The first rehearsal pictures from Bangkok have arrived, and they make one thing clear: Eurovision Song Contest Asia is no longer just an idea on paper. The stage is being readied, artists are stepping into the spotlight, and the contest’s long-awaited Asian chapter is starting to take shape. Released ahead of the inaugural edition, the images offer an early look behind the scenes as preparations continue in Thailand’s capital. For fans used to the scale, colour and drama of E

The world is already running unusually hot, and El Niño may be about to turn the dial higher. According to the World Meteorological Organization, an exceptionally strong El Niño is amplifying human-caused global warming and could help make 2026 the hottest year ever recorded. The WMO’s State of the Climate Update 2026 places the global average surface temperature for January to September at about 1.47°C above the 1850 to 1900 pre-industrial average. With El Niño gaining stren

A new report from TransActual paints a stark picture of what daily life has become for many trans and gender non-conforming people in the UK: more questioning, more exclusion, and more fear in places that should be ordinary. The report, It Happens Every Time, is based on 338 testimonies collected between May 2025 and August 2026. Those accounts came from people who said they had been stopped, questioned or challenged while trying to use gendered spaces such as toilets, changi

Tom Byatt was supposed to be part of the next chapter of Married at First Sight UK. Instead, his public introduction has arrived through a far more serious moment for the show, its past contestants, and Channel 4. The groom, who had been set to appear in this year’s series, released a statement on social media after Channel 4 confirmed the programme had been cancelled following an independent review into contestant welfare. In the same moment, Byatt also opened up about his H