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One Direction's rumoured comeback 'sparks battle between Simon Cowell and James Corden'

The chart-topping band are rumoured to be reuniting for the 10th anniversary of their formation on The X Factor in 2010.




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ALISON BOSHOFF: Six years after becoming a father, why is Simon Cowell so scared to tie the knot?

Friends say it's just that Simon 'can't bear' the idea of matrimony, monogamy or losing his freedom. This is no secret. But why is the X Factor judge so scared to become Lauren Silverman's husband?




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Forecasters predict UK faces high winds, snow and freezing -5C temperatures as Storm Ciara moves in

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.




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UK Weather: 26C heatwave predicted before lockdown ends

Tomorrow will see the mercury hitting up to 79F (26C) in London with conditions staying warm on Saturday, before a stark change on Sunday as Arctic air hits the UK, says the Met Office.




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India registered over 3,000 cases and 95 deaths in last 24 hours, says the Union Health Ministry

The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,981 and the number of cases climbed to 59,662 in India.This is an increase of 95 deaths and 3,320 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry. The total number of cases also include 111 foreign nationals.The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,981 and the number of cases climbed to 59,662 in the country on Saturday, registering an increase of 95 deaths and 3,320 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 39,834, while 17,846 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. "Thus, around 29.91 per cent patients have recovered so far," a senior health ministry official said.The total number of cases also include 111 foreign nationals.A total 95 deaths




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CHRIS MEARS: The Commonwealth Games were incredible but I'm back on the road to Rio

It's been a crazy few months since I last checked in on my Road to Rio. The Commonwealth Games were incredible but after a brilliant summer off, I'm already looking forward to the 2016 Olympics.




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PICTURED: Hunter Biden with his pregnant wife strolling around L.A.

Biden, 49, was seen with his pregnant wife Melissa, 32, were seen on Thursday in The Grove in Los Angeles amid a firestorm of allegations from Lunden Roberts.




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Leaked email: Donald Trump ordered 'illegal' Ukraine aid freeze

Leaked emails reveal Pentagon officials were worried that military aid freeze to Ukraine was unlawful. A OMB official said the direction to withhold aid came directly from POTUS.




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Pictured: Three British victims of Ukrainian Airlines flight in Iran

Mohammad Reza Kadkhoda-Zadeh (pictured), 40, is understood to have travelled to Iran to see family over the Christmas period and was returning to the UK via Ukraine.




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Democrats say they're 'prepared' to fight against Republicans calling Hunter Biden as a witness

Rep. Jerry Nadler said Wednesday morning that Democrats are ready for Senate Republicans to call former Vice President Joe Biden's son Hunter as an impeachment witness.




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Mike Pompeo ordered a female reporter into his sitting room to launch an f-word tirade over Ukraine

Mary Louise Kelly, host of All Things Considered, revealed how Pompeo hurled the f-word after she asked him when he had defended fired Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.




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Pensioner, 83, comes back to life ten hours after she was declared dead in Ukraine

Ksenia Didukh, 83, was pronounced dead in Stryzhavka, west Ukraine, after medics were called and found her without a pulse, but was rushed to hospital ten hours later after showing signs of life.




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Foreign tourists are discovered hiding in a cave in India after running out of money during lockdown

The four men and two women - from France, the United States, Ukraine, Turkey and Nepal - had been living in the cave near Rishikesh in Uttarakhand state since March 24.




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Woman digs herself out of grave after being 'tortured and buried alive by neighbours' in Ukraine

Nina Rudchenko, 57, was attacked in Maryanske, Ukraine, by two brothers aged 27 and 30. She was dragged to a cemetery before being forced to dig her own grave (pictured), which she was buried in.




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Wales draft in Ross Moriarty and Gareth Davies for France game, as Dan Biggar is declared fit

Wales have brought in Ross Moriarty and Gareth Davies for their next Six Nations match against France as Wayne Pivac made two changes for the Cardiff Test.




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Bothroyd calls for Whittingham's No 7 shirt at Cardiff to be retired

Bothroyd, who played with Whittingham for three years at Cardiff, paid tribute to his former team-mate on social media and believes his Bluebirds jersey should not be used again.




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Offices are transforming forever. Here's what to expect when you go back to work — and why it won't be like you remembered.

