Harry Kane describes Ballon d’Or win as a ‘dream come true’ then eyes repeat win Harry Kane described Monday’s Ballon d’Or triumph as beyond his “wildest dreams” – and then promised to try to win it again next year. Kane was a popular winner of the 70th Ballon d’Or during a ceremony at London Palladium
Take That named as star performers at William’s Earthshot Prize ceremony Take That have been named as performers at the Prince of Wales’ Earthshot Prize awards ceremony being held in Mumbai. The band, with a string of hits to their name, will perform for the first time in India when they take to the stage
Police and fire services told to take urgent action to improve cyber security Police and fire services are not properly protected from cyber attacks amid a reliance on legacy computer systems and not doing enough to prevent human error putting them at risk, a watchdog has found. His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and
35% of homes are in postcode areas where house prices are falling, says Zoopla More than a third (35%) of homes across the UK are estimated to be in postcode areas where property values have fallen over the past year, according to Zoopla. The proportion has increased from 12% a year ago, the property website
Poppy-coloured stamp set honours armed forces Royal Mail has revealed images of a set of six new stamps honouring the service of the nation’s armed forces. The stamps will be issued on Armistice Day, November 11, that this year marks 110 years since the Battle of the Somme, which began on July 1 1916 and
US rapper Jay-Z to headline 2027 Super Bowl half-time show US rapper and hip-hop mogul Jay-Z will headline the 2027 NFL Super Bowl half-time show, it has been announced. After weeks of speculation, the news was confirmed in a joint announcement by Roc Nation, the NFL and Apple Music ahead of the NFL’s Monday night
Ballon d’Or chaos as Kane, Yamal and Mbappe ‘leaked’ as winners before ceremony The Ballon d’Or website has published three separate articles naming Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe as winner of the 2026 men’s award. Hours before the ceremony for the 70th edition of the individual accolade at Palladium Theatre in London, chaos
Jimmy Carr: Comedy should be taught in schools The 54-year-old presenter is known for hosting 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Last One Laughing UK, as well as performing his own stand-up comedy shows. Carr said he thinks no one is born funny and that comedy is a “teachable skill” that can help young people
Fresh warnings issued as strong winds and heavy rain forecast after two storms Fresh weather warnings have been issued as strong winds and heavy rain are on the way after two storms battered Britain. Yellow wind warnings will be in place for western areas of the UK on Monday and Tuesday as gales and spells
Royal Mail delays full rollout of postal overhaul until after Christmas Royal Mail has revealed it will halt the full rollout of its second-class post overhaul until after Christmas amid calls for the service to urgently improve its performance. The group said it had agreed with the postal workers’ union to delay expanding the reforms