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Oprah Winfrey speaks of ‘biggest regret’ as she opens up about weight loss struggles

Oprah Winfrey has admitted playing a role in perpetuating diet culture during her career and said a dieting item from a 1980s show was...

BAFTA TV Awards red carpet 2024: All the best looks from the nominees and VIP celebrities

BAFTA TV nominees and VIP guests hit the red carpet in style ahead of this year’s ceremony. Happy Valley, The Gold, Slow Horses and...

World

Switzerland wins Eurovision as chaos engulfs iconic song contest

Switzerland has won Eurovision, topping the leaderboard in a competition fraught with last-minute changes and backstage incidents. The first non-binary performer to take the...

World

Ukraine-Russia war: As Western weapons trickle through to Kyiv, Putin seizes chance to deal with ‘unfinished business’ in Kharkiv

Russia has reopened a major front in its war with Ukraine in a move that will stretch Kyiv’s already undermanned and outgunned forces as...

Sports

Canes stay alive as Rangers drop 1st playoff game

Associated Press May 11, 2024, 10:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes turned their last stand into a season-extending...

Sports

Skenes fans 7, tops 100 mph 17 times in debut

ESPN News Services May 11, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The moment hardly looked too big for Paul Skenes. The...

Sports

Braves lose no-hitter on 2-out HR, still top Mets

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMay 11, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the...

Sports

Wild one: Cubs draw 6 bases-loaded walks in 5th

ESPN News Services May 11, 2024, 10:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Kyle Nicolas came on, struck out two batters and...

Politics

Natalie Elphicke says claims she lobbied justice secretary over ex-husband’s trial are ‘nonsense’

Accusations MP Natalie Elphicke lobbied the justice secretary in 2020 to interfere in her then-husband’s sex offences trial are “nonsense”, her spokesperson has said....

Sports

Gaudreau, Team USA post 6-1 win over Germany

ESPN News Services May 11, 2024, 05:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PRAGUE — Columbus Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and...

Drivers ‘choosing to ignore’ official diversion route around M25 closure, say highways bosses

An “increasing number” of drivers are “choosing to ignore” the official diversion route around the M25 closure, highways bosses have warned. National Highways say...

Sports

Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan in Preakness

Associated Press May 11, 2024, 10:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Mystik Dan, the horse who won the Kentucky Derby by a nose in...

Sports

Allgaier stays hot at Darlington with Xfinity win

Associated Press May 11, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Justin Allgaier used a dominating performance on Saturday to win...

Sports

Marchand questionable for G4; B’s object to hit

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 11, 2024, 01:39 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Brad Marchand is...

World

Ukraine war: Inside Vovchansk – the town being flattened in Russian offensive

Flames and black smoke chugged from the windows of a two-storey apartment block in a frontline Ukrainian town. Residents said a Russian missile or...

Lambeth: Man left outside London hospital with gunshot wound dies

A man has died in south London after being left outside a hospital with a gunshot wound. The Metropolitan Police launched a murder investigation...

Northern Lights returning to parts of UK tonight after strongest solar storm in decades

The first extreme geomagnetic storm in two decades created a spectacular light show in UK skies last night – and some parts of the...

World

Eurovision axes Dutch entry Joost Klein after controversy over ‘incident’

Eurovision has kicked out the Netherlands’ entrant following a controversy over an ‘incident’ he was involved in. Joost Klein was alleged to have made...

Business

Former Rank chief Birch in talks to run Ladbrokes-owner Entain

Henry Birch, the former boss of Rank Group, is among the candidates vying to run Entain, the FTSE-100 owner of Ladbrokes. Sky News has...

World

Israel orders residents from more areas of Rafah to evacuate

Israel has called on residents from more areas of Rafah in the Gaza Strip to evacuate and head to the “expanded humanitarian area” as...