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In 49 days An Inspector Calls at the Nationwide annual general meeting and in this week’s column Samuel Norman looks at what he could be asking. Also on the agenda… after annual report season, it’s time for Starling to go full throttle on Engine.
What started as online satire has spiralled into a mass movement for India’s disaffected youth. The parody Cockroach Janta Party launched earlier this month and quickly amassed more than 22 million followers on Instagram – more than twice that of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the world’s largest political party. Rotten placesThe Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, was created by Abhijeet Dipke, a public relations student at Boston University in the US.
Online abuse and harassment are “constant, corrosive and deeply embedded” for young people across the country. That’s according to a Barnardo’s-commissioned poll of 4,000 young people in the UK about their experiences of online misogyny. The results from thousands of 13 to 20-year-olds show how they experience misogyny online.
An Azerbaijani miner has said it was keeping its listing on Aim under regular review as it seeks to evolve into a mid-market commodities group that is on course to more than treble its copper output over the coming year.
Zionist bully-group UKLFI is at it again, despite the referral of its senior lawyers to their regulator for its bullying. The pro-Israel pressure group is upset that the University and College Union (UCU) conference will debate a motion on… pro-Israel pressure. You couldn’t make it up, and you don’t need to.
Illegal mink and otter hunts are quietly decimating our river ecosystems all over the UK. And I cannot believe I just had to write that. Secretive, twisted bloodsport groups are currently exploiting the summer months to dodge public scrutiny.
Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) have voted to demand powers to hold another Scottish independence referendum. First Minister John Swinney described independence as a “golden opportunity” that would “put Scotland’s future in Scotland’s hands”.
A Green Party membership coalition has hit back at senior party figures, urging the Greens to stand aside in the Makerfield by-election. Their letter‘s message is unambiguous: the grassroots will not be managed into irrelevance.
Israel launched an intense bombardment across southern Lebanon on the eve of Eid. Over 100 airstrikes were accompanied by ferocious artillery bombardments across the south and in Bekaa. Targets included a Palestinian refugee camp. Multiple people were killed.
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today announced that Royal London Asset Management, a leading U.K. fund management company, has extended its relationship with SS&C.
The Green Party has announced Manchester councillor Sarah Wakefield as its new candidate for the Makerfield by-election. The announcement comes after the withdrawal of Chris Kennedy from the contest.
The director of national security for Britain, alongside others with links to MI5 and GCHQ, were part of a “secret policymaking group” that helped create the notorious Legacy Act. The 2023 Act was a concoction by the Tory government designed to shut down investigations into Troubles-era crimes, including those carried out by the British state.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have attacked protesters outside of the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, New Jersey. Meanwhile, detainees inside the facility have staged a hunger strike against the inhumane conditions they’re subjected to. Attorneys have reported that around 300 detainees have joined the hunger-and-labor strike at Delaney Hall.
In a new video, leader of the Tories Kemi Badenoch has unveiled her latest desperate push to remain relevant. The problem is her new plan is to oppose something which enjoys almost universal support from the public: Starmer, Burnham, Farage, Polanski…These men have one thing in common. They all want nationalisation.
From left, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown ahead of the Accession Council ceremony at St James's Palace, London, London, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022Tony Blair has warned Labour is “playing with fire over its future” following the latest efforts to oust Keir Starmer from office.
Sky News‘ Alex Crawford has reported on yet another targeted attack by Israel against paramedics in Lebanon, in turn emphasising the depths of sinister depravity which Israel is more than willing to sink to.
Restore Britain is a breakaway party of Reform UK which exists because the latter wasn’t right-wing enough. Reform has largely just ignored its rival, but this changed in late May when it turned out Restore could stop them from winning the Makerfield by-election.
Over 70 furious student protesters gathered outside their student union at the University of York on Friday evening. With stunningly articulate voices, they stood up against the University’s decision to ratify the far-right Restore Britain Society. The demonstration on Friday 22 May 2026 showed an irrepressible rage growing on campus.
Pressure is mounting on Scotland’s nature agency after it confirmed a new licence application has been received for the guga hunt this year. The guga hunt involves the annual killing of gannet seabird chicks in the Outer Hebrides.
Campaigners from Fossil Free London staged a protest outside a supermarket in Hackney on Sunday 24 May, to draw attention to the rising cost of living in contrast with fossil fuel corporations’ soaring profits.
