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Businesses on Ecclesall Road blame parking fines for falling trade
Traders on Sheffield’s Ecclesall Road have said a parking fine policy has been deterring shoppers from the street, with several business owners describing its impact on footfall as “terrible”. The episode highlighted tensions between parking enforcement and local trade on one of the city’s best-known shopping and hospitality strips, with owners arguing that customers put…
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AI tool will lead to more child refugees being treated as adults, charity warns
Rights groups and children’s charities are warning that new AI-powered facial age-estimation technology, which the UK government plans to introduce to screen migrants, will lead to more child refugees being wrongly classified as adults. Critics say the underlying models show racial bias, disproportionately overestimating the ages of Black children from conflict zones, meaning unaccompanied minors…
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Queensland and NT reject Labor’s push to ensure that power-hungry AI datacentres use renewable energy
Queensland and the Northern Territory have rejected federal Labor’s proposal to force AI datacentres to use renewable energy, deepening a dispute over how Australia manages the rapid growth of the power-hungry technology. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wants binding national standards requiring datacentres to generate renewable energy, minimise water use and offset their power consumption, but…
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Noah Kahan Slams Trump’s Use of His Song and Vows He’d “Never Approve”
Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan has publicly criticised the White House and President Donald Trump for using his song “American Cars” in social media posts about an autoworkers’ event in Michigan, insisting he never gave permission and would not support the administration. The 29-year-old commented directly on the post, and his rebuke has attracted thousands of likes,…
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Kristi Noem’s replacement crushes self-funding MAGA car dealer as Trump refuses to pick a side in historic race
A report from the Daily Mail states that the politician who succeeded Kristi Noem as Governor of South Dakota after she left to join the Trump administration has emerged well ahead of a self-funded rival, a car dealer aligned with the MAGA movement, in what is being described as an historic race for the governorship.…
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White House sparks Noah Kahan backlash over unauthorised song use
Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan has publicly criticised the White House after it used his song “American Cars” in an Instagram post showing President Donald Trump visiting a General Motors test site in Michigan, saying he would “never approve” of his music being used to support the administration. His co-writer, Noah Levine, left a far more forceful…
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Trump spy chief wins approval to take over intel as Democrats look to release wiretap powers
Jay Clayton has secured approval to take on the role of US Director of National Intelligence under President Trump, giving him oversight of the country’s intelligence agencies at a sensitive moment. The appointment comes as Democrats push to release information about the use of wiretap powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), placing Clayton…
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Brittany Higgins’ former boss settles case against Commonwealth after alleging the Morrison government failed to protect her
Fiona Brown, the former chief of staff who employed Brittany Higgins in the office of ex-Defence Industry Minister Linda Reynolds, has settled a legal claim against the Commonwealth over allegations that the Morrison government failed to protect her following the 2019 rape allegation made by Higgins against a colleague in Parliament House. The settlement resolves…
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Putin, Russia put on notice as Senate takes crucial step to grind down the Kremlin’s war machine
The US Senate has moved forward on a major Russia sanctions bill, taking what Fox News describes as a crucial step towards putting further economic pressure on Vladimir Putin and degrading Moscow’s ability to fund its war in Ukraine. The legislation, which also includes measures targeting Iran, has been renamed in honour of Senator Lindsey…
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SARAH VINE: You’re the Prime Minister, Andy – not the tambourine player in The Smiths. Try to make people like you and they won’t ever respect you
In this Daily Mail opinion column, Sarah Vine criticises Andy Burnham, urging him to remember he aspires to be Prime Minister rather than someone chasing popularity, comparing his approach unfavourably to being “the tambourine player in The Smiths.” Her central argument is that leaders who prioritise being liked over being respected ultimately undermine their own…