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Ayo Adenekan: Homeland Insecurity review – SNL UK writer woos the room with summer romance
Ayo Adenekan’s second Edinburgh Fringe show, Homeland Insecurity, is a warm, mischievous comedy set built around a brief summer romance. The reviewer finds his perspective as a queer Scottish-African comic fresh and his joke-writing skilful, noting his rapid move from Fringe newcomer to Saturday Night Live UK writer, but judges the hour uneven and not…
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Channel children at risk as Stourbridge wildfire forces evacuations
A major grass and woodland fire near Racecourse Lane and Stourbridge Golf Club spread into residential areas on 13 August, prompting a major emergency response. Around 100 firefighters were deployed, while police aviation crews supplied live aerial and thermal-imaging intelligence to help commanders track hotspots, assess vulnerable properties and direct resources. Residents and some care…
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3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1990s I Vividly Remember Listening to on the School Bus
The article nostalgically identifies three 1990s songs presented as one-hit wonders that the writer associates with listening to music on the school bus. It argues that these tracks mattered because they became shared cultural touchstones for young listeners, influencing singalongs, fashion and emotional connection. The selections are Vanilla Ice’s 1990 rap hit “Ice Ice Baby”,…
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Donald Trump doesn’t just love billionaires, he loves multimillionaires too
The article argues that Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act gives substantial tax advantages to wealthy owners of “pass-through” businesses, despite Republican claims that the measures chiefly support small firms and local job creators. It says the policy matters because it reduces government revenue while benefits are concentrated among high-income individuals, alongside cuts to…
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Will Poulter on challenging stereotypes in new opioid drama: ‘Shame on us for stigmatizing people’
Will Poulter discusses his leading role in Union County, an independent drama about opioid addiction and recovery set around a real drug recovery court in rural Ohio. He says the film aims to challenge the stigma attached to people with substance dependency by focusing on their dignity, individual circumstances and capacity for change, rather than…
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Urša Menart Recalls Finding Inspiration on Influencers’ Fake Tragic Life Stories for Intimate Dramedy ‘Everything That’s Wrong With You’
Slovenian director Urša Menart’s dramedy “Everything That’s Wrong With You” examines loneliness, online deception and the fragile connections formed through social media. Premiering in Sarajevo Film Festival’s narrative feature competition, it was inspired by influencers who fabricated tragic personal stories and by the intense parasocial bonds followers formed with them. The film follows Maruša, who…
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Murder probe launched after teen boy, 17, dies following reported burglary – as four men are arrested
Police have launched a murder investigation after a 17-year-old boy died following a reported burglary. Four men have been arrested in connection with the incident, with detectives seeking to establish the circumstances surrounding the teenager’s death. The report does not provide further details about the location, timing, cause of death or the identities of those…
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News and buildup on first weekend of EFL season and football updates – matchday live
The English Football League season is beginning in full, with Championship, League One and League Two fixtures taking place and attention also turning to Sunday’s Community Shield. The live coverage also reports a significant transfer: Atlético Madrid have signed Tottenham Hotspur defender Cristian Romero, ending his five-year spell in north London. Romero joined Atlético for…
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TV tonight: a gripping new thriller about the fall of Kabul
Tonight’s television highlights include the thriller Kabul, which dramatises the human cost of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, alongside a Proms celebration of Paul Simon’s Graceland. – Kabul, 9pm, BBC Four: a thriller following a family confronting the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul. – Celebrating Graceland at the Proms, 7.30pm, BBC Two: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Laura…
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Trump blasted by USS Lincoln sailor’s wife over ‘appalling’ conditions aboard ‘floating metal prison’… after President’s callous response sparked outrage
The wife of a sailor serving aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln has publicly criticised President Donald Trump after he dismissed concerns about “appalling” living conditions on the aircraft carrier, which has been deployed in the Middle East for more than 250 days. Speaking anonymously to CNN’s Jake Tapper, she said her husband described it as…