Billy Joel says he is doing better after brain surgery helped relieve some of the symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus, a disorder he was diagnosed with in 2025. On SiriusXM’s Billy Joel channel Wednesday, the singer talked about the surgery he agreed to after noticing “my balance was not good, I had this sensation of
Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Banks Homes Riverside (day two) Durham 252: Raine 58*; Morgan 4-78, Sharma 3- 38, Higgins 3-63 & 204-2 McKinney 115* Middlesex 203: Holden 43, Duke 38*; Carse 5-72, Raine 3-67 Durham (4 pts) lead Middlesex (3 pts) by 253 runs Match scorecard Brydon Carse’s first five-wicket haul in almost two
UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have triggered a series of Israeli counter-measures against UK nationals and organisations. The sanctions came after Israel opened up tenders for the construction of settlement homes in the strategically important so-called E1 area east of Jerusalem, plans that have drawn widespread international condemnation. The
Fictional French President Paul Archambault, as played with gimlet-eyed resolve by Denis Menochet in Alexandre Smia‘s “Jupiter” is, we’re cued to believe, a good man. Thrust suddenly into a lurching nuclear crisis, he gathers ministers and advisers around him and listens intently to their staunchly opposing views on escalation vs appeasement. They are also good
Third Rothesay Test, Edgbaston (day one of five) Pakistan 133: Shakeel 43; Tongue 4-42, Robinson 3-15, Archer 3-25 England 156-4: Gay 60, Brook 52* England are 23 runs ahead Scorecard England again demolished the dismal Pakistan batting to move on course for a 3-0 clean sweep on the opening day of the third Test at
Spanish intelligence services warned of social media calls for a mass migrant crossing into Ceuta the day before tens of thousands of people entered the territory, newly released government documents show. The revelations emerged in documents declassified by the Spanish government amid accusations it failed to give the full story of the migrant influx. On
