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Rybakina makes winning start in race to number one
World number two Elena Rybakina began her US Open campaign with a comfortable straight-sets win, easing past 17-year-old wildcard Thea Frodin 6-3 6-2 in her first match since retiring injured from her Cincinnati Masters quarter-final with a heel problem. The victory keeps alive Rybakina’s chances of becoming world number one for the first time, with…
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UN pushes nations to consider slavery reparations but legal group says idea ‘not going to fly in the US’
The UN’s Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, calling for measures including compensation, restitution and structural reforms to address the lasting effects of racial discrimination. The move has drawn sharp criticism in the United States, where a lawyer for…
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Spanberger fact-checked after Trump mail-voting warning raises military ballot fears
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has been fact-checked after claiming the Trump administration was trying to strip overseas Americans, including military personnel, of their ability to vote by mail. The US Postal Service’s final rule at the centre of the row explicitly exempts ballots covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) from…
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With this year’s series captivating the nation, we reveal the secrets of the Traitors Ireland castle and how there will be some very special musical guests there next year
Alex Conyngham, now Marquess Conyngham and Earl of Mountcharles, has been reflecting on his childhood memories of Slane Castle and his decision to bring The Traitors Ireland to the estate, following the death of his father, Lord Henry Mountcharles, in June 2025. Speaking about taking over the family’s business, he described approaching production company Kite…
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US House approves funding extension, avoiding shutdown before midterms
The US House of Representatives has passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government running, sending it to President Donald Trump for his signature and averting a shutdown just weeks before the November midterm elections. The bill’s passage, the second such attempt since July, came after House and Senate Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries and…
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Federal Film and TV Tax Incentive Bill Gets a Name as Momentum Builds
President Trump has publicly backed a proposed federal tax credit for film and television production, giving the forthcoming legislation a name: “The Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act.” The bill emerged from a White House meeting on Monday between Trump, Hollywood “special ambassador” Jon Voight and his associates Steven Paul and Scott Karol, who…
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Allies of disgraced ex-House Dem poised for criminal charges for refusing Congress’ probe
The US House of Representatives voted unanimously on Tuesday to hold two allies of disgraced former congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick in contempt of Congress, after they refused to cooperate with a House Ethics Committee investigation into her conduct. North Miami Beach Mayor Michael Joseph and former Cherfilus-McCormick aide Hector Roos both ignored multiple subpoenas, prompting the…
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Producer Urged Trump to Back U.S. Film Incentive Citing Prospect of Shooting Richard Nixon Biopic Overseas
Actor Jon Voight and producers Steven Paul and Scott Karol met President Donald Trump at the White House on 31 August to press for a federal tax incentive for US film and television production, and Trump emerged supportive of the idea. The case was reportedly reinforced by Paul’s disclosure that his upcoming biopic about Richard…
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Meddling John Swinney’s five-year plan for Scottish Government blasted as a series of ‘gimmicks’
First Minister John Swinney has unveiled his first programme for government since the Holyrood election, setting out a five-year plan for major public sector reform alongside a bus fares cut and a controversial supermarket price cap. The plans include mass mergers of quangos, councils and NHS boards, which Swinney called the “most radical reshaping of…
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Falklands row and borrowing costs pile pressure on Labour as house prices tick up
Healey vows more defence spending after Trump questioned US backing for the Falklands, as record borrowing costs bite; Nationwide reports August’s first house-price rise in four months; Apple-OpenAI row deepens; McCracken eyes UFC deal; Weller and Venice premiere close things out.