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Big-money donations poison British politics. We can stop the mega-rich buying access and influence | Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown warns that huge political donations, including recent multi-million-pound gifts to Reform from crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne, are distorting British democracy by letting wealthy donors buy access and influence. He argues that spending imbalances directly translate into electoral advantage, and that without reform, elections risk being decided by the size of…
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Meta is reportedly ready to launch less pervy smart glasses
Meta is reportedly preparing to launch a new pair of smart glasses, codenamed Luna, that ditch the camera entirely — a move that comes as the company faces a growing privacy backlash over the recording capabilities of its existing Ray-Ban smart glasses. According to a report from The Information, Meta could unveil the camera-free device…
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Von der Leyen extends historic associate membership offer to Canada
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has offered Canada an unprecedented “associate membership” of the EU in a historic deepening of relations between the bloc and Canada. This unprecedented move comes as both the EU and Canada seek to reduce their dependence on US trade and strengthen ties in response to Donald Trump’s…
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‘I can’t go another night knowing he’s out there alone’: Father of missing non-verbal, partially deaf Noah, 3, pleads for public’s help to find him as search enters second day after he vanished from park
The father of missing three-year-old Noah Woods, who is non-verbal and partially deaf, has appealed to the public to keep searching after his son vanished from a park in Brantham, Suffolk, as the search entered its second day. Rhys Woods said emergency services now believe Noah has moved beyond the immediate area around the playground,…
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A sandwich a day could shrink your waist, cut cholesterol and slash risk of heart attack, major study finds
A major review of existing research has found that eating wholegrain foods daily, roughly equivalent to two large slices of wholegrain bread, is linked to a range of heart health benefits, including weight loss, a smaller waist and lower cholesterol. Researchers combined data from 87 clinical trials involving more than 6,500 people across Asia, Europe,…
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When did football fans first start wearing replica kits? | The Knowledge
The Guardian’s football trivia column The Knowledge tackles a reader’s question about when fans first began wearing replica kits, tracing the murky origins of a now-ubiquitous football tradition. While there is no single definitive answer, the piece credits Leeds United and kit manufacturer Admiral with producing the first official replica kit in 1973-74, following a…
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Neagley review – this violent Reacher spinoff is a glorious hour off from normal life
The Guardian’s TV review looks at Neagley, an Amazon Prime Video spin-off from the hit action series Reacher, which puts Frances Neagley – Jack Reacher’s former colleague – at the centre of her own violent, plot-light adventure. The reviewer argues the show succeeds precisely because it doesn’t try to reinvent what makes Reacher popular, offering…
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Meta unveils Luna smart glasses without camera amid privacy row
Meta is developing a new model of smart glasses called Luna without a camera, planning to ship from October onwards. This move represents the company’s attempt to address significant privacy concerns surrounding its current smart glasses models, which have faced widespread criticism over their potential to secretly record individuals without consent. The Luna model is…
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SARAH VINE: Harry and Meghan’s new life is already starting to unravel. What a pair of quitters… and these are the real poor victims of their behaviour
Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine criticises the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after reports that Prince Harry and Meghan withdrew their children, Archie and Lilibet, from a new prep school in the Cotswolds after just two days, reportedly over security concerns. Vine argues the episode reflects a pattern of impulsive, poorly planned decisions by the…
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Redwood by Ben Macintyre review – a superbly wrought tale of cold war defection
Ben Macintyre’s latest true-espionage book, Redwood, tells the story of Vladimir Kuzichkin, a KGB officer stationed in Tehran shortly after Iran’s 1979 revolution, and his relationship with Ian McCredie, the young MI6 officer who becomes his handler. The reviewer praises it as a page-turning masterpiece, arguing it transcends Macintyre’s reputation for “dadlit” spy nonfiction and…