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Reform UK finance row deepens as subsidence claims surge amid heatwave summer
Two senior Reform UK officials suspended over an undercover finance probe as insurers report a subsidence surge; plus Nvidia chip diplomacy, Antonelli’s F1 title bid, Katie Taylor’s Croke Park farewell and Colin from Accounts’ final series.
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Deprogrammed: Ex-OnlyFans manager finds Jesus and goes on a mission to save young women
Victoria Sinis, a former OnlyFans agency manager in Australia, has become a Christian advocate warning against the adult content platform after leaving the industry and reconnecting with her faith. She argues that the “sexual liberation” ethos underpinning platforms like OnlyFans is damaging rather than empowering, and now travels internationally speaking about her experiences to try…
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Catastrophic dangers await Burnham’s push for English devolution | Phillip Inman
Phillip Inman argues that Andy Burnham’s push for English devolution, alongside Angela Rayner’s parallel overhaul of local government, is heading into a messy and slow process fraught with risk. He warns that Whitehall’s reluctance to cede money and power will produce piecemeal deals, such as one for Cornwall lacking a promised mayor, while Rayner’s reorganisation…
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8 Movies To Watch If You Loved Widow’s Bay
Widow’s Bay has become one of the year’s biggest streaming successes, a horror comedy set on a cursed New England island that earned a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score and nineteen Emmy nominations. Its appeal lies in the difficult tonal balance it strikes, blending genuine unease with deadpan comedy without letting either undercut the other, a…
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‘The chancellor is in a bind’: is No 11 at odds with Burnham’s big vision?
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has enjoyed a smooth start since replacing Keir Starmer six weeks ago, buoyed by strong personal approval ratings and favourable economic indicators. However, tensions are emerging between his ambitious policy agenda—covering public ownership of utilities, social care reform and mass social housebuilding—and Chancellor John Healey’s cautious fiscal stance ahead of his…
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Cut the cameras: Flock surveillance cameras spur rare bipartisan backlash
A rare cross-party backlash has emerged in the United States against Flock Safety’s automated licence-plate reader cameras, with both left-wing and right-wing politicians, activists and privacy campaigners uniting against a single company’s surveillance technology. The roughly 120,000 Flock cameras nationwide conduct about two billion scans a month, and controversy grew after reports that police officers…
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Remnants of Henry VIII’s long-lost castle found in unexpected location, researcher reveals
A researcher from the University of Kent has traced stonework from Henry VIII’s long-vanished Sandown Castle to a Victorian extension at Dover Castle, overturning the popular belief that Sandown simply crumbled into the sea. Christopher Moore, a specialist in hidden and lost heritage, found that the coastal Tudor fortress was instead dismantled and its stone…
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Content creators drop the ball
A crowd of content creators disrupted play at the US Open this week, with an umpire forced to pause Naomi Osaka’s match against Anastasia Zakharova after influencers in a luxury suite became too loud, while others reportedly asked staff to take flash photographs during matches. The incident has reignited debate about whether influencers belong at…
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Star Trek Actor Reveals His Plan for a Perfect James Bond Crossover
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds actor Rhys Darby, who plays the godlike alien Trelane, has said he’d like to take on the role of Q in a future James Bond film, arguing his experience playing a similar trickster character on the sci-fi series makes him a natural fit. Speaking to Polygon about Trelane’s return in…
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Ramsey caps Newcastle fightback for draw as Bournemouth concede late again
Newcastle United came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Bournemouth in the Premier League, substitute Jacob Ramsey netting a superb 88th-minute equaliser to deny Marco Rose’s side a first win as manager. It was the third consecutive league game in which Rose’s Bournemouth surrendered a lead, overshadowing an outstanding individual display from midfielder…