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Democrats urge ICE to halt purchase of electric gloves ‘before more innocent lives are lost’
House Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee are calling for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin to abandon plans to equip immigration agents with electric shock gloves and “halt this procurement before more innocent lives are lost.” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this month published a notice of their plan to…
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Phoebe Bridgers, KATSEYE Bag First No. 1s In Australia
Phoebe Bridgers has scored her first Australian No. 1 album, with Lost Weekend topping the ARIA Albums Chart published on 21 August, while girl group KATSEYE claims its first chart-topping single with “Animal”. The milestones cap breakthrough moments for both acts, with Bridgers’ latest surpassing the peaks of her previous solo and Boygenius releases, and…
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beabadoobee Conjures Blissful Nostalgia With ‘Memories’
beabadoobee has released a new single, “Memories”, the latest preview from her forthcoming album ‘Pylon’. The West London singer-songwriter is currently touring North America, having played sets at Lollapalooza and Hinterland, plus a headline show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, ahead of returning to the UK for the album’s release. “Memories” is a wistful indie-pop track…
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Nevada allows Uber, Tesla and Waymo to start paid robotaxi service
The Nevada Transportation Authority has granted Tesla, Waymo and Uber permits to operate paid autonomous taxi services in Clark County, which includes Las Vegas. The approvals mark a significant expansion of commercial robotaxi operations in the United States, allowing thousands of driverless vehicles to begin charging passengers for rides across the region within the coming…
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Jacob Elordi Ducks James Bond Question at London World Premiere of Ridley Scott’s ‘The Dog Stars’ When Asked if He’s Been Auditioning: ‘I’m Here on Holiday’
Actor Jacob Elordi attended the London world premiere of Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic drama “The Dog Stars” in Leicester Square, drawing loud fan attention as speculation continues over whether he will be cast as the next James Bond. Asked directly by Variety whether he had been auditioning for the role, Elordi sidestepped the question, simply saying…
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The midterms of scandal are underway
Both parties have navigated a range of scandals this year — and haven’t found a uniform approach to handling them.
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Five things in EFL: Fallen giants and ambitious upstarts
BBC Sport’s weekly look at the English Football League highlights five storylines as the 2025-26 season enters its second week, contrasting clubs with big ambitions to bounce back with unfancied sides revelling in unexpected success. West Ham United and Leicester City are both aiming for immediate returns to the Premier League after relegation, while newly…
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My parents married in 1959 and remained devoted to each other until the very end. It was only when my mother died that we discovered the shocking, long-buried family secret hidden in a black suitcase in her wardrobe
In this personal essay for the Daily Mail’s You Magazine, writer Louise Doughty reflects on growing up in the East Midlands in the 1970s with working-class parents, Avis and Ken, who married in 1959 and remained devoted to one another for nearly 60 years. She recalls a turbulent teenage period of rebellion, and a moment…
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1 Year Later, Prime Video’s Forgotten Spy Thriller Is Officially Finding New Life
A year after its release, the espionage thriller The Amateur, starring Rami Malek, is reportedly seeing renewed interest despite initially being overlooked. The film follows CIA operative Charlie Heller, a brilliant but psychologically fragile analyst who sets out on a global mission to track down the terrorists responsible for killing his wife. Its resurgence is…