News for 12 November 2026

Michael Carrick standing on the touchline at Old Trafford in a Manchester United training jacket, looking tense.

Sport2 min read

Eight moments that took Michael Carrick from hero to sacked at Man Utd

Manchester United have sacked Michael Carrick less than six months after making him permanent boss. Here are the eight moments that turned optimism into crisis.

South Korea captain Son Heung-min in the national team shirt during a match.

Sport1 min read

Son Heung-min says South Korea's squad has settled its differences

South Korea captain Son Heung-min and four teammates say they have talked through their differences, and deny that anyone threatened to quit the national team.

A person sits at a kitchen table sorting through unopened bills and reminder letters next to a calculator.

Money2 min read

7.36 million adults in Germany are over-indebted, and the number keeps rising

Creditreform's new debt atlas counts 7.36 million over-indebted adults in Germany, about one in ten. Young adults are hit hardest, and regional gaps are huge.

A blue Ford Mustang race car on the track at Daytona International Speedway in Florida during a practice session.

Celebs & Entertainment2 min read

Frankie Muniz is 'a little sore' after Daytona practice crash, released from hospital

The Malcolm in the Middle star crashed his Mustang in practice at Daytona and was cut out of the car, but he left hospital the same night, saying he's just sore.

A young South Korean winger in a Daejeon Hana Citizen kit dribbles the ball during a K League match.

Sport1 min read

Daejeon's homegrown teenager Kim Ji-ho moves to Red Bull Salzburg

Kim Ji-ho, 17, who came through every Daejeon Hana Citizen youth level, has signed for Austrian giants Red Bull Salzburg, the club's fourth move to Europe.

A bowl of kake udon on a counter in a busy Japanese noodle restaurant, with a supermarket grocery aisle in the background.

Money2 min read

Japan's grocery tax cut has restaurants slashing prices, udon chain included

Japan will cut the tax on groceries to 1% from April 2027, but eating out stays at 10%. Chains like Marugame Seimen are lowering prices well ahead of time.

The seaside restaurant Le Petit Nice perched on the Corniche in Marseille, facing the Mediterranean.

Food1 min read

Marseille's Le Petit Nice, a three-Michelin-star icon, sold to the Saadé family

After four decades at the stoves, chef Gérald Passedat is selling Marseille's legendary Le Petit Nice to the family behind shipping giant CMA CGM.

A Poundland shopfront on a British high street with its yellow and blue sign above the entrance.

Money2 min read

Poundland looks set to get more time to find a buyer as rescue talks go on

Poundland's US owners say they back a longer deadline after being questioned by MPs, but three bids have been rejected and 11,000 jobs hang in the balance.

A person holding a weight-loss injection pen in one hand, with a measuring tape and a health insurance card lying on a table.

Health2 min read

Weight-loss jabs on prescription? Barmer boss expects insurers to pay

Germany's public health insurers could soon cover weight-loss injections, says the outgoing head of Barmer. Not everyone agrees, and the price tag is the problem.

Actor Jamie Dornan posing at a film event in a dark suit, smiling at photographers.

Film & TV2 min read

Jamie Dornan says he cried when he got the Aragorn role in The Hunt for Gollum

Jamie Dornan has wrapped filming on The Hunt for Gollum and says he actually cried when he learned he'd be playing Aragorn after Viggo Mortensen.

A lone travel suitcase left on a street corner in a Japanese city.

Life1 min read

Japanese local government brings in ¥20,000 fines for abandoned suitcases

Tourists leaving travel suitcases behind in Japan has become a serious problem, and one local government is now bringing in fines of up to 20,000 yen.

Patrick and Brittany Mahomes pose with their three children on a beach in a family photo announcing baby number four.

Celebs & Entertainment2 min read

Patrick Mahomes hopes baby No. 4 is a boy to even up the family score

A day after announcing baby number four with wife Brittany, the Chiefs quarterback joked he and son Bronze want to even up the score at home.

Foreign tourists walking with suitcases through a busy street in Seoul.

Money1 min read

South Korea passes 20 million foreign visitors in a year for the first time

Korea is estimated to have welcomed its 20 millionth foreign visitor of the year, the first time it has crossed that line, the tourism ministry says.

Pages of a handwritten Japanese manuscript with crossed-out titles and brush-written corrections.

Culture2 min read

Akutagawa's "In a Grove" once had a different title and ending

A newly found 44-page manuscript shows Akutagawa's famous story once had another title and a planned eighth chapter, Tokyo's Kita ward announced on 12 November.

The Palacio de Linares in Madrid, home of Casa de América, seen at dusk with its windows lit.

Film & TV2 min read

Spain's most famous ghost story, the Linares Palace legend, heads to HBO Max

The documentary series Expediente Linares reaches HBO Max Spain on 27 November, revisiting the haunting legend of Madrid's Palacio de Linares.

A smiling middle-aged man in a dark jacket, representing comedian and actor Anthony Clark, star of the sitcom Yes, Dear.

Celebs & Entertainment1 min read

Anthony Clark, comedian and star of the sitcom 'Yes, Dear', dies at 62

Anthony Clark, the comedian who starred in six seasons of the CBS sitcom "Yes, Dear", died on Tuesday aged 62. His former co-star Mike O'Malley shared the news.

Ariana Grande in a tartan ballgown and Ricky Alvarez in a black blazer pose together on a red carpet in New York.

Celebs & Entertainment2 min read

Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez make their red carpet debut as a couple

Ariana Grande brought boyfriend Ricky Alvarez to the New York premiere of her new comedy "Focker-in-Law", their first red carpet together as a couple.

A chef lifting freshly baked sausages from an oven tray at a pop-up food stall.

Curious1 min read

Korean fans loved his sausage videos, so a Bristol chef flew to Seoul

Comments in Korean flooded a Bristol sausage-maker's Instagram. Within months, chef Alasdair Clark brought his sausages to a pop-up in Seoul.

Promotional-style illustration of the cute Chiikawa characters from the animated film Secret of Mermaid Island in a cinema setting.

Film & TV1 min read

Chiikawa movie retakes No. 1 at the South Korean box office

Chiikawa the Movie: Secret of Mermaid Island is back on top in South Korea, drawing 19,659 viewers on 11 November and passing 2.8 million admissions in total.

Customers queue along a village street outside a artisan bakery with hand-painted loaves in the window in Elciego, Spain.

Life2 min read

Why people travel for hours to buy bread in a tiny Basque village

A bakery in Elciego, a village of fewer than 1,000 people, has won top awards after one video hit 9 million views. Now the queue fills the whole street.