Target is back on-target. The big box retailer known for affordable style has returned to its roots, sparking a turnaround after a multi-year slump.
In an international action, Palestine Action Global targeted multiple sites of transport company DSV. The sites were covered in symbolic blood-red paint, with graffiti highlighting DSV’s role in assisting genocide. Numerous windows were also smashed, and DSV vehicles were put out of action.
If you are living on a tight budget, going on vacation may seem totally out of reach. But you may just need to adjust your sense of scale. Rather than taking a week or more off work and trying to cover lodging, food and everything else for that entire time, consider stepping away for just a few days instead.
The New York Times has accused Israeli prison guards and soldiers of systematic sexual abuse of Palestinians, said Rachel O’Donoghue in National Review—but its “shocking” allegations aren’t credible. In a report two weeks ago, Times columnist Nicholas Kristof purported to document widespread rape of Palestinian prisoners by Israeli jailers, which he claims is condoned by the Israeli government.
The nation just got “a preview of what American theocracy would look like,” said Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons in MS.now. Thousands of people gathered on the National Mall last week for Rededicate 250, a White House–backed and taxpayer-funded prayer event that featured “a who’s who of religious-right figures,” including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and evangelical preacher Franklin Graham, who blasted America as “sick with sin, transgenderism, same-sex marriage.”
Some migrants can’t legally be sent home. So President Trump is deporting them to third countries.
“He came, he saw, he left without much to show for it,” said David Smith in The Guardian. Throughout his state visit to Beijing two weeks ago, President Trump slathered compliments on Xi Jinping, praising China’s president-for-life as a “great leader” who is “very tall.” But Trump’s flattery got him nowhere. After 43 hours, he flew home having secured only the “vague outlines” of a few commercial deals, no agreement to slow the AI arms race, and no help on Iran, which China could pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Photojournalist Jeremy Flint travels to Wiltshire to meet the guardians of one of Stonehenge,
What happenedPresident Trump’s retribution tour rolled on with two more rivals losing to Trump-endorsed challengers in primaries last week, further cementing his hold over the Republican Party. Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, an outspoken libertarian critic of Trump’s war in Iran and his handling of the Epstein files, lost by nearly 10 percentage points to former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein. It was the most expensive House primary in history, drawing more than $32 million in ad spending.
The $1.8 billion fund has critics on both sides of the aisle
English wine is on the up, from Kent’s new Wine Garden of England collective to the Surrey Hills Wine Week.
SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI are all preparing initial public offerings, competing for investor cash that could determine who ends up the winner of the artificial intelligence era.
Global Sumud Flotilla activists are returning home. Many suffered IOF torture, beatings and sexual violence. The Canary spoke with British flotilla activist, Alice Chapman, who was abducted by Zionist Navy forces.
Teaching assistants, residential workers, and other support staff at Ash Field Academy, a Leicester SEND school, completed their third day of strike action on Thursday 14 May. They’re demanding that Discovery Schools Academy Trust (DSAT), which runs the school, reinstates their trade union rep, Tom Barker.
CNN’s medical analyst has sounded the alarm on US president Donald Trump seemingly falling asleep during the day on a regular basis.In recent months,
By 2024, Alzheimer’s Society said that they expect the number of people with dementia in the UK to rise to 1.4 million.
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As we humans struggle to fall asleep and wrestle with withering lawns in the heatwave, it’s important to remember that our animals are struggling in the same blistering temperatures.
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Iran has slammed a new wave of US strikes in the besieged nation’s south. Meanwhile Donald Trump has demanded various countries normalise relations with Israel as a condition of ending his failed war. Yet several expert voices have said that the US has already lost the war, with Trump in no position to make demands.
Jack OsbourneJack Osbourne has jumped to the defence of a new project recreating his later father Ozzy’s likeness using AI.
RACEGOERS in Hong Kong will have plenty to look forward to when they arrive at Happy Valley for a nine-race programme starting at 11.40am on Wednesday.With just two months and 14 race meetings left of the 2025/26 season, the race for the trainers’ title continues to catch the eye,
THERE is little doubt trainer David Hayes would have breathed a huge sigh of relief when Sunday’s winner My Mars broke a long losing sequence for the stable, stretching back to the end of last month.A total of 56 consecutive losers would have put a serious dent in the aspirations of Hayes,
Officially, Andy Burnham is running to be the MP for Makerfield. Unofficially, he’s running to replace Keir Starmer as the prime minister. The problem is we don’t have a good idea of how Burnham will govern in office;
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) chief Pat McFadden has blamed youth unemployment on the fact that nobody has a paper round anymore. Which is why it’s pretty lucky that the Canary has just launched a newspaper.
