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Race for Oasis tickets shows that mediocrity is the norm

I no longer get excited when I hear about a big, popular event coming to town.

Oasis tour sells out in hours as fans complain of glitches

Oasis’s long-awaited reunion proved to be one of the most indemand tours of the decade, as websites were reported to have crashed and thousands of fans were left dejected after failing to get their hands on tickets which have sold out.

'Wonder drugs' defy ageing.but can they save the NHS?

Ozempic and Wegovy offer benefits beyond weight loss

Gove defends fellow raver Rayner over Ibiza partying

The former Tory minister Michael Gove, known mostly as a Brexiteer but also more recently for his dance moves in a techno club, has defended Angela Rayner, who has been criticised for her own contortions at an Ibiza superclub.

Arrest of Letby exposed nursing regulator loophole

The nursing and midwifery regulator failed to act quickly enough after Lucy Letby was arrested because of a loophole in its guidance, according to an unpublished review.

Fees soar as nurseries strain to bring in 'free' childcare

The next phase of Jeremy Hunt's plan starts tomorrow but parents say promises of saving £7,000 a year appear dubious

Anger over 'evil' handyman left free to kill two women

Family say mother of four 'should have been warned' about former partner who had been implicated in two stabbings.

Meet the new stars as F1 finally bloods young talent

For Kimi Antonelli, the 18-year-old wonderkid who Mercedes have high hopes will be their version of Max Verstappen, it was the biggest of comedowns at the Italian Grand Prix yesterday. The scene was set, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza glistening in 35C sunshine, as the Italian prospect expected to replace Lewis Hamilton at the Silver Arrows next year took to the track in first practice: his first session in Formula 1.

Summers-Newton powers to another swimming gold

There is no textbook for dealing with teenage sporting stardom, but Maisie Summers-Newton is as qualified as anyone to write it.

Dutch rivals were never pals - but now they're foes

They are not friends, according to Arne Slot. “Friends is someone you see a lot and go out with for dinner with,” said the Liverpool manager. Erik ten Hag does not belong in that category. Their relationship, Slot claimed, is as “good and normal as with other managers”. But a rivalry has been renewed; it may not be personal between them, but it tends to be between their clubs.

UK won't suddenly collapse because of a four-day week

Labour's 'Make Work Pay' proposals are aimed at boosting productivity and driving economic growth, not the opposite

Germany deports Afghans a week after deadly stabbings

Germany has deported Afghan nationals back to their homeland for the first time since the Taliban seized back power three years ago.

China not ready to invade at the moment, says Taiwan

China lacks the ability to fully invade Taiwan but is developing hypersonic weapons and other methods to threaten the island, Taipei's defence ministry has warned.

Brazilian court orders ban on X after Musk legal row

Brazil’s supreme court has ordered the “immediate and complete suspension” of Elon Musk’s social media platform X throughout the country.

Child dies as Russian bomb hits playground in Kharkiv

At least five people, including a teenage girl, have been killed in what Kyiv has said was a Russian glide bomb attack on an apartment block in northeast Ukraine.

Harris comes out of 'hiding' to ace her first TV interview

Democrat keeps race in her favour with 'do no harm' strategy

Man is caught 'upskirting' woman at British Museum

Police ask other victims on phone videos to come forward

Hospital CCTV shows staff 'dragging children on floor'

Mental health provider warned over alleged abuse of patients

Oasis issue resale warning as tickets listed for £6,000

Oasis have issued a warning to fans to avoid unauthorised resale sites after some were quickly listed for thousands of pounds. The band, led by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, announced their reunion this week after 15 years apart.

Put your hands up...Rayner raves with DJ in Ibiza club

Angela Rayner has been spotted raving behind the DJ decks at a nightclub in Ibiza. Following a meeting with mayors and housing regulators on Wednesday, the deputy prime minister and housing secretary was filmed just hours later dancing with the Australian DJ Fisher in front of a vast crowd at an Ibiza superclub.

Can Priti Patel shake up the Tory leadership contest?

After the heaviest general election defeat since the dawn of modern politics in 1832, it is remarkable that there are six people vying to be the next leader of the Conservative Party.

Pollsters predicted Labour's victory but were still wrong

Polling companies are keeping their heads down after getting last month's election wrong. Political polls are their shop window and, unsurprisingly, they don't want to advertise their mistakes to their more lucrative commercial clients.

Starmer has 'unsettling' portrait of Thatcher moved

Sir Keir Starmer has had a portrait of Margaret Thatcher removed from No 10 Downing Street, according to his biographer.

Labour backs four-day week based on 'compressed time'

Employees could get the right to a four-day working week under new laws being considered by Labour as part of their package for workers. This would come in the form of \"compressed hours\" where an employee is allowed to work their regular hours over four days instead of five, according to reports.

Soaring numbers of health workers are facing sanctions in sexual misconduct cases

Regulators failing to deal with issue, standards authority says

England face Pope dilemma - should they stick or twist?

Ollie Pope has enjoyed a winning start as a stand-in captain, but the new role has shone a spotlight on his form with the bat that could make his position vulnerable.

Favourite Cox crashes out of time trial gold contention

Kadeena Cox has spent the past decade playing the hand that her body has dealt her and this time, it gave her no choice but to fold.

Champions League gets bigger and more complex

As European football's 'Mr President' also gets a rebrand

What it feels like to mourn the death of your abuser

As Mariah Carey announces the passing of her estranged mother and sister - whom she said abused her - Ellie Muir digs into a particular kind of grief that is anything but simple

The prolific coffee company with ties to Nazi Germany

In this latest book on the barons who control America's food and drink industry, Austin Frerick explores the dark past of a company you won't recognise but will have interacted with