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REVEALED: Rare agreement between FF and FG Cabinet ministers ahead of next month’s Budget will be welcome news for cash-strapped households as winter closes in… but environmental lobby won’t be pleased
The Irish Cabinet has reportedly agreed that planned carbon tax increases due after next month’s Budget are now “politically impossible”, with ministers confirming there will be no government-initiated rises to home heating fuel, petrol or diesel while oil prices remain volatile amid the escalating conflict with Iran. This marks a rare point of agreement between…
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As three children are killed in a horror 24-hour spell on Irish roads, one disturbing piece of evidence reveals why Gardai suspect that tragic teen hit-and-run victim Bryan Lowe’s death was no accident
Gardaí investigating the death of 16-year-old Bryan Lowe in Co. Clare believe he may have been deliberately killed rather than the victim of an accidental hit-and-run, after evidence emerged that he was dragged a “significant” distance under the vehicle that struck him. Detectives are examining whether the incident followed a dispute between youths, with one…
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Trump envoys meet Putin before Kyiv peace mission
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff spent over three hours in closed-door talks with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday, as part of the Trump administration’s renewed push to end the four-year war in Ukraine. Putin called the conflict a “complicated situation” but praised Trump for persisting with efforts towards a settlement, and both he…
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Nitschke left euthanasia device behind over UK customs seizure concerns
Dr Philip Nitschke, the euthanasia campaigner known as “Dr Death,” spoke at a London event promoting his “suicide collar” device but did not bring it into the country, saying he feared it would be seized by customs. His visit had drawn calls from MPs and campaigners for the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to bar him…
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North Carolina Dem Senate candidate added former Bloods gang member to criminal justice task force: report
Roy Cooper, the former North Carolina Democratic governor now running for the US Senate, appointed a former Bloods gang member with a serious violent-crime conviction to a state criminal justice reform panel he created in 2020, according to a report by The Washington Free Beacon. Cooper set up the “Racial Equity in Criminal Justice” task…
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Alarming AI ads are flooding social media in the lead-up to Victoria’s election. But who is behind them?
Ahead of Victoria’s state election, a wave of alarming AI-generated ads depicting crime, health system collapse and government debt is spreading across social media, and Guardian Australia has traced them to two groups whose funding and political links remain largely opaque. One group, Fix Victoria, reportedly spent up to $100,000 publishing ads in August alone,…
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An algorithm off switch isn’t enough. Big tech needs a duty of care over addictive designs | Zoe Daniel
In this opinion piece, former Australian MP Zoe Daniel argues that letting users switch off “the algorithm” on social media platforms is insufficient to address the harms of addictive tech design, and calls instead for a legally binding “duty of care” on big tech companies. She contrasts this with the Australian government’s under-16s social media…
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“A collection of songs befitting the pervasive doom of 2026, but earwormy enough to make you glad you exist.” President’s debut Blood Of Your Empire justifies the hype
Masked metal act President have released their debut album, Blood Of Your Empire, following months of speculation about the singer’s identity and comparisons to Sleep Token after a buzzy appearance on last year’s Download festival bill. The record, reviewed here by Metal Hammer, channels the anonymous musician’s loss of Christian faith and distrust of institutional…
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Britain braces as Trump pushes Ukraine peace and Burnham sets left-wing course
Envoys land in Moscow amid Russian strikes on Kyiv airports, Trump strips wolves of protected status, and a Mail columnist warns Burnham’s Commons speech risks a market reckoning; plus Exmoor’s grooming beavers, Swansea v Wrexham, and 9/11’s missing-poster photos revisited.
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York run in five tries for dream win over Catalans
York Knights secured their first-ever Super League win over Catalans Dragons in Perpignan, coming from behind to score five tries in a thrilling contest at the Stade Gilbert Brutus. The victory marks a significant achievement for the Knights, who had never previously won at this venue despite five visits, and lifts them to 10th in…