The new 2026 Formula One regulations have certainly divided opinion because of how much energy management plays a crucial role.
Nigel Farage’s desperate claim that a Russian hacker leaked his financial records to the Guardian is “without any merit”, according to Ciaran Martin, the founding chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
‘America long ago solved its dog problem. But what about the cats?’
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The Department for Transport this month delivered yet more humiliating news on the HS2 railway, the high-speed rail project that first broke ground in 2011. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander explained to the House of Commons that completion of the line, now reduced to a single route between London and Birmingham,
Pelicot praised the survivors’ courage while criticising how two boys,
Submissions are now open for the second annual Q-IFTUK Irish Pride Film Festival London, taking place on Tuesday 23 June 2026 at the Irish Cultural Centre Hammersmith, and Friday 26 and Saturday 27 June 2026 at the Century Club Soho. Presented by Q-IFTUK, the dedicated LGBTQ+ branch of Irish Film & Television UK (IFTUK), in partnership with Screen Ireland and Culture Ireland,
Plus, which weird competitions took place this weekend?
What happenedNew Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) and other lawmakers on Monday joined a protest outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, where detainees are on hunger strike amid complaints of rotten food and inadequate medical care. The Trump administration’s denial of a request for access to the facility raised “serious questions about what they are trying to hide from public view,” Sherrill said in a statement. Sen.
Turkey is one of the most popular rhinoplasty locations on a global scale. The country hosts hundreds (if not thousands) of international patients every year. The reason why is pretty clear.
A review of Donald Trump’s elusive mobile phone has come in and nothing about it sounds good.From Bibles to meat, Trump has, at some time or another,
What happenedThe U.S. military on Monday night said it had “conducted self-defense strikes” on Iranian missile sites and “boats attempting to emplace mines,” interrupting a weekslong ceasefire after a weekend of positive signals about an imminent peace deal. Earlier, President Donald Trump said talks on ending the war were “proceeding nicely.” An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said a “large portion of the issues” had been resolved but no “agreement is on the verge of being signed.”
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, alongside the City’s Commissioners in the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), has announced that his administration has managed to recover over $9m in previously unpaid fines.
The President of the United States is an amoral animal wringing every last drop of money, power, and Diet Coke out of the White House. When he’s not busy fraudulently enriching himself, he’s meandering the country trying to keep his cronies in position to do the same.
Jellycat, the British soft toy company that took the interview by storm, has filed several legal actions in the London High Court over trademark allegations.
As record-breaking temperatures continue to grip the UK, ensuring adequate hydration has become a critical health priority.
Warnings are being raised over a planned Treasury shake-up of financial services rules after an impact assessment revealed vulnerable customers could be excluded from receiving compensation when wronged.
The UK is currently experiencing a heatwave,
Paul McCartney reflecting on the “Days We Left Behind” with his 18th studio album and John Travolta writing, directing and narrating an ode to the glamorous days of 1960s air travel are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Warning: Major spoilers ahead
Our friends at investigative outlet Declassified UK are demanding Brits who served in Israel’s genocidal war machine are held to account. And their new open letter, addressed to home secretary Shabana Mahmood and foreign secretary Yvette Cooper, outlines exactly how to do so.
Fifa World Cup organisers will be on alert amid fears domestic terror cells could surface at next month’s tournament, security experts have warned.
The growing suspicion among voters that politicians are using their positions for personal financial gain is becoming a central theme in U.S. elections, with congressional stock trading emerging as a significant flashpoint.
UK temperatures this week have hit 34.8℃ – by far the highest ever recorded in May. Whilst this made for an enjoyable bank holiday for some, the way we talk about heatwaves often misses the true extent of the danger and who is most at risk from it.
As the temperatures rise,
If there’s one person on the planet who is unqualified to speak to the merits of military honors, it’s Donald Trump. The President is known for dodging wars, creating fake medical issues, and calling out any soldier who gets killed or injured in combat.
