R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe has given a live debut to a new solo song ‘The Rest Of Ever’ on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert – watch below. The legendary singer has been working on his first full solo album for several years and while he has said in recent weeks that it has taken “longer than I wanted”, he has said he is now adding the finishing…
Cocaine and cannabis are among drugs being readily offered for sale in High Street mini-marts, a BBC investigation has revealed. Undercover researchers secretly filmed in towns across the West Midlands, including one shop called Cradley Market. One of those researchers met Akwa, who works behind the counter there. It took just seconds for Akwa to…
Our universe might be chock-full of cosmic wonder, but you can observe only a fraction of astronomical phenomena with the naked eye. Meteor showers, natural fireworks that streak brightly across the night sky, are one of them. The latest observable meteor shower will be the Lyrids, which has been active since April 14 and is…
The former top official at the Foreign Office has fronted a parliamentary committee, telling MPs that No 10 had a “dismissive approach” to Lord Peter Mandelson’s security vetting. Sir Olly Robbins said there was an “atmosphere of pressure” and a “very strong expectation” from No 10 that Mandelson should be “in post and in America”…
Sir Keir Starmer addressed MPs in the Commons about Peter Mandelson’s vetting for his job as US ambassador. The prime minister said officials made a “deliberate decision” not to tell him that Mandelson had failed security vetting for the job. Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch accused the PM of throwing “his staff and officials under…
https://www.icij.org/investigations/cancer-calculus/merck-keytruda-cancer-drug-price/ OVERVIEW How Merck turned its wonder drug into a blockbuster — and priced out cancer patients worldwide Apr 13, 2026 https://www.icij.org/investigations/cancer-calculus/cancer-drug-counterfeits-keytruda-immunotherapy/ COUNTERFEITS Counterfeiters cash in on the world’s bestselling cancer drug Apr 13, 2026 https://www.icij.org/investigations/cancer-calculus/cancer-patients-legal-battle-keytruda-lifesaving-drug/ INSURERS ‘They deny the medication that is keeping you alive’: Patients wage grueling legal battles for lifesaving cancer drug…
OnePlus has introduced the OnePlus Watch LiteIt’s lightweight, thin, and affordableThe watch won’t be available in the US OnePlus previously said the OnePlus Watch Lite was on the way, and now the affordable wearable is official: it comes in a single 45 mm size, with up to 10 days of battery life and a 1.46-inch…
Live stream The Ashes 3rd Test for *FREE* on 7Plus Unblock your stream with NordVPN (75% OFF)3rd Test: December 17-21, daily start times: 11:30pm GMT (day before) / 10:30am AEDT / 6:30pm ET (day before) The 3rd Ashes Test in Adelaide arrives with England already on the brink, trailing the series 2-0. The tourists have…
John Cena began his WWE retirement tour back in January, and it’s coming to an end this weekend when the wrestling legend headlines WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event. For the last fight of his career, Cena has been matched up with “The Ring General” Gunther on the night’s fight card, which also features matches between…
The Game Awards 2025 edition of the Day of the Devs digital showcase goes live on Wednesday, December 10 at 1PM ET on Twitch and YouTube. That’s more than 30 hours before The Game Awards itself kicks off, which makes perfect sense. It is called Day of the Devs, after all, and if we’re judging…
