Here’s how much £5,000 invested in Lloyds shares two years ago is now worth

It’s just about two years since Lloyds Banking Group (LSE: LLOY) shares finally started on their long-awaited recovery. And since mid-February 2024, patient investors have seen their holdings more than double in value. They’re actually up around 130%, plus dividends, currently forecast to deliver a 3.6% yield in the current…

Cillian Murphy Returns in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Trailer

“I need to know that you are willing to take part in an act of treason,” Beckett says in a private meeting with the current gang leader, “that will decide this war for Germany.” As for where Duke—who was first introduced in Peaky Blinders‘ sixth and final season—stands morally? As…

Eric Dane dead at 53: Grey’s Anatomy star dies after courageous battle with ALS… less than a year after announcing diagnosis

Eric Dane, who was catapulted to fame after starring as the heartthrob McSteamy on Grey’s Anatomy, has died at 53. The actor’s death was announced on Thursday, less than a year after he revealed that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. ‘With…

Scientists uncover oxygen-loving ancestor of all complex life

Scientists widely agree that complex life emerged after two very different microbes formed a close partnership. That merger eventually gave rise to plants, animals, and fungi, collectively known as eukaryotes. Yet one key question has lingered for years. How did these two organisms meet if one required oxygen to survive…

Ecstasy for Team USA as they beat bitter rivals Canada in wild overtime thriller to win hockey gold medal at Winter Olympics

The women’s Olympic hockey final at the Milano Cortina Winter Games did not disappoint, and neither did Team USA, which came away with a thrilling 2-1 overtime win over rival Canada thanks to a late equalizer from captain Hillary Knight.  And it was that improbable goal, which came with an extra…

General Catalyst commits $5B to India over five years

General Catalyst, a Silicon Valley-based venture firm with more than $43 billion in assets under management, has announced it plans to invest $5 billion in India over the next five years, sharply expanding its push into the country’s startup ecosystem less than two years after merging with local venture firm…

AI helps find new clues in the 60-year search for Luna 9, the 1st successful moon lander

Scientists may be closing in on the long-missing landing site of the Soviet Union’s Luna 9, the first human-made object to safely touch down on the moon. On Feb. 3, 1966, Luna 9 descended into Oceanus Procellarum on the western edge of the moon’s Earth-facing side and transmitted the first…

John F. Kennedy Jr., Carolyn Bessette Love Story: Fact vs. Fiction

Daryl Hannah Shows Up at John’s Loft After His First Date With Carolyn Daryl Hannah (Dree Hemingway), John’s on-again-off-again girlfriend, is at his loft when he comes home after he was just rhapsodizing to his cousin and best friend Anthony Radziwill (Erich Bergen) about how all he wants to do…

What next for bitcoin as BTC nears $68,000 on fresh US-Iran tensions

Crypto prices firmed during Asia’s Friday morning session, with bitcoin climbing toward $68,000 after a choppy week that tested nerves across risk markets. The bounce was broad. XRP, Solana’s SOL, DOGE$0.09887 and Cardano’s ADA added upto 2% while ether lagged with a small dip, hovering below $2,000 as traders treated…

Pauline Hanson UNLEASHES after the AFP receive reports of a crime over One Nation leader’s shocking ‘no good Muslim’ comment: ‘Want to put me back in jail!’

By ZAK WHEELER, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 06:16 GMT, 20 February 2026 | Updated: 06:41 GMT, 20 February 2026 Pauline Hanson has accused the Australian Federal Police of launching a plot to send her to jail after the One Nation leader claimed there are ‘no good Muslims’ in the country. Hanson…