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AI spending splurge helps UK economy grow in July
The UK economy grew unexpectedly in July, with the boom in artificial intelligence spending helping to offset signs of strain on household finances. Gross domestic product rose by 0.4%, beating economists’ forecasts of no growth, in figures that offer a welcome boost to Chancellor John Healey ahead of his first autumn Budget next month, though…
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Carín León Announces 2027 Sphere Return After Historic Debut: “We’re Coming Back”
Mexican singer Carín León has announced a return to the Las Vegas Sphere in 2027, following his historic debut at the venue this month as the first Latin artist to headline the futuristic arena. The three-night run will again coincide with Mexican Independence Day celebrations, reinforcing Las Vegas’s growing status as a destination for Mexican…
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Republican cavalry arrives for Ken Paxton as big-bucks Texas offensive opens cash floodgates
Top Senate Republicans are pouring millions of dollars into Texas to defend Attorney General Ken Paxton’s bid for the US Senate, as the party rallies behind him against Democratic state representative James Talarico in one of the midterms’ most closely watched races. The move marks a significant show of unity from Senate leadership, who had…
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The Hispanic vote is up for grabs in 2026. Candidates who ignore it will lose
An opinion piece argues that Hispanic voters remain a genuinely up-for-grabs electorate heading into the 2026 US midterms, rather than being reliably loyal to either party. The author cites polling from competitive congressional districts showing more than half of Hispanic voters are undecided or open to switching their vote, warning that candidates who rely on…
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Trump leads Pentagon service honouring September 11 victims and rescuers
President Donald Trump marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with a remembrance ceremony at the Pentagon on Friday, honouring victims and the first responders who died in the rescue effort. The White House said Trump, who witnessed the 2001 attacks unfold from New York while working as a property developer, wanted to…
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‘Fresh from the roof’: the supermarket growing salad a few metres above the tills
A REWE supermarket in Lankwitz, Berlin, has begun selling lettuce grown in a rooftop greenhouse directly above the shop floor, making it Germany’s largest rooftop farm at 2,760 square metres. The “Lankwitz loose-leaf lettuce” is harvested and packaged within metres of where it is sold, cutting out the transport typically needed to move produce from…
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PATRICK DARDIS: Burnham’s new holiday tax is delusional, unforgivable and, for many in the hospitality trade, unsurvivable
Daily Mail columnist Patrick Dardis criticises Labour’s proposed “overnight visitor levy”, a new tourism tax he warns could devastate seaside towns such as Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset and hospitality businesses nationwide. He argues the policy, confirmed by Housing Secretary Angela Rayner, would compound existing pressures on the sector from higher national insurance contributions, the rising minimum…
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Labour in northern uproar as ex-Starmer minister warns Burnham he can’t make the UK richer by making London poorer in attack on ‘Manchesterism’ devolution plans
Steve Reed, a former Cabinet minister under Sir Keir Starmer, has publicly criticised Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s plans to devolve power away from London, warning that the strategy could alienate Labour voters in the capital and the south of England. Writing in The Times, Reed argued that Burnham’s so-called “Manchesterism” model, which draws on his…