Donald Trump has reiterated his unsubstantiated claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him at least 107 times in the past six months, keeping the grievance at the forefront of his public discourse even as he navigates new political challenges, including a conflict with Iran and impending midterm elections.
Donald Trump is set to undergo a medical examination on Tuesday, placing his health under renewed public scrutiny as he continues to dismiss concerns regarding his age and stamina.
The best people in life light up every room they enter with their charm and charisma. Then there are people who are the opposite: joy-sucking vampires who always kill the vibe. Obviously you’ll want to steer clear of these tedious folk, but how?
They say we're impacted by our environments, but what if how we looked controlled how we really felt too?
A Green Party political sign put up by the householder to show support ahead of local council elections in London, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)The Green Party has rejected calls to step aside in the Makerfield by-election to make way for Labour’s Andy Burnham.
The chair of BP has been fired after less than a year, after “serious concerns” about his conduct were lodged with the energy major’s board.
It’s bloody hot. It’s half-term. And for many, that means it’s holiday season. However, 2026 fliers might want to check some details before arriving at their airports. It’s not just that multiple airlines have issued advice following new EES checks, or that some routes may have changed following ballooning jet fuel costs.
Whoever taught Donald Trump to use the internet needs to have a long hard word with themself.
Xsolla Adds New Features For Creators, Community Leader Experience,
Reform party member Sarah Pochin speaks during the Reform party's annual conference at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025.Sarah Pochin has been caught in a humiliating slip-up after accidentally promoting Reform UK’s right-wing rivals.
The inaugural Great British Farm-Fest took place over the May bank holiday weekend - and while festival goers took to social media to share how they had enjoyed the event, some vendors say they left early after failing to make back costs.
On 29 May, Edward Fitzalan-Howard – the Duke of Norfolk – will host Reform UK donors for lunch at Arundel Castle. Because, you know, nothing says ‘man of the people’ like hobnobbing with the aristocracy in your Duke mate’s 11th-century family fort.
John Bolton, the 26th United States National Security Advisor, on stage during the Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2026 at the Royal Danish Playhouse in Copenhagen, Denmark,
Wes Streeting’s plans to align capital gains taxes while introducing an investment allowance could be “disruptive” for growth as City advisers have become divided over the benefits of sweeping reforms.
Robert Kenyon, Reform’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election, is reported to have voted to remain in the European Union. This could be something of a problem too because Reform wouldn’t exist if not for the campaign to leave the EU.
On 13 May, we reported that Nigel Farage was suing Reform UK defector Ben Habib. He’s doing so because Habib accused Farage of conspiring with Boris Johnson and an offshore crypto billionaire to rig the 2019 election.
The Attorney General has sent a rape case, which saw two teenage boys spared jail, to the Court of Appeal following a political backlash over the weekend against the judge’s ruling.
Petrol prices in the UK have hit a new high since the Iran war began, as the price of oil jumped back up to $100 per barrel following fresh US strikes.
CRH (NYSE: CRH), the leading provider of building materials, announced the appointment of Danilo Juvane as Head of Investor Relations, effective May 26, 2026. Juvane brings 25 years of capital markets experience to the role, having most recently served as Vice President of Corporate Development, Investor Relations & ESG for The Williams Companies.
I have not forgotten the classic “slice of ham, pickled beetroot, coleslaw, and inexplicable spring onion” sunny day salads of my childhood, but I have forgiven them.
I’m disciplined about scope. Ship the smallest thing that moves you forward. The feature you don’t build is the feature you don’t maintain. When I was running a team, holding the why was the job. Keeping us focused on the things that actually mattered, and away from the things that didn’t.
Activists have responded to a new report showing the extent of state and corporate crackdown on protest. And they’ll be discussing the implications at a central London meeting later on Tuesday 26 May. As Abi Perrin has written for the Canary: This report focuses on multiple responses to protest it describes as “grossly disproportionate”.
Tim Pitt drives the new Porsche Cayenne Coupe Electric in flagship Turbo guise. Can a 1,156hp family SUV make any sort of sense? The SUV coupe is a curious species.
B&Q’s FTSE 100 owner will be hoping for a heatwave boost after it blamed poor weather for falling sales at the start of the year.
Donald Trump has been slammed for making Memorial Day “all about himself” after appearing to laugh after commenting on the number of dead US soldiers who share his first name.
