Reality stars, actors, royals and a whole host of A-listers have travelled to Venice for the lavish wedding between Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez. Oprah Winfrey, Orlando Bloom, Kylie Jenner and Ivanka Trump were just some of the celebrities seen on the boats and streets of the Italian city on Thursday and Friday….
In Manhattan’s West Village, where culinary trends can change with the seasons, Chef Vijay Kumar is shaping a quiet revolution. His 2025 James Beard Award win for Best Chef: New York State this month is more than just personal recognition – it marks a cultural inflection point. Chennai-based culinary historian Rakesh Raghunathan says: “Following in…
From Superman to I Know What You Did Last Summer – these are the films to watch at the cinema and stream at home this month. Eddington Best known as the horror auteur who chilled audiences with Hereditary and Midsommar, Ari Aster moves on to state-of-the-nation satirical comedy with his latest film, Eddington. The title is…
Horrible snogs. Hideous outfits. Heinous crimes. Between bursts of laughter, that’s how real-life sisters Kat Sadler and Lizzie Davidson describe the new series of their BBC comedy Such Brave Girls. “Being able to have schemes and do twisted things and [to] come from a female perspective, that was really exciting,” says Sadler, who wrote the…
Some cats are quiet, while others meow loudly for attention. What makes the difference may be buried deep in their genes. If you’ve ever shared your home with more than one cat, you’ll know how different their personalities can be. One might chirp for food, purr loudly on your lap and greet visitors at the…
Manchester United have had an improved bid worth up to £62.5m for Bryan Mbeumo rejected by Brentford. United have bid £55m plus £7.5m in add-ons for the 25-year-old. They had a bid of £45m plus up to £10m in add-ons for the Cameroon forward turned down earlier this month. United are looking to add goals…
Manchester City and Chelsea are already quids in from playing in the Fifa Club World Cup – and they could yet end up earning loads more. Some of their summer signings’ transfer fees have even already been paid off. With near-empty stadiums, extreme weather conditions and poor pitches dominating the news agenda during the group…
In a city dominated by the coughs and splutters of Australian rules football teams the Fremantle Dockers and West Coast Eagles, the British and Irish Lions have been living in a bit of a parallel universe in Perth this past week. The local media know what shifts newspapers – and it ain’t the tourists, no…
Suzanna Kathumba, a domestic worker in Malawi, spends every day thinking of ways she can economise to make her salary of 80,000 kwacha ($46; £34) a month stretch to support her family. As she wrings a wet cloth from a bucket of water in the living room and starts by wiping down the tables and…
Deal or no deal, what Wes Love wants is certainty. His Toronto-area business, Taurus Craco, imports machinery from overseas and distributes it across North America, mainly to the United States. But President Donald Trump’s shifting tariffs on Canadian products have left him, like many independent business owners, unable to plan for the future. “What has…
