The ninth season of the hit TV show Shameless has just premiered. Here's everything you need to know, including its premiere date, how to watch, plot and cast details and more.

Taylor Swift threw the 'most aggressive holiday party known to womankind,' on Friday evening for her 30th birthday.

Taylor, 30, who is worth £282 million, had popped in to celebrate British boyfriend Joe Alwyn's 29th birthday with close pal, singer Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry.

Netflix's market value surpassed oil-giant Exxon Mobil this week. At Thursday's close, Netflix's market value was about $183 billion, and Exxon Mobil's was about $175 billion. Netflix has benefited as the coronavirus pandemic has kept many consumers in their homes. Exxon has been weighed down by the falling price of oil. Watch Netflix and Exxon Mobil trade live on Markets Insider. Read more on Business Insider.The coronavirus pandemic has sent Netflix stock to new highs, and now its market value has surpassed that of Exxon Mobil, the US oil giant. Netflix stock gained 3% on Thursday to roughly $439 per share, bringing its market capitalization to about $183 billion at market close. Exxon Mobil fell more than 3% Thursday to $39.15 per share, bringing its market value to about $175 billion at

The Vivid Sydney switch will be flicked on at 6pm on Friday and then for 23 consecutive nights. Featuring 250 events, the 2017 program is expected to attract 2.31 million visitors.

Vivid Sydney is celebrating its tenth year later this year, and marks the special anniversary with performances from Beyonce’s sister, Solange, and US alt rock band, Mazzy Star.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The decision to bring the curtain down on Premiership rugby for five weeks and postponing European competitions only delays an inevitable shutdown.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY NIK SIMON: Only seven days ago, Jack Nowell still had a note in his diary earmarking this weekend as the time for him to return to Exeter's starting team.

England and Exeter wing Jack Nowell's season has been put on pause due to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving him and thousands of his colleagues at a loose end waiting for the season to restart.

JACK NOWELL: The England international has remained busy building lego sets, taking on a pro gamer and keeping himself fit and healthy in week five of his lockdown due to coronavirus.

Ben Cullen, 29, who lives in Chester, told Femail that he became captivated with the idea of making elaborate cake models in 2015, but had never even baked before. He now wins awards for his creations.

Millions of people have quickly had to adapt to working from home during the pandemic, leading some to scramble to look presentable over video chats with colleagues.One strategy workers have used is the purchase of a ring light, a product that can be used in your video set-up to to improve lighting of your face on-camera.Right lights have already been popular buys for influencers, vloggers, and TikTok creators who adopt various tools to produce professional-quality videos uploaded online.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The ring light is beloved by YouTubers and aspiring TikTok creators for casting a flattering, even glow across anyone's face. Now, ring lights are seeing widespread interest among people tuning into Zoom work calls from their poorly lit homes during the pandemic.Video

Gen Z is graduating into a crippled economy marked by a nearly century-high unemployment rate of 14.7%.Research shows that recession graduates typically see stagnant financial growth that can last for up to 15 years.But the author behind this research told Business Insider there's an upside: These graduates job hop to play financial catch-up, which makes them more flexible and helps them advance their career.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Gen Z is in for a bumpy ride.The class of 2020 is graduating into a grim economy: The unemployment rate surged to 14.7% in April, a number not seen in nearly a century, since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The US lost a record 20.5 million jobs in April. That's roughly 25 times the worst monthly decline seen during the Great Recession,

The Met Office expects showers to turn to snow over higher ground in northern areas for the rest of January from next Tuesday, while it has also warned of the 'potential for some colder spells'.

This is the terrifying moment an aircraft struggled to make a smooth landing before finally touching down at an angle on the tarmac in West Yorkshire this afternoon.

Emergency services were scrambled to the scene in Clydebank, West Dumbartonshire at around 11am today after the 77-year-old pensioner fell over but he couldn't be saved.

Storm Ciara has moved eastwards from the UK, but it will leave mass white-outs in its wake up and down the country as the Met Office issued fresh snow warnings for today.

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The road to success for athletes is rarely a straightforward one. especially in the case of Paralympic sprinter Sally Brown, who is aiming for glory in Rio despite an injury-ravaged three years.

One of the best parts about being a professional athlete – apart from playing your favourite sport, of course – is getting to see the world. We've just come back from a training camp in Italy.

Since the announcement of our Wheelchair Basketball team for the Paralympics in Rio, I’ve been the subject of some of the group’s jokes.

Once the medals started coming in I wanted to be that person to stand on the podium – the success of the others really spurred me on. For every member of the track team to win a medal was unbelievable.

Joe Biden said Monday he would consider putting a Republican on his ticket if he won the Democratic nomination in 2020. 'I would, but I can't think of one now,' Biden said when asked of the prospect.

If you don't want to mark your match-up the same way as every other loved-up pair on Valentine's Day, pay close attention. Here we've rounded up ten lesser-known places linked to love around the globe.

Wildfires burning through radioactive forests in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine are getting ever closer to the exploded nuclear reactor (pictured, forest fires in the famed Exclusion Zone).

SPECIAL REPORT BY WILL KELLEHER: No player has run out in a Test match at Wales' Principality Stadium having been born after the ground was built. Rees-Zammit could change that fact.

The coronavirus has been a catalyst for big changes in the way consumers spend and pay.Ongoing trends like contactless payments and buy now, pay later are accelerating.New trends are emerging, like consumers' preference toward buy online, pick up in-store.Here's how banks, credit card companies, fintechs, and investors are thinking about the new norms in how we shop and pay.Click here for more BI Prime stories.From banks to credit card companies to retailers, the coronavirus pandemic has impacted virtually every player in the payments industry.Ongoing trends, like buy now, pay later and contactless payments, have been accelerated. And new norms in the way we shop, like buy online, pick up in-store, are emerging.We've spoken with execs across the payments ecosystem to understand what's changing,

Private equity giants like KKR, the Carlyle group and others are interested in acquiring a controlling stake in JB Chemicals, a little-known pharma company in India.Although JB Chemicals is a small player in the Indian pharma industry, it has built four strong brands and has market leadership in three of them, which has resulted in industry-beating growth.Some of the popular brands that JB Chemicals owns include Metrogyl, Rantac, Cilacar and Nicardia – driving 80-85% of the company’s India formulations revenue.JB Chemicals, a little-known pharma company in India with a market capitalization of ₹4,600 crore is reportedly on the radar of private equity giants around the world. This has sent the stock to an all-time high of ₹621 in intra-day trade.JB Chemicals is a relatively small player when

Turkey football legend Hakan Sukur has opened up on the bizarre path his life has taken since retiring from the sport, taking him from a political 'exile' to running a cafe and driving for Uber in the USA.

Chantal Heijnen for DuolingoLuis Von Ahn is the CEO and cofounder of Duolingo.Millions of people across the world are practicing social distancing or are in quarantine right now due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.To pass the time, many people have taken up a new language, data from language learning company Duolingo shows. From March 9 to March 30, the number of new users of Duolingo jumped by 148% in the US.The top five language courses include German, French, and Spanish.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The novel coronavirus pandemic has forced millions into self-quarantine, leaving many with a lot more time on their hands. And a lot of people are using this time to learn a new language.Language learning company Duolingo, known for its free game-like website and app,

Before startups commit time and resources to things that scale, the story of a popular urban-gardening startup in London shows why they should focus first on things that don't.Franky Athill, head of marketing for Patch Plants, said his early team of five got its first sales by targeting outreach efforts exclusively on a few apartment buildings.The team grew and personally delivered plants to the small pool of customers.Once the idea gained traction, the team shifted gears to rapidly ramp up daily sales from 10 to 1,000 in three years and expand into Europe.This article is part of a series on growing a small business, called "From 1 to 100."Focusing on how to grow before you have enough data to inform your decisions can be a waste of scarce resources, according to Franky Athill, head of marketing

Two tax provisions of the $2 trillion stimulus package could put cash back into small business owners' pockets almost immediately. Most businesses will be eligible to defer payroll taxes and receive tax credits for keeping employees.However, businesses may not be eligible for tax relief if they receive a forgiveable loan through the Paycheck Protection Program.To understand how business owners can take advantage of these programs Business Insider reviewed IRS guidelines and spoke with a small business advisor at Wiss & Co. accounting firm. Click here for more BI Prime content.Businesses that have been forced to close, limit operations, and lay off employees during the coronavirus pandemic have several lifelines available to them, two of which are tax-related and could put cash back in their

Getty ImagesThe author is not pictured.I've had a little extra cash in my pocket since quarantine started - I'm saving money on rideshares, restaurants, travel, and more.Instead of keeping that money, though, I'm spending it on businesses I hope will stay open post-COVID. I've bought art, paid for online classes at a local gym, and pre-paid for an appointment with my hair stylist.I've decided not to save the extra money because my emergency fund is in good shape.Read more personal finance coverage.As the economy grinds to a halt in the wake of the coronavirus, I've found myself in the strange position of having a little extra cash on hand that I'm not accustomed to. For a little bit of context: I'm a freelance writer who's worked from home since 2015, and my industry has yet to be heavily

In less than 13 days, all $349 billion allocated for small business relief under the CARES Act were used up.But the funds barely scratch the surface of the 60 million employers and freelancers who were expected to apply.Mark Cuban told Business Insider that major changes need to be implemented to address the problems with the most recent package.Before the next round of funding, Cuban says businesses will need enough money to cover an extended re-opening period as well as an effective testing strategy that instills confidence in returning workers. Visit BI Prime for more stories.Following a rocky rollout of the Payroll Protection loan program, all $349 billion of the funds allocated for small businesses in the $2 trillion CARES Act have been committed - and Mark Cuban says it's too late to

Raipur, May 9 () Five people were discharged fromthe All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Raipurin Chhattisgarh on Saturday after recovering from the novelcoronavirus infection, health officials said.Those discharged include two women and a five-year-oldboy, an official informed.So far 43 people have been discharged while the numberof active cases in the state is 16, he added."Two women and a boy from Kabirdham, two men from Durgand Surajpur were discharged after two consecutive tests werenegative for the infection. They will be kept in a quarantinecentre as a precaution before they are allowed to go home," apublic relations officer of AIIMS Raipur told .Chhattisgarh COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positivecases 59; New cases nil; Deaths nil; Discharged 43; Activecases 16; People

Australians in the Middle East have been told they should leave now after rising tensions following the killing of an Iranian general by a US drone strike. 

Diane Douglas 'completely broke down' when she discovered a massive metal container had been dumped on the grave of her son Allan, who was shot dead in Iraq, at Dyce Cemetery in Aberdeen.

Kim Kardashian show her 162 million followers her preferred method of greeting to stop the coronavirus spread, a foot tap. However, the method may not be supported by health professionals.

The career spy, who has worked for MI5 for 25 years and oversaw its investigation into Russia's attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal in 2018, will take up his new post later this month.

Shocking footage captured two women as they held on to Anton Kozlov, 36, for 15 minutes after he fell through a window in Moscow, Russia.

A clever raven was spotted in Ufa, Russia, lifting a plastic lid in its beak, flying it up a hill and then snowboarding back down. A passerby stopped to take a video of the bizarre moment.

Holidaymakers were attracted to Ova hotel in Oludeniz by pictures of families splashing in the pool. But, under Zehra hotels, pools will now be segregated by gender and alcohol has been banned.

The state-wide survey carried out by Siena College discovered that 46 percent of New York City residents personally knew someone killed by COVID-19, as do 36 percent living in the suburbs.

The world of athletics was rocked on Tuesday when the coach who led Sir Mo Farah to his Olympic gold medals was banished from the sport in disgrace for doping violations.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Sack FINA. After the disgrace of the Sun Yang doping case, swimming's governing body has no authority and no credibility.

Drastic action is set to be taken if the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) ends the Premier League season completely, though Liverpool are reportedly set to be confirmed as champions.

The wait was supposed to be over weeks ago but with football and life in general on hold due to coronavirus, it is now 30 years to the day since Liverpool last won the English top flight.

Doing well in California is looking more and more like a pipe dream for Donald Trump's chief rival Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Trump now leads the Texan by 34 points in the Golden State.