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Nigel Farage latest: Conference thrown into chaos as leader’s speech delayed due to ‘security scare’
Nigel Farage’s keynote speech at the Reform UK party conference was delayed by more than an hour after security staff were reportedly seen searching underneath the stage, with party sources citing a “security scare” that they said had prompted counter-terror police to hold him back. The disruption capped a chaotic day for Reform, which was…
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Cambridge University launches probe into James Orr after Reform donations sting
Cambridge University has launched a probe into associate professor James Orr after he stepped down as Reform UK’s head of policy over claims he arranged for polling to be paid for by an overseas company, an impermissible donor under UK electoral law. The allegations, part of an undercover investigation by Channel 4 and Verbatim, broke…
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Microsoft says virtually nobody was grabbing NYT articles through its chatbot
Microsoft has told a US court that its Copilot chatbot only rarely reproduces substantial chunks of copyrighted news articles or books, as it seeks summary judgment in a lawsuit brought by The New York Times, book authors and other publishers. The filing, submitted on Friday, forms part of Microsoft and OpenAI’s defence against claims that…
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The 2005 role Harrison Ford will always regret turning down: “I think I made a mistake”
Harrison Ford has revealed that turning down a role in the 2005 film “Syriana” remains one of his biggest career regrets, as the part eventually went to George Clooney and earned him an Academy Award. Ford told The Irish Examiner he doubted the “truth of the material” at the time he was offered the role,…
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Boo Carter’s stellar field goal block seals Colorado’s stunning 14-13 road win over Georgia Tech
Colorado stunned Georgia Tech 14-13 on Thursday night in Atlanta after Boo Carter blocked a 45-yard game-winning field goal attempt on the final play, sealing a dramatic road win for Deion Sanders’s Buffaloes. The result gives Colorado a strong opening result after a difficult 3-9 campaign last season, Sanders’s third year in charge, and offers…
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What to expect at Apple’s September 9th launch event
Apple will hold a launch event on 9 September, its first since John Ternus succeeded Tim Cook as chief executive, with speculation pointing to one of the company’s most significant product unveilings in years. The headline attraction is expected to be Apple’s first foldable phone, a rumoured “iPhone Ultra”, which would arrive shortly after Samsung’s…
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Vile Oscar-nominated movie director says she’s glad she joked about Bank of America executive’s murder because it led to new offers of work
Lexi Alexander, an Oscar-nominated film director, has refused to apologise for mocking the murder of Bank of America executive Erin Piacenti and instead said the backlash has boosted her career, bringing offers of scripts, meetings and podcast appearances. Alexander sparked outrage after sharing an image referencing Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing a healthcare…
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Deadly Black Sea attacks threaten grain exports and higher food prices
A summer of intensifying Russian and Ukrainian attacks on each other’s ships and port infrastructure in the Black Sea has made it the world’s most dangerous waters for commercial shipping, with more crew killed in July than throughout the rest of the war combined. The escalation is disrupting vital grain exports from both countries, fuelling…
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Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin calls for a ‘coming together’ between Right-wing parties as she says voters can’t be let down by ‘squabbles’
Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin has called for Right-wing parties to unite ahead of the next general election, warning that voters should not be let down by “squabbles” between rival groups. Speaking at Reform’s conference in Birmingham, the Runcorn and Helsby MP said she would “feel devastated if the Right destroys itself” and urged politicians…