The coronavirus pandemic is transforming how employers, real-estate services providers, and landlords are thinking about the office.Architects are already laying out the floorplans of the near-future. And companies are rethinking how much office space they really need.Many experts see the very concept of the office transforming from a place you go every day to more of a hub for high-stakes meetings and collaborative work.Business Insider has talked with dozens of experts to learn what offices will look like when you go back to work, and what it will take to return to normal.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The coronavirus pandemic is proving to be a huge catalyst that's transforming how employers, real-estate services providers, and landlords are thinking about the office.Top




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Why Congress' own economists predict 15 million unemployed in 2021

President Donald Trump has said the economy will take off like a rocket when the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing ends.The Congressional Budget Office predicts the unemployment rate will still be at 9% at the end of 2021.Historically, high unemployment rates during recessions and pandemics have taken a long time to come back down to full employment levels.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Following is a transcript of the video.Narrator: If you watch President Trump's daily briefings, you might think everything will immediately go back to normal when social distancing is no longer necessary.President Trump: And you will see our economy skyrocket.Narrator: But Congress' own budget office thinks things will be pretty bleak for much longer. At the beginning of April, the




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Blackburn 0-1 Norwich: Daniel Farke fired up by Teemu Pukki winner

NEIL POINTON AT EWOOD PARK: Pukki was Norwich City's hero yet again as he swept home a late winner to send the Canaries flying to the top of the Championship on Saturday night.




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The worst humiliations suffered by English teams in European competition after Tottenham thrashing

It was one of the darkest moments in Tottenham's 137-year history but some solace can be taken in the fact they're not the first English club to be embarrassed in European competition




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Charlotte Crosby reveals her true feelings about Ryan Gallagher before she entered the jungle 

She's tipped to have a jungle romance with Ryan Gallagher on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Australia. 




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Holly Hagan displays her incredible weight loss in white lingerie

The Geordie Shore star, 27, looked sensational in the very cheeky boomerang where she told fans she no longer feels 'trapped' by diet culture.




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Vicky Pattison admits she feared for her mother Caroll's life as she battled with coronavirus  

The former Geordie Shore star, 32, told how her mother Caroll became sick after she contracted the virus in February after travelling back from Hong Kong, Singapore and New York.




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Holly Hagan reveals her incredible 16lb weight loss in a mismatched bikini

The Geordie Shore star revealed her nicely toned physique in a vibrant orange bikini top and mismatched bottoms while posing for her latest social media update.




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Chloe Ferry debuts her new hair look as she swaps her blonde tresses for a vibrant red wig

The Geordie Shore star, 24, looked typically glamorous in the bold hairpiece, while also opting for a full face of make-up with grey smokes and a nude lip.




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Chloe Ferry showcases her jaw-dropping figure in a sheer red body as she poses for sizzling snap

The Geordie Shore star, 24, flaunted her jaw-dropping physique in a sheer red body on Instagram on Monday.




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Chloe Ferry displays her incredible toned frame in lycra after shedding two stone

Chloe Ferry looked stunning as she showed off her trim and toned figure during a workout on Instagram on Tuesday.




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PRESENTING: A 28-year-old CEO created a quarantine dating app and a job search platform on the side that have garnered thousands of users - here's how he did it

Courtesy of Daniel AhmadizadehDaniel Ahmadizadeh.Daniel Ahmadizadeh is the CEO of PersistIQ, a company that offers digital tools for sales and customer outreach.But he's also an entrepreneur who saw shifting needs onset by the COVID-19 outbreak, so he went back to the drawing board and came up with three initiatives to meet market demand.What did he come up with? An app for dating while in quarantine, a platform to connect job seekers in sales with work, and a set of tools specifically geared for supporting struggling small businesses. And he doesn't plan on stopping there."Within 14 days - so by March 22 - of launching the app to our friends, it was on the front page of The Wall Street Journal," Ahmadizadeh told Business Insider about his dating app, "Quarantine Together." "It was an insane




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Danny Willett admits a vasectomy hampered his performance at last year's PGA Championship

Danny Willett has rather excruciating memories of the last time he played in the BMW PGA Championship. 'I'd just had a vasectomy and I'm not going to lie to you,' he said.




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US chiefs waiting for Open decision with a three-week run in September being considered

DEREK LAWRENSON: An extraordinary three-week run in September could include the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, the Open at Royal St George's and the Ryder Cup in Wisconsin.




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Your business could defer taxes and get credits for keeping employees. An expert explains how to know if you're eligible.

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




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Cheer star Jerry Harris freaks out after interviewing Brad Pitt on the Academy Awards red carpet

As the Netflix docuseries Cheer has gained a massive following, Harris has become one of the show's biggest breakouts with his 'mat talks,' hyping up his teammates before a routine.




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Elton John and husband David Furnish are set to be honoured at the British LGBT Awards

A source revealed to MailOnline: 'The British LGBT Awards have long wanted to recognise Sir Elton and David Furnish for the work they have done through the Elton John AIDS Foundation.'




