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“RFK Jr. has lied to the Senate”: Lawmakers call for criminal probe, ouster
US senators are renewing calls for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign or be removed, with Senator Ron Wyden seeking a Justice Department investigation over alleged false testimony to Congress. Newly published documents appear to contradict Kennedy’s claim during his 2025 confirmation hearings that his 2019 visit to Samoa had nothing to do…
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Now PM Andy Burnham’s not so keen to lose the Elgin Marbles – saying the British Museum should choose their fate
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has softened his previous support for returning the Elgin Marbles to Greece, saying their future is ultimately for the British Museum to decide. The shift matters because he had previously backed their transfer without conditions, but now appears reluctant to make the issue a government priority. Burnham supported a failed 2002…
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Moment Spanish flag-waving Ceuta locals storm and set makeshift migrant camp on fire – as minister calls for calm
Residents in Ceuta, the Spanish enclave in North Africa, reportedly stormed a makeshift beach camp used by migrants, damaged it and set it alight amid protests over recent arrivals from neighbouring Morocco. The incident heightened tensions around migration, prompting Spain’s interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, to call for calm and condemn violence as a way of…
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Starburns Industries’ Tom Hanks Pic ‘Lincoln In The Bardo’ Adds Willem Dafoe, Jonathan Bailey & Peter Dinklage
Willem Dafoe, Jonathan Bailey and Peter Dinklage have joined the voice cast of Starburns Industries’ *Lincoln in the Bardo*, alongside Tom Hanks as Abraham Lincoln in the film’s live-action scenes. Directed by Duke Johnson and adapted by author George Saunders from his Booker Prize-winning novel, the project combines stop-motion animation with live action to examine…
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Seven people charged over vandalism at Donald Trump’s Turnberry golf course in Scotland are accused of doing so with a ‘terrorist’ link
Seven people have been charged over alleged vandalism at Donald Trump’s Turnberry golf resort in South Ayrshire, with prosecutors alleging that the offence had a “terrorist connection”. The case concerns pro-Gaza slogans and damage at the resort in March 2025, and the allegation is significant because it could affect how the alleged conduct is treated…
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Swinney publishes draft Bill for second Scottish independence referendum
John Swinney’s Scottish Government has published draft legislation for a second independence referendum, but the Prime Minister’s spokesman said such a vote remains “off the table”. The proposal matters because Holyrood cannot currently hold an independence referendum without Westminster’s consent, leaving the Bill dependent on powers the UK Government has declined to transfer. The draft…
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Trump calls ISS crew from Houston to praise space pioneers and offer ‘Oval Office time’
President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with American astronauts aboard the International Space Station during a visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. He praised them as pioneers, offered them time in the Oval Office after their return, and used the occasion to highlight wider US space and military-space initiatives. The astronauts said they…
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Trapped Nepali workers pulled from hydropower tunnel after catastrophic flooding
Rescue teams in northern Nepal have pulled hundreds of people from a mud-filled hydropower tunnel after catastrophic flooding and a mudslide in Rasuwa district. The disaster has caused extensive loss of life, left many people missing and damaged infrastructure near the Nepal–China border, underlining the scale of the emergency and the difficulty of ongoing rescue…
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Trump signs order creating new Space Academy akin to West Point, location to be determined
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing a U.S. Space Academy, intended to train people seeking to join the U.S. Space Force and support NASA and the civilian spaceflight sector. The proposal would create a specialist military academy comparable in status to West Point and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, potentially expanding the…
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Hochul ICE policy ‘written in the blood of victims,’ opponent says as sheriffs sue
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is facing legal and political opposition over a law limiting local law-enforcement cooperation with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Republican gubernatorial challenger and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman called the measure dangerous and linked it to recent crimes allegedly committed by undocumented immigrants, while a group of sheriffs has…