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Jumpy bond markets make it clear: Trump risks driving US into debt crisis | Heather Stewart
Bond markets are growing increasingly nervous about the trajectory of US government debt, with Treasury secretary Scott Bessent forced into interventions that critics say betray weakness rather than confidence. Bessent recently pledged to double the rate at which the US Treasury buys up long-dated bonds in an effort to push down yields, following an earlier…
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Rows evacuated, backbenchers, royal drama, GTA6 leak and Mourinho’s Madrid return dominate
Labour MPs warn Burnham off a snap election, Mountbatten-Windsor’s lawyers face a new royal drama, and heat sparks school-term rethink calls; abroad, a Florida beach plane crash, a Rockstar GTA6 leak hunt, National Treasure 3’s green light, and Mourinho’s winning Real Madrid return.
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DAN HODGES: I’m one of the many journalists to be lambasted by Reform figures in recent days. Now, the freedom of the British Press faces a pincer movement from the Right AND Left… No one is safe
Daily Mail columnist Dan Hodges argues that press freedom in Britain is under attack from both the Right and Left, citing a recent surge of hostility from senior Reform UK figures towards journalists alongside earlier intimidation of reporters from the liberal Left. He warns that criticism of unfavourable coverage, once dismissed as normal political friction,…
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National Treasure 3 Officially in Development at Disney With Approved Script
Director Jon Turteltaub has publicly confirmed that a third National Treasure film is now in active development at Disney, with a completed script that has received his approval. The announcement was made during a live t
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Sydney Swans Resume Play as AFL Investigates Sexual Assault Allegations; Coach May Face Pressure to Testify
The Sydney Swans returned to the field for their first match since allegations of sexual assault involving multiple players emerged, drawing substantial fan attendance to the Sydney Cricket Ground despite widespread conc
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Zelensky has ‘questions to answer’ about corruption in his government, sacked minister says
Ukraine’s sacked defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, told the BBC that President Volodymyr Zelensky has “questions to answer” about corruption within his inner circle, while stressing he has seen no evidence that Zelensky himself acted corruptly. Fedorov, credited with modernising Ukraine’s military and pioneering drone warfare, was dismissed last month reportedly after a falling-out with the…
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Immigration ruling, De Zerbi’s Spurs fury and National Treasure 3 confirmed
A judge brands the US immigrant-visa suspension “Orwellian” as the USPS tightens postal-vote rules; Roberto De Zerbi slams Tottenham after their 3-0 defeat at Brentford, while Jon Turteltaub confirms National Treasure 3 is finally happening.
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UK orders reviews of franchising sector after Vodafone allegations
The UK government has commissioned two in-depth studies into how the franchising sector is regulated, as ministers weigh new legislation following allegations about Vodafone’s treatment of franchisees. The move follows a Guardian investigation last December revealing claims that Adrian Howe, a former Vodafone employee who began a franchise in 2018, took his own life after…
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Onshore windfarm applications hit 10-year high in England
Onshore windfarm applications in England have reached their highest annual level in a decade, following the Labour government’s decision to scrap the Conservatives’ de facto ban shortly after taking office in 2024. A Guardian analysis of government data found around 45 applications were submitted in the year to March, with the pace of capacity entering…