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Taylor Swift made a striking entrance at the 2026 MTV VMAs, arriving on the red carpet in a shimmering silver and black outfit. The pop star wore a sheer black top with a sparkling silver skirt, posing for photographers from different angles to show off the look. Swift is due to receive MTV’s first-ever Artist Director Honors during the ceremony, marking the start of a significant night for the singer.

Tony Hawk has left a skateboard by the roadside in Detroit and invited fans to track it down. The skateboarding legend flipped the board on to the side of the road near 8 Mile before posting about the stunt for his followers. Hawk has been spending time in Michigan, where he is a familiar figure in Detroit’s skateboarding community. Local reports said he recently left a signed deck at a Detroit skatepark with a similar challenge for skaters. “I left my deck in The D. Finders keepers,” Hawk wrote in an Instagram post. The board was later found by another…

Cricket Australia chair Mike Baird is stepping down after failing to secure unanimous support for his leadership amid an ongoing dispute over the proposed privatisation of Big Bash League teams. Baird told directors he would not seek reappointment and will resign after Monday’s annual general meeting. Former Australia batter David Boon will serve as interim chair while a process to appoint a permanent successor begins. Baird has spent six years as a Cricket Australia director, including three years as chair. He was understood to have the backing of most state associations to continue, but not Cricket NSW. He had been…

Niels Konradi was 23 when a family photograph on a Danish beach revealed how far his hair loss had progressed. The experience damaged his confidence and eventually led him to co-found Scandinavian Biolabs, a company developing plant-based hair products. Konradi had worn his hair to his shoulders as a teenager while playing guitar in a band. But by the time he reached university in Copenhagen, he had a receding hairline and noticeable thinning at the crown. He said he was the first among his friends to experience hair loss and struggled to find a hairstyle that concealed it. Jokes about…

Donald Trump offered to sell American weapons to China, according to David Perdue, the US ambassador to Beijing, who said the president had asked Xi Jinping whether he wanted to buy them. Mr Perdue made the disclosure during a television interview on Sunday while discussing the Chinese leader’s state visit to Washington last week. He gave no details of Mr Xi’s response. “President Trump continues to say, ‘Hey, we sell arms to other people around the world,’” Mr Perdue said. “He actually asked President Xi would he like to buy some at one point.” The White House said the United…

Brandon Sklenar unveiled a dramatic blond hair transformation at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night. The 36-year-old actor arrived at the red carpet with a much lighter, cropped hairstyle, marking a striking departure from the darker look he is usually known for. Sklenar, whose credits include 1923 and The Housemaid, paired the new style with a black leather jacket, white vest, black trousers, oversized sunglasses and snakeskin shoes. He attended the ceremony ahead of presenting an award, having been announced as part of the line-up alongside Charli xcx, Teyana Taylor, Troye Sivan, Tyla and…

A new farmers’ market in southeast Atlanta is bringing fresh produce and locally made goods to the Lakewood area, where residents have long had limited access to healthier food. Organised by Ruth Walker, the Lakewood Sunday Farmers’ Market was launched in June in a car park off Jonesboro Road. More than a dozen traders gathered there on Sunday as part of an effort to tackle food insecurity and support small businesses in the community. Lakewood has been described as a food desert, with many residents relying on nearby corner shops that offer little fresh fruit or vegetables. Walker’s stall sells…

Four men remain at large more than a month after a machete-armed group allegedly broke into a home in Truganina, in Melbourne’s west, and threatened a resident during a search for cash. Victoria Police said the men entered the property on Fiore Way at about 9pm on August 11, confronting a 35-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman in a hallway. The man was threatened with a machete and sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The woman was not physically hurt. The group then searched several rooms before escaping with multiple pieces of gold jewellery, police said. Detectives have released CCTV footage showing the…

A powerful nor’easter has brought renewed flooding to low-lying parts of New Jersey and New York City while leaving tens of thousands of homes without power across the north-eastern United States. Tidal surges inundated neighbourhoods in New Jersey on Sunday, while strong winds brought down trees and utility poles on Long Island, damaging homes. Streets in Howard Beach, Queens, were also flooded. The slow-moving storm was expected to continue affecting the coast through Sunday, bringing heavy rain, powerful winds and dangerous surf as far north as New England. Some parts of New Jersey had recorded more than 10cm (4in) of…

Lisa made a striking entrance at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, arriving in an all-red ensemble centred on a voluminous fur coat. The 29-year-old K-pop star attended the ceremony at the Peacock Theater wearing a Quine Li coat with a further coat from The Attico, completing the bold monochrome look. Lisa is nominated for four awards at this year’s MTV VMAs, all connected to her song “Dream”. Her nominations are for Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best K-Pop and Best Pop. The nominations mark her third consecutive year being recognised at the ceremony and her…