Harry Brook: England player on batting, Test captaincy and Wellington
In a parallel universe, this week is Harry Brook's first as England's new Test captain.
There are numerous reasons why it will be Joe Root, rather than Brook, leading England into a new era against Pakistan at Headingley: the timing of Ben Stokes' retirement, Brook's workload as white-ball captain and Root's surprise willingness to resume the job among them.
Hayden Panettiere Once Compared Herself to 'Finding Nemo's' Dory: I 'Keep Swimming, Even When Face to Face With a Bunch of Sharks'
IN HER OWN WORDS
The late actress revealed her struggles in her memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, which has returned to number one on the charts following her passing
Hayden Panettiere, ‘Heroes’ and ‘Scream’ Star, Dies at 36
Hayden Panettiere, known for her roles on “Heroes,” “Nashville” and in “Scream 4” and “Scream VI,” died on Sunday. Her rep confirmed her death to ABC News. A cause of death was not immediately known.
Japan second-quarter GDP grows 1.1% on an annualized basis, missing expectations
This photo taken on April 21, 2025 shows a customer walking past a display of instant noodles at a branch of Japanese discount retailer Don Quijote, also known overseas as Don Don Donki, in the Shibuya district of central Tokyo. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)
‘Lanterns’ Premiere Shocker: Stars Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre and Show Creators Break Down That Time Jump and Cliffhanger
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the Season 1 premiere of “Lanterns,” now streaming on HBO Max.
What kind of superhero show has the guts to kill off its lead character in the first episode?
1935 Duesenberg SSJ Special Speedster Wins 2026 Pebble Beach Best of Show
A 1935 Duesenberg SSJ Special Speedster was just deemed Best of Show at the 2026 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the apex award at what is arguably the most prestigious classic car show in the world.
‘Water and salt’: Qusra residents trapped in Israeli settler siege
As the blockade enters its second week, Palestinians remain trapped by settlers and soldiers without water or power.
As the siege enters its second week, 15 Palestinians, including two children, remain besieged inside three homes in the Ras al-Ain area of Qusra, south of Nablus. Surrounded by armed Israeli settlers and military battalions and convoys, the families are cut off from food, water, and electricity. The United Nations reported that the residents are “trapped inside their homes in a state of terror, unable to attend to their basic needs and without access to water or electricity”.
Democrats demand answers from Trump on USS Abraham Lincoln conditions
Democrats on Sunday intensified their demands for answers from the Trump administration over conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln as the aircraft carrier’s nearly nine-month deployment continued fueling concern over crew morale, mental health and living conditions.
Greek wildfire kills two people as aircraft deployed to blaze at Belgian nature reserve
An elderly couple died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis on Sunday while a fire ravaged Belgium’s largest nature reserve in the latest wave of European wildfires.
The couple died outside their home in the Peristeria beach area of Salamis, Greece’s coastguard said. More than 500 people were ordered to evacuate.
Water companies in England and Wales explore ‘surge pricing’ during drought
Water companies could be allowed to raise bills for customers during periods of drought under proposals being considered by the sector’s regulator for England and Wales.
Suppliers would be permitted to factor “water scarcity” into bills as part of efforts to reduce consumption under Ofwat’s plans, which are being likened to surge pricing – the practice where private hire firms raise taxi fares at times of higher demand.