'We booked a £99 stargazing break all we got was an empty field'

'We booked a £99 stargazing break - all we got was an empty field'

A sophisticated scam promising a night in a stargazing dome in North Yorkshire catches people out.

College Football Playoff: Parity is about to bring chaos ... especially in the SEC

It's possible there could be an eight-way tie atop the SEC standings at the end of the regular season. Then what will the College Football Playoff committee do?

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago

Why We Got It So Wrong

It turns out a lot of people don’t behave like ambassadors from this or that group. They think for themselves in unexpected ways.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Zombie knives are banned - but the BBC got them online in two clicks

Our investigation manages to buy zombie knives on UK websites in a few clicks - for as little as £19.99.

‘This is a book we need now’: Sara Collins on choosing this year’s Booker winner

After reading more than 150 books over seven months, the judges voted unanimously in favour of Samantha Harvey’s Orbital – which pulled them as far away as possible from our planet. In January, a ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

We Break Down the Internet’s Future Under Trump 2.0

WIRED global editorial director Katie Drummond joins this week to discuss what the fragmented internet did for the Trump campaign, and what the incoming Trump administration means for the internet.

Tech - Wired - 4 days ago

8 Business Etiquette Rules We All Need Now

Some things never go out of style.

Business - Inc. - October 25

When ‘national security’ becomes a political excuse, we all lose

For decades, the U.S. government observed an “open investment” policy: neutrality concerning foreign investments into, and acquisitions of, U.S. companies. But the handling of the Nippon-U.S. Steel ...

Politics - The Hill - October 26

Ocasio-Cortez not going to 'sugarcoat what we are all about to collectively experience'

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) reviewed the potential adverse impact of the 2024 election and highlighted freedoms that could be threatened by President-elect Trump’s win in a social ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Re-drafting the 2024 NFL Draft

In our re-draft, the Chicago Bears opt for Jayden Daniels over Caleb Williams.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 7

Movie Review: A luminous slice of Mumbai life in ‘All We Imagine as Light’

The rhythms of bustling, working-class Mumbai are brought to vivid life in “All We Imagine as Light.”

Entertainment - ABC News - 5 days ago

Payal Kapadia, director of 'All We Imagine as Light,' sees another way

Payal Kapadia's “All We Imagine as Light" is about as rich a movie experience as you’ll find this year

Entertainment - ABC News - 3 days ago

Bank of Mum and Dad: why we all now live in an ‘inheritocracy’

Family wealth dictates our life choices. So is the Bank of Mum and Dad now behind so many of society’s growing inequalities?. You know the Bank of Mum and Dad when you see it: it’s your friend who ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Could we all be as positive as Chris Hoy facing death? Perhaps knowing when we will go changes everything | Simon Jenkins

As Hoy has said, there is agony in trying to predict the future. Medical advances mean we might be able to navigate an awful diagnosis with some certainty. We can all sympathise with Chris Hoy ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Fantasy Football Make or Break: Can we trust Brian Thomas Jr. in lineups without Trevor Lawrence?

Fantasy football analyst Tera Roberts examines four players with the potential to make or break your Week 10 lineups.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 7

Strength in numbers is back: Golden State's solution to a missing third star

At 2-1, the Warriors have relied on the depth of a 12-man rotation after failing to acquire a star player in the offseason.

Sports - ESPN - October 30

‘After the shoot, we had a party in a slaughterhouse’: horror movies’ creepiest kids reveal all

What’s it like to be the spine-chilling child in a scary film? In a Halloween special, we speak to the girl who played a demonic telepath in Village of the Damned – and the star of homicidal-virus ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

'We all know someone who has died' - the town in Valencia devastated by floods

The BBC has visited Paiporta, Valencia, where dozens of people have been confirmed dead.

We are all leeches now, trying to work out what is walking towards us | Helen Sullivan

One sucker is precariously attached to some flimsy reality – a wet leaf, a slippery rock – the other one pointed at the future. Imagine if your Wikipedia page described you as a “segmented or ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Giannis Antetokounmpo calls out Bucks after blowout loss to Knicks: 'We didn't compete at all'

The Bucks are now 2-7 on the season, which is tied for the third-worst record in the league

Sports - CBS Sports - November 9

‘We all can do it,’ says 88-year-old runner after completing 12th Athens Marathon

Ploutarchos Pourliakas finishes iconic Greek race ‘I’ve never smoked. I don’t indulge in excesses’ At 88, Greek runner Ploutarchos Pourliakas has proved again that age can just be a number and ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

Column: From Kimmel's Musk roast to Trump's Cabinet appointments, humor is all we have right now

From Jimmy Kimmel's Elon Musk roast to President-elect Trump's absurd Cabinet appointments, humor is all we have right now.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 4 days ago

‘We all have our eyes wide open’: Trump critics brace for dark time of retribution

Public officials targeted by Trump say they’re preparing for extreme scenarios, including possibility of being arrested. Members of Congress and other US public officials targeted for “retribution” ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Review: In 'All We Imagine as Light,' the big-city blues yield to a sublime sisterhood

Winner of the Cannes Grand Prix, writer-director Payal Kapadia's intimate spell of a movie shows a complex side of India that many urbanites will relate with.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 3 days ago

What we learned: We answered the big questions

Can the 49ers make a run? Can Jameis Winston save the Browns? Reporters react to all the action.

Sports - ESPN - October 30

We're not military - why are we being hit, asks injured man in Lebanon

In the Lebanese city of Nabatieh, Orla Guerin meets hospital patients and medics vowing to stay despite Israeli strikes.

We will be living in Trumpland for decades

The protectionism that Trump brought back into fashion now has a momentum of its own

World - Financial Times - November 2

This Is Who We Are Now

The morning after the apocalypse.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

'We earn £100,000 together. We are not worse off after the Budget'

People tell the BBC how much they earn and what they made of the Budget.

‘We want to show we can stand with someone who votes differently’

Democrat and Republican pairings hit the polls in a divided America

World - Financial Times - November 5

We took our dog on a winter campervan trip in the Alps: are we barking?

Two novices, a large van and a lively Irish setter make for an eventful road trip through the French mountains. When I first had the idea of taking a winter road trip through the Alps , I imagined ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Stop Pretending Trump Is Not Who We Are

If we haven’t learned our lesson now, when will we learn it?

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

'We lost our local fans, we lost our beautiful stadium, we lost our city'

Shakhtar were forced to leave Donetsk a decade ago, and the challenge of running an elite club has increased since Russia's invasion in 2022.

How we met: ‘On a group holiday we realised we had feelings for each other’

Hannah, 44, and Sean, 61, met in 2012, when they were patients at the Cassel hospital in London. After a slow-burn relationship, they are now happily married . When Hannah was sectioned in 2007, ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan Just Published a Book on Mental Health

DeMar DeRozan has been on a more than six-year mental health journey culminating in a book.

Business - Inc. - October 20

After 40 Years, the Pizza Hut Book It! Kids Are All Right

Pizza Hut’s Book It! literacy program, founded in 1984, has reached more than 70 million students — and counts the radio host Charlamagne Tha God among its fans.

Business - The New York Times - November 1

My husband lost his job and we can no longer pay the mortgage. We have zero savings. Will we lose our home?

“What do we tell the lender?”

Business - MarketWatch - October 26

We want to retire to a fun lake house, but we also want city amenities. Our budget is $450,000. Where should we go?

Looking for ideas on the best place for you to retire? Email HelpMeRetire@marketwatch.com

Business - MarketWatch - November 2

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