OpenAI boss Sam Altman has softened his warnings over AI wiping out white-collar work, saying the feared “jobs apocalypse” has so far failed to materialise despite the tech rapidly reshaping business decisions and operations.
Pep Guardiola’s final match at the Etihad felt like a punctuation mark rather than a spectacle. He chose a day that honoured staff, academy graduates, and long‑serving players, rather than chasing one last headline. The tone was controlled, personal and unmistakably Guardiola: detail‑driven, human‑centred and low on theatrics.
There's very little biohacker Bryan Johnson hasn't done in the name of longevity.
Zia Yusuf and Robert JenrickZia Yusuf has publicly accused Reform UK MP Robert Jenrick of falsely representing the party’s deportation policies.
Welome to our round-up of the funniest things we’ve spotted on Threads in the past week. It comes to you during the hottest early May temperatures in Europe since records began, accompanied by a humongous side-eye in the direction of climate change deniers, and a brief prayer of thanks for ice-lollies.
Reform’s Makerfield by-election candidate, Robert Kenyon, has claimed women get abortions for “vanity purposes” and boasted of being sexist.
London accounts for more than a third of total corporation tax receipts across the UK, new data analysed by City AM has shown. Data shared by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown that London makes up around 36 per cent of total corporation tax income generated each year,
I know you know. You know I know you know. But it bears repeating anyway: phwoar, it’s hot at the minute, isn’t it?
— Company to Present 11 Posters Demonstrating Commitment to Advancing Innovative Research for People Living With Chronic Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders —
David Lammy turned down an independent recommendation for a higher judicial pay increase, instead approving a 3.5 per cent rise amid government efforts to tackle recruitment challenges for senior judges.
IHS Holding Limited (NYSE: IHS) (“IHS Towers”) group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has today published its 2025 Sustainability Report.
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Keir Starmer speaking to Sky NewsKeir Starmer has announced that a particularly “distressing” rape case sentencing has been referred to the Court of Appeal.
The United States declined to host Iran’s World Cup training camp; Iran will base itself in Tijuana, Mexico and commute to U.S. venues for its group matches. The 2026 World Cup was sold as a continental celebration across the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The great lie about Trump winning the 2020 election has barged its way back into the spotlight, with the president packing his sycophants into the Justice Department, and his cabinet refusing to admit that Biden won – even under oath.
Jacob Elordi's Nate met a grisly end in the latest episode of EuphoriaThis article contains major spoilers for the most recent episode of Euphoria.
UKLFI’s intimidation tactics are “deliberate attempts to erase Palestinians from public consciousness”,
A well-known London-headquartered law firm has been criticised by a High Court judge after a lawyer sent the court AI-generated letters containing false legal information.
Makerfield candidate Robert KenyonReform UK has dismissed the sexism row around its Makerfield candidate as “locker room banter”.
Martin Ødegaard hoisted the Premier League trophy aloft for Arsenal and the noise that followed was predictable: pundits dissected style, social feeds mocked set-piece reliance, and rivals sniffed at the manner of victory. None of that changes the simple fact on the pitch.
The High Commission of Rwanda this week congratulated Arsenal on their Premier League title days before a Visit Rwanda partnership concludes at the Champions League final.
Bad Bunny's world tour DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS has officially kicked off, taking him on 26 dates across different countries, fresh off the back of his history-making Super Bowl performance.
Every time a country hosts the World Cup, it is completely transformed. The streets are filled with flags, the airports are packed with fans, and the cities become one big open-air celebration. But what if Palestine were the host?
The UN’s special rapporteurs are experts charged with a singular mandate: to monitor the world’s worst human rights abuses
The UK just saw its hottest May day on record, and we’ve had some unusually hot “tropical nights” (over 20C) too.
With just weeks to go before the start of the 2026 World Cup, security and logistical concerns are mounting regarding the tournament, which will be held for the first time with 48 teams taking part across three countries – the United States, Canada and Mexico – in what is described as the largest and most complex World Cup in history.
London’s AI hiring race is accelerating at dizzying rates, with Anthropic offering some engineers in the capital as much as £630,000 a year as Big Tech firms battle for AI talent.
*Major spoilers ahead for season 3, episode 7*
Luca Pasqualino in RivalsRivals actor Luca Pasqualino has revealed he came close to landing a major role in a very different British show that has also gone on to become a huge hit internationally.
