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Farage is loved by some but hated by more – now even Reform can see it
Reform UK arrives at its Birmingham conference weaker than a year ago, with deputy leader Richard Tice admitting the party needs to make the country “love Nigel Farage again” — a striking concession that Farage remains deeply divisive. The party’s poll ratings have slipped from over 30 per cent a year ago to the low…
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Free travel pilot scheme for young people approved
Sheffield City Council has approved a pilot scheme offering free bus and tram travel to children and young people aged five to 18 across South Yorkshire. The trial, agreed by councillors on the council’s strategy and resources committee, aims to ease cost-of-living pressures on families and give young people greater independence to travel for education,…
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Sandra Hüller To Star As Celebrated Late Male German Artist Wolfgang Herrndorf’s In Maria Schrader’s ‘Work And Structure’
Sandra Hüller has been cast as the late German writer and artist Wolfgang Herrndorf in “Work and Structure” (Arbeit und Struktur), a feature film directed by Maria Schrader. The project unites two prominent figures in German cinema and adapts Herrndorf’s acclaimed autobiographical work for the screen, marking a significant literary adaptation for the German film…
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Why restaurant servers clear your plate before everyone finishes eating
Restaurant etiquette experts have explained why some diners feel rushed when servers clear their plate while others at the table are still eating, a practice that departs from the traditional rule of waiting until everyone has finished. Hospitality specialists say the habit is usually about tidiness and service flow rather than an attempt to hurry…
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Spurs boots VMware, cites 85% licensing saving
Tottenham Hotspur has removed VMware entirely from its technology infrastructure as part of a wider datacentre and network overhaul at White Hart Lane, cutting licensing costs by more than 85 percent. Chief Technology Officer Rob Pickering said the switch, completed over the past three months, was driven partly by savings but also by dissatisfaction with…
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The iconic 2005 role Orlando Bloom talked himself out of: “I’m so sorry”
Orlando Bloom has revealed he turned down the chance to work with Christopher Nolan in the mid-2000s, after meeting the director while Nolan was preparing his Batman trilogy. Bloom, then riding high off Lord of the Rings, Black Hawk Down and Troy, wanted to discuss an unmade Nolan script called The Keys to the Street…
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Sandra Hüller to Play Male German Writer Wolfgang Herrndorf in Maria Schrader’s ‘Work and Structure’ for Studiocanal
Sandra Hüller has been cast to play the late German writer Wolfgang Herrndorf in “Arbeit und Struktur” (“Work and Structure”), Maria Schrader’s adaptation of Herrndorf’s acclaimed autobiographical account of living with a terminal brain tumour. The casting is notable both for its cross-gender portrayal and for the pedigree involved: Schrader, an award-winning director and screenwriter,…
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Smart Toilets Are Already Using AI to Analyze Your Poop
A wave of “smart toilet” devices is bringing AI-powered stool analysis into the home, as companies chase a booming gut health market by promising personalised health insights from bathroom habits. Firms such as Kohler Health and startup Throne sell clip-on toilet devices with cameras that record and analyse stool and urine, generating gut health and…
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Arsenal poised to land PSG’s Élisa De Almeida on WSL transfer deadline day
Arsenal are set to complete the signing of France defender Élisa De Almeida from Paris Saint-Germain before Thursday’s 11pm BST Women’s Super League transfer deadline, in a move partly prompted by an unspecified-length knee injury to Vivianne Miedema. Elsewhere, PSG are resisting attempts by Manchester City to sign Nigeria midfielder Jennifer Echegini, while new Manchester…
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Plane passenger is ‘tackled and bound’ on flight to Sydney after alleged aggressive behaviour
A passenger on an Emirates flight bound for Sydney was reportedly restrained after becoming aggressive during the journey. Fellow passengers said the man began behaving erratically roughly six hours before landing, prompting others to intervene and physically restrain him for the remainder of the flight, which was due to land in Sydney on Thursday. According…