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Burnham to meet Trump at UN amid policy disagreements
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to meet US President Donald Trump at the United Nations for their first face-to-face encounter, with diplomats on both sides working to carefully manage the meeting. A White House source indicated that officials are attempting to “limit the President’s exposure” to Burnham because the Prime Minister will not adopt…
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Man arrested after vehicle incident at White House seeking Trump
A man triggered a major security alert near the White House on Saturday after driving his vehicle onto a sidewalk close to Lafayette Square and demanding to speak with President Donald Trump. The incident prompted a swift Secret Service response, with law enforcement and military personnel converging on the scene, nearby roads temporarily closed and…
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Helen McEntee faces Cabinet pressure over Garda whistleblower scandal
Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee has refused to resign amid growing pressure over her handling of Garda whistleblowers’ protected disclosures, declining to say whether her actions amounted to incompetence or a cover-up. The row centres on claims she forwarded a confidential disclosure from Superintendent Brian O’Reilly to the very gardaí he was blowing the whistle…
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Revealed: MoD writes off £1.2billion in just one year on scrapped spy planes, warships and crashed drones
The Ministry of Defence has written off more than £1.2 billion in the 2025/26 financial year on cancelled programmes, decommissioned warships and lost equipment, according to figures revealed by The Mail on Sunday. This follows £1.9 billion in write-offs the previous year, bringing total losses to over £3 billion in two years, a scale of…
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Now Trump says he’s creating an AI Force
President Donald Trump has announced plans to create an “AI Force,” a new government body he compared to the Space Force, and said he will soon name an “AI czar” to lead it. The move stands in stark contrast to recent calls from AI industry leaders to slow the pace of development, positioning the administration…
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Trump announces formation of new ‘AI Force’ and reveals new names to replace ‘artificial’ in his latest rebrand push to combat ‘Democrat hoax’
Donald Trump has announced plans to create an “AI Force” and appoint an “AI Czar” to oversee artificial intelligence development, while dismissing growing criticism of AI data centres as a “Democrat hoax.” In a lengthy Truth Social post on Saturday, he compared concerns about the environmental impact of data centres to climate change scepticism and…
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Converse apologizes and pulls ad that some say evoked KKK and lynching imagery: ‘We will do better’
Converse has apologised and withdrawn an advertising campaign for its Chuck 70 X trainer after critics said the imagery evoked the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The Nike-owned brand acknowledged it had “got this wrong” and said it was working to remove the ad from all platforms, following accusations that the campaign made it through…
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Republicans watch once untouchable seats crack as grim batch of polls reveal dark electoral forecast
A series of polls suggests Democrats are competitive, and in some cases ahead, in Republican-held or traditionally Republican states ahead of this year’s US midterm elections. The results have raised concerns about Republican prospects, with commentators attributing the apparent shift partly to dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump and his handling of inflation and immigration. In…
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Second World War veteran who was Northern Ireland’s oldest man is laid to rest as ‘hero’ after dying aged 107
Second World War veteran Norman Irwin, Northern Ireland’s oldest man, has been buried in Coleraine aged 107. His funeral recognised his wartime service in North Africa, long-standing community involvement and the independence and humour he maintained into old age. Irwin served as a sergeant with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and met his future…
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Trump treads further on free speech with new journalist bans
President Trump’s administration has barred three major news organisations—CNN, MS Now, and Politico—from accessing the White House following threats made on social media. The ban was implemented on Friday morning and represents an escalation in the administration’s confrontational approach towards critical media coverage. The three organisations have issued statements condemning the action as a violation…