Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid: Sergio Ramos gives his backing to summer move

The Monaco sensation enjoyed a fabulous campaign last term, helping the principality outfit lift the Ligue 1 title and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League. A move to Real Madrid appears to be in the pipeline for the 18-year-old. Reports have suggested Mbappe could obliterate the world transfer record by signing for Los Blancos […]

46 House Republicans join Democrats in backing a US military study on climate-change threats

Thomson Reuters President Trump has been highly dismissive of the long-term threat of climate change, to the point of recently pulling the U.S. out of the Paris international climate change accord. But not so Defense Secretary James “Mad Dog” Mattis and many other defense experts. During his Senate confirmation hearing in January, Mattis described global […]

Ed Sheeran HITS BACK at claims he used a backing track at Glastonbury 2017

The singer received generally positive reviews for his set on the Pyramid Stage on Sunday, armed by just a guitar and a loop pedal. The full sound, without a visible backing band, seemed to get some fans’ backs up, but Sheeran took to Twitter to hit back at the accusations against his performance. “Never thought […]

Texas group backing Trump’s unsubstantiated voter-fraud claim is short of cash, scaling back its 2016 election audit

Screenshot via CNN The Houston-based organization that fueled President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that “millions” of people voted illegally in the 2016 election says it’s scaling back its effort to catalogue the fraudulent votes it alleged.  True The Vote, a watchdog group focused on “election integrity,” says it’s short on the cash needed to complete a […]

A startup aiming to modernize the bond market has won backing from top Wall Street execs

Reuters/Albert Gea BondCliq, a startup launched by former Goldman Sachs executive Chris White, has won backing from former Goldman and BlackRock execs.  The startup is aiming to become “the first central market system for the corporate bond market.” Don Devine, a bond trading luminary who started his career at Goldman Sachs in the early 1980s, […]

Mark Cuban is backing an app that’s trying to help people avoid overdraft fees

Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images Mark Cuban was crushed with overdraft fees in his 20s. Now he’s backing an app that’s trying to help people avoid having to pay them. The billionaire has invested in a new app called Dave that aims to predict coming expenses for users to help prevent them from overdrafting on their bank […]

After Backing Trump, Michigan Considers Its First Muslim Governor

Abdul El-Sayed was a funny, sociable kid, perpetually late with his homework, says his old math teacher Connie Kelly: “He was doing the gentleman’s B, B-minus routine.” And when she criticized the eighth-grader for not working to his potential, she remembers him responding with utmost certainty: “Mrs. Kelly, you have no idea what’s in store […]

A hedge fund with big-name backing has suffered another blow

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Folger Hill Asset Management, a hedge fund backed by Leucadia, has suffered another blow.  Rayne Gaisford, the director of risk management, left in recent weeks and plans to work in consulting, according to people familiar with the situation.  Gaisford’s departure marks at least the third in recent weeks at a senior level. The others are […]

Let It Shine viewers OUTRAGED as winners will only be backing singers in Take That musical

Boyband Five To Five were crowned the winners of the BBC One show last week and will be performing in a musical inspired by Take That songs. But fans were led to believe that the champions would be the stars of the show and have the main role. It has now been revealed the group […]

BRIT Awards 2017: Katy Perry’s backing dancer FALLS off stage while dressed as a house

Following the 32-year-old’s rendition off Chained To The Rhythm with Skip Marley, one of the dancers could be seen falling over onto their side and off the stage as it was broadcast live on ITV. The group were dressed as houses for the typically eccentric set as Katy was seen running around and deftly weaving […]