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Supreme Court forces TV stations to sell more election ads at steep discounts
The US Supreme Court has issued an order forcing broadcast TV stations to sell election adverts to political parties and joint fundraising committees at the same steep discounts previously reserved for individual candidates. The 5 September ruling, granted in response to an emergency request from the National Republican Congressional Committee and National Republican Senatorial Committee,…
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Nadine Dorries reveals deepfake ordeal as NHS “revolving door” exposed and Iranian sisters sentenced
A former MP describes being violated by AI-generated abuse, an investigation reveals disgraced NHS bosses being rehired, and Iranian twins face death and prison terms for protesting; plus New Hampshire’s Senate primaries, a £7.8bn UK space strategy and Cavan Sullivan’s MLS form.
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The Western Quentin Tarantino Called “The Best-Directed Movie of All Time” Is Officially a Global Streaming Hit
Sergio Leone’s 1966 spaghetti Western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”, starring Clint Eastwood, has become a global streaming hit, now available on platforms including Prime Video, MGM and Tubi. The film’s renewed popularity comes amid a broader revival of the Western genre driven by creators such as Taylor Sheridan, giving a new generation…
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Riot, after 17 years, finally adds team voice chat to League of Legends
Riot Games has introduced team-wide voice chat to League of Legends, 17 years after the game’s launch. Previously, built-in voice communication was restricted to premade groups who queued together, meaning players matched into a team mid-queue had no way to talk to one another despite the game’s heavy reliance on split-second coordination. The change, seen…
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I spy the next 007! Slow Horses star backs Scotland’s own Jack Lowden
Actor Gary Oldman has suggested that his Slow Horses co-star Jack Lowden has already been chosen as the next James Bond, though the announcement has yet to be made. Speaking on Canadian television, the Oscar winner said producers had “made their choice, but they have not announced it yet,” adding that he had his “fingers…
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Ikea wins right to launch legal action against Belgian far-right party
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that Ikea can pursue legal action against Vlaams Belang, the Belgian far-right party, after it used the Swedish furniture retailer’s trademarks and branding in an anti-immigration campaign. Europe’s highest court found that the party’s use of Ikea’s distinctive imagery could cause significant damage to the…
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‘We’ve got nothing left’: Parents who lost their only surviving son 16 years after he tried to save his brother with cancer tell of their heartache
Nick and Amanda Pearce have described their devastation after losing their only surviving son, Edward, in a car crash this summer, 14 years after his older brother William died of leukaemia. Edward, known as Bunty, was killed after a van struck him as he changed a tyre on the way to work; he was 20.…
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Travellers are ordered to leave illegal site opposite Britain’s nuclear weapons factory where they built 13 static homes
A High Court judge has ordered a group of travellers to leave an illegal encampment opposite the Atomic Weapons Establishment’s Aldermaston site in Berkshire, where they had built 13 static homes during 2025. Judge Sylvia de Bertodano ruled that the families had “ridden roughshod over” a court injunction by deliberately moving onto the land, and…
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RUTH CHARTERIS KC: Corrosive domestic abuse is not a women’s issue – it is a societal issue. And we must ALL play a part in tackling it
Scotland’s Lord Advocate, Ruth Charteris KC, has written about the scale of domestic abuse in Scotland, describing it as a societal problem rather than a “women’s issue” that requires collective action to tackle. She notes that while overall reported figures remain troublingly high, there has been growing use of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act (DASA),…
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Calls at food and drink summit for SNP’s price cap plans to be scrapped
Business leaders across Scotland’s food and drink sector have used a Scottish Government summit to unanimously urge SNP ministers to abandon plans for a mandatory price cap on essential supermarket items. The closed-door meeting, called to discuss rising food costs, was reportedly dominated by opposition to First Minister John Swinney’s proposal, with attendees saying not…