Reform UK’s candidate for the crucial Makerfield by-election, Robert Kenyon, has got off to exactly the start you’d expect from his party – with multiple allegations of racism and sexism, fuelled by his own now-deleted or banned social media accounts. Here’s the type of hot take we can expect from Makerfield’s potential MP.
For the first time since Spain began competing in the World Cup, ‘La Roja’ are entering the tournament without a single Real Madrid player. Such an unprecedented development highlights the scale of the transformation currently taking place in Spanish football and the dominance of Barcelona’s up-and-coming generation within the national team.
North Belfast Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) participant Fra Hughes returned to Ireland on Saturday 24 May 2026, after two days being held captive by ‘Israeli’ Occupation Forces (IOF). The long-time Palestine advocate was one of 14 Irish activists from the flotilla who were subjected to brutal treatment by the terrorist regime.
It took Mia Drennan 400 meetings to get her loan agency off the ground. Over 15 years later, she speaks to Ali Lyon about the recent investment that took the firm to fabled unicorn status, and what lies next.
Many predicted that the Makerfield by-election would be a straight up race between Labour and Reform. Surprising many, however, Reform is now fighting on two fronts, with the even-more-hardline Restore Britain challenging the party from its right. As we reported, this state of affairs has led to Reform panicking and lashing out.
The verdict on GTA 6 trailer 3 rumoured to be releasing imminently has been 'revealed' by Rockstar Games.
The boss of Next has slammed the government’s crackdown on zero-hour contracts and called on Labour to unwind its “employment taxes”.
Donald Trump’s Memorial Day this year proved far more eventful than most, after appearing to fall asleep during the ceremony and being criticised for posting a divisive message on Truth Social.
Russell Crowe in October 2025Russell Crowe has hit back at the suggestion he was “not having it” when greeted by autograph seekers outside of a hotel he was staying at in Paris.
ROYC today announced a partnership with Stilla.ai as the platform layer where ROYC will create, share and run its internally developed AI skills and agents.
Repression of peaceful protest – whether through policing, new laws, trends in the courts, or the use of imprisonment – has become “routine” in the UK. A new report examines this escalation and the forces behind it.
US president Donald Trump has sparked significant backlash after appearing to fall asleep during a Memorial Day ceremony.
It might have looked like a scene from a prison in so-called ‘Israel’, but the appalling scenes actually unfolded at Bilbao airport. It wasn’t Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) beating peaceful Basque activists, but rather their own police force, the Ertzaintza, who smashed them with batons as they lay helpless on the ground. More shockingly still,
Britain's then Heath Secretary Wes Streeting gestures as he speaks during the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025.Wes Streeting has been called out by a Today programme presenter for only calling for a under-16s social media ban once he is out of government.
UK-listed companies are losing the confidence of retail investors, as shareholders complain of weak communication, poor transparency, and limited access to chief executives, according to new research from InvestorHub and ShareSoc.
From Norwich to London to Paris, Tom Aikens is serving his life in food, but does the conceit live up to the eat, asks Carys Sharkey Walking through the corridors of Norwich catering college, Tom Aikens knew he was exactly where he wanted to be.
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Through its relationship with Banking Circle, Marqeta expands its portfolio of account and money movement tools into 30 additional European countries.
Josh Widdicombe on The Claudia Winkleman Show last monthJosh Widdicombe has opened up about his role as one of Strictly Come Dancing’s new hosts.
It’s a golden rule of comedy that if a joke needs an explanation, it isn’t working. Donald Trump, however, has never been one to follow rules — financial, political, legal, or moral.
President Donald Trump speaks during the 158th National Memorial Day Observance coinciding with the nation's 250th anniversary, at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 25, 2026.Donald Trump’s “coercive” diplomatic efforts in the Middle East left Arab leaders in “stunned silence”, according to a BBC expert.
Stryker (NYSE:SYK), a global leader in medical technologies, announced today the European launch of its Pangea Plating System, a plating platform for the treatment of a wide range of fracture patterns. Prof. Alex Trompeter, design surgeon and orthopaedic trauma surgeon, along with his team at St.
There's now just one episode left of Euphoria's third seasonThis article contains major spoilers for the latest episode of Euphoria season three.
Steven Cheung, White House communications director, during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. Critics blasted White House communications director Steven Cheung over his latest profane social media post targeting a former top official in Donald Trump’s administration.
