Topic: Politics

Politics covers the decisions, debates and power struggles that shape public life, from elections and parties to government policy, diplomacy and political culture.

It brings together reporting on leaders and institutions alongside the controversies and public reactions surrounding them. For readers, it offers context on who is making decisions, what is at stake and how political developments may affect everyday life.

  • Campaigners call for Jared Leto’s concerts to be cancelled after criminal sexual conduct claims

    Women’s safety campaigners are urging organisers to cancel Thirty Seconds to Mars concerts planned for London and Manchester next April after BBC reporting included allegations of criminal sexual conduct against the band’s frontman, Jared Leto. Leto strongly denies the claims, but the campaigners argue that continuing with the shows could harm survivors and send the…

  • Watch live: Cassidy to announce stance on Blanche as AG

    The article page could not be accessed because it reported that JavaScript was disabled, so no substantive report or video content was available to summarise. From the title alone, it appears to concern Senator Bill Cassidy announcing his position on Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general. The available text provides no confirmation of Cassidy’s stance,…

  • 2026’s Next Great Horror Slasher Turns the Last Thing You’d Expect Into a Killer

    Jane Schoenbrun’s forthcoming horror film, *Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma*, reworks the 1980s summer-camp slasher into a queer, self-aware story about filmmaking, fandom and desire. The Collider interview focuses on Schoenbrun’s difficult route to securing finance, with MUBI ultimately backing the project, and on their efforts to translate an unconventional vision into a…

  • Meta ordered to pay $567M in child safety case

    A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $567 million to address harm to young people linked to Facebook and Instagram, following a state case over child safety and mental health. The ruling matters because it also requires platform changes for New Mexico users, potentially offering a model for further legal action against social-media…

  • Elisabeth Moss, Daphne Schmon & Ash Mayfair Select 12 Finalists For Wscripted 2026 Screenplay List

    Wscripted has announced 12 finalists for its 2026 Cannes Screenplay List, which promotes feature scripts by women and non-binary writers. – The selection was chosen by Elisabeth Moss, filmmaker Daphne Schmon and Vietnamese director Ash Mayfair. – The initiative has championed 104 screenplays since 2021, with Mubi partnering since 2022. – Finalists include projects by…

  • You can’t trick the markets with extra borrowing, experts and former chancellor warn Burnham

    Financial experts, the Institute for Fiscal Studies and former chancellor Phillip Hammond have warned that plans reportedly being considered by the Treasury to borrow an additional £9bn annually could raise rather than reduce the cost of government debt. Supporters say the borrowing, if directed towards infrastructure, housing and businesses under Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules, could…

  • Fauci made ‘huge mistake’ in pleading the Fifth: Chuck Todd

    The article text was unavailable because access to the page was denied, so its full reporting and context cannot be independently summarised. Based on the headline alone, it concerns Chuck Todd’s view that Anthony Fauci made a “huge mistake” by invoking the Fifth Amendment. No further details, including when or where the alleged invocation occurred,…

  • 91-year-old Florida man accused of killing wife, saying he was ‘keeping his promise’

    A 91-year-old man in Florida has been accused of killing his wife in St Augustine. According to the report’s headline, he told authorities he was “keeping his promise”, an alleged statement that may be central to investigators’ efforts to establish motive and intent. The supplied article text was unavailable beyond an access-denied notice, so further…

  • Murkowski will oppose Blanche nomination, narrowing his path to confirmation

    Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski said she would oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as US attorney general, becoming the second known Republican to do so after Susan Collins. Her decision narrowed the margin available to President Trump’s nominee and raised fresh uncertainty over whether the Senate could confirm the acting attorney general before its August recess. Murkowski…

  • O’Neill out of hospital, but ‘no timeline’ for return

    Celtic manager Martin O’Neill has left hospital after undergoing a small procedure, but assistant Shaun Maloney says there is no fixed timetable for his return. O’Neill will decide whether he is fit to be in the dugout for Sunday’s Scottish Premiership match at Kilmarnock, with Maloney ready to take charge if necessary. The 74-year-old was…