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Back on track: can Burnham fix the north’s woeful rail services?
Andy Burnham has become prime minister, giving him direct power to address rail problems in the north of England that he long criticised as mayor of Greater Manchester. The article examines two major unresolved issues he is now positioned to tackle: reviving a high-speed rail link between Birmingham and Manchester after the northern leg of…
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Inside Isaac Heeney’s fiancée’s nightmare as she leaves Sydney and shuts down Instagram comments amid Swans star’s hotel scandal
Sydney Swans player Isaac Heeney’s fiancée, Steffie Waters, has been targeted with abusive comments on Instagram after Heeney was named among five players allegedly involved in an incident with exotic dancers at the team’s Melbourne hotel. Waters has since disabled comments on her page and left the couple’s Sydney home for Noosa, according to a…
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Liam and Noel Gallagher ‘force BBC to take down “excruciating” celebrity Wonderwall World Cup tribute after failing to seek correct permissions’
The BBC has reportedly removed an online tribute video featuring celebrities performing versions of Oasis’s “Wonderwall” as part of a World Cup-themed feature, after Liam and Noel Gallagher objected to it. The brothers are said to have forced the takedown because the broadcaster had not obtained the correct permissions to use the song, with the…
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Jill Lepore on why the artificial state is ‘doomed’ – podcast
This is a podcast episode from the Guardian’s Politics Weekly America series, in which host Jonathan Freedland speaks to historian Jill Lepore about a growing backlash against artificial intelligence and datacentres, and how it might shape the November US midterm elections. With the vote less than three months away, voters are weighing concerns about grocery…
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Parking prices increased across Sheffield in decision behind doors which will make council £360,000 per year
Residents warn the parking charge increase will drive more people to Meadowhall
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Vance: Bessent has ‘very discreet plan’ to shrink $40 trillion national debt
Vice President Vance said Thursday night that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a “very discreet plan” to shrink the nation’s debt. “He [Bessent] has had a very discreet plan, of course, supported by the president of the United States, to get the United States to a point where our economy is growing faster than our…
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The 1970 song Melanie wrote about her experience at Woodstock: “I had no clue!”
A flame that lit a spark. The post The 1970 song Melanie wrote about her experience at Woodstock: “I had no clue!” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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A smuggled bedsheet, handwritten notes and an unspeakable two hour window: Grim details emerge about 18-year-old Tarsha Golightly’s suicide death in prison
Tarsha Golightly, 18, died by suicide while in prison, with reports highlighting concerns about how she was able to obtain a bedsheet and the period before she was found. The case matters because it raises questions about prison safety procedures, supervision and the protection of vulnerable young people in custody. The reported details include handwritten…
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Netflix unveils Bass X Machina and Fool Night at Anime NYC
Netflix used Anime NYC to unveil a broad slate of upcoming anime and animation titles, headlined by two new reveals: Bass X Machina, a Steampunk Western voiced by Brian Tyree Henry, and Fool Night, a dark manga adaptation about people transforming into oxygen-producing plants amid a global shortage. The showcase, which included trailers, images and…
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Jury awards teens $550K after Oregon amusement park ride left them hanging upside down: report
A jury has awarded $550,000 (£275,000 each) to two teenage girls after they were left dangling upside down for nearly 30 minutes when a ride malfunctioned at Oaks Park, an amusement park in Portland, Oregon. The verdict, reached by a 10-2 majority this week, found the park and the ride’s manufacturer, Zamperla, liable over the…