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Deep-fried foods banned from school lunches and puddings cut to twice a week in new childhood obesity war
The UK government is overhauling school food standards in England, banning deep-fried items such as chips from lunches and requiring every meal to include vegetables or salad, as part of efforts to tackle childhood obesity. From September, staples like fish and chips will still be available but must be oven-baked, while sweetened desserts will be…
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Andy Burnham to host entrepreneurs and local mayors at No 10 on Monday
Andy Burnham will host business leaders, entrepreneurs and regional mayors at Downing Street on Monday, part of a push to present his government as a “partner for growth” ahead of the first budget of his premiership. The prime minister said the UK has the talent and universities to succeed but needs “a culture shift in…
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Insight Partners’ Devin Parekh on why the firm is diversifying while everyone else bets the farm on OpenAI and Anthropic
Devin Parekh, who has co-led the $90 billion investment firm Insight Partners for 26 years, spoke candidly at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC event in New York about the firm’s deliberately diversified approach at a time when many venture capitalists are concentrating their bets on frontier AI labs such as OpenAI and Anthropic. Unlike more vocal rivals, Parekh…
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Swedish party blocs tied after Sunday vote, projections say
Sweden’s general election is too tight to call, with early results showing the two main political blocs separated by roughly 20,000 votes after half the ballots had been counted. The outcome will determine whether Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson returns as prime minister at the head of a left-wing coalition, or whether incumbent conservative Ulf…
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Reform rules out abolishing inheritance tax as party brands Tories ‘out of touch’ for considering it
Reform UK has ruled out scrapping inheritance tax, distancing itself from a policy reportedly under consideration by the Conservatives, and accused Kemi Badenoch’s party of being “out of touch” for weighing it up. Robert Jenrick, Reform’s chosen Chancellor, said the 40 per cent levy was “unfair” and unpopular but insisted axing it would be “morally…
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Trump condemns Mamdani and Ocasio-Cortez for laughter at 9/11 memorial
President Trump publicly condemned New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after footage showed them laughing together during the 25th anniversary 9/11 memorial ceremony in lower Manhattan, as victims’ relatives read out the names of the dead. Speaking to reporters in Ireland on his way back from the Irish Open, Trump called…
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Arteta embraces perfect storm to play the victim of game of his own making | Barney Ronay
In this opinion piece, Guardian writer Barney Ronay argues that Mikel Arteta’s public complaints about a penalty awarded against Arsenal at Sunderland are calculated rather than spontaneous, part of a broader culture of managerial media management in the Premier League. While Ronay concedes Arteta had a point—the penalty, given for Ezri Konsa appearing to grapple…
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4 Low-Key Brilliant Guitar Solos From 80s Classic Hits
An American Songwriter feature highlights four guitar solos from 1980s hit songs that the writer argues succeed through subtlety and service to the song rather than flashy technical showmanship. The piece revisits tracks by Fleetwood Mac, Men At Work, Paul McCartney and Tears For Fears, praising guitarists who enhanced the emotional impact of each song…
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The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, according to VCs
Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, held on a Thursday in September 2026, featured a batch of startups skewing heavily towards “deep tech” compared with previous cohorts, according to TechCrunch’s regular survey of early-stage venture capitalists. Investors described the technology on show as feeling “like science fiction,” though they noted valuations across the batch were more…
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Beats brand readies budget iPhone controllers under Apple ownership
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has confirmed that Apple is developing two game controllers for the iPhone, correcting earlier speculation that arose after MacRumors found references to first-party controllers in macOS 26.7’s code rather than iOS. Gurman clarifies the devices are nonetheless designed for iPhones, and, notably, that Beats executives are leading the project, making it likely…