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Voices: ‘Farage is the joke’: Readers have their say ahead of Clacton by-election
Ahead of Thursday’s Clacton by-election, readers tell us Nigel Farage has done little for the town since 2024 – and many suspect he called the vote to dodge scrutiny of his finances
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Robocalls are spiking — especially for phone numbers with these area codes
Is your phone getting lots of random calls lately? You’re not alone. Americans received an estimated 4.4 billion robocalls in July — the highest robocall volume in a year, according to tracking by YouMail.
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Missing in the US Senate: Manliness!
Republican Sens. Thom Tillis, John Cornyn, and Bill Cassidy faced criticism for confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general despite his lack of qualifications and previous betrayals by Donald Trump.
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Blue Jays-Red Sox game thrown into chaos by 17-minute ‘rules check,’ massive scoreboard mistake
A Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays was disrupted by a bizarre 17-minute “rules check” and a major scoreboard error involving an obscure run-scoring situation. The incident added a strange twist to an already eventful stretch for Boston, who had just seen an outstanding run of form come…
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Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s 21-year-old son’s stone-faced glare in new mugshot after child sex exploitation charges
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s 21-year-old son, Tyler, has been photographed in a new mugshot after being charged with sexual exploitation of a child. Colorado court records entered on 6 August show he faces three counts of sexual exploitation of a child, including a video-related charge, as well as two counts of contributing to the delinquency of…
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“Hell yes, I’m tough enuss!” Count Binface takes on UK politics’ most memorable ‘gotcha’ questions
The Independent’s “In The Room” podcast released a light-hearted video segment in which hosts Helen and Cleo interview satirical parody candidate Count Binface, ahead of the Clacton-on-Sea by-election. The piece pokes fun at British political culture by putting the fictional, intergalactic candidate through a series of the classic “gotcha” questions that have long tripped up…
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Solar eclipse: How to make pinhole projector at home as stocks run low on special glasses
A partial solar eclipse – with around 90 to 96% coverage – will be visible from the UK on Wednesday.
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Carville backing El-Sayed against ‘clown’ Rogers
Democratic strategist James Carville said he is backing Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in spite of his criticism of El-Sayed and especially when compared to the Republican in the race. “El-Sayed himself has said the Democrats is as much of a problem as the Republicans, which I disagree with. But when I look at…
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Angela Rayner admits she still vapes – on same day Labour minister launches crackdown on vape shops
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has acknowledged that she still uses vapes, with the admission emerging on the same day a fellow Labour minister unveiled new measures targeting vape shops. The timing has drawn attention given the government’s own push to tighten regulation of the vaping industry, highlighting a perceived inconsistency between ministers’ personal habits…
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DOJ opinion extends executive privilege to president’s communications with private advisers
A new Justice Department memo argues the president can assert executive privilege not just over communications with his White House staff but also with “private advisors” outside of government, an interpretation that would broaden the number of individuals President Trump could try to shield from congressional investigations. The Monday opinion from DOJ’s Office of Legal…