Lloyds Banking Group has announced the closure of 136 more high street branches in the UK, as it presses on with its shift towards digital banking. It will close 61 Halifax locations, 61 Lloyds, and 14 Bank of Scotland sites from May this year and up to March 2026. The decision is part of a …
Brad Pitt once tried to secure a biopic on Jeff Buckley, but the musician's mother, Mary Guibert, rejected him. Pitt's first interest came in around 2000, after he invited Guibert to his wedding with Jennifer Aniston. She told Variety that, out of many requests, Pitt's was the one that stood out: "If there's 20 people …
The 2025 Grammy Awards are promising to be a night to remember, with an incredible lineup of talent set to take the Crypto.com Arena stage in Los Angeles this Sunday (February 2nd). Comedian Trevor Noah returns for his fifth year in a row as host, promising an evening of laughs alongside the incredible performances. That's …
Acclaimed actor and UNHCR goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett is to lead a revolutionary initiative in support of refugee film-makers. A new grant scheme, the Displacement Film Fund, will see five directors awarded up to €100,000 (£84,000) each, all with personal or professional experiences of displacement. The fund will allow these film-makers to create short works …
In a leaked voice note that has since gone viral, Justin Baldoni can be heard apologizing to Blake Lively for his actions during the production of It Ends With Us. The audio, which lasts nearly seven minutes, captures Baldoni expressing regret over his response to changes Lively made to a pivotal rooftop scene in the …
Wednesday's hard-fought 2-1 victory against Girona for Arsenal on Wednesday night arrived with a twist that can hold big significance as they look towards their big match against Manchester City in the Premier League. Having managed a thrilling comeback through strikes from Jorginho and a debut for teenager Ethan Nwaneri, what worried Gunners fans were …
Liverpool has been handed a significant advantage in the Premier League title race following the conclusion of the Champions League group stage. The Reds, who topped their group, have avoided the playoff round, giving them a much-needed breather ahead of a crucial clash with Manchester City. Meanwhile, City have a treacherous game on their hands, …
OpenAI is probing allegations that its artificial intelligence (AI) models were used in building the rival chatbot known as DeepSeek. The San Francisco-based company, working in partnership with Microsoft, its significant investor to the tune of $13 billion, has raised concerns over Chinese startups frequently leveraging its technology to create competing products. Both OpenAI and …
HSBC, long an iconic figure on the streets of Europe and around the world, has announced the end of one of its strategic ambitions: competing with JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street and City of London titans. This move, which has caught many within the bank off guard, is part of the bank's …
Roman Abramovich, the billionaire Russian oligarch and former owner of Chelsea FC, could be facing a bill of up to £1 billion from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for unpaid taxes. This revelation comes from a detailed analysis of leaked documents, which suggest his offshore companies failed to pay tax on the profits generated by …
Lidl is set to open a pub in one of its UK stores. This marks a unique development in the supermarket industry. The High Court recently approved Lidl's plans to introduce the pub at its Dundonald location in County Down, near Belfast. This will be the first step for the supermarket to convert a part …
She is releasing the much-awaited new album, Mayhem, on March 7, and she has not been shy about the creative mayhem that's gone into the making of the album. According to an interview with Elle magazine, the pop icon described the album as "utter chaos.". According to Gaga, the sound of the album draws from …
For fans of the Welsh trio Manic Street Preachers, the much-anticipated launch of the band's new album, Critical Thinking, was scheduled to be on January 31st. However, it appears that there is a need to hold on for just one more week. New promotional posters have confirmed that the album will now be launched on …
One word keeps surfacing in the conversation with Glasgow's beloved post-rock band, Mogwai—"weird." That was "psychedelically weird" when their last album, As The Love Continues, tops the UK charts in 2021. A surreal success if ever there is one, but it happened amidst a global pandemic. "So we couldn't even go to the pub to …
