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Burnham delays North Sea drilling decision ahead of Holborn by-election
The Daily Mail editorial criticises Prime Minister Andy Burnham for reportedly delaying approval of drilling at the North Sea’s Jackdaw gas field until after next month’s Holborn and St Pancras by-election, accusing him of bowing to pressure from the Green Party for electoral reasons. The paper argues this decision, alongside recent sanctions on Israeli settlements…
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‘60 Minutes’ to Tackle Trump Pardons in Season Premiere
CBS’s 60 Minutes will feature a segment on Donald Trump’s use of presidential pardons in the season 59 premiere, part of a broader relaunch under new executive producer Nick Bilton following a wave of staff departures. The segment, reported by veteran correspondent Lesley Stahl and titled “The Pardon Economy,” examines lawyers and lobbyists who have…
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Minka Kelly Reacts To ‘Ransom Canyon’s Cancellation After “Two Beautiful Seasons”
Actress Minka Kelly has responded warmly to Netflix’s cancellation of “Ransom Canyon” after two seasons, sharing a video tribute to her romance with co-star Josh Duhamel’s character on the show. The Texas-set romantic drama, which paired Kelly’s Quinn O’Grady with Duhamel’s Staten Kirkland as childhood friends turned star-crossed lovers, will not return for a third…
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Federal Court Orders Paramount-Warner Bros Settlement Talks as Antitrust Challenge Looms
A federal magistrate judge ordered Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery to hold a two-day in-person settlement conference in late October, as the two sides sought to resolve the antitrust dispute threatening their $111 billion merger ahead of a trial scheduled for March in Oakland. Judge Thomas Hixson’s order, issued at a scheduling conference, was…
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9/11 at 25: Declassified Files Expose Intelligence Warnings Ignored, While Civilian Courage and Global Solidarity Emerge from Tragedy
Newly declassified CIA files reveal that Bill Clinton’s White House was warned as early as September 1998 that Osama bin Laden intended to crash a bomb-laden aircraft into an American city, with Washington DC identified as a likely target three years before the September 11 attacks. The disclosure, released to mark the 25th anniversary of…
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Crypto entrepreneur makes record £36million donation to Reform UK
Crypto entrepreneur Ben Delo has made a record £36million donation to Reform UK, the largest single gift to a British political party, as he seeks to give Nigel Farage’s party a “fair fight” at the next general election. Delo, co-founder of the trading platform BitMEX, said the donation follows a difficult summer for Reform, arguing…
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Sydney’s Mardi Gras CEO wanted $21,000 because she was ‘too ill’ to work – but a blockbuster legal decision found she was just sick of her job
Former Sydney Mardi Gras chief executive Claire “Gil” Beckwith has lost a NSW Industrial Court claim for more than $21,000 in unpaid long-service leave, after a judge ruled she resigned because she no longer wanted the job rather than due to illness. Beckwith had argued she quit last June because of stress and a suspected…
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They’re not wonder walls! Noel Gallagher wins permission for major overhaul of his ‘rundown’ new £11.5m London home that is plagued with structural movement, leaking roof and rising damp
Noel Gallagher has won planning permission from Westminster Council to carry out a major renovation of his £11.5million Grade II-listed London mansion, which has been found to be plagued with significant structural problems. The Oasis guitarist’s new five-level, seven-bedroom home requires extensive repair work, with council documents citing structural movement, roof leaks, rising damp and…
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It’s the modern miracle that is set to take over civil servants’ jobs as ministers plan to replace middle management with AI in bid to stem the ever expanding public sector
The Irish government is examining plans to replace middle management and administrative civil service roles with artificial intelligence, as part of a broader effort to curb rapid growth in public sector staffing and pay costs. Ministers have emphasised that the initiative, still in its early stages under the Department of Public Expenditure, would unfold over…
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They’re Talking!: Paramount & AGs Settlement Talks Set For Next Month, But $7M Daily Ticking Fee Still Kicking In, For Now
A federal magistrate judge in Oakland has ordered Paramount Skydance and a coalition of a dozen state Attorneys General to hold an in-person settlement conference over two consecutive days at the end of October, in the latest twist in the legal battle over Paramount’s $111 billion (£87 billion) merger with Warner Bros Discovery. The order…