Father-of-four is raffling off his three-bed home '15 minutes from the beach for the price of a McDonald's meal'
Steve Rooney, 43, from Co Wexford, Ireland, has listed his family's beautiful cottage, which is 'surrounded by mountains' in the countryside, in the online competition.
Cruz Beckham shares childhood picture of estranged brother Brooklyn - despite his older sibling blocking his whole family and demanding he is kept off their social media
Cruz Beckham shared a childhood picture of his estranged brother Brooklyn this weekend - despite his older sibling blocking his whole family and reportedly demanding he is kept off their socials.
Arsenal 3-0 Man City PLAYER RATINGS: Who lacked bite and physicality for Enzo Maresca? Which Arsenal star ran the show? And which 'unusually tentative' defender only managed a 4.5 out of 10?
Arsenal eased to victory over Man City in the Community Shield to claim the first silverware of the season, with the Premier League champions making the perfect start through Riccardo Calafiori.
Trump springs surprise as he sends Jared Kushner to confront Hamas leaders in attempt to force them into disarming in Gaza... just hours before he meets Netanyahu in Israel
Jared Kushner, the US Special Envoy for Peace, met with Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday. He is set to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday.
Louise Haigh signed off on 'needless' emergency wildfire alert that startled millions of people
Louise Haigh, who is head of the Cabinet Office, is understood to have approved the alert, which led to panicked Britons jamming 999 lines and startled drivers swerving across motorways.
'Country hicks' were offered life-changing $26million for their farmland... now they're being hailed as heroes after telling buyer to 'kick rocks and don't come back' after change of heart
Ida Huddleston, 82, and her daughter, Delsia Bare, 54, own neighboring properties in Kentucky, where they refused $26million from developers.
Hundreds more trains turning up with fewer carriages than scheduled on first line re-nationalised by Labour, figures reveal
Official data shows 6,191 South Western Railways (SWR) services turned up with fewer carriages than they were supposed to during the first year under state control.
London mayor Lord Khan rakes in £750 every hour from bus lane fines after cash he's netted from them rockets 400 per cent to £6.6million, sparking fresh accusations of a Labour 'war on motorists'
Figures show Transport for London (TfL), which he chairs, netted a staggering £6.6million from 54,761 motorists straying into bus lanes across the capital last year (2025/26).
Venezuela Fury, 16, reveals husband Noah Price, 19, accidentally sent her FLYING to the floor while trying to fix her £10 shoes at Luke Combs gig
Venezuela Fury has revealed that her husband Noah Price accidentally sent her flying to the floor while trying to fix her £10 shoes at a recent Luke Combs gig.
Heartbroken family pay tribute to much loved mechanic who 'can fix anything'
Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
Female prison psychologist sent topless photos of herself to inmate and called him 'my rock' in birthday card
Lisa Forgione provided care for the unnamed inmate while working at HMP Isle of Wight but did not embark on an inappropriate relationship with him until after she left and quit the prison service.
Bluesky's Active User Base Shrinks 52% Over 18 Months, But Its Protocol is Spreading
An anonymous reader shared this report from TechCrunch:
According to data from digital intelligence provider Similarweb, Bluesky's mobile app had 10.4 million monthly active users worldwide in June 2026, down 27.2% year-over-year. In addition, mobile daily active users continued to decline, falling 25.6% year-over-year in July to around 3 million... Bluesky's app has lost more than half its monthly active users from its late-2024 high... Its quarterly average was around 22.1 million monthly active users in the fourth quarter of 2024, Similarweb's data indicates, and it declined to 10.7 million in the second quarter of 2026. That's a decline of around 52%.
While Bluesky's numbers are down, those who stuck around are committed. Its smaller community remains relatively active, with a stickiness rate (the ratio of daily to monthly active users) of roughly 29% in June, about the same as Threads.
For Bluesky's new CEO, Toni Schneider, these numbers may not be as concerning. The company is not entirely focused on making Bluesky (the app) succeed, but on making it possible for the underlying protocol (AT Proto) to power a growing number of social apps, services, and communities. That's something that is now taking place, as projects like BlackSky and Eurosky are growing, while some AT Proto apps like the video-focused Skylight have found early traction, too. In addition, the company has launched new products, like the AI-powered research tool Attie, and is now working on adding support for private data to Bluesky. The latter could generate new interest in Bluesky from a different type of user — those less interested in the public square, and more interested in private networking and communities.
But on Threads in July of 2026, daily active users were up 21.3% year-over-year to 147 million, the article points out, and website visits were up 112% year-over-year to 471.6 million. And Threads now appears to have roughly 66% more monthly active users than X.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slipknot announce they will 'no longer be associated' with Sid Wilson after keyboardist was 'kicked out' of the heavy metal band after 28 years
Slipknot have announced that they will 'no longer be associated' with Sid Wilson, two weeks after it was reported he'd been 'kicked out' of the band.
Victoria Beckham leaves little to the imagination in a nude bikini as she relaxes on her yacht in Italy with husband David
The Beckham's annual European holiday is continuing in typically lavish style.
Amanda Abbington receives 'substantial pay-out from BBC' over Giovanni Pernice complaint - three years after PTSD-inducing 'bullying and mistreatment' on Strictly
Amanda Abbington has received a 'substantial' payout from the BBC after she made a legal complaint about her ill-fated stint on Strictly Come Dancing.
The dark side of Santorini: Some restaurants on the magical Greek isle beloved by high-end holiday makers are targeting Brits with hugely inflated rip off bills
An undercover Daily Mail investigation found UK holidaymakers being asked to pay outrageous amounts in restaurants and bars across the Greek hotspot including £40 for just three prawns.
SHANE WATSON: Don't make the mistake Kate Moss did... follow my guide to make sure your swimwear always suits you - from plunge-fronts to halter-ties and tankinis
You would think there was only one decision to make when it comes to swimwear post-50: bikini or one-piece? That's certainly the big one.
DR MAX PEMBERTON: I've seen teenagers suffering panic attacks and punching walls weeks after bad exam results. Watch out for these five crucial signs they aren't coping
Last Thursday was A-level results day, and this Thursday it's the turn of GCSEs, which means that for the next fortnight, a great many families will be watching a teenager for signs of distress.
The impressive £2m stately home once owned by a king's mistress that looks like it belongs on TV
The house was once one wing of a stately home which was destroyed by a fire in 1847
Shoppers and homeowners evacuated as fire breaks out on industrial estate
Emergency services rushed to the scene in Saddleworth, Greater Manchester, in the early hours of this morning.