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Palestinian medics’ resilience in Gaza captured in Daniele Rugo documentary
Daniele Rugo’s documentary Life Support offers a medics’ perspective on the war in Gaza, drawing on interviews with foreign doctors who have carried out medical missions there since October 2023. With Israel barring foreign reporters from entering Gaza except under military escort, the film positions these doctors as valuable independent witnesses, and their restrained yet…
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Dignity at work in an age of automation, Sarah O’Connor’s new book
A Financial Times journalist ponders the future of labour in world increasingly dominated by AI and automationIt’s never been easy to land and keep a decent job. But it feels like it’s getting harder. In June, the number of job vacancies in the UK fell to a five-year low; headlines warn of a looming AI-employment…
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Toxic silver-cheeked pufferfish spreading across Mediterranean holiday coastlines alarms swimmers
Holidaymakers travelling to the Mediterranean this summer have been warned about the spread of the silver-cheeked pufferfish, a toxic species that has migrated into the sea through the Suez Canal. The fish carries a potent neurotoxin and has an exceptionally powerful bite, and its rapid expansion across popular tourist coastlines has prompted growing concern among…
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Bradley Belhomme fighting for life after quad bike crash in Greece
A 20-year-old British tourist, Bradley Belhomme, is fighting for his life on life support in an Athens hospital after suffering a severe brain injury in a quad bike crash while on holiday in Greece with friends. His family have launched an urgent GoFundMe appeal to cover medical bills and the cost of bringing him home…
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UK house prices edge up in June as Iran war ends
UK house prices rose in June for the first time since before the onset of the Iran war, according to the latest Lloyds house price index (previously the Halifax HPI). The typical property cost £299,330, a 0.2% monthly increase that reversed May’s 0.2% fall, though values remain narrowly below where they stood at the start…
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Darcy Jenson jailed for 18 years over fatal Bali villa shooting
Darcy Jenson, a 28-year-old Sydney plumber, has been jailed for 18 years by Indonesia’s Supreme Court for organising the hit squad that shot dead Melbourne man Zivan Radmanovic, 32, in a luxury Bali villa in June last year. In an unusual outcome, Jenson — who was not present at the scene and did not fire…
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Andy Burnham plans to shift power north but Treasury will resist
Daily Mail City Editor Alex Brummer argues that Andy Burnham, who is set to become Prime Minister later this month, will struggle to loosen the Treasury’s grip on power despite his plans to shift some executive authority from London to Manchester. Burnham intends to create a “national growth unit” dubbed “No 10 North”, spending one…
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Edinburgh festival 2026 preview highlights ten acclaimed shows already reviewed
From returning comedy award winner Sam Nicoresti to Flo & Joan’s cheeky One Man Musical, these are surefire standouts at the fringeEdinburgh festival 2026 reviewsIt may contain a brief moment of actual tree-hugging but this bracing solo show by Bryony Kimmings finds fresh and compelling perspectives on the horribly familiar plight of our planet. Season…
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Trying returns for a fifth season with adoptive family facing new upheaval
Collider has published a review praising the return of the Apple TV+ comedy Trying for its fifth season, arriving after a two-year break and continuing to be described by the outlet as the streamer’s best sitcom. The review matters as a signal to fans that the well-liked British series, first launched in 2020, retains the…