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“Manvers sentences passed for offenders’ actions, not views” says Rotherham MP
Rotherham MP John Healey has marked two years since the violent disturbance at the Manvers Holiday Inn, reflecting on the riot’s impact and the justice process that followed. The 2024 unrest, part of wider national disorder, saw rioters attack the hotel, which was then housing asylum seekers, and matters because it brought unwanted national attention…
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Apple is working on a seamless copy-paste experience between iPhones and Windows PCs
Apple is developing a feature to allow seamless copy-paste of text and images directly between iPhones and Windows PCs, mirroring the universal clipboard experience it already offers across its own devices. The move follows a request from Microsoft, made in March under the EU’s Digital Markets Act interoperability system, which pushed Apple to open up…
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Boy George hits out at “bunch of c***s” Bandcamp for removing pro-Israel song
Boy George has criticised music platform Bandcamp as a “bunch of c***s” after it removed his profile, taking down his controversial track “We Will Dance Again” alongside it. The song, released last month, proved divisive for appearing to reject descriptions of Israel’s Gaza campaign as genocide and for criticising musicians who back Palestine, and its…
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Alverca: the Portuguese club thriving with help from Vinícius Júnior
Alverca, a small Portuguese club historically overshadowed by Benfica, have rapidly climbed to the top flight of Portuguese football, aided by an ownership stake held by Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior. The club folded in 2005 after relegation but reformed, worked its way back up through the divisions, and secured back-to-back promotions to reach the…
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Green councillor who defeated council leader quits
Andy Davies, the Green Party councillor who won the Walkley seat from Sheffield Council leader Tom Hunt in May’s local elections, has resigned after just three months in the role, citing mental health and personal reasons. His departure ends Hunt’s three-year Labour leadership of the council and triggers a by-election, the second in Sheffield within…
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Southampton will win Championship this season – Downes
Southampton midfielder Flynn Downes says the squad have a “chip on their shoulder” and are determined to win the Championship this season, despite the club starting the campaign on a four-point deduction. The penalty follows the Spygate scandal that saw Saints removed from last season’s play-offs, with head coach Tonda Eckert recently charged by the…
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Love Me Tender review – Vicky Krieps custody-battle drama is intelligent, sensual and bitter slice of life
This review of *Love Me Tender*, adapted by writer-director Anna Cazenave Cambet from Constance Debré’s autobiographical novel, praises Vicky Krieps for an intelligent, restrained performance as a woman battling to see her son after her marriage collapses. The film matters as a rare, unsentimental portrait of homophobic bias within family courts, following Clémence as she…
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The 1999 Robert Downey Jr movie despised by the people who made it: “I hate that film most”
Robert Downey Jr’s career hit a rough patch between 1998 and 2005, a period marked by turmoil in his personal life and a string of poorly received films, before his comeback with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Among these was 1999’s In Dreams, a psychological thriller directed by Neil Jordan and co-written by celebrated screenwriter Bruce…
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Critics slam ‘absurd’ plans for an Aussie state to ease drug-driving penalties for medicinal cannabis
The New South Wales government is defending planned reforms that would ease drug-driving penalties for some medicinal cannabis patients, after critics warned the changes could compromise road safety. Legislation due to be debated in the state parliament this week would allow eligible prescription holders to avoid penalties following a first and second positive roadside drug…
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Cafes in Australia aren’t what they used to be 30 years ago: Boss delivers brutal takedown of bleak reality facing the country
An Australian café owner has spoken out about how radically the hospitality industry has changed over the past 30 years, describing a bleak picture of rising costs, thinning margins and shifting customer habits that are making it increasingly difficult for small cafés to survive. The comments reflect wider concern across Australia’s food and beverage sector,…