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Assisted dying bill to return to the Commons tomorrow as MPs are warned it represents a ‘this is it moment’ thanks to controversial plans to force it through without House of Lords approval
The assisted dying bill returned to the Commons on Friday amid warnings that this was a “this is it moment”, with backers hoping to invoke the rarely-used Parliament Act to force it into law even without the House of Lords’ agreement. The bill, reintroduced by Labour MP Lauren Edwards after Kim Leadbeater’s earlier version was…
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Family of 9/11 hero to retrace his steps in final Tunnel to Towers stop
The family of 9/11 firefighter Stephen Siller will mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks by retracing his final route through New York’s Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel towards the World Trade Center. Frank Siller and other relatives will undertake the private walk before joining hundreds of supporters at the FDNY’s Ten House, an event that…
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Ministers eye tourist tax as SNSM shadows migrant dinghy to Portsmouth, Trump pledges $5,000 tariff payout
A busy briefing: devolved powers could let English mayors levy hotel stays, French rescuers refused to board 120 migrants near Portsmouth, and Trump promised Americans a $5,000 payout if Republicans hold Congress. Also: Iceland opens in the Falklands, heatwaves threaten Britain’s beer, and Tilda Swinton returns to t…
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Widow of Charlie Kirk opts for private anniversary memorial ceremony
Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, is marking the first anniversary of his assassination privately, a marked contrast to the intense public visibility she maintained in the months following his death on 10 September 2025. Rather than attending Wednesday’s memorial ceremony at Utah Valley University, the site of the shooting, or…
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Get Ready For “Mariska Unleashed”: 78th Annual Emmys Host & Producers Tease Telecast At Blue Carpet Rollout
Ahead of Monday’s 78th Emmy Awards, host Mariska Hargitay and the ceremony’s producers previewed the telecast during a blue carpet rollout at the Peacock Theater, promising a lighter, more playful show than her long-running dramatic role as Olivia Benson on Law & Order might suggest. Hargitay, the first woman to host the Emmys in 15…
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Ardnamurchan becomes first distillery to bottle Scotch whisky in plastic
The Ardnamurchan distillery in Scotland’s west Highlands has become the first to sell single malt Scotch in a plastic bottle, launching its flagship AD/ whisky in PET (polyethylene terephthalate) packaging. The move is aimed at boosting the drink’s environmental credentials, as PET is far lighter than glass, reducing shipping emissions, and can be recycled repeatedly.…
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State Department official reinstated after appeal to Trump’s closest adviser
Gavin Wax, chief of staff for public diplomacy at the US State Department, was briefly dismissed on 20 July before securing his reinstatement within a week after a personal appeal to Boris Epshteyn, one of President Donald Trump’s closest advisers. Wax was placed on administrative leave following a Friday lunch he hosted for pro-Kremlin Serbian…
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Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation
Global government bond markets sold off sharply on Thursday after oil prices jumped 6% to above $107 a barrel, reviving fears that inflation will stay higher for longer and forcing central banks to keep interest rates elevated. The renewed turmoil, layered on top of existing worries about unsustainable government borrowing, followed reports that Houthi rebel…
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FBI arrests suspect accused of paying LA homeless to forge signatures using registered voters’ identities
The FBI has arrested a California man, James Brass, along with two alleged accomplices, over a scheme in which homeless people on Los Angeles’ Skid Row were allegedly paid to sign ballot petitions using the stolen identities of registered voters. The case, brought by federal prosecutors in the Central District of California, forms part of…
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India’s Pocket FM doubles revenue run rate to $500M as AI powers 93% of audio content
Pocket FM, an Indian audio storytelling platform, has doubled its annualised revenue run rate to $500 million (£394 million) over the past year, driven largely by its expanding use of artificial intelligence in content production. AI now powers 93% of the platform’s overall catalogue and generates 99% of new content, according to co-founder and chief…