A pun about pasta has won the award for the funniest joke of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Comic Masai Graham was voted the winner with the joke: “I tried to steal spaghetti from the shop, but the female guard saw me and I couldn’t get pasta.” The Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe award, which
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Leon Vitali, a long-time collaborator with film director Stanley Kubrick, has died aged 74. The official Twitter channel for Kubrick said in a tweet: “It is with the greatest of sadness that we have to tell you that the mainstay of a vast number of Kubrick’s films, Leon Vitali, passed away peacefully last night. Our
A murder investigation has been launched after Tyson Fury’s cousin was stabbed to death in a “senseless” attack outside a bar. Rico Burton, 31, was one of two people attacked in the Goose Green area of Altrincham, Greater Manchester, in the early hours of Sunday. He and a 17-year-old boy both suffered stab wounds, with
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have tied the knot for a second time with a big white wedding surrounded by family and friends. The ceremony comes a month after the celebrity couple, known as “Bennifer”, got married in a Las Vegas drive through-chapel. Their second nuptials took place on Saturday on the grounds of actor
Liz Truss has hinted she will announce more help on the cost of living – as Labour calls for the government to make public the plans it is considering. In an interview with The Sun on Sunday, the foreign secretary said that every government “has to look at making sure life is affordable for people”.
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John Dean, the White House counsel for former President Richard Nixon, predicts some of Trump’s supporters in the media will “have egg all over their face” when the investigation into Trump’s handling of classified documents ends. #CNN #News
The daughter of a Russian ultra-nationalist and ally of President Vladimir Putin who argued Russia should absorb Ukraine has been killed in a suspected car bomb attack. Russian state investigators said Darya Dugina, daughter of idealogue Alexander Dugin, was killed after a suspected explosive device detonated on the Toyota Land Cruiser she was travelling in
1:18 AM ET SEATTLE — A historic day at the CrawsOver Pro-Am featuring more NBA talent than has been on a court in Seattle since the league’s last preseason visit ended early due to court conditions, but not before what organizer Jamal Crawford called an “unbelievable, one of one” experience. Although several of the league’s
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European governments are scrambling to fill underground storage with gas supplies to provide households with enough fuel to keep homes warm during winter. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany’s natural gas storage facilities surpassed a fill level of more than 75% this month, two weeks ahead of schedule, as Europe’s largest economy
11:19 PM ET ESPN News Services MASON, Ohio — Borna Coric made history Saturday after defeating No. 9 Cameron Norrie in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Western & Southern Open final. Ranked No. 152 with a protected injury ranking, Coric is the lowest seed to ever reach the final in Cincinnati. The Croatian
Liz Truss has renewed optimism about her chances of getting into Downing Street next month – despite former Tory cabinet ministers pouring cold water on her plans. Ms Truss, who is leading the race to become the next Conservative leader by a significant margin, has continued her economic push, saying there is “too much talk
Hollywood actor Gary Busey has been charged with sex offences related to incidents at a popular horror film convention in Philadelphia. Busey, 78, was charged with two counts of fourth degree criminal sexual assault, one count of attempted criminal sexual contact and one count of harassment, Cherry Hill Police said. Fourth degree sexual assault carries
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and chief executive officer of FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange, speaks during an interview on an episode of Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein in New York, US, on Wednesday, Aug 17, 2022. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images FTX rode the crypto craze to a billion dollars in revenue last year while
Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk has retained his heavyweight titles after a thrilling rematch with Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia. Usyk won on a split points decision after the pair went the full 12 rounds – 113 to 115, 115 to 113 and 116 to 112. Until around March, Usyk was fighting on the frontline in
Footage has emerged of divers discovering a cook who had survived for almost three days trapped in an air pocket in his sunken ship’s hull. Nick van Heerden was on a mission to recover bodies from the sunken Jascon 4 when a hand reached out to him while he was searching the tugboat. http://news.sky.com/story/1177271/video-of-man-saved-from-sunken-ship-off-nigeria
A federal judge in Atlanta has denied GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham’s motion to quash a subpoena, ruling that he must testify before a Fulton County grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. #CNN #News
Almost 2,000 workers have walked out of their jobs at the UK’s largest container port on the first day of an eight-day workers strike, in the latest round of industrial action hitting various sectors of the economy. The strike at Felixstowe port on the east coast rounds off a week that saw various strikes by
At a time when cars seem to be getting bigger and bigger, perhaps we all need to take a step back. I think it’s time to re-evaluate just what cars need to be, how much car is really necessary to move us around. It sounds like China agrees with me, at least judging by the