America’s potential future vice president topped bestseller lists with his 2016 memoir, a tale of multi-generational, cyclical poverty in Appalachia. Nick Hilton looks back on what the politician argued in the book, from his criticisms of welfare to his belief that the working classes ‘spend our way into the poorhouse’
Prices are still rising but at a rate that the central bank is comfortable with, after nearly three years of above-target inflation
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is set to swim in the Seine River later nine days before the start of the Olympic Games
Mashco Piro are increasingly venturing out of their rainforest in search of food, driven by expanding logging activities
Police in Thailand have found traces of cyanide on teacups in a room where six foreign nationals were found dead in a luxury hotel in central Bangkok.
From AirPods to iPads and MacBooks, Apple’s suite of products have fallen in price
In a year of major elections setting the course of many countries for years to come, China’s ruling Communist Party is holding top-level meetings in Beijing to draft policies for reviving its slowing economy
Lemoncello perform their single “Old Friend” in an acoustic Music Box session. The track is from Lemoncello’s eponymous debut album, which was released this summer.
Satisfy your caffeine cravings for less, with Amazon’s two-day sale bonanza
If your smartphone is showing any of these telltale indicators, it could be time to think about a new model.
The retailer’s flagship sales sees seriously steep price drops on its own devices, like Echo Dots and Fire TV sticks
Rapper shares video showing furniture in muddy water
UK politicians have spoken out against comments by the man who could be Donald Trump’s vice-president, JD Vance
Extremist group claims three of its fighters stormed a Shia mosque in Muscat
Papua New Guinea’s sidelined Petroleum Minister, Jimmy Maladina, will appear in a Sydney court in March to fight a charge of assaulting a woman during a domestic dispute
Drink spiking is finally about to be made a specific offence, with jail time of up to 10 years for perpetrators. Helen Coffey describes what the experience is like – and why this new recognition will help victims come forward
The chief of the Thai police forensic division said Wednesday that police have found traces of cyanide in the coffees of six people found dead in a central Bangkok luxury hotel
The Mirage is about to vanish from the Las Vegas Strip
Fancy of a bit of summer cold-water swimming? Alison Kershaw finds holiday bliss away from the usual peak-season spots
The duo play unlikely brothers in this Sky Max series set deep in the bowels of suburbia. They tell Ellie Harrison about the joys of making it – and whether there’s any truth to Dyer’s tough-guy reputation
Jamie Oliver’s son is taking on the food world, with a new book and CBBC show getting children into cooking
The Northern Irishman shot an even-par 70 on the final day in Sandwich.
Plane Talk: Nostalgia is not an accurate guide to the past
Buddy Oliver shows how simple it is to make your own fish fingers at home
