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Nigel Farage throws down the gauntlet with shock Clacton by-election… and I believe he won’t just win, he’ll double his majority, says ANDREW PIERCE
This is a Daily Mail comment piece by consultant editor Andrew Pierce, presented largely as a video column, arguing that Nigel Farage has provoked a surprise by-election in his Clacton constituency and framing it as a high-stakes political gamble. Pierce contends that the Reform UK leader is casting himself as the victim of an “establishment…
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‘Harry Potter’ Visualization Studio Proof Inc. Returns To Australia With Brisbane Studio
Los Angeles-based Proof Inc., a studio specialising in visualisation work for major films including the Harry Potter series, is reopening a permanent base in Australia with a new studio in Brisbane. The move, announced as an exclusive on 8 July 2026, sees the company launch Proof Australia under the leadership of executive producer Katrina Peers,…
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‘He saw signs saying No Blacks – but he never got bitter’: Sterling Betancourt, the man who brought steelpan music to the UK
Sterling Betancourt, the Trinidadian musician credited with bringing steelpan music to the UK, has died aged 96, prompting reflections from his widow, Beatrice, on his resilience and generosity. Betancourt arrived in Britain in 1951 as one of 11 members of the Trinidad All-Steel Percussion Orchestra (Taspo), performing at the Festival of Britain outside London’s Royal…
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Christopher Nolan’s Forgotten Thriller Has a Performance That Makes It Essential Viewing
A Collider feature by Nate Williams argues that Christopher Nolan’s 2002 thriller Insomnia is unfairly overlooked within his celebrated body of work. The article contends that, although the film is routinely ranked near the bottom of Nolan’s filmography, it remains a highly effective psychological thriller and one of the director’s most mature works, deserving of…
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Oil Jumps Over 6% To 2-Week High After Trump Says Deal With Iran ‘Over’
Oil prices surged more than 6% on Wednesday, reaching a two-week high, after US President Donald Trump declared that the memorandum of understanding to end the conflict with Iran was “over” and said he no longer wished to engage with Tehran. The comments revived fears of disruption to Middle East oil supplies, particularly through the…
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Port of Dover faces ‘utter chaos’ under struggling EU entry system, MPs warn
MPs have warned that the Port of Dover faces “utter chaos and miles of tailbacks” as a result of the EU’s entry/exit system (EES), unless the technology is fixed or the checks suspended within a week. The chair of the home affairs select committee, Karen Bradley, has urged the UK government to apply “maximum pressure”…
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Free Waymo Rides in California? You Can Thank a Regulatory Quirk
Waymo, Alphabet’s driverless taxi division and the US market leader, is being held up by a delayed ruling from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which regulates paid passenger transport in the state. Because the regulator has yet to approve the company’s application, Waymo cannot charge California passengers for rides in its newest vehicle, the…
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It’s only in Europe where Nintendo is discontinuing Switch 1, and likely to do with the Right to Repair laws we have here
Nintendo has confirmed that its decision to stop selling the original Switch console applies only to Europe, and will not affect the console’s availability in the rest of the world. The move, which takes effect from mid-February 2027, appears to be linked to the European Union’s new Right to Repair rules, which require manufacturers of…
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Junior Andre, 21, breaks down in tears as he reveals feeling neglected by Katie Price ruined his self-esteem while Princess, 19, recalls having to hug a blanket sprayed with their mum’s perfume to feel close to her
Junior Andre, 21, and his sister Princess, 19 — the children of Katie Price and Peter Andre — broke down in tears while reflecting on their difficult childhood during their mother’s new documentary, Katie Price: Nothing To Hide. The pair revisited the period in the late 2010s when Price experienced a public breakdown, and their…
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Report to National Crime Agency of £5m Farage gift is ‘deeply serious’
Labour has condemned as “astonishing and deeply serious” the disclosure that a £5m gift to Nigel Farage from a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency (NCA) by bankers who feared it might involve laundered money. The revelation intensifies pressure on the Reform UK leader over his financial affairs, coming just a day…