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Zack Polanski announces he will stand in Holborn and St Pancras by-election
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has announced he will stand in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, called after former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer resigned as MP. Starmer, who was replaced as Prime Minister and Labour leader by Andy Burnham in July following a series of setbacks and poor local election results, said it…
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Most and least reliable car brands revealed in poll of more than 100,000 UK drivers
A major UK survey has named Mercedes-Benz the most reliable car brand, with two of Britain’s best-selling Chinese manufacturers, MG and BYD, ranking among the least dependable. The Auto Express Driver Power poll, based on responses from more than 100,000 owners rating their vehicles’ reliability over the past year, offers buyers a data-driven guide to…
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Anker’s MindBase is a smart home hub, NAS and security guard
Anker has unveiled MindBase at IFA 2026, an AI-powered home hub that combines network-attached storage, smart home control and security monitoring in a single device. It is designed to sit at the centre of a connected home, using onboard AI processing to manage smart devices, store family data and act as an automated security watchman,…
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Reform UK conference latest: Nigel Farage attempts to reverse sliding poll ratings as donation row rumbles on
Reform UK’s conference opened in Birmingham as Nigel Farage sought to shift attention away from funding controversies affecting himself and his party. Farage recently won a by-election in his Clacton constituency, called in protest at a Commons standards inquiry examining an undeclared donation from Christopher Harborne, and used a BBC interview on the eve of…
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‘Anatomy of a Portrait’ Profiles Fernanda Wittgens, Italy’s First Female Museum Director and an Anti-Fascist Activist
A new documentary, “Anatomy of a Portrait” (“Anatomia di un Ritratto”), will have its world premiere in the Venetian Nights strand of Venice Days on 4 September, telling the story of Fernanda Wittgens, Italy’s first female museum director. Wittgens led Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera during and after the Second World War, and was also an…
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Will ‘proper captain’s performance’ be springboard for Shankland?
Lawrence Shankland scored twice as Rangers beat Falkirk to record back-to-back wins under manager Derek McInnes, having previously netted the winning penalty against Aberdeen just days earlier. The result marks a turnaround after a difficult start to the season under McInnes, which had included dropped points in Rangers’ opening two league games and a Europa…
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Blundering Canadian officials gave millions of taxpayer cash to son of Iranian vice president who helped Islamic Republic develop MISSILES
Canadian federal agencies awarded millions of dollars in contracts to a company founded by the son of a former Iranian vice president, even while intelligence officials were investigating him over alleged involvement in developing missile and jamming systems for Iran’s military. Mohammad Reza Ghafouri Fard, who operates under the name “Sal Ghafouri” in Alberta, secured…
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UN warns of ‘supersized’ El Nino as countries prepare for impact
The United Nations has warned that the world is entering a “danger zone of extreme weather” as an unusually powerful El Niño begins to take hold, with UN Secretary-General António Guterres describing the phenomenon as being “supersized” before our eyes. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says this El Niño could become the strongest in over…
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Coalition Backs 80% Tobacco Excise Cut, Reducing Cigarette Prices by Around $30
Australia’s Coalition, under the leadership of Angus Taylor, has announced an ambitious proposal to reduce tobacco excise by 80 percent. This substantial tax cut would lower cigarette prices by approximately $30 per pack