The UK government’s new Crime and Policing Bill, some months away yet, can’t come fast enough for UK retail workers. More than a quarter of them say they’ve experienced physical aggression or violence. Read More
Rowdy fans, superstars, late-inning drama and a competitive vibe that feels more like October than March. The 2026 World Baseball Classic will have it all. Played across two continents and composed of 20 nations, the WBC begins on March 3 and culminates with the Championship Game on March 17 in Miami. Will we see Team…
There is something almost radical about the magic of Witch Hat Atelier. The anime adaptation of Kamome Shirahama’s beloved, Eisner Award–winning manga arrives in a fantasy landscape still crowded with chosen ones and prophetic lineages. But Witch Hat Atelier, currently streaming in the U.S. on Crunchyroll, imagines something softer. What if magic was not something…
Will Hill delivers his best bet for EVERY NFL Week 17 game, beginning with Christmas Day. FOX Sports Digital
Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue. Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit. Currently, if you’re stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you…
A big new launch deserves a big-statement marketing campaign. So Boots’ key No7 brand’s new Prime Forever range is being given the full “bold, innovative [and] integrated” treatment. Read More
Dan Rayfield is Oregon’s attorney general — and the latest state-level politician to be thrust into the national spotlight by a legal clash with the Trump administration. In this instance, it’s over the federal government ordering troops into Portland, where protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been deemed rebellion by the president. I would…
A test of a new rocket motor for NASA’s future moon missions went awry this week, with the full-size booster hurling a powerful blaze and scattering debris. Northrop Grumman, lead contractor for the booster, conducted the two-minute ground test of the solid rocket motor, which was strapped down sideways. For the first 1.5 minutes, the…
Without Jupiter, primitive Earth might have drifted too close to the sun, rendering it incapable of hosting life, a study from Rice University in Houston reveals. That’s one potential interpretation from new research that started with another curiosity: Scientists have long wondered why the earliest solid objects in the solar system didn’t all form at…
FatFace is to shutter all 23 US stores as the Next-owned fashion and lifestyle retailer adopts a digital-only sales approach in North America while moving its growth focus to the UK and new markets. Read More
