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First thing’s first: Happy birthday, Taylor Swift! Closing out a year that has seen the now 34-year-old superstar score nothing but touchdowns, the shindig beau Travis Kelce has planned Wednesday night in New York City promises to be quite the celebration. And well it should be. With a record-breaking tour that brought in more than

The UK economy took a surprise tumble in October, according to an early official estimate that showed a contraction of 0.3%. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that output in all three main divisions – services, manufacturing and construction – was in negative territory. Economists had expected a flat performance, following on from the

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Sugar’s Sugar23 has signed Lana Condor, the award-winning actor and producer best known for her breakout performance in Netflix’s YA rom-com franchise, To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. In the first film of the same name released in 2018, which adapted Jenny Han’s 2014 novel, Condor took on the role of Lara

Bosses at Thames Water, the UK’s largest water provider, say the company does not have the money to repay a £190m loan bill due next April. Regulator Ofwat has reiterated concerns over the amount of money the firm has borrowed, as it sits on a £14.7bn debt pile. But senior executives at the company blamed

A Los Angeles man remained jailed today for allegedly assaulting a man in his 70s in Beverly Hills in what police are calling an antisemitic attack. The victim and his wife were in the area of North Rexford Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard at about 9 a.m. Saturday when the suspect — who had no

The pace of wage growth has eased back by more than expected, according to official figures that will please interest rate-setters at the Bank of England. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported basic pay was 7.3% higher in the three months to October compared to the same period last year. That was down from

EXCLUSIVE: Christine Otal has been named Senior Vice President, Production & Development at Macro Film Studios, the company’s President James Lopez has announced. Otal joins from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, where she served as Senior Vice President of Film. During her time there, she worked on titles including Star Trek IV, a live-action remake

The fast-fashion giant Shein has held talks with the London Stock Exchange about the possibility of staging a blockbuster public listing in the UK, even after filing documents paving the way for a flotation in New York. Sky News has learnt Donald Tang, Shein’s executive chairman, met executives from the LSE and other stakeholders in

UPDATED with new details: Tucker Carlson‘s new streaming site has launched and on offer are an array of different media products, all featuring Carlson. They include the self-explanatory “Tucker Carlson Interview,” “After the Tucker Carlson Interview,” “Ask Tucker,” “TC Shorts,” “The Tucker Carlson Encounter” and “Tucker Carlson Films.” First “Encouter” guests include golfer John Daly,

Mortgage lending is set to fall in 2024, with repossessions and the number of households in arrears to increase, according to a forecast by a lenders’ trade body. UK Finance said while affordability pressures were peaking – largely reflecting the end of the Bank of England‘s cycle of interest rate hikes to tackle inflation –

The eldest son of Lakers superstar LeBron James is expected to make his college basketball debut today for USC. Freshman Bronny James will take the court against Long Beach State less than five months after he suffered cardiac arrest at a practice. USC said James went through his first two full-contact practices Thursday and Friday

Baroness Michelle Mone says she regrets denying her connection to a PPE firm awarded huge contracts during the pandemic – and which is now being investigated by the National Crime Agency (NCA). Following a silence lasting almost two years, the Ultimo bra tycoon has taken part in a YouTube documentary funded by the same company,

Just hours after Liz Magill resigned as president of the University of Pennsylvania over the evasive answers she and two other academic leaders gave in a testimony at a House hearing this week, the three were being mocked on the Saturday Night Live cold open. So was Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), the Trump-supporting congresswoman whose

The misuse of copyrighted music by artificial intelligence companies could exploit musicians, a former executive at a leading tech startup has warned. The technology is trained on a huge number of existing songs, which it uses to generate music based on a text prompt. Copyrighted work is already being used to train artificial intelligence models

Stan Rogow, a veteran producer for the Hilary Duff-starring Lizzie McGuire series and feature film, and an Emmy nominee for his earlier work on the TV series Fame, has died at 75. Rogow died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, reports indicate. No cause was given. Born in Brooklyn, Rogow graduated from Boston

New immigration rules could prevent universities from hiring the best international talent and send a message that the UK is “closing ranks”, higher education leaders have warned. Academics and University bodies have told Sky News an increase in the minimum salary for a skilled worker visa effectively prices out early career academics and researchers vital

President Joe Biden told the crowd at a fundraiser this evening, “You’re the reason that Donald Trump is a former president, or he hates when I say it, a defeated president.” At the Holmby Hills home of designer Michael Smith and former ambassador James Costos, Biden spent a substantial part of his 11 minutes of

Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI could face investigation by the UK’s competition regulator. The tech giant is a major investor and strengthened ties following the chatbot’s wildly successful launch in November 2022, committing another $10bn (£7.9bn) earlier this year. It is reported to own a 49% stake in the company, which is at

EXCLUSIVE: Lubna Hanna has been promoted to Manager by Redefine Entertainment. Hanna works with clients Njeri Brown (Dear White People, Queens), Alyssa Lerner (Diary of a Future President), Amber Dupre (The Spoils, Loki), Madeline Hendricks (Jane the Virgin, Good Trouble), Kimiko Matsuda Lawrence (Twenties, Boomerang) and Suzy Esposito (Neon). A native of Los Angeles, Hanna

The UK’s average two-year mortgage rate has dipped below 6% for the first time in nearly six months. The rate now sits at 5.99%, falling from 6.01% the day before, according to Moneyfactscompare.co.uk. The last time the rate was below 6% was on 16 June 2023, when it dropped to 5.98%. The highest it has