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‘NRL investment in Super League benefits both parties’
Incoming St Helens head coach Kevin Walters has backed a potential partnership between Super League and Australia’s NRL, arguing it would benefit both competitions rather than represent one bailing out the other. His comments follow Super League clubs’ rejection last month of a £35m investment offer from the Australian Rugby League Commission, with talks over…
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Spectrum COO Nick Jeffery Touts “The Great Cable Comeback” As He Assumes Charter Exec Post
Nick Jeffery has begun his role as chief operating officer of Spectrum, the consumer-facing brand of Charter Communications, marking his move from the top job at Frontier Communications following its acquisition by Verizon earlier this year. In a LinkedIn post on his first day, Jeffery declared “the Great Cable Comeback” was under way, pledging to…
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Common, Patti LaBelle, Public Enemy and More to Be Honored at Black Music Action Coalition Gala
Common, Patti LaBelle and Public Enemy will be honoured at the 2026 Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) Gala on 24 September 2026 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, with fuller details of the executive honours now confirmed. Common receives the BMAC Harry Belafonte Change Agent Award, LaBelle the BMAC Icon Award, and Public…
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Cost-of-living squeeze deepens as markets slide and Burnham clashes with Badenoch at PMQs
Global bond markets tumbled on inflation and AI-borrowing fears, prompting the Dutch central bank to shift gold reserves to London, as Andy Burnham made his PMQs debut sparring with Kemi Badenoch over EU steel concerns; also today, a South Korean care-home director was jailed for abuse, and Arsenal end the transfer …
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Tatler crowns the best private schools in Britain: Kate’s alma mater, remote Scottish institution disliked by King Charles and ‘Hippie Hogwarts’ all make the list – as well as places boasting scuba diving lessons, an F1 simulator and ‘no uniform’
Tatler has published its Schools Guide 2027, an annual ranking of the UK’s leading private schools, celebrating institutions attended by royals and celebrities alongside their standout offerings, from marine biology trips to Dragon’s Den-style business schemes. The list highlights the huge range in cost and character across Britain’s independent education sector, from wellbeing-focused day schools…
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Trump administration backs OpenAI fair-use defence in Times lawsuit
The Trump administration has escalated its involvement in The New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, filing a formal statement of interest this week that explicitly backs OpenAI’s fair-use defence. US attorneys argued that restricting fair use to exclude AI training would “severely hamper” scientific progress and harm American prosperity, marking a significant intervention that…
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Dolly Parton’s Niece Explains Why Country Legend Wanted to Keep Cancer Diagnosis Secret: ‘She Never Wanted to Worry Anybody’
Dolly Parton’s niece, singer Jada Star, has revealed that the country music icon deliberately kept her cancer diagnosis private because she “never wanted to worry anybody.” Parton died last week at the age of 80 after what her spokesperson described as a brief battle with an undisclosed form of cancer, a loss that came as…
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4 Top 40 Hits From 1973 That Every Baby Boomer Can Still Sing by Heart
American Songwriter has compiled a list of four Top 40 hits from 1973 that it argues remain instantly recognisable to baby boomers, decades after their release. The feature highlights how certain songs from that era became deeply embedded in listeners’ memories, with fans still able to recall choruses and lyrics by heart, reflecting the enduring…
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SonicWall’s SMA1000 boxes under active attack again
SonicWall has confirmed that attackers are actively exploiting two chained zero-day vulnerabilities to compromise its SMA1000 series appliances, which enterprises use to secure remote access and VPN connections. Because these gateways sit at the edge of corporate networks, a successful compromise can give attackers a foothold into the wider organisation, prompting SonicWall to urge customers…
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Alleged Penn State cocaine kingpin looks glum as he is handcuffed and carted into court
A 24-year-old former Penn State student, Agostino Abbatiello, appeared in court in a red prison jumpsuit and handcuffs as prosecutors laid out details of an alleged cocaine ring linked to two university fraternities. Abbatiello is accused of being the top supplier in a network that authorities say operated from around 2023 to 2024, with drugs…