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Revealed: The full scale of illegal ‘family voting’ at the Birmingham polls – as election watchdog is urged to investigate
An investigation has reportedly uncovered the extent of illegal ‘family voting’ taking place at polling stations in Birmingham, prompting calls for the UK’s election watchdog to launch a formal probe. Family voting, where one person casts ballots on behalf of relatives without their independent, private consent, undermines the secrecy of the ballot and is a…
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Interior shuffles several senior career staffers
The Interior Department has recently shuffled at least 25 senior career staffers, giving them different roles at the department that oversees the nation’s public lands, parks and other resources, a source familiar told The Hill. The employees who were shuffled to new positions at the department belong to the senior executive service (SES), a group…
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Appeals court slashes Alex Jones’s Sandy Hook judgment from $50M to $1.5M
A Texas court on Friday cut the amount Infowars founder Alex Jones was ordered to pay to a family affected by the Sandy Hook shooting after they were subject to harassment when he claimed the attack was a hoax. The Texas 3rd Court of Appeals ruled unanimously to reduce the damages awarded to Neil Heslin…
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Arsenal start title defence with comfortable win over Coventry
Arsenal opened the defence of their Premier League title with a comfortable 3-0 win over newly promoted Coventry City at the Emirates Stadium. The victory gives the champions a strong start to the new campaign, with goals coming from three key attacking players in a dominant home performance against the top-flight newcomers. Kai Havertz, Bukayo…
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‘Tony’, ‘Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma’ Go Wide After Ace Debuts; Andrew Garfield In ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’, ‘It Ends’ – Specialty Preview
Deadline’s specialty box office preview for the weekend of 21 August 2026 covers a slate of indie and arthouse releases expanding or opening in North America. Leading the pack, A24’s Anthony Bourdain biopic “Tony” and Mubi’s surreal horror “Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma” are both going wide in their third week following strong…
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Outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts; people sickened with E. coli and Salmonella
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday that alfalfa sprouts are linked to a current E. coli and salmonella outbreak. The agency has tied several food-borne illness cases to the consumption of alfalfa sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands, also urging Americans who have purchased the affected sprouts to throw…
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Reports of sexual assault in military dropped for third year in a row: Pentagon
Reports of sexual assault in the U.S. military dropped for the third year in a row in 2025, and the Pentagon received a slightly lower number of sexual harassment complaints last year compared to 2024, the department said in a new report that was made public on Friday. The Pentagon received a total of 7,998…
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Pentagon Fires Editor Of Stars And Stripes After He Gave An Interview To CBS News And Called Potential Censorship A “Red Line”
The Pentagon has fired the editor in chief of Stars and Stripes, Erik Slavin, days after he gave an interview to CBS News Sunday Morning in which he described censorship of the military-focused publication as a “red line”. Slavin said he was dismissed on grounds of insubordination for stating that news censorship affecting service members…
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The Weeknd wraps five-night sold-out run at Wembley Stadium and raises more than $350k for charity
The Weeknd has completed a sold-out five-night run at London’s Wembley Stadium, capping off the UK leg of his “After Hours Til Dawn” tour, which also included two dates at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium in June. The seven UK shows drew more than 450,000 fans from nearly 150 countries and raised over $350,000 (£260,000) for charity,…