US President Donald Trump speaks at an event with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin on May 21, 2026 Donald Trump raised eyebrows this weekend after he yet again shared a series of provocative posts on his Truth Social platform, including one that appeared to depict Iran draped in the American flag.
On Friday, SpaceX carried out a test flight of the V3 rocket that Elon Musk hopes will one day carry people to Mars. Its booster, which is designed to separate and complete a powered return, failed to pull off the powered part, falling uncontrolled into the Gulf of Mexico.
London-listed VVV Sports, believed to be the only public pure-play vehicle for investing in padel and pickleball, is planning to join Nasdaq later this year.
It was only in 2017 that auction-house specialists began to suspect that there may be more to the painting.
Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. The City is returning from the Bank Holiday break to find the tensions in the Middle East continuing in a stalemate – or perhaps a further escalation than last week.
Oticon Medical today announces its new non-surgical portfolio, Ponto Instant, designed to broaden access to bone conduction hearing and offer more choice for users and hearing care professionals. This press release features multimedia.
Medically speaking, it can take up to two years for a woman’s body, mind and hormones to fully recover after birth, writes Dr Peeva. When a woman gives birth, the conversation around her care shifts almost immediately to the baby. How is the baby feeding? How is the baby sleeping? How much does the baby weigh?
A generous interpretation of events would be to concede that Labour has avoided any attempt at welfare reform because it’s been waiting for the conclusions of Alan Milburn’s review into the crisis of youth unemployment.
We have launched the Toast the City awards 2026 and throughout the year we’ll be speaking to some of the nominees. Today we caught up with Sky Garden director Monika Kowalewska-Kheir. To nominate your favourite Square Mile spots for the 2026 awards, from bars and restaurants to galleries and green spaces, visit the Toast the City website here.
Another day, another deflection from the head of Reform UK over the five million quid he was bunged – sorry – given by a Thailand-based crypto billionaire named Christopher Harborne (or Chakrit Sakunkrit). At this rate, Farage’s crypto-millions excuses will have a Wikipedia page of their own.
Ending active quantitative tightening is not monetary loosening. The Bank must stop adding avoidable pressure to the gilt market.
University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was beaten to death in October 1998 by two men who targeted him because he was gay. A decade later, his murder spurred federal legislation against hate crimes.
Nick Hendrix, who stars in the show as Detective Sergeant Jamie Winter, tries to figure out why a show about little England holds such sway with an international audience.
The first thing I did after immigrating to the United States in 1988 at 16 was hide my identity. Being from Lebanon felt shameful, partly due to the ongoing civil war there at the time and the negative stereotypes influenced by political tensions in the region.
Actor Helen Mirren once told People magazine that she thinks ageing and all the changes that come with it are something to embrace rather than try to hide.
Life on this small, off-the-grid island offers closeness to land and community for those willing, and able,
We are told the natural world is ‘breaking down’.
Peter Murrell is the estranged husband of former SNP leader and Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon.Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been remanded into custody after pleading guilty to embezzling £400,310.65 from the party at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Grocery and food delivery services are notorious for adding on all kinds of service charges and fees when ordering from them. Now one big company has had a change of heart.
If you’re like most people, you probably rely on filler words like “um” and “uh” when speaking, whether you’re presenting at work or talking to old friends over coffee.
Nigel Farage and Elon Musk in happier times at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property in Florida. Nigel Farage has hit out at Elon Musk for backing a rival right-wing party in next month’s crucial Makerfield by-election.
Reform candidate Robert Kenyon.A Reform UK MP has condemned his own party’s candidate in a crunch by-election over an offensive post on X about Carol Vorderman.
You’ll probably want to stand up while you read this. While we all know that sitting all day is linked to all kinds of conditions – back pain, neck pain, bad posture, carpal tunnel and more – it can also cause problems for a less-talked-about part of your body: your buttocks. Many folks notice butt numbness or pain after sitting all day long, which is a common health issue known officially as gluteal amnesia but is also referred to as “dead glute syndrome” or “dead butt syndrome”.
Country Life contributor Geoffrey Roland Ballance died too young, but some of his finest work lives on in our Archive, finds Melanie Bryan.
Remenham Court is a grand old home sitting in seven pristine acres right on the water. Penny Churchill takes a look.
