Published on 18/06/2026 – 11:42 GMT+2 Residents are heading to the polls in the Greater Manchester constituency of Makerfield in the UK today in a key by-election to determine their next MP – and quite possibly Britain’s next prime minister. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Polls in Makerfield are open from 7 am to 10 pm on Thursday, with the count set to take place after voting closes. The by-election was triggered after the former Makerfield MP Josh Simons stepped down to pave the way for Andy Burnham, the mayor of Manchester, to be able to mount a challenge to British Prime Minister…

By&nbspMike Starling&nbsp&&nbspAP Published on 18/06/2026 – 12:28 GMT+2 Qantas has confirmed Sydney to London as the first route for its long-awaited “Project Sunrise”, with the world’s longest non-stop passenger flight set to launch in October 2027. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Covering more than 16,000 kilometres, the service will connect the two cities without a stop for the first time. The Australian airline has also unveiled the first of its specially modified Airbus A350-1000ULR aircraft that will operate the route. Flight times between Sydney and London are expected to range between 19 and 22 hours. Project Sunrise will eventually connect Australia’s east coast…

Bunnie Xo shared another provocative social media post in the wake of her split from Jelly Roll. On Wednesday, June 17, the “Dumb Blonde Podcast” host, 46, posted an Instagram video where she lip-synced to estranged husband Jelly Roll’s 2018 track “No Limit (Freestyle).” The song choice is bound to raise some eyebrows since Jelly Roll (real name Jason Bradley DeFord), 41, raps about Bunnie (real name Alisa DeFord) in the song. Bunnie Xo specifically sang along to a section of “No Limit (Freestyle)” where he calls her “super bad” and brags that she “looks like a human Barbie.” “I’ve…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two high-stakes Supreme Court battles over President Donald Trump’s authority to remove federal officials could reshape the balance of power in Washington, but legal experts say the justices may draw a sharp line between the cases.At the center of the debate are Slaughter v. Trump, involving the firing of Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, and Trump v. Cook, involving Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. While both cases touch on presidential removal power, legal scholars say the disputes present fundamentally different legal questions.In Slaughter, the administration is directly challenging statutory restrictions…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There’s been a lot of chatter around New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart and changing his playing style to avoid getting injured in a game.But it’s been less so for running back Cam Skattebo, who is entering his second season in the NFL after having his rookie year cut short when he suffered a gruesome ankle injury. Skattebo said Wednesday he has no plans to change his playing style either.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! “It ain’t gonna change who I am,” he…

While the Knicks are on parade, Sebastian Crosa will be working to get the grade.  Rather than lining the streets of lower Manhattan Thursday — whooping for the 2026 NBA Champions, led by Jalen Brunson, Karl Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby and his favorite player, Josh Hart — the middle schooler, 12, will be one of the thousands of devastated kids and teachers stuck inside classrooms due to the statewide Regents exams.  The ticker-tape spectacle begins at 10 a.m., with tip-off near Battery Park before moving up Broadway through the Canyon of Heroes to City Hall, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani will present…

LOS ANGELES () — A former official of the Los Angeles firefighters union and chairman of the organization’s nonprofit foundation has been arrested and charged after allegedly transferring nearly $83,000 from the foundation to his personal account, prosecutors said Wednesday.Adam Walker, former secretary of United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, is charged with one felony count each of grand theft by an employee or agent and forgery related to items exceeding $950 in value, according to a criminal complaint.A joint task force from the California Department of Justice and the L.A. County district attorney’s office discovered last June that Walker…

Published on 18/06/2026 – 12:07 GMT+2•Updated 12:12 “If Putin does not want to end this war and wishes to continue it — we will not sit quietly, we will respond,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his comments on Ukraine’s strike on Moscow’s oil refinery on Thursday morning. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “If Ukraine burns, so will Moscow,” Zelenskyy said. Ukraine’s president said Kyiv’s drone strike on the Moscow oil refinery is Kyiv’s response to Russia’s attack against the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, one of the most important historic and religious symbols of Ukraine. “We were at the Lavra, and I said we will…

A momentous occasion – and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the US after months of needless war certainly is that – calls for a grand location steeped in history. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Fitting then, that Donald Trump signed the document at Versailles. It hits the mark on both counts: There’s enough gold to rival the US president’s own interior design choices at the White House, and it’s the very same spot where Germany agreed to pay reparations to the winning side following defeat in WWI in 1919. Make of that parallel what you will… The agreement…

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 18, 2026 and it’s time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours:  But first… Saturday, June 20 West End Live 2026 Saturday, June 21 The Balusters opens on Broadway Chess closes on Broadway       Photos: Harry Styles Performs with Jules Buckley Orchestra for Meltdown 2026 by Josh Sharpe On June 16, Harry Styles delivered a one-night-only performance at the Southbank Centre, collaborating with the Jules Buckley Orchestra and House Gospel Choir for a special concert created exclusively for his curation…

A fourth celebrity will be lacing up their ballroom shoes for Dancing With the Stars season 35. Jimmy Kimmel announced on the Wednesday, June 17, episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! that his onscreen sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez is joining DWTS this fall. “This September, Guillermo will become the first-ever parking lot security guard to dance with the stars,” Kimmel, 58, declared. “Don’t lose a single adorable pound! ” Rodriguez, 55, has been working on Jimmy Kimmel Live! for 23 years, having started on the show as a security guard. His quirky chemistry with Kimmel led to an on-air role as a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FRISCO, Texas – Austin Metcalf’s father, Jeff Metcalf, says he “100%” stands by the judge’s decision in the Karmelo Anthony murder trial to keep cameras out of the courtroom.Judge John Roach of the 296th District Court went on the record previously to say the decision was essentially imperative to keep the trial fair.In a sit-down interview with Fox News Digital, Jeff Metcalf said, “You have minors that had to testify. It’s hard enough for them because they’ve witnessed a trauma. They will have permanent memories. I mean they’re all in counseling. It…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s scandal-plagued rise is causing rifts within the Democratic Party, and several Democratic strategists who spoke to Fox News Digital warned of the long-term implications of the party embracing him.”Anyone paying attention to the intersection of culture and politics knows that my party pushed #MeToo well beyond the bounds of common sense long before Graham Platner’s rise,” Michael LaRosa, former press secretary to first lady Jill Biden, said about whether the #MeToo movement rings hollow within the party now that top Democrats have rallied behind Platner.”But the…

The things we do for love and to satisfy our own mini monsters, inner children, and/or “sad adults.” The internet is divided over claims that customers waited up to 7 hours for an immersive Minion & Monsters Wendy’s drive-thru experience. The fast-food chain announced the promotional campaign in a press release last week, promising fans Minions & Monsters meals with upgrades such as an all-new Banana Frosty Swirl®, two themed beverages, Pineapple Minion MischieFizz, and Goomi’s Glimey Lime, and exclusive blind-box collectibles. The immersive pop-up drive-thru dropped on June 11 at the Wendy’s on East Imperial Highway in Norwalk, Calif., giving die-hard…

Los Angeles — Damian Zermeño, 15, sensed something was wrong the moment he got home from school.His aunt sat at the dining table, sobbing. His father, who’d walked him to the bus stop that morning and promised to take him to dinner when he got back, wasn’t there.Saúl Zermeño, a 45-year-old single dad, had gone to a routine check-in appointment at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office that morning, a requirement he’d complied with for years. The father had deferred action that allowed him to stay and work in the U.S., according to his attorney. But that day, Oct. 3, officers…