Emma Willis breaks silence after first Strictly Come Dancing live show amid viewer backlash
The new presenting trio - made up of Emma, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe - caused quite the stir
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Hundreds of dollars a year: How tomorrow's RBA decision could affect borrowers
The Reserve Bank of Australia will make its next cash rate call on Tuesday and impact millions of Australians' finances.
Town's 'eyesore' new sculpture which cost £54,000 to build is branded 'some rusted metal with a head on top' by locals
The clifftop artwork overlooking Bournemouth beach has been installed to 'reflect the town's seaside identity' and was 'inspired by the unique coastline'.
Family of British woman who vanished while hiking in South Africa say her 'witchcraft death' must be investigated as murder
Lorna McSorley, 71, from Teignmouth, Devon, disappeared in September 2025 after she went on a walk with her partner of 30 years, 82-year-old Leon Probert.
No10 readies takeover of failing Avanti as Labour steps up nationalisation drive
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander last night said Avanti West Coast would be taken over at the 'earliest possible opportunity' when its latest franchise expires in March.
Labor's spending addiction is hurting Australians. Now your mortgage is rising again as politicians gaslight you about who's really to blame: Peter Van Onselen
Tomorrow the Reserve Bank will almost certainly increase interest rates yet again. Finding an economist who thinks they won't is hard to do.
Scott Kennedy on China’s ‘slow tech dragon’ and 2 more Xi-Trump meetings
Scott Kennedy is a senior adviser and trustee chair in Chinese business and economics at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. His areas of focus include China’s hi-tech drive, US-China relations and global economic governance. Open Questions first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here. How would you characterise the outcomes of the China-US summit compared to expectations going in? Is it largely a continuation of that track or do you...
Surge in landfill tax blamed for fly-tip epidemic blighting Britain
Landfill levies have increased from £7 per tonne in 1996 to £126.15 in 2025 - yet revenues have roughly halved in real terms, a think-tank found.
Boost for Prince Harry as Amazon is 'set to sponsor Duke's Invictus Games in big-money deal'
Jeff Bezos's company is understood to have agreed to sponsorship terms over the event - meaning Meghan is more likely to make an appearance.
The final shift of Constable Mia Lay: Patrol car was travelling over '150km/h' before fatal crash just metres from police station
Constable Mia Lay, 20, died after the police vehicle she was travelling in crashed into a tree in Sydney's inner west.
British chess champion, 11, becomes youngest woman grandmaster in history
Bodhana Sivanandan secured the title at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, after she won eight points across 11 games.
Two charged after allegedly using drones to deliver drugs into prison
The drone was allegedly carrying a package.
Bill Gates nervously LAUGHS as he denies going to friend Jeffrey Epstein's island... despite his ties to dead pedophile financier
The Microsoft co-founder stuttered and appeared a bit startled when discussing his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. He denied ever going to the pedophiles infamous island.