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RNC warns socialists push Democrats ‘off cliff’ after DSA co-chair offers no tax rate
The Republican National Committee has seized on comments from Democratic Socialists of America co-chair Megan Romer, who was unable to give a specific tax rate when questioned about her group’s plan to “tax the hell out of millionaires.” The RNC argues the exchange exposes a lack of policy substance behind the DSA’s popular slogans, and…
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NBC’s Gritty 14-Part Crime Thriller Becomes a Global Netflix Hit
Chicago P.D., NBC’s long-running police procedural, has become an unexpected global streaming success after its first five seasons debuted on Netflix internationally this month. The show is benefiting from the so-called “Netflix Effect”, whereby older network dramas find new audiences once complete seasons become available to stream, echoing earlier successes such as Suits. The move…
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Netflix’s 6-Part True Crime Miniseries Is Already One of the Biggest Hits on Streaming
Netflix’s new true-crime miniseries The Bombing of Pan Am 103 has quickly become one of the streamer’s biggest hits, tapping into the platform’s enormous appetite for the genre, which drew nearly half of US Netflix accounts in 2024. The six-part series revisits the investigation into the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, which killed all 259 people aboard…
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David Sackeroff, Emmy-Nominated ‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Home Improvement’ Production Designer, Dies at 81
David Sackeroff, an Emmy-nominated production designer and art director best known for his work on “Seinfeld”, “Alf” and “Home Improvement”, has died at the age of 81. He passed away on 10 July on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Sackeroff played a formative role in early American sitcom television, helping shape the visual identity of shows that…
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Margaret Thatcher backed secret plan to wipe out cocaine crops by unleashing swarms of leaf-eating moths over drug cartel plantations
Newly released government files reveal that Margaret Thatcher’s government secretly backed a plan to destroy South American cocaine crops by releasing swarms of moths whose larvae feed on coca plants. The proposal, discussed at the height of the 1980s “war on drugs”, aimed to use a biological agent to devastate coca plantations run by drug…
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Double murderer dubbed ‘the most dangerous man in Australia’ cannot be sent back there despite violently attacking woman in the UK
A man convicted of two murders in Australia and once branded “the most dangerous man in Australia” cannot be deported back there, despite having violently attacked a woman while in the UK. The case has raised questions about why the justice and immigration systems have been unable to remove a convicted double killer from British…
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Anger as customers with subscriptions could be hit by higher prices at start of next year
Businesses have warned that customers with subscriptions to services such as news publications, dating apps and streaming platforms could face higher prices from January, after the Government abruptly moved forward new rules aimed at ending “subscription traps.” A coalition of publishers and tech firms says the accelerated timeline leaves them “little to no time” to…
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‘Brand New Day’ Hype Is Officially Reviving Tom Holland’s $880 Million Spider-Man Blockbuster
Marvel and Sony’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has posted a stronger-than-expected box office debut, offering a much-needed boost for the Marvel Cinematic Universe after a disappointing 2025 in which “Fantastic Four”, “Thunderbolts*” and “Captain America: Brave New World” all underperformed. The film, which sees Tom Holland’s Peter Parker adjusting to a world that has forgotten…
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Vince Gill Invites One of Nashville’s Most Respected Musicians To Join the Grand Ole Opry
Country star Vince Gill has invited Charlie Worsham, a member of his touring band, to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. The surprise announcement was made during Gill’s residency show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, shortly after Worsham performed a song from his latest album. The invitation is a significant honour in country…
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African quartet secure Women’s World Cup places
Algeria, Morocco, Cameroon and Malawi have all secured places at the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil, after reaching the semi-finals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) in Morocco, which is doubling as a qualifying tournament. Reaching the last four was enough to guarantee qualification, meaning African representation at next summer’s finals is…