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Putin’s threat to the UK is a Nato fiction, claims ‘dangerously naive’ Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott has sparked fresh controversy after describing the threat posed by Russia to the UK as a “NATO fiction” invented to justify increased military spending, and said a planned rise in defence spending “should not go ahead”. The Labour MP’s comments came the same week Vladimir Putin issued his clearest hint yet that Russia…
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Matthew Morrison Signs With Echo Lake Entertainment
Actor and recording artist Matthew Morrison has signed with Echo Lake Entertainment, which will manage him across its talent and literary divisions. The move brings fresh representation to a performer best known for playing Will Schuester in Fox’s Glee, adding to an existing team that includes InterTalent in the UK and The Team for his…
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Thousands protest Sánchez’s response to Ceuta migrant crossing
Thousands of people took to the streets in Madrid, Ceuta and other Spanish cities to protest against Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s handling of a mass migrant crossing into the North African exclave of Ceuta. Opposition parties accuse Sánchez’s government of abandoning Ceuta’s residents, while officials say right-wing groups are exploiting the crisis for political gain,…
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King Charles hails the Bayeux Tapestry ‘a precious symbol of trust’ between nations as he, Burnham and Macron come together for its unveiling
King Charles hailed the Bayeux Tapestry as a “precious symbol of trust” between nations as he joined French President Emmanuel Macron for the unveiling of the medieval artwork at the British Museum. The event marks a landmark moment in Anglo-French relations, as the nearly 1,000-year-old, 70-metre embroidery is loaned to Britain by France for the…
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Is that it? Burnham to plead with Macron for more help in stopping the boats after France offers just 45 officers to tackle new mega-dinghies
Andy Burnham was set to press Emmanuel Macron for greater French action against Channel crossings, after Paris offered just 45 extra officers to combat the rise of “mega-dinghies” carrying up to 230 migrants. Following talks with the French President in Downing Street, the Prime Minister argued that this summer’s fall in crossings showed what UK-French…
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The US president who launched Ron Howard’s career in 1959: “He didn’t think that was right”
Ron Howard’s Hollywood career, which has spanned decades and produced films such as Apollo 13, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Solo: A Star Wars Story, can be traced back to an unlikely early boost from future US President Ronald Reagan. Howard had been acting since infancy, but at the age of four, while appearing…
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Coco Gauff’s Empire State of Mind: Tennis, Music and the Energy Behind Her US Open Run — ‘I Just Feel Like a New Person’
Coco Gauff spoke to Billboard ahead of her US Open title defence in New York, reflecting on how much she has changed since first winning the tournament in 2023. The 22-year-old, who this year again won the Cincinnati title before returning to New York, said she now feels like “a new person” compared to her…
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Spending deal comes with a bonus: Blocking political control of grants
The US House of Representatives passed a stopgap funding measure on Tuesday that keeps the federal government running through early December, and buried within it is a provision blocking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from imposing controversial new rules over research funding. The rules would have handed political appointees sweeping power to dictate…
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Chinese embassy guards in London alleged to have wielded illegal electroshock batons at protesters
The Metropolitan Police are investigating allegations that security guards at Chinese diplomatic premises in London used illegal electroshock weapons against protesters, prompting calls for the UK government to take a firmer stance. Video footage reportedly shows guards at both the current embassy on Portland Place and the proposed new embassy site at Royal Mint Court…
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Democrats Have a Plan to Force Trump’s Associates to Cooperate With Investigations
House Democrats are drawing up plans to use Congress’s spending powers to force compliance from the Trump administration if they retake the House majority in the November midterms. According to sources cited in Hugo Lowell’s Inner Loop newsletter, aides are exploring ways to compel officials and figures close to Trump to answer subpoenas, with particular…