The owner of Mecca Bingo has said more people have visited its bingo clubs and spent more money as it shakes off its post-pandemic woes and enjoys a boost in online players. Rank Group, which also owns casino chain Grosvenor, reported a 6% jump in ne

Bayern Munich progressed to the Champions League semi-finals as Joshua Kimmich’s powerful second half header knocked Arsenal out of Europe. With the tie delicately poised following a 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium last week, Kimmich thundered home

Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at Georgia's largest public beach will be greeted by dozens of extra police officers and barricades closing off neighborhood streets. While the beach will remain open

Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr Ripley gripped readers around the world in 1955 with its murderous story of reinvention. The 1996 movie adaptation starring Matt Damon and Jude Law was a fresh interpretation of the cult novel – and now, a brand n

Is it fair to say there’s a war on men at the moment?” It’s a question Danny Dyer poses in the first episode of How to Be a Man, a new two-part docuseries fronted by the hardman actor. The programme wades into the sticky and opaque tar pit of modern

America stands with Japan until all the Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago return home to end their painful separation, United States ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Thursday in Tokyo. Japan says North Korea ab

UK aid money has been invested in an Indian fund that backed a social media site featuring offers of sexual services and glorification of the Hamas attack on Israel, a watchdog has found. The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) warned that s

Closing arguments are expected Thursday in the trial against an Arizona rancher charged with fatally shooting an unarmed migrant on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border last year. George Alan Kelly, 75, was charged with second-degree murder in th

Cole Palmer is an “absolute genius” who could help England win Euro 2024, according to former international Joe Cole. Palmer has lit up the Premier League following his move to Chelsea from Manchester City, scoring 20 goals and notching nine assists

FA Cup replays have been scrapped as part of a new agreement between the Football Association and Premier League that comes amid the introduction of the new-look Champions League from next season. Replays had already been scrapped from the fifth roun

Rodri claims he “saw only one team” trying to win as he bemoaned Real Madrid’s tactics following Manchester City’s heartbreaking Champions League quarter-final loss. City’s European title defence ended in agonising fashion at the Etihad Stadium on We

Pigmentation is an increasingly common skin issue that can affect many people. It can manifest in multiple ways, too, and while it might seem hard to pinpoint the cause at first, once identified, there are countless products out there designed to tre

Donald Trump’s campaign has furiously denied rumours that the former president fell asleep during the first day of his historic criminal trial in New York. At various points during proceedings on Monday, Mr Trump, who is making history once again as

Musicians Ellie Goulding and Aurora are among those who have collaborated with the sounds of Nature, which has been recognised as a musical artist in its own right. The Museum For The United Nations-UN Live has announced the launch of global initiati

A jury will later deliver its verdicts in the inquests of 48 people who died in a nightclub fire in Dublin more than 40 years ago. The foreman of the jury in the Stardust fire inquests told coroner Myra Cullinane on Wednesday that majority verdicts h

OJ Simpson’s remains have been cremated as his lawyer said that he “wouldn’t want anyone feeling sorry for him.” According to the disgraced former NFL player’s attorney Malcolm LaVergne, Simpson was cremated on Wednesday, following his death last wee

At least four states experienced widespread 911 service outages on Wednesday evening before service was restored later for most of the areas impacted, yet it remains unclear as to what caused the interruptions. Law enforcement agencies from South Dak

Joe Biden made the surprising suggestion that his uncle may have been eaten by cannibals after being shot down during World War II during a visit toPennsylvania. While speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the president referenced his uncle 2nd Lt Ambr

The Rwanda Bill features among a range of stories on the front pages of Britain’s papers on Thursday. The Daily Express says the House of Lords once again blocked the Rwanda Bill on Wednesday night. Thursday's front page: LORDS DEFY WILL OF THE PEOPL

The Department of Interior is set to announce a ruling that would effectively halt a major mining development in Alaska over concerns that dozens of local tribes will be disrupted by the project. The Biden administration was set to issue a “no action

Bryan Kohberger, the graduate student accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in November of 2022, was on an early morning drive at the time of the killings, according to a legal filing from his defence offered late on Wednesday. “Mr.

A successful banker was drowned in a pond in an “exorcism” by his son, who believed his father was possessed by a demon, a court has heard. Jack Callahan, 22, has denied the murder of Scott Callahan, 57, whose body was found floating in water around

More than half a year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century burned through a historic Maui town, officials are still trying to determine exactly what went wrong and how to prevent similar catastrophes in the future. But two reports

Ashanti has confirmed that she is pregnant with her first child with musician Nelly. The 43-year-old R&B singer revealed that she and her Nelly are expecting a baby in a video shared to her Instagram. In the video, Ashanti can be seen getting ready f

Shortages of life-saving medication such as antibiotics, epilepsy and cancer drugs compounded by Brexit have worsened the UK’s “ broken” supply chain, researchers have warned. The government has been urged to carry out a review of the UK’s medicine s

A Tory MP is being investigated by the party following claims he misused campaign funds. Mark Menzies also faced allegations he made a late-night call to a 78-year-old aide asking for help because he had been locked up by “bad people” demanding thous

A fossil find by 15-year-old Ruby Reynolds in the UK has led to the discovery of a new giant sea reptile species that could have been over 25m in length. In May 2020, Ruby, who was then 11-years-old and her father Justin Reynolds found the first piec

The number of contested GCSE and A-level results increased in the year when grading returned to pre-pandemic levels in England, figures show. Data by England’s exams regulator Ofqual shows 2,570 GCSE, AS and A-level grades were challenged in 2022/23,

Sometimes I worry I’m becoming old-fashioned, only for someone with the views of a 600-year-old to come along and make me feel like a spry teenager by comparison. During a recent interview for The Hollywood Reporter to promote his forthcoming film Th