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Surveillance undermines Maryland senator’s account about who drove Land Rover
Video and bodycam footage appear to contradict claims made by Maryland state senator C Anthony Muse after his Land Rover struck a parked car and was left abandoned on a pavement in Annapolis. Muse initially told a police officer that his driver had parked the vehicle before leaving, but surveillance footage obtained by ABC reportedly…
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Xreal slashes 1S glasses to $399 in new discount
Xreal’s 1S video glasses, a USB-C headset that projects games, films or a computer screen onto a large virtual display, have dropped to $399 at Amazon and directly from Xreal, matching their lowest ever price with a $50 discount. This makes them a more attractive option relative to the company’s cheaper $299 xbx A01 Plus…
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Wandsworth to impose 94 per cent council tax rise over funding shortfall
Wandsworth Council has warned that council tax bills could almost double, with a proposed rise of £958 for a Band D property, as the Tory-run authority blames a Labour Government funding cut of £84million a year. The council says the shortfall exceeds its combined spending on parks, libraries, leisure centres, bin collection and street cleaning,…
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Nato boss heaps pressure on Burnham to up defence spending as unions join clamour to invest 3% of GDP in military
Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte is set to press new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to increase UK defence spending during talks in Downing Street, with a speech at the Ditchley Foundation praising Britain’s approach to security while pointedly noting it must go further. The intervention adds to pressure already building from within Labour’s own ranks, as…
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Forget ice and rain, now the sun causes potholes as well! RAC warns Britain’s motorists could see surge in craters on the roads caused by hottest summer on record
The RAC has warned that Britain’s record-breaking summer of heatwaves could trigger a rise in potholes, as intense sun and UV radiation join cold and wet weather as a cause of road damage. The motoring organisation says prolonged heat oxidises the bitumen binding asphalt together, making surfaces brittle and prone to cracking, which traffic and…
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Andy Burnham ‘to meet Donald Trump in New York next week’ as tensions rise with US over Iran war, Ukraine, Falklands and AI
Andy Burnham is expected to meet Donald Trump in New York next week during the UN General Assembly, potentially for the first time in person. The meeting could be diplomatically sensitive because of disagreements between Britain and the United States over Iran, Ukraine, the Falkland Islands, Irish unification and technology regulation. Burnham has indicated that…
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What the world map REALLY looks like: Plans to redraw the traditional globe and make Africa ‘bigger’ have been blasted by critics as ‘wokery’. Now RONAN O’REILLY investigates truth behind the row
A row has broken out over United Nations-backed plans to replace the centuries-old Mercator world map with a new projection that gives Africa a truer sense of scale, with critics dismissing the move as unnecessary “wokery”. Supporters argue the change corrects a long-standing distortion that has made the continent appear no bigger than Greenland, when…
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Killer who murdered world-renowned Elvis impersonator is set to be executed in just days… as he begs for his life to be spared
Jeffrey Lee, 49, is due to be executed in Alabama on 17 September for the 1998 murders of Elvis impersonator Jimmy Ellis and his ex-wife Elaine Thompson, and has now made a last-minute appeal for clemency. The case highlights ongoing controversy in Alabama over judicial override, a now-abolished practice that allowed judges to overturn jury…
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No hard feelings, eh? Rayner stokes Streeting rivalry as she wipes floor with Defence Sec in TUC dinner speech
Angela Rayner used a speech at the Trade Unions Congress dinner to mock Defence Secretary Wes Streeting over his failed leadership bid against Sir Keir Starmer earlier this year, in a public display of Cabinet rivalry. Mr Streeting had resigned and called for Starmer to quit, but after days of speculation about a leadership challenge,…
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Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for curbs on AI at ‘pro-human’ summit
Senator Bernie Sanders and strategist Steve Bannon shared a platform at the “Pro-Human Assembly” in Washington on Tuesday, both warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence and calling for restrictions on Silicon Valley “oligarchs”, despite occupying opposite ends of the political spectrum. The event highlighted an unusual convergence between progressive and populist-right figures on AI…