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Burnham tries to calm bond market fears as sell-off threatens crucial first budget
Andy Burnham sought to reassure jittery bond markets on Wednesday, promising his government’s decisions would be “grounded in fiscal responsibility” as a sell-off in UK government debt threatened to derail preparations for his first budget. The intervention followed his statement to parliament a day earlier, in which pledges on public ownership of utilities, cost-of-living support…
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Cocaine smuggler jailed after Strava post revealed Spanish hideout
A cocaine dealer who believed he resembled Daniel Craig was tracked down by the National Crime Agency after posting a jog on the fitness app Strava, revealing he was hiding in Spain. Andrew Doran, 42, from Kirkby in Merseyside, was extradited to the UK and has now been sentenced to 18 years in prison for…
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The Tragedy of Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton, the self-styled “original influencer” and gossip blogger, is at the centre of renewed public debate after a livestreamed suicide attempt on TikTok Live in early August, which reopened old wounds about the toxicity he once built his career on. The incident, and his continuing hospitalisation, has prompted commentators and former targets to reassess…
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The Guardian view on Kemi Badenoch and the economy: a plan stuck in the Tory comfort zone | Editorial
The Guardian’s editorial argues that Kemi Badenoch’s appointment of Andrew Griffith as shadow chancellor undermines her stated strategy of making economic competence the centrepiece of her attack on the new Labour government under Andy Burnham. It contends that her choice reveals a lack of insight into why the Conservatives lost the last election, favouring a…
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Google Avoids Forced Divestiture in Ad Tech Antitrust Loss, Judge Orders Behavioral Remedies Instead
A US federal judge has concluded the remedies phase of Google’s ad tech antitrust case, ordering “behavioural” changes to how the company runs its advertising business rather than forcing it to sell off AdX, its advertising exchange. In a two-page order issued on Wednesday, US District Judge Leonie Brinkema said she had accepted “most of…
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Richarlison could still leave Tottenham as Trabzonspor weigh up bid for striker
Richarlison could leave Tottenham Hotspur before Friday’s Turkish transfer deadline, with Trabzonspor showing firm interest in the Brazilian striker. Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi said Richarlison had asked to leave “too many times” this summer, and the club has already let two other unsettled players, Kevin Danso and Pape Sarr, depart on loan deals with…
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Cost-of-living squeeze deepens as markets slide and Burnham clashes with Badenoch at PMQs
Global bond markets tumbled on inflation and AI-borrowing fears, prompting the Dutch central bank to shift gold reserves to London, as Andy Burnham made his PMQs debut sparring with Kemi Badenoch over EU steel concerns; also today, a South Korean care-home director was jailed for abuse, and Arsenal end the transfer …
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Travis Kelce Shares Taylor Swift’s Reaction to Publicly Debuting Their Dog After Keeping Her ‘Under Wraps’ for a Year
Travis Kelce revealed on the season premiere of his New Heights podcast that Taylor Swift approved plans to feature their dog, Wendy, in his new Tommy Hilfiger campaign, ending months of the couple keeping the Samoyed largely out of the public eye. Kelce explained that the fashion brand’s team asked if he was comfortable using…
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Google dodges another breakup attempt
A US federal judge has rejected the Justice Department’s request to force Google to sell off parts of its advertising technology business, opting instead for lighter behavioural remedies after ruling the company had illegally monopolised the ad tech market. Judge Leonie Brinkema said she would largely adopt changes proposed by the parties, though the details…