after being charged with inflicting an “unprovoked attack” in a nightclub in 2023. The Grammy-winning star, who has not yet … Read more
Rhea and Rishika, founders of The Mend Packaging | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement By repurposing over 28 types of waste, ranging from coffee husk and cardboard to sugarcane bagasse and even Ayurvedic tablets, The Mend Packaging, a sustainable packaging company based in India, managed by Rhea Kothari and Rishika Reddy, is crafting unique gift boxes. … Read more
New episodes of Gary Lineker’s podcast The Rest is Football will no longer appear on the BBC’s audio streaming service after the presenter leaves the corporation in the wake of an antisemitism row. The show, which is produced by Lineker’s company Goalhanger Productions, will continue to be available elsewhere, but will have its last episode … Read more
Ian Youngs Culture reporter EPA Yuval Raphael flew the flag for Israel at this year’s song contest in Switzerland Israel’s success in the public vote at last weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest has prompted calls from a string of countries to examine the results and voting system. Singer Yuval Raphael came top of the viewer vote … Read more
George Wendt, who starred as Norm Peterson in the popular comedy series Cheers, has died at the age of 76. The beloved actor and comedian died peacefully in his sleep at his home early on Tuesday morning, his family said. “George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those … Read more
Brandon Livesay and Sakshi Venkatraman BBC News, reporting from court in New York City Jane Rosenberg /Reuters Male exotic dancer Sharay Hayes testifies at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial in New York City, An exotic dancer called The Punisher discovered his client’s identity when he turned on a hotel television before an encounter and … Read more
Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Getty Images Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp poignantly captures the hardships of Muslim women living in southern India Indian writer-lawyer-activist Banu Mushtaq has scripted history by winning the International Booker prize for the short story anthology, Heart Lamp. It is the first book written in the Kannada language, which is spoken in … Read more
Lorraine Kelly’s morning show on ITV will be cut from an hour to 30 minutes as more than 220 jobs across the station’s daytime output are expected to be cut, the broadcaster has announced. From January 2026, Good Morning Britain (GMB) will be extended by half an hour to fill the gap, running from 06:00 … Read more