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MS Now anchor repeatedly corrects guest insistent on calling President Trump a ‘rapist’
Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb was corrected on air by MS NOW anchor Jonathan Capehart after calling President Donald Trump a “rapist” during a live discussion on The Weekend. Capehart pointed out that this was legally inaccurate, as Trump has not been convicted of rape, prompting a back-and-forth in which Cobb insisted a…
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‘You ruined our Christmas’: Leaked texts to Cyara CEO reveal sales boss’s fury before he allegedly downloaded 11,000 files and joined a rival in lucrative government contract battle
Cyara Solutions, a Melbourne-founded, Texas-based AI customer experience software firm, is suing former ANZ sales manager Stephen Mitchell and rival company Hypertech Solutions over an alleged breach of confidentiality obligations. Cyara claims Mitchell misused confidential information he obtained during his employment to benefit Hypertech, which was competing for a contract worth around AU$3.5 million connected…
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No bailouts for Jaguar Land Rover amid reports of thousands of job cuts, says minister
The UK government has ruled out a taxpayer-funded bailout for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), as the carmaker prepares to cut up to 4,000 jobs, around 12% of its 34,000-strong UK workforce. Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said it was not his role to “intervene and run businesses”, ahead of crunch talks on Tuesday between JLR, unions…
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Fifa president Infantino will stand for re-election
Fifa has confirmed that president Gianni Infantino will stand for re-election in 2027, ending months of speculation after his plan to sell stakes in Fifa competitions to private investors was abandoned amid a global backlash. The row has severely damaged his previously secure position: as recently as mid-July he faced no meaningful challenge, but the…
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JD Vance’s mother Beverly Vance reacts to vice president’s ‘childless cat ladies’ spat with Taylor Swift
Beverly Vance, mother of Vice President JD Vance, has said she was unaware that Taylor Swift referenced her son’s 2021 “childless cat ladies” remark when the singer endorsed Kamala Harris and Tim Walz during the 2024 US presidential campaign. Speaking on OutKick’s “Tomi Lahren is Fearless” podcast, she said she had not connected the two…
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King and Queen attend Crathie service with Andy Burnham
King Charles and Queen Camilla were joined by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s chief… actually Andy Burnham, at a Sunday church service at Crathie Kirk near Balmoral, continuing the tradition of the sitting Prime Minister staying at the royal estate at the end of summer. The visit follows a high-profile day out days earlier when…
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Wim Wenders Clarifies His Stance on Filmmakers’ Role in Politics After Berlin Controversy: ‘We Are the Opposite of Politicians … We Are the Antidote’
Wim Wenders has moved to settle the controversy sparked by his remarks on filmmakers and politics, insisting at the Venice Film Festival that he was misquoted after his original comments caused a prolonged row at February’s Berlin Film Festival. Speaking on Sunday while promoting his documentary “From Inside Out — The Architecture of Peter Zumthor,”…
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French President Emmanuel Macron Calls for a ‘New Multilateralism’ Across Creative Industries: ‘We Built a Civilization of Images. We Should Not Resign Ourselves to Watching It Deteriorate’
French President Emmanuel Macron has published an op-ed calling for a “new multilateralism” to protect and revitalise global creative industries, published on the eve of the Lumière Summit, which he is co-hosting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. The gathering brings together leading figures from film, television and gaming to discuss the future of…
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US ambassador accuses Ed Miliband of having ‘lost it’ over Gaza and engaging in ‘Jew hate’
A diplomatic row has erupted after US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee accused Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who is Jewish, of “Jew hate” and said the UK Government had “lost it” over Gaza. The clash followed a video Miliband posted on Instagram describing conditions in Gaza as “horrific” and claiming medicines were being blocked from…
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Fears for the dead and food stores amid plans to build 3,500 homes on farmland
Campaigners from Sheffield’s green belt protection group criticised council plans to build more than 3,500 homes on farmland, warning of threats to food security and burial capacity. Three activists addressed a Sheffield Council policy committee meeting this week, objecting to the authority’s draft Local Plan, which earmarks 14 sites across roughly 800 acres of green…