Retailer estimated to have lost about £25m a week after it was forced to pause online shopping * Business live – latest updates Marks & Spencer has reopened its website to shoppers, six weeks after it was forced to halt online orders after a cyber-attack. The retailer said on its website that customers “can now place online orders with standard delivery to England, Scotland and Wales”. Deliveries to Northern Ireland “will resume in the coming weeks”. Continue reading...

Wage growth cools more than expected as Rachel Reeves tax increases add to labour market slowdown * Business live – latest updates Unemployment in the UK rose in April to the highest level in almost four years, official figures showed, as tax increases introduced by Rachel Reeves added to a broader slowdown in the jobs market. In a blow for the chancellor before Wednesday’s spending review, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the jobless rate increased to 4.6% in the three months to the end of April, up from 4.5% on the previous three-month period to hit the highest level since summer 2021. Continue reading...

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Two of Australia’s swimming golden girls admit to suffering severe lows after their highs at the Paris Olympics

Since the riots last summer British Muslims have felt a deep unease in our own country, asks Nadeine Asbali, the author of Veiled Threat: On Being Visibly Muslim in Britain

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Singer tells fans he is recovering from flu after various health setbacks this year including strep throat and Covid Sir Rod Stewart has cancelled a run of concerts in the US after having the flu, just weeks before his appearance at the Glastonbury festival later this month. The 80-year-old singer said he was “devastated” to cancel or reschedule six shows in the US, due to take place over the next eight days. Continue reading...

Pioneering light-rail tech poised to revamp network after chancellor announces £15bn transport boost In a sidestreet in central Coventry, a possible vehicle of the future has been making its first public foray: a 60-seat, battery-powered miniature tram. On smooth, almost silent, test runs, its pioneering wheel system allows it to round the corner without slowing – a small bend for this tram but a sharp turning point for tramkind. The embryonic Coventry very light rail (CVLR) is riding a bigger wave; suddenly, trams are go again. British cities trail Europe but once led the way, before retiring the hundreds of street trams that once flowered under horse and steam power. Continue reading...

The older I get, the harder it is to maintain ties – and a series of unhinged social media posts probably wouldn’t help

Motorist held in Osaka on suspicion of attempted murder after seven children hurt walking home, local media say

A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …

People are still debating this online after five years, and suddenly more hotly than ever. Even if it is ever answered, that still leaves us to tackle man v bear ...

Just another distraction from his disaster of a presidency.

President’s plans have rattled global stock markets and triggered heated rows with US’s largest trading partners Donald Trump will announce his latest round of tariffs at the White House on Wednesday afternoon, threatening to unleash a global trade war on what he has dubbed “liberation day”. Trump has rattled global stock markets, alarmed corporate executives and economists, and triggered heated rows with the US’s largest trading partners by announcing and delaying plans to impose tariffs on foreign imports several times since taking office. Continue reading...

Known for his roles in Batman Forever, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and Tombstone, the prolific actor’s cause of death was pneumonia

Val Kilmer, star of "Batman Forever" and "Tombstone," has died. He was 65.

Research by Cycling UK finds female cyclists report more threatening incidents, as well as a lack of infrastructure Intimidating behaviour from drivers, poor infrastructure and fears over safety are deterring more women in the UK from cycling compared with men, research has found, while bike sales continue to fall after the “Covid boom”. The barriers to cycling have widened between men and women “across every measure in the past seven years”, according to research by Cycling UK, a charitable membership organisation. Continue reading...

Le Pen was found guilty of embezzling EU funds to pay her party's staff, leading to a five-year ban from public office.

The government says it has achieved the highest rate of returns in eight years.

Lou Ferrigno ( The Incredible Hulk ) is set to star in an upcoming indie action thriller film project titled Hard Redemption . The film follows Bryan, “a Korean American teenager who wants out of his...

Court finds far-right leader guilty of embezzlement of European funds and bars her from public office with immediate effect

It’s easy to process allegations against textbook scumbags like Harvey Weinstein. When it is beloved authors and ‘allies’, less so Draw near, allies, for these are dark days for “kink-shaming”. At best, this is one of the whiniest, most pathetic and…

Her film breakthrough in 1960’s The Entertainer was a harbinger of the calmness and strength she brought as a distinguished character actor – and as her lovable self in Nothing Like a Dame * Joan Plowright dies aged 95 * Michael Billington: Plowright…

Olympian Jeff Galloway says his pace-shifting technique means less injury and better health for beginners and experienced marathoners alike Jeff Galloway has run more than 230 marathons. He was a member of the US team at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, has…

The Desertas Island land snails have been set free to roam on the uninhabited island of Bugio, near Madeira More than 1,300 tiny, critically endangered snails have been set free to roam on an island off the coast of Morocco after a breeding programme…