Trump invites China’s leader Xi Jinping to his presidential inauguration
Donald Trump has invited China’s hardline president, Xi Jinping, to his inauguration next month in an audacious diplomatic gambit that Beijing has reportedly indicated would
Shard to share title of tallest building in UK as new skyscraper gets green light
The Shard is going to have to share its title of the UK’s tallest building after planning permission was granted for a new skyscraper in
‘This can’t happen again’: passenger describes Birmingham funfair ride crash
Two men have been arrested after a Christmas fairground ride “dropped to the ground” causing injuries in Birmingham city centre. Two women were taken to
Mother and boyfriend wheeled body of toddler around Ipswich after murder
It is thought that two-year-old Isabella Jonas-Wheildon had been dead for about three days when the girl’s mother, Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell, and her partner, Scott Jeff,
Bubble Love: Bubble Love review – Ross From Friends’ high-energy pop-club side project
Felix Weatherall, the London producer best known as Ross From Friends, has spent much of his career escaping other people’s preconceptions. He emerged in the
The Jay-Z allegation once again reveals a culture of impunity in hip-hop | Tayo Bero
It’s been a rough year for prominent men in hip-hop. As a tidal wave of accountability continues to sweep the industry, the fallout from Sean
Angel Olsen: Cosmic Waves Vol 1 review – intriguing half compilation, half covers
Angel Olsen’s last album was 2022’s country-tinged, grief-wrought Big Time; a stopgap EP, Forever Means, came out in 2023. Cosmic Waves Volume 1 feels like
End of an Eras era: what’s next for Taylor Swift?
Few artists in the history of pop music have had a year like Taylor Swift. The singer, who turns 35 today, started off 2024 as
Jamaica tables bill to oust King Charles as head of state and become a republic
The Jamaican government has taken its first step toward removing King Charles as head of state, presenting a bill in parliament to abolish the constitutional
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Dyche facing uphill task at Emirates Sean Dyche may be struggling to find reasons for optimism before his Everton side travel to Arsenal. The Toffees