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Thames Water creditors vow takeover bid even under temporary nationalisation
Thames Water’s creditors have signalled they will press ahead with a bid to take over the heavily indebted utility even if it is temporarily nationalised by the likely incoming prime minister, Andy Burnham. The group of 100 institutional investors, holding roughly £14bn of the company’s senior debt, is continuing to discuss a £10bn rescue proposal…
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Ahmadinejad appears alive at Khamenei funeral months after reported death
Iran’s former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was reported dead by local media at the outbreak of the country’s war with Israel and the United States, has appeared in public alive at the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Ahmadinejad, who led Iran from 2005 to 2013, had been believed killed by a missile strike…
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Georgia child welfare chief accuses Ossoff of exploiting foster children for campaign
Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat facing a closely watched re-election contest, has been accused by the state’s top child welfare official of exploiting vulnerable children for political gain. The row followed the release of Ossoff’s campaign advertisement, titled “Our Kids”, which highlights his role in a bipartisan investigation into Georgia’s troubled foster care system.…
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Federal lawyers exit Trump administration and join Democratic legal challenges
Fox News Digital reports that more than 10,000 federal lawyers — roughly a fifth of all attorneys employed by the US government — have left their posts since the start of 2025, and that Democratic state attorneys general are recruiting some of them to strengthen legal challenges against President Trump’s second-term agenda. The trend matters…
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North Carolina among a dozen tight races set to decide Senate control
With just under four months until the 2026 US midterm elections, control of the Senate is on a knife-edge, as both parties express confidence about the outcome. Republicans currently hold a 53–47 majority, and the article surveys a dozen competitive races that could decide which party runs the chamber, making it a key marker of…
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Bale in Hell rises to challenge Public Enemies’ quiet legacy
Terminator: Salvation disappointed fans when it was released, but this sci-fi thriller is worth a second look in 2026
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Sarajevo Film Festival launches Prix Cineplexx award backing cinema theatrical releases
Voted for by the audience, the prize has a total value of 20,000 euros ($22,855) to support a marketing campaign for the winning film’s theatrical distribution.
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Nigel Farage faces finance inquiry and confronts Sky News crew at Heathrow
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage returned to the UK from a trip to the United States to face intensifying scrutiny over his personal and party finances, and was filmed in an angry confrontation with a Sky News crew at Heathrow. The row matters because it represents what the article describes as the heaviest pressure of…