Ronnie O’Sullivan survived a scare to go one step closer to winning the eye-watering £500,000 prize at the Saudi Snooker Masters. The Rocket trailed 3-0 and then 5-4 against Chinese star Zhang Anda but recovered to win 6-5. O’Sullivan has been delighted with the quality of the tournament in SaudiContinue Reading
There was lots of drama yesterday, with John Higgins, Luca Brecel and Mark Allen falling by the wayside. Here are some of the key results from the previous round: Kyren Wilson 5-3 Liu Hongyu Mark Williams 5-4 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Ding Junhui 4-5 Stuart Bingham Ronnie O’Sullivan 5-1 Lei Peifan LucaContinue Reading
Not just dogs, some cats also enjoy playing fetch with their human companions, according to a new survey of thousands of cat owners. The research shows that about two in five pet cats choose to play fetch with their owners. Fetching as an animal behaviour is widely seen in dogsContinue Reading
Robert Jenrick has won the first round of voting in the race to be the next Conservative leader as Dame Priti Patel was eliminated. The former immigration minister took 28 votes, beating the favourite Kemi Badenoch into second with the backing of 22 Tory MPs. The other contenders still inContinue Reading
Finance minister Jack Chambers has defended the Government’s plans to spend eight billion in October’s budget following a warning from the Budget watchdog. Ireland’s next Budget will be worth 8.3 billion euro, with 6.9 billion for spending and 1.4 billion on tax. The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC) said thatContinue Reading
Surge pricing based on demand is set to be examined by the European Commission amid a backlash to Oasis concert prices soaring due to the practice. Some fans of the rock band were shocked by standard tickets for their reunion tour more than doubling from £148 to £355 on TicketmasterContinue Reading
Burberry has been kicked off the FTSE 100 after 15 years on the UK’s top stock market index, after a bruising year for the company’s share price amid a luxury retail slump. Following the latest reshuffle on the London Stock Exchange, insurer Hiscox has been promoted to the top indexContinue Reading
Oasis have announced two further Wembley Stadium shows on September 27 and 28 following overwhelming demand for their 2025 reunion tour. Fans who made it through the hours-long queue for tickets this weekend were shocked that the cost for general standing tickets had risen as a result of Ticketmaster’s dynamicContinue Reading
ANDRANIK HAKOBYAN/Shutterstock Hair loss will affect everyone at some point in their life. But, despite its prevalence, treating baldness is big business. In Europe, for example, there was a 240% increase in interest in hair transplant surgeries between 2010 and 2021 and Turkey has become such a popular destination forContinue Reading
Watch live as Conservative MPs participate in the first round of voting in the leadership contest to select a successor to Rishi Sunak. The first ballot begins the process of narrowing the list of the current six candidates – Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, Mel Stride, James Cleverly, Tom Tugendhat andContinue Reading
