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Sacha Baron Cohen revives Ali G for new film
Sacha Baron Cohen is bringing back his Ali G character for a new feature film, Ali G: Who Iz I?, with a trailer released online showing the west Staines rudeboy pranking fresh targets after two decades away. The character, first seen on British television in 1998, became famous for wrong-footing unsuspecting public figures, and this…
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Teen who stabbed university student in the heart while he was on the phone with his girlfriend after falling out over fake Rolex found guilty of manslaughter
A jury at Leicester Crown Court has found 19-year-old Harper Dennis guilty of manslaughter after he fatally stabbed fellow student Khaleed Oladipo, 20, near De Montfort University in Leicester. Dennis was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter, possessing an offensive weapon and failing to provide his phone’s PIN, following a two-week trial. Prosecutors said…
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Former royal train station used by monarchs to travel to Sandringham is converted into luxury £1.25million home
A former royal railway station near the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, once used by generations of British monarchs, has been converted into a luxury three-bedroom home and put on the market for £1.25 million. Wolferton Royal Station opened in 1862 and served royal trains carrying sovereigns from Queen Victoria to Elizabeth II, along with visiting…
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Kemi Badenoch poised for Tory reshuffle within weeks as she steps up attack on Andy Burnham and Reform
Kemi Badenoch is preparing to reshuffle her shadow cabinet ahead of the Conservative Party’s annual conference in Birmingham in October, as she takes an increasingly combative stance against Labour’s Andy Burnham and Reform UK. The changes are being driven partly by personnel departures rather than dissatisfaction, though speculation is also swirling around some senior figures,…
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The cat that fought Mussolini: how the Wulz photography sisters weaponised the family pet
A new exhibition at London’s Estorick Collection reappraises the photography of sisters Wanda and Marion Wulz, who used their Trieste studio to carve out independence in fascist-era Italy at a time when women were largely confined to domestic roles. Curator Federica Muzzarelli argues the show restores Marion’s standing as an equal creative partner rather than…
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St Petersburg stadium dispute puts Ye’s Russian shows in doubt
Plans for Ye – the rapper formerly known as Kanye West – to play two sold-out shows at St Petersburg’s Gazprom Arena on 10 and 11 October have collapsed into confusion, with the stadium denying any contract exists while promoter Say Agency insists the concerts have not been cancelled. Gazprom Arena had publicly announced the…
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Trump Threatens Lake Ontario Renaming as Canada-US Trade Dispute Escalates
A trade dispute between the United States and Canada escalated sharply after negotiations between the two countries broke down, prompting Washington to impose 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion of Canadian goods, including hockey equipment and alcohol, while threatening a further 50% levy on cars, car parts and steel from 1 January. President Donald Trump…
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Apple desktop refresh brings M5 Ultra and M6 in September 2026
Apple has detailed how its new M5 Ultra chip, launched for the latest Mac Studio, compares with the outgoing M3 Ultra, revealing a redesigned “quad-die” architecture that fuses two dual-die M5 Max chips together — a first for Apple silicon, replacing the previous two-Max-die design. This matters because the Ultra chip targets professionals doing demanding…
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Pebble Time 2 review: The perfect smartwatch for a select group of people
Pebble, the pioneering smartwatch brand that collapsed in 2016, has returned with the Pebble Time 2, reviewed by Engadget as a deliberately minimalist device aimed at users who feel modern smartwatches have become bloated. Rather than competing with general-purpose wearables from Apple, Samsung and Google, the watch focuses on core functions such as notifications, music…