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Donald Trump is by a large margin the most preposterous, cynical, shameless and unself-critical President in American history. And that is quite an accomplishment.

How concerned should we be about the Pope having to undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule? A nodule is essentially an abnormal growth and they are typically found in the vocal cords and lungs.

Dahir Ibrahim, described by police as a 'predator' who 'preyed on vulnerable women', was first jailed for 10 years in 2006 for raping three Birmingham sex workers at knifepoint.

The Red Bull driver had already followed his first win of the season - in Bahrain last Sunday - by cruising to victory in the sprint race at Marina Bay on Saturday and has now added the Grand Prix.

Nearly 18,000 offences of indecent exposure or voyeurism were recorded in England and Wales last year, but just 2,474 ended with anyone being charged and put in front of a court.

She was stripped of the right to make decisions about her own body and left feeling 'exploited, used and abandoned'.

Andrew Garfield beamed alongside his girlfriend Monica Barbaro as the pair attended the BFI London Film Festival premiere of their new movie Artificial.

In a new soft justice scandal, the Ministry of Justice will hide how many prisoners are let out of jail under its controversial new measures.

Andy Burnham has pledged to publish details of his dealings with Manchester City's owners following criticism over his support for the club in the wake of its £830million 'sham' contracts storm.

"Gas cars are now a minority of the world's new car sales," reports Electrek. Gasoline-only vehicles made up 49% of global new-vehicle sales in the first half of 2026, down from 73% in 2021, according to Mobility Global data first reported by Nikkei. It's the first time on record that they've been under half. But there's a catch: most of the cars taking their place still have a gas tank... [The share of gas-only vehicles] fell three points in a single year, from 52% to 49%. Battery-electric vehicles grew 12% to 6.87 million units and took 17% of the market, up three points. Conventional hybrids grew 10% to 7.27 million units, or 18%... [T]he rest is diesel, plug-in hybrids and a few minor fuels. Nikkei ties the acceleration to oil. Fuel prices spiked with the conflict in the Middle East, and buyers went looking for lower running costs. The whole car market shrank about 5% in the first half, according to the IEA, so gas-only sales fell twice as fast as the market. Gas car sales dropped the most in China, down 26%, followed by Europe at 13%... Mobility Global has battery-electric sales up 32% in Europe to 1.81 million, up 81% in Southeast Asia to 350,000, and more than doubling in Oceania to 110,000... Yoshiaki Kawano, an associate director at Mobility Global, told Nikkei that few EV buyers go back to gasoline cars or hybrids. He expects demand based on "genuine consumer needs rather than subsidies" to grow as prices come down... [Hybrids] outsold battery-electric vehicles in the first half, 7.27 million to 6.87 million... Only the 17% that's battery-electric burns no fuel at all. So about 83% of the new vehicles sold in the world this year still came with an engine. The article notes that U.S. hybrid sales were up 23%, reaching a record 16.3% of vehicles sold in the second quarter of 2026, while the share of ICE vehicles went down. Gas-only cars went from 73% to 49% of the market in less than five years, and nothing in the data suggests they're getting that share back. The last time gasoline wasn't on top was the early 1900s, when steam and electric cars outsold it in the US. I hate seeing media headlines claiming that "EV sales are down" and that "EV growth has stalled." The data is clear: that's true in the US, but only in the US. The rest of the world is moving to electric vehicles, and it is not slowing down.

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The former Prime Minister hosted three days of festivities including two boozy dinners for more than 100 friends at his Cornish holiday home.

Melanie Walters and Aljaz Skorjanec became the second couple to leave Strictly on Sunday night. 

Freddy Brazier has admitted he raided the BBC show budget to buy drugs whilst filming Race Across The World back in 2024 with his dad Jeff Brazier. 

It is thought that the sprawling New Jersey estate, which was built by John and Christine Clifford in 1999, could go for as little as half its original asking price.

Anne-Marie Duff has returned to the stage to play a 'divorced, exhausted mother' after taking two years off work to care for her late brother. 

Nicola Peltz shared a very passionate smooch with husband Brooklyn Beckham as she posted new PDA Paris trip photos on Instagram on Sunday. 

Ray Quinn has revealed the devastating stillbirth of his baby son Rio.

Hossein Mohmoudi, 37, who piloted a small boat across the channel, stalked a 43-year-old woman home from a Christmas party in December 2024 and tried to rape her in an alleyway.

The daughter of late Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon, 41, shares the four-year-old with her ex fiancé Sid Wilson.

Wirtz was one of the biggest movers in the Premier League last season but had a below-par season, with many giving him the benefit of the doubt considering it was his first season.