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Star Wars: the Ninth Jedi Ending Explained and How It Sets Up Season 2
Lucasfilm’s latest animated Star Wars project, The Ninth Jedi, has released its full eight-episode first season on Disney Plus, produced by Japanese studio Production I.G. Following on from Star Wars: Visions shorts and coming soon after Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, the series follows Jedi apprentice Lah Kara as she searches for her father,…
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Rand Paul’s calls for Fauci to face imprisonment continue after contentious hearing
Republican Senator Rand Paul has reiterated his view that Dr Anthony Fauci should face imprisonment, following a contentious Senate hearing and a subsequent appearance on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe” programme. Paul was directly asked whether he still believed the former chief White House medical adviser should be jailed, continuing a long-running campaign in which he…
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‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’
Uber and the London-based technology firm Wayve have been granted the first minicab licences in London for self-driving taxis, with paid trips due to begin “later this summer” ahead of a full public launch. A human safety driver will remain behind the wheel initially, but the move marks a significant step in London becoming one…
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Venezuela is still wearing the face of an old dictatorship
The Trump administration succeeded in capturing and extraditing one of Latin America’s most brutal dictators; now, it is time to finish the job.
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STATUS QUO’s FRANCIS ROSSI Announces ‘The Way We Were Vol. 2’ Collection Of Demo Recordings
Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi has announced “The Way We Were Vol. 2”, a follow-up collection of previously unreleased demo recordings due out on 25 September 2026. It follows the well-received “Vol. 1” and continues to showcase Rossi’s songwriting partnership with longtime collaborator Bob Young, offering fans a rare glimpse into his creative process before…
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Businesses in England: tell us about your experience of taking on apprentices
The Guardian is inviting businesses in England to share their experiences of taking on apprentices, following government plans to create thousands more apprenticeship places as part of a wider overhaul of technical and vocational education. The call-out aims to gather first-hand accounts from employers to inform coverage of how apprenticeship schemes are working in practice…
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Is That Cameron Winter on Phoebe Bridgers’ New Album?
Rolling Stone has spotted what appears to be a cameo from Geese frontman Cameron Winter on Phoebe Bridgers’ forthcoming album Lost Weekend, credited under the pseudonym “Son-John Johnson”. The mystery vocalist appears on two tracks, “Kill Me” and “I Can’t Wait”, with a voice bearing a striking resemblance to Winter’s distinctive falsetto, though neither Winter…
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Headlines ‘Metal Fest 2026’ In ‘World Of Tanks Modern Armor’
Metal Fest 2026 storms into World Of Tanks Modern Armor as part of the new Masters Of Mayhem season. The fan-favorite event returns with two explosive new Acts, each featuring a headlining artist, challenges, earnable discounts, and rewards, while also bringing back content from four previous Metal…
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Teachers need help with AI. A union is offering training – with $23m in funding from big tech
The American Federation of Teachers, a major US labour union with around 1.8 million members, has launched a National Academy for AI Instruction to train educators on using artificial intelligence in the classroom. The $23m programme, funded