-
Burnham warned trans-pacific £2bn trade boost fails ‘to plug Brexit black hole’
Andy Burnham has been warned that the UK’s full entry into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which took effect on 1 September, will not offset the trade losses caused by Brexit, despite delivering an estimated £2bn boost to the economy. The warning comes after The Independent revealed last week that the…
-
Al Carns defends SAS veterans against renewed Troubles investigations
Former Armed Forces minister Al Carns, a decorated ex-Special Forces officer, has defended SAS soldiers who served in Northern Ireland, arguing they should not be treated as “villains” or repeatedly investigated decades after the Troubles as part of efforts to rewrite history. He made the comments in a foreword to a Policy Exchange think-tank paper,…
-
Bernie Sanders claims some Democrats may want their own Senate nominee to lose
Senator Bernie Sanders has accused senior Democratic Party figures and donors of being lukewarm about, or even wanting to see the defeat of, Abdul El-Sayed, the party’s progressive Senate nominee in Michigan. Speaking to “Politico Playbook”, Sanders argued that some establishment Democrats view El-Sayed and similar left-wing candidates as a threat both to wealthy donor…
-
Trump Endorses U.S. Tax Incentive to Keep Hollywood Production: ‘Let’s Get This Done!’
US President Donald Trump has publicly backed a federal tax incentive for film and television production, a step Hollywood studios and unions have long campaigned for. In a Truth Social post, Trump called on Republicans and Democrats to work together to draft legislation “immediately”, saying it would create entertainment jobs and revive an industry he…
-
TalkFuse evening briefing, 31 Aug 2026 22:39
Cleverly vows to review Khan’s ULEZ if elected London mayor as Labour’s Burnham bounce fades; Iran retaliates against US forces, prompting a carrier deployment; Swiss police make swift arrest over Aarau rave shooting; Sony and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic over AI training.
-
JD Vance erupts at battleground Democrat who aimed sly jibe at Usha
US Vice President JD Vance clashed publicly with Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Monday, warning him during a campaign rally to “keep my wife’s name the hell out of your mouth”. The row erupted while Vance was campaigning for Republican Senate hopeful Mike Rogers, and quickly escalated into a personal and racially charged…
-
Trump lashes out at female reporter’s ‘stupid question’ on using nukes on Iran
US President Donald Trump snapped at a female reporter on Monday who asked whether he had “ruled out” using nuclear weapons against Iran, calling it a “stupid question” while confirming he had indeed ruled the option out. He argued there was no need, as Iran had already been “totally defeated militarily,” and dismissed the country…
-
From Bruno Mars & Number_i to The Weeknd: How Live Nation H.I.P.’s Kaori Hayashi Keeps Japan on the Global Touring Map
Kaori Hayashi, president of Live Nation H.I.P., has been named to Billboard’s Global Power Players list for the fourth consecutive year, making her the only Japanese woman on the roster. In an interview with Billboard Japan, she discussed how the company continues to bring major international acts to Japan while helping domestic artists such as…
-
Trump ‘in serious trouble’ in his own heartland as Republicans brace for midterm wipeout
New polling from RealClearPolitics shows Republican candidates trailing Democrats in eight key Senate battlegrounds, fuelling concern that President Donald Trump’s party could face a heavy defeat in November’s midterm elections. Republicans already faced an uphill fight to retain the House due to the historical disadvantage of holding the White House during a first-term midterm, and…
-
The 6 Best R-Rated Soft Sci-Fi Movies, Ranked
Collider has published a ranked list of the best R-rated “soft sci-fi” films, a genre that leans on speculative technology as a backdrop for exploring human themes such as grief, identity and power rather than hard science or action. The piece argues that the R rating gave directors freedom to pursue darker, more emotionally honest…