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Bradford end losing run with win over Castleford
Bradford Bulls ended a run of seven straight defeats by beating Castleford Tigers 6 tries to 4 at Odsal Stadium in the West Yorkshire derby, easing their own relegation worries while deepening the crisis at a Castleford side currently without a head coach. The Bulls dominated from the outset, boosted by the return of experienced…
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Badenoch proposes welfare cuts to boost defence spending
Kemi Badenoch has warned that Britain could be at war with Russia within four years and pledged to fund a major boost in defence spending by cutting welfare spending, arguing that “conflict is coming, we must act now”. The Conservative leader used a speech to criticise Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s focus on domestic issues over…
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Trump claims Iran strikes protected Britain from nuclear threat
Donald Trump has claimed his strikes on Iran “saved” Britain from a nuclear attack, while renewing criticism of the UK for not joining the military action and warning that the country is nearing a “tipping point” over immigration. In a GB News interview, Trump argued that Iran would have been more likely to use a…
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STEPHEN DAISLEY: He might be a terrible politician but at least Malcolm Offord picked up on the issue voters actually WANT to hear about
Writing in the Daily Mail, columnist Stephen Daisley argues that Scottish Reform leader Malcolm Offord, though a weak political performer, was the only party leader at Holyrood’s first post-summer session of First Minister’s Questions to raise immigration, an issue Daisley says resonates strongly with voters. Offord challenged First Minister John Swinney over Edinburgh City Council…
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Oregon mom sues family-run pumpkin patch for $2.2M after she slipped down muddy track during fall foliage season
An Oregon mother has filed a $2.2 million negligence lawsuit against a family-run farm after allegedly slipping on a muddy slope and suffering multiple broken bones while helping her child off a zipline. Paige Jean Smith brought the case against Red Berry Barn in Sherwood, Oregon, in Oregon Circuit Court in August, claiming the farm…
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White House rips ‘activist’ Biden judge who upended Trump birthright citizenship order
A US federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s latest executive order restricting birthright citizenship, prompting the White House to accuse her of being an “activist judge” seeking to undermine his agenda. The ruling by Judge Deborah Boardman is the first to halt the revised order since the Supreme Court affirmed…
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Michigan Democrat who lost Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed takes aim at Bernie Sanders over Israel stance
Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens, who lost Michigan’s Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed last month, criticised Sen. Bernie Sanders in an interview with The Jerusalem Post, saying she could not identify anything he had done for peace in the Middle East or “Palestinian dignity” and describing anti-Zionism as a “sickness” linked to extremism. The remarks add…
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First Minister refuses to rule out early release for thugs who attack women
First Minister John Swinney refused to commit to preventing men accused or convicted of violence against women from being granted bail or released early from prison, despite pledging “personal leadership” on tackling violence against women and girls. He was challenged at First Minister’s Questions by opposition parties following the recent deaths of Stacy Hunter and…
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The Streets announce three more ‘A Grand Don’t Come For Free’ UK shows for winter 2026
The Streets have announced three additional UK dates for winter 2026 on which they will perform their acclaimed 2004 album ‘A Grand Don’t Come For Free’ in full, following a well-received run of summer shows. Led by Mike Skinner, the Birmingham group will take the album’s narrative concept – a rap opera centred on a…
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Vance jokes about rubbing elbows with former president at Ground Zero: ‘Intense intellectual conversations’
Vice President JD Vance said he is looking forward to seeing former President Joe Biden in New York next week, joking that they would have “intense intellectual conversations” when they meet at Ground Zero for the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The remark, made during his first press briefing since Karoline Leavitt’s departure as…