Many animal-lovers think a cat or dog can help you live a longer, happier, healthier life. But does the science back them up?My childhood dog was called Biff. Biff was a handful. He was a loud, cocky shetland sheepdog who oozed bravado and bravery. Yet, underneath it all, he struggled Read more
A drama competition for 200 naked people in a giant sauna? Our writer gets a sweaty taste of ‘aufgass’ in the NetherlandsI am standing behind a partition rope, waiting for the theatre to open. An excited hum rises off the crowd, and there is jostling when the stewards throw open Read more
Amid frantic wrangling, Boris Johnson will urge key players including Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron and Jean-Claude Juncker to strike a bargain that he can sell in Westminster. Via: Boris Johnson makes desperate plea to EU amid DUP and Tory revolt
Gonzalo Caballero, 27, appeared at the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid, Spain. Both wounds were 30 centimetres deep and his femoral artery was severed. He remains in a serious condition. Via: Matador boyfriend of the King of Spain's niece is gored in the thigh and groin
The shelling of the camp at Ain Issa north of Raqqa represented ‘support for the revival of the Daesh organisation once again’, the Kurdish-led administration for northern and eastern Syria said. Via: Almost 800 ISIS brides and their children escape camp near Raqqa
Witnesses suggest victims were shopkeepers being robbed Via: London stabbings: Two men knifed at butchers shop in Tottenham
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and – especially – Joe Pesci turn in performances of wintry brilliance in Scorsese’s epically daring late stage mob masterpiece Martin Scorsese returns with his best picture since GoodFellas and one of his best films ever. It’s a superbly acted, thrillingly shot epic mob procedural Read more
Commons leader insists PM has ‘dedicated his political career’ to leaving EU, in bid to help win over Tory Brexiteers Via: Boris Johnson can be 'trusted' to deliver Brexit, Jacob Rees-Mogg tells Eurosceptics
Heavy rainfall brings risk of flooding and travel disruption Via: UK weather forecast: More than two inches of rain expected to fall as severe warnings issued for England
European Commission president says he does not expect British prime minister to ‘ask for extra time’ Via: Boris Johnson will 'probably not' ask for Brexit extension, EU president Jean-Claude Juncker says