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Jackdaw gasfield set to be approved by ministers this month, sources say
Ministers are expected to approve the Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea this month, with energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh due to recommend approval as early as next week, government sources say. Officials are also weighing whether to approve the larger Rosebank oilfield later this year, though its environmental assessment is not yet complete. Both projects…
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UK has not done enough to prepare for shocks to food supplies, says watchdog
The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that the UK government has not done enough to prepare the country’s food supply chain for growing risks such as the climate crisis, disease outbreaks and cyber-attacks. The public spending watchdog is calling on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to work more closely with…
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‘Jupiter’ Director Alexandre Smia on Making a Nuclear Thriller That Suddenly Feels Terrifyingly Real: ‘We’ve Entered the Third Nuclear Age’
French director Alexandre Smia’s feature debut “Jupiter” imagines a newly elected French president forced to confront the threat of nuclear war with Russia, and its Venice Film Festival premiere arrives at a moment when the scenario feels disturbingly plausible rather than dystopian. Smia says he began writing the film while Joe Biden was still US…
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Defence spending row, rate rise call and Apple’s £2bn tracking lawsuit dominate
Badenoch urges 3% defence spending against Russia while the Bank of England’s Huw Pill pushes for a rate rise; Apple faces a £2bn suit, Ultrahuman raises $70m, Anthropic tightens Claude security, and Netflix unveils The Altruists and Ravenloft.
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Ted Cruz criticizes JD Vance’s ‘terrible’ deal with Iran as he teases a run for president in 2028
Senator Ted Cruz has criticised Vice President JD Vance’s negotiation of a memorandum of understanding with Iran, calling it “a terrible deal,” as he signals interest in a possible 2028 presidential run. Cruz, who lost the 2016 Republican nomination to Donald Trump, has also said the party has not yet united behind Vance as its…
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Lil Durk Murder-for-Hire Trial: Shooter’s Wife and Mother of King Von’s Son Testify
Rapper Lil Durk (Durk Banks) mounted a fast-paced defence on Thursday, calling nine witnesses in a single day, including the wife of a key prosecution cooperator, as both sides rested in his high-profile murder-for-hire trial. Banks is accused of ordering a bounty on rival rapper Quando Rondo in revenge for the 2020 killing of his…
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Rates warning, defence spending and Bartiromo’s Fox exit lead the bulletin
Huw Pill urges a rate rise over Middle East inflation risks as Badenoch demands 3% defence spending; Apple faces a £2bn tracking lawsuit, Ultrahuman raises $70m, and Mike Dean admits refereeing bias.
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Missouri high court blocks GOP-backed congressional maps ahead of midterms; Trump blasts ‘ridiculous’ ruling
Missouri’s Supreme Court has unanimously blocked the state’s newly enacted Republican-drawn congressional map from being used in November’s midterms, ruling that voters must first approve it in a statewide referendum. The decision, which leaves the previous 2020-census-era map in place for the general election, is a rare setback for Republicans in a nationwide redistricting battle…
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Defence Spending Standoff: UK Opposition Demands 3% Military Boost as Government Cuts Troops
Kemi Badenoch has set out how a Conservative government would fund a rise in defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030, proposing to reintroduce the two-child benefit cap and cut disability benefits to pay for it. The Tory leader warned that Britain could be at war with Russia within four years and accused Prime…
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Spanish protesters demand Sánchez resignation over Ceuta migrant crisis
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in cities across Spain, including Madrid, Barcelona and Ceuta, to protest against prime minister Pedro Sanchez’s handling of a migrant crisis in the North African enclave of Ceuta. Opposition parties, including the conservative Partido Popular and far-right Vox, accused the government of abandoning Ceuta’s residents and called for Sanchez’s…