Some 95% of estate agents are seeing an increase in demand for homes with air conditioning as temperatures rise, a survey has suggested. More than four in five agents (88%) also reported a rise in homes coming to the market with built-in air conditioning, with 36% saying such a systemContinue Reading
Just when you thought Brat summer couldn’t get any bigger, Charli XCX released the remix for “Guess” featuring Billie Eilish on Thursday (August 1). In an accompanying music video directed by Aidan Zamiri, the two pop stars climb a mountain of lingerie, playing off Charli’s lyrics: “You wanna guess theContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer and his Scottish counterpart John Swinney have led tributes to the “true British great” Andy Murray as the tennis star ends his career with defeat in the quarter-finals of the Olympic men’s doubles. Twenty-one years after his first professional match, Murray’s hopes of a medal-winning swansong evaporatedContinue Reading
BBC bosses have been put on notice by the new culture secretary Lisa Nandy regarding failures in dealing with disgraced presenter Huw Edwards. Ms Nandy met with BBC executives on Thursday night to discuss “serious concerns” about the way the corporation handled the investigation into Edwards, alleged complaints and warningsContinue Reading
“He’s gonna be missed for British tennis, world game, it’s a figurehead who has gone, I’d say,” the 34-year-old said. “But I can’t imagine he will be leaving this sport – I hope he stays around doing something in some capacity. He’s a great motivator when we’re practising and wheneverContinue Reading
A half-a-billion-year-old spiny slug had shed light on the origins of animals like oysters and octopuses, researchers have said. Researchers including scientists from the University of Oxford have discovered a new species of mollusc that lived 500 million years ago. Called Shishania aculeata, the new fossil reveals that the earliestContinue Reading
The International Olympic Committee have defended their decision to allow two boxers who previously failed a gender test to compete at the summer Games in Paris. The boxing action on Thursday was clouded by controversy after Algeria’s Imane Khelif, disqualified from last year’s World Championships as a result of highContinue Reading
The EU has warned Sir Keir Starmer his attempt to repair relations with the bloc may fail if he does not meet a list of eight demands, it has emerged. The prime minister has made rebuilding ties with Brussels a top priority since the general election, after years of mistrustContinue Reading
Bill & Ted stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are set to reunite on Broadway in a new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. The production will open in New York in late 2025, and will be directed by Olivier Award-winner Jamie Lloyd. The theater has not yet beenContinue Reading
Rafael Nadal has revealed his plans after being knocked out of the 2024 Paris Olympics. On Wednesday, Nadal and partner Carlos Alcaraz lost 6-2 6-4 to the fourth-seeded American duo of Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram, ending the icon’s hopes of a fairytale finish. In his final summer Games, NadalContinue Reading
