I don’t want to alarm anyone on this, the 95th day of January, but I have just realised that there are still almost two weeks before February starts. I don’t know about you, but the January 2025 time loop has broken me: my blood has become toxic ectoplasm and my bones are jelly worms. I…
LeBron James retiring headlines 2025 NBA bold predictions Bold NBA predictions for 2025, including expansion, LeBron James’ retirement and another run to the finals for Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks. The NBA, at midseason, is entirely wide open. But just because most teams are at (or have surpassed 41 games played) doesn’t mean it’s too…
Labour must carry out a root-and-branch overhaul of the UK’s incapacity benefits system if it is to rein in rising heath-related welfare spending, an influential cross-party Westminster committee has warned. The House of Lords economic affairs committee – whose members include two former Treasury permanent secretaries and a former chancellor – said major reform was…
Can Notre Dame stop Ohio State’s explosive offense in title game? USA TODAY Sports’ Dan Wolken and Michelle Martinelli discuss who will prevail, Notre Dame and their stout defense or Ohio State and their explosive offense. Sports Pulse The longest College Football Playoff season in history is down to one game. Notre Dame and Ohio…
A Myanmar junta airstrike has killed 28 people, including children, and wounded 25 at a temporary detention area in western Rakhine state, an ethnic minority armed group has said. The Arakan Army (AA) is engaged in a fierce fight with the military for control of Rakhine, where it has seized swaths of territory in the…
Growing up, Tina Shingler didn’t touch her hair like other girls touched theirs. She didn’t preen, stroke or comb – though sometimes she hid pens and cigarettes in it. “I had no respect for it, because no one else had any,” she says. As a “Barnardo’s child”, Shingler’s hair presented a challenge to her white…