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International Airlines Group has been flying high so far in 2025, with shares and revenue rising together.Since the beginning of the year, the British Airways owner’s shares have gained more than 25 per cent, having recovered swiftly from a Trump-tariff related downturn.Over the past 12 months, shares are up almost 130 per cent, and over the past five they have risen 200 per cent.And yet, look back further and the firm’s share price resembles the familiar undulation of the Alps seen from 30,000 feet.That being the case, the drop in altitude seen at the beginning of Covid is something of…
Jimmy Carr’s staggering earnings have been revealed after a string of TV deals and a tour saw him rake in almost £5million last year.The comedian, 52, hosts shows Battle In The Box and Last One Laughing, and is set to take his stand-up comedy show to Australia. Thanks to his successes, accounts filed at Companies House have revealed that his firm, R & I Futures Ltd made £4.8million in the year to September 2024. Jimmy set up the company two years ago and is earning nearly £100,000 per week.He recently confirmed the future of Last One Laughing after it was dubbed ‘the funniest show…
Do you dream of owning your very own island? There’s one for sale in a remote region of the UK – and it’s just had its price slashed.The entire island, complete with wooded areas, sandy beaches, and diverse wildlife habitats, was first listed in 2024 with a guide price of £325,000.But it has since been reduced to £275,000, meaning the inhabited stretch of land is around the average cost of a home in the UK.According to the latest data from Zoopla, the average British house would cost around £268,400. The island is also around half the price of an average London flat,…
A woman has told how she suffered a burst appendix after taking blockbuster weight loss jab Ozempic, as she tried to shed a few pounds before her son’s wedding. Ali Eastburn, who was a size 16, was prescribed the drug by her doctor in April to feel more confident in wedding photos. The 58-year-old, from Nashville in Tennessee, US, claimed she had tried shifting the weight from her ‘post-menopausal’ body naturally, but nothing had proved effective. After her ‘trusted’ doctor suggested she was eligible for the weight loss injection, she began on a low dose of the drug and soon noticed her weight drop.But…
By SHANIA OBRIEN, LIFESTYLE REPORTER Published: 06:28 BST, 5 August 2025 | Updated: 06:33 BST, 5 August 2025 After decades of wild speculation, McDonald’s has finally put an end to one of the most bizarre pop‑culture mysteries of all time.Grimace, the lovable purple blob who’s been part of the McDonaldland crew for generations, is… a taste bud.Yes, you read that right. A giant, anthropomorphic taste bud who has somehow managed to charm millions around the globe.Fans have spent years theorising about Grimace’s true origin. Was he a milkshake? A blob? Some sort of alien? Now we know the truth.Grimace made…
Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta shocked and disgusted many viewers after interviewing an AI recreation of Parkland High School shooting victim. Acosta — a former liberal, anti-Trump voice at the network — has made a presence on Substack since being pushed out at CNN. On his show Monday, he posted what he called an interview with Joaquin Oliver, who was one of the teenaged victims of Nikolas Cruz at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida in 2018. Acosta explained why he was performing this absurd interview in a post on X.’A show you don’t want to miss at 4p ET / 1p PT. I’ll be having…
By NATALIA PENZA Published: 15:00 BST, 4 August 2025 | Updated: 15:07 BST, 4 August 2025 A British couple on holiday were left horrified after their son was put on a different flight and sent to a different country this morning. The incident occurred after they were separated from him in a busy airport in Menorca, Spain, ahead of their scheduled Tui flight back to London Stansted. Police checked CCTV cameras and discovered the 15-year-old had managed to get past security and board a flight heading to Milan Malpensa Airport instead.The boy’s mum is now flying to Italy later today to bring…
Penrith Panthers trainer Corey Bocking has been accused of robbing the Gold Coast Titans of a win over his team with an act of ‘pathetic sportsmanship’ on Saturday.The Titans had scored five tries in 25 minutes to take a 26-24 lead late in regular time when Bocking ran in front of Gold Coast kicker Jayden Campbell as he attempted a conversion.Campbell missed the kick after having to re-set himself. Had he converted, the score would have been 28-24 with just four minutes to play.Instead, Penrith star Nathan Cleary was able to boot a two-point conversion in the last minute of regular…
By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:06 BST, 4 August 2025 Shares in banks climbed yesterday as investors breathed a sigh of relief after lenders were let off the hook for car finance compensation.The City watchdog estimated that the scandal will cost between £9billion and £18billion – much lower than the previously forecasted £44billion – after the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that lenders would not be liable for most of the payouts.Lloyds was the biggest FTSE 100 beneficiary – rocketing 9 per cent, or 6.82p, to a ten-year high of 82.56p.Shares in Close Brothers, one of the lenders most exposed to…
By ADAM S. LEVY, US SENIOR SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER Published: 05:35 BST, 5 August 2025 | Updated: 06:22 BST, 5 August 2025 Joanna Carson, the third wife of late comedy legend Johnny Carson, is being fondly remembered by her friends after her death at 93 last month.Joanna’s death was revealed to her friends in July, and she was laid to rest last week in a funeral service, Extra reported Monday.The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation honored the late model in a Facebook post on July 30, saying she and the late philanthropist Wallis Annenberg embodied the ‘spirit of love and support’ the organization’s…