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UK cyber bill targets AI users, not the vendors building it
The UK government has turned down proposals from members of the House of Lords to bring AI vendors and frontier model developers within the scope of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, opting instead to rely on voluntary safeguards. Cybersecurity minister Baroness Lloyd of Effra argued that regulating AI companies through the bill would not…
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‘I was promoted on merit’: Tory MP’s fury after Harriet Harman says it was ‘woke’ to give her key shadow cabinet job during maternity leave
Conservative MP Claire Coutinho hit back at Harriet Harman after the former Labour deputy leader called it “woke” of Kemi Badenoch to appoint her shadow business secretary while on maternity leave. The exchange highlights ongoing political sparring over women’s representation and workplace rights, with Coutinho arguing she was promoted purely on merit rather than as…
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Ryanair warns air fares in Europe will jump next year if oil price stays high
Ryanair has warned that European short-haul air fares could rise significantly next year if oil prices remain elevated, cautioning that some rival carriers with weaker fuel hedging may struggle to survive the coming winter. The Irish budget airline has trimmed its passenger target for the year to 31 March from 216 million to 214 million…
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Putin issues new threat over Russian attacks on UK sites
Vladimir Putin has issued an ominous warning that whether Russia might strike British military sites is a “military secret”, following the UK’s decision to give Ukraine blueprints for the Scalp missile, a variant of the Storm Shadow that can strike deeper into Russian territory. The remarks escalate tensions between Moscow and London after Russia had…
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Transfer window verdict: how every Premier League club fared
The Guardian assesses how every Premier League club fared in the summer 2026 transfer window, in which the British transfer record was equalled and one club signed as many as 18 players. Arsenal strengthened but were criticised for missing out on a marquee attacker after failed pursuits of Morgan Rogers, Vinícius Júnior and Julián Álvarez,…
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Football transfer rumours: Jamie Vardy to São Paulo or Sheffield Wednesday?
The Premier League summer transfer window closed at 11pm, with several high-profile deals collapsing at the last moment. Everton’s attempt to sign USA international Folarin Balogun from Monaco fell through after a medical issue and renegotiation, leaving the club having lost both Beto and Iliman Ndiaye during the window without replacing them. The Balogun collapse…
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The adult game crackdown is “ridiculous for our art form”, say Hellraiser devs, but they think they’ll survive thanks to that Clive Barker association
The developers of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival have criticised the recent crackdown on adult content in video games, calling it “ridiculous” for the medium, but believe the game’s explicit horror content will survive scrutiny because Hellraiser is a well-established franchise. The comments follow a campaign by Australian anti-porn group Collective Shout, which last year pressured…
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Middle earners face further tax squeeze as gilt market rout blows £6 billion hole in fiscal headroom
UK gilt yields surged to their highest levels in decades on renewed market turmoil, threatening to add around £6 billion to Britain’s debt interest bill and complicating Chancellor John Healey’s Budget arithmetic. The sell-off makes it harder to fund defence spending increases and other commitments championed by Andy Burnham, fuelling expectations that middle earners will…
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Global Bond Markets Slide on Inflation Fears as UK Borrowing Costs Hit 28-Year High
A global bond market selloff pushed UK borrowing costs to their highest level since 2008 this week, as investors grew increasingly anxious over inflation, interest rates and government debt. The rout, which also hit US, German and Japanese bonds, was largely triggered by a hawkish speech from new US Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh, which…
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Why the UK pays more interest on its debt than rival countries… and it’s not just the ‘moron premium’: ALEX BRUMMER
Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces a significant challenge with the UK’s high government borrowing costs, which at roughly £135billion a year on £3trillion of national debt exceed those of every other G7 nation. Columnist Alex Brummer argues this is not simply a legacy of the 2022 “moron premium” blamed on Liz Truss, but stems from deeper…