Ukrainian soldiers prepare a MILAN, a Franco-German anti-tank missile system, during a drill close to the frontline on the site of heavy battles with the Russian troops in the Zaporizhzhia region.Vladimir Putin has been warned it could take Russia 140 years to reach Kyiv because of the slow progress it is making in the Ukraine war.
Grim news for those looking to tie the knot: the average cost of a UK wedding has ballooned to over £20,000.
President Donald Trump speaks at Rockland Community College, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Suffern, N.Y. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)A retired Major General in the British Army has warned that a proposed peace deal between America and Iran “looks like defeat” for Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump was big on bravado and light on details as he addressed the tentative peace deal being finessed between the US and Iran.
Over the past few years, both my husband and I have felt increasingly bummed that we don’t have closer (geographically and emotionally) relationships with our families of origin.
Cigars have taken a tumble. Where are they to be found?
Francesca and Michaela's first meeting marked a turning point for BridgertonNow that Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha’s characters have found their happily ever, we’re ready for some more Bridgerton.
Johannes Radebe is one of Strictly Come Dancing's new hostsAfter years as one of Strictly Come Dancing’s most beloved dancers, Johannes Radebe is joining the show’s presenting team for the 2026 series.
Dyscalculia – sometimes referred to as “number dyslexia” – is a difficulty in understanding and working with numbers.
On the surface, these popular nursery rhymes may seem lighthearted, but their origin stories might be far darker than you ever imagined.
In recent weeks, there has been increasing evidence of authorities in the north of Ireland aligning themselves with dangerous far-right thugs. On May 1, the racists and Islamophobes of Our Northern Ireland Voice (ONIV) shared a video showing a group of men assaulting a person they described as a “Pakistani male”.
The cost of living is an ongoing crisis in modern Britain. In response to this, the government has unveiled a ‘Summer Savings’ plan which will provide minimal savings for a single month — specifically August.
Speaking at the Ivor Novello awards, singer CMAT has spoken out against Reform UK and the far right.
In 2000, drug dealers kidnapped Nicholas Markowitz and then partied with him for days before finally killing him outside of Santa Barbara, providing the chilling basis for the film "Alpha Dog."
Another Reform member has been exposed for having an alleged link to Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party. The latest is Barnsley councillor Andy Arnold who was photographed over multiple years with a Swastika tattoo.
Reform UK unveiled an attention-grabbing new policy proposal on Sunday 24 May: Reform will scrap income tax on overtime. It's time to make work pay. pic.twitter.com/Q0luvT9WPM — Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) May 24, 2026 The problem for Reform is that the policy has also grabbed the attention of people who think things through.
Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick became unstuck when questioned about his party’s mass deportation plans. As commentators Mukhtar and Saul Staniforth highlighted, however, the focus on cost is frankly disgusting given the human element: Trevor Philips is a weird guy.
A dangerous and rapidly escalating outbreak of the skin disease scabies is again sweeping through Israeli occupation prisons. This is causing huge suffering to the many thousands of Palestinian political prisoners who, for the past few years, have intentionally had the worst conditions ever inflicted on them. Abdullah al-Zighari, head of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society,
Laura Loomer is one of the best-known, most fanatical US Israel mouthpieces. She is also one of the closest to the Trump regime and has advocated feeding immigrants to alligators. She is also one of the most odious.
Times Square rose to prominence as a hub for news and commerce in early 20th century New York CIty, but it became a center of illicit activity for several decades before its revitalization in the 1990s.
Irish citizens criminally abducted by Israel from the humanitarian Gaza flotilla arrived back in Ireland last night. Israel beat, tortured and in many cases raped or sexually assaulted them and hundreds of volunteers from other countries. But their thoughts and words were for the 10,000+ Palestinians — including 400 children — Israel holds without charge.
On December 11, 1964, R&B legend Sam Cooke was shot to death by a hotel manager named Bertha Franklin. It was ruled self-defense, but was that really the case?
A beefed up version of Aston Martin's DB12 moves the needle in more ways than one, as Matthew MacConnell explains.
It looks like we're officially saying au revoir to Emily in Paris after it was confirmed the hit Netflix show will come to an end following its sixth and final season, which is currently in production.
From aristocratic pointers to glamorous Dalmatians, season two of 'Rivals' is packed with scene-stealing dogs. We paused, rewound and freeze-framed our way through episode one to identify every breed spotted at the Rutshire polo match — all in the name of extremely important journalism.