-
Pochettino’s ‘different’ vow to the US invites unwelcome speculation
Mauricio Pochettino has suggested his approach to the United States men’s national team job may become “different” now that he has signed a four-year contract running through the next World Cup cycle, prompting fresh speculation about his long-term commitment given his enduring ties to former club Tottenham Hotspur. The remark matters because it comes amid…
-
Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Must-Hear Soft Rock Hits From 1974
The article revisits four soft rock songs from 1974 that it says remain instantly recognisable to baby boomers, reflecting on the genre’s emotional resonance decades after its commercial peak. Written for American Songwriter, the piece frames these tracks as enduring touchstones of a pre-synthesiser era of popular music, before soft rock shifted towards more pop-oriented…
-
‘Danny Boyle, please make another film about drugs’: Venice film festival’s feedback wall delivers home truths
Venice film festival has embraced a curious 30-year tradition: a public “feedback wall” (Ridateci i soldi, or “Give us our money back”) erected outside the Palazzo del Cinema, where visitors are encouraged to scrawl scathing reviews of the films and the festival itself. Far from suppressing the criticism, festival director Alberto Barbera personally awards a…
-
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander demands air traffic meltdown report on her desk within days as embattled NATS boss who took home £2.2m in bonuses is accused of lying over IT crisis that hit 2,000 flights
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has ordered Martin Rolfe, chief executive of National Air Traffic Services (NATS), to hand her a report by next Wednesday explaining the technical failure that led to the cancellation of around 2,000 flights this week. Mr Rolfe faces mounting pressure to resign after the outage disrupted roughly 330,000 passengers, with Ryanair…
-
PATRICK DARDIS: Burnham’s new holiday tax is delusional, unforgivable and, for many in the hospitality trade, unsurvivable
Daily Mail columnist Patrick Dardis criticises Labour’s proposed “overnight visitor levy”, a new tourism tax he warns could devastate seaside towns such as Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset and hospitality businesses nationwide. He argues the policy, confirmed by Housing Secretary Angela Rayner, would compound existing pressures on the sector from higher national insurance contributions, the rising minimum…
-
Labour in northern uproar as ex-Starmer minister warns Burnham he can’t make the UK richer by making London poorer in attack on ‘Manchesterism’ devolution plans
Steve Reed, a former Cabinet minister under Sir Keir Starmer, has publicly criticised Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s plans to devolve power away from London, warning that the strategy could alienate Labour voters in the capital and the south of England. Writing in The Times, Reed argued that Burnham’s so-called “Manchesterism” model, which draws on his…
-
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts: Second Song review – shaky album occasionally strikes gold
The Guardian reviews “Second Song,” the second new album Neil Young has released in 2026, recorded with his backing band the Chrome Hearts, noting his prolific but uneven output at 80. The review is broadly mixed, finding much of the record slight or recycled, but singles out two lengthy new compositions as genuine high points…
-
The Far Out Pub Quiz: AC/DC, Harry Styles and Stephen Graham
Far Out Magazine has published its latest weekly pub quiz, a recurring Friday feature offering ten trivia questions focused solely on music and film news from the past seven days. The format is designed for entertainment enthusiasts who want quiz content tailored to their interests, rather than the broader mix of categories found in typical…
-
Gatwick rolls out robotic car parking for passengers flying away for at least five days
Gatwick Airport has begun rolling out a robotic valet parking service for passengers flying away for five days or more, deploying automated vehicles to lift and store cars without human drivers. The launch comes at a sensitive moment for the airport, arriving just days after an air traffic control failure caused widespread flight disruption and…
-
Services-led growth pushes UK economy ahead of forecasts
The UK economy grew by 0.4% in July, comfortably beating economists’ consensus forecast of no growth at all, prompting a broadly positive reaction from analysts at Capital Economics, the CBI and Quilter Cheviot. The figures extend the resilience seen through the first half of the year, with Britain’s economy proving sturdier than expected despite the…