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Burnham blames Brexit for small boats crisis – but rules out early general election
Prime Minister Andy Burnham blamed Brexit for reducing cooperation with European neighbours, making it harder to stop migrants crossing the Channel in small boats. He nevertheless insisted the Government would continue working to eliminate crossings and ruled out an early general election before 2029. More than 700 people arrived on one Wednesday, while two boats…
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WATCH: Black bishop calls voter ID argument ‘deeply insulting’ after explosive noncitizen registration report
A Reuters investigation has found that over 30,000 noncitizens were erroneously registered to vote in 11 U.S. states since 2000, renewing debate over voter identification requirements. Bishop Earl Walker Jackson has responded to the findings, stating that voter ID requirements should not be characterised as discriminatory against Black Americans and expressing concern about noncitizen voting’s…
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Pocognoli may require patience to deliver on Scotland shake-up
Scotland have appointed Sebastien Pocognoli as their new manager following Steve Clarke’s seven-year tenure, marking a significant shift in direction for the national team. Pocognoli, a 39-year-old Belgian, has already begun refreshing the squad and promises a more attractive, attacking style of football than Clarke’s functional pragmatism. This matters because Scotland, as co-hosts for Euro…
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Tilly Norwood Would Love to Work With Tom Holland and Olivia Colman: ‘But Only If It Were Their Digital Twins’ on an ‘AI Production’
Eline van der Velden, creator of the AI actress Tilly Norwood, reflected on the year since the actress’s controversial introduction at Zurich Film Festival, acknowledging both the backlash and unexpected success. Van der Velden explained that Tilly was created to bridge communication between the tech and entertainment industries, and her company Particle 6 has since…
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One Year On, Does AI Actress Tilly Norwood Have An Agent? “We Get Loads Of Offers, But No, We Don’t Need It” — Zurich Summit
AI actress Tilly Norwood returned to the Zurich Summit a year after her viral debut to discuss her career trajectory. When asked whether she had secured an agent in the intervening months, creator Eline van der Velden revealed that Particle 6 had deliberately declined representation despite receiving numerous offers. This decision underscores a significant departure…
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Meet the Labour candidate taking on Zack Polanski to win Keir Starmer’s seat
Sagal Abdi-Wali, the Labour candidate for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election scheduled for 8 October, is competing against Green Party leader Zack Polanski following former Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to step down from the seat. The contest is significant as the Green Party has made substantial gains in recent months, winning councils and…
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‘Sunshine’ Director Antoinette Jadaone Launches Ilaya Ilaya; Women-Led Slate Headed By Angelica Panganiban, Kaila Estrada, Eugene Domingo & Maris Racal
Filipino filmmaker and producer Antoinette Jadaone has launched Ilaya Ilaya with longtime collaborator Reign Anne De Guzman. The production company aims to support Filipino cinema, women-led stories, underrepresented genres and filmmakers working outside traditional studio and festival funding systems. Its initial slate includes the found-footage horror film Birdsong, supernatural comedy Chandra Catacutan And The Curse…
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Kamala Harris uses flower analogy to explain social media algorithms while discussing AI, midterms
Kamala Harris used yellow and pink flowers to illustrate how social media algorithms can repeatedly show people similar content based on their previous activity. Speaking about AI, TikTok and Instagram, she warned that this personalisation may narrow what users see and could influence how Americans consume information before elections. Harris said users should recognise when…
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Labour happy to switch leadership plotting for a debate over an early election with Burnham
Labour enters its Liverpool conference in a more optimistic mood after Andy Burnham replaced Keir Starmer as leader and prime minister. Rather than discussing whether Burnham might seek the leadership, MPs are now debating whether he could call an early general election, despite his public insistence that the idea is “stone dead”. The main calculation…
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City breaches scandal; Meta loses privacy case; Manhattan protests intensify
Manchester City has been found guilty of financial fair play breaches, whilst Meta suffered a legal defeat in New Mexico. A coordinated protest took place in Manhattan.