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Tom Hanks challenges an Army sergeant to a push-up contest on the Oscars red carpet

While Tom Hanks was fully dressed in a tuxedo, he still found the time to exercise on the Oscars red carpet on Sunday night.




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Jessica Mulroney plans dream weddings in the first trailer for her new Netflix series I Do, Redo

Jessica, 40, is the host of the upcoming Netflix reality series I Do, Redo, and the trailer for the new show debuted on Sunday night during the Oscars.




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Jordan Barrett braves the chilly weather in a multi-coloured jacket in New York

He looked incredibly dapper when he attended the Vanity Fair Oscars after party in a designer tuxedo over the weekend. 




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Rose McGowan slams Natalie Portman over Oscars cape embroidered with snubbed female directors' names

Rose McGowan tore into Natalie Portman in a scathing Facebook post, calling her fashion protest 'deeply offensive' and likening her to 'an actress acting the part of someone who cares.'




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Hundreds of French female lawyers say Roman Polanski is innocent until proven guilty

114 female lawyers signed a column in the French newspaper Le Monde in defense of Roman Polanski, 86, amid controversy over his recent Best Director win at the César Awards.




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Ricky Gervais reveals he is keen to host a no-holds barred Oscars

He has always said he isn't prepared to host the Oscars. 




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Astronomers just stitched together an unprecedented portrait of Jupiter in infrared — and realized its Great Red Spot is full of holes

New images of Jupiter reveal that its Great Red Spot has holes.The infrared portrait of the planet also shows that lightning bolts form alongside 40-mile-high towers of turbulent clouds.Astronomers used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the Juno spacecraft that orbits Jupiter, and the Gemini Observatory on Earth to gather some of the sharpest-ever infrared images of the planet.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.New snapshots of Jupiter reveal its turbulent weather in infrared — the spectrum of light just beyond visible wavelengths.To get these unprecedentedly sharp images, a team of researchers from NASA and the University of California, Berkeley combined data from the Hubble Space Telescope, the Juno probe that orbits Jupiter, and the Gemini Observatory on Earth. The team released




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The US coronavirus response has finally shattered the myth of American exceptionalism

75647674Nations around the world have scrambled to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. But the rapid pace at which the crisis has overtaken health systems in the US and the UK has exposed, and perhaps accelerated, the withering health of these democracies.Now, with a president who has touted sunlight and bleach as cures, the US may well resemble the same "outlier" countries it has long believed itself to be above. "We are the outlier," a career epidemiologist tells Insider.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Just a few weeks ago, when borders were closing and the US government had begun to summon its citizens home from abroad, I messaged an American friend in Tokyo to see if he was planning to return. Things were still relatively calm in Japan, he reported. The situation appeared




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A Lear to make even grown men whimper... the RSC's latest version is a thoughtful and multi-layered production, says QUENTIN LETTS 

Sir Antony Sher stars in the Royal Shakespeare Company's exceptional enactment of the classic King Lear, which impresses our reviewer Quentin Letts.




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Twin Peaks inspired ‘Roadhouse Bar’ comes to Los Angeles

It's Happening again! Pop-up Twin Peaks bar arrives in Los Angeles




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Fired Guardians director James Gunn 'in talks' to write, possibly direct Suicide Squad 2

Disney fired the 52-year-old filmmaker in July after offensive tweets he wrote between 2008-2012 joking about rape, child abuse, and pedophilia resurfaced




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Fired Guardians director James Gunn writing and possibly directing Suicide Squad sequel

Disney fired the 52-year-old filmmaker in July after offensive tweets he wrote between 2008-2012 joking about rape, child abuse, and pedophilia




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Jussie Smollett pictured with heavy security after making return to stage following attack

Jussie Smollett was flanked by security as he made his return to the stage on Saturday following a brutal attack last week.




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Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller hit the red carpet at the premiere of Patsy & Loretta

Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller were all smiles on the red carpet of their new llifetime movie premiere, Patsy & Loretta.




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Michelle Pfeiffer shares touching tribute after her dog Freddie passes away

The 61-year-old actress broke the sad news on her Instagram account on Tuesday, sharing a photo of Freddie along with a touching tribute.




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Miley Cyrus' sister Noah, 20, demands the 'hatred' she has received since age 12 over her looks stop

'Im so f***ing tired of y'all commenting on every damn thing i do since i was a f***ing kid,' the sister of Miley Cyrus e said on Twitter.




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U.S. on heightened alert as it's feared Iran-backed sleeper cells will retaliate

Major cities are on heightened alert amid fears that the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group may have sleeper cells in the U.S. that are ready to retaliate.