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Andy Burnham is told to drop the guitar as he’s warned ‘the honeymoon’s over’ ahead of huge first week in Parliament
Kemi Badenoch has warned Prime Minister Andy Burnham that “the honeymoon is over” as he faces his first major week in Parliament since taking office, with MPs returning from summer recess to a packed and potentially divisive agenda. Burnham will make his Commons debut at Prime Minister’s Questions on Tuesday, his first clash with the…
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South West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows
South West Water has been ranked as the worst-performing water company in England for environmental impact, according to new analysis by Friends of the Earth, with the highest volumes of sewage discharged across its Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset region. The findings add to mounting pressure on the water industry and the government over sewage…
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Iceland votes on resuming EU membership talks as Trump’s push for neighboring Greenland looms over debate
Icelanders voted on Saturday in a referendum on whether to resume negotiations to join the European Union, reopening a debate that has long divided the NATO member. The vote gained added significance from President Trump’s repeated interest in acquiring Greenland, Iceland’s neighbour, which has unsettled some Icelanders and prompted questions about whether closer EU ties…
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Arms and the £5m man: Farage megadonor Christopher Harborne’s military empire
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party is facing scrutiny over its financial ties to billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, whose extensive business interests span the global arms industry and military contracts. A Guardian investigation has found that the Thailand-based tycoon, who has funded roughly two-thirds of Reform’s donations and gave Farage an undeclared £5m gift now under…
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‘You’re at war when you get attacked’: Mark Carney shows combative nature in face-off with Trump
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has adopted an openly combative stance towards Donald Trump after trade talks between the two countries collapsed, framing the breakdown as an attack that Canada must resist rather than accept unfavourable terms. The shift is notable because Carney, a former central banker known for calming markets, is now one of…
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Gunman wounds two Columbia officers, Milo Yiannopoulos deported, Shapiro accused over measles deaths
A South Carolina park shooting left two police officers hurt and the gunman dead, Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported to the UK, and a Pennsylvania commissioner accuses Governor Shapiro of misrepresenting measles deaths amid RFK Jr’s intervention.
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Iceland vote on restarting EU talks remains too close to call
Iceland’s referendum on resuming EU membership negotiations is too close to call, with early counting showing an extremely tight split between Yes and No. Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir’s centre-left government brought the vote forward from a planned 2027 deadline amid heightened international tensions, including US President Donald Trump’s threats towards Greenland, though domestic debate has…
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Albanese government flags new online bans days after suspected sexual choking death of 16-year-old girl – as minister unleashes at social media giants: ‘Wrecking our young boys’
The Australian federal government is proposing new digital laws that would let users opt out of social media algorithms, alongside possible bans on pornography depicting strangulation or suffocation, as it seeks to curb violent, misogynistic content online. Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek announced the move days after a 16-year-old girl in New South Wales died…
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Todd Blanche built his career on loyalty to Trump… but now he’s drinking from the poisoned chalice that wiped out Pam Bondi
Todd Blanche, now leading the US Justice Department, is struggling to deliver the aggressive prosecutions of Donald Trump’s political adversaries that his predecessor, Pam Bondi, also failed to achieve before her removal. The president has long targeted former officials including ex-FBI director James Comey, former national security adviser John Bolton and ex-CIA director John Brennan,…
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PGA Tour taps Donald Trump to reprise honorary chairman role for Presidents Cup, White House confirms
US President Donald Trump has been named honorary chairman of the 2026 Presidents Cup, the PGA Tour announced, marking his return to a role he previously held at the 2017 edition. The appointment continues the tournament’s tradition of involving world leaders, and the PGA Tour said Trump’s presence would help raise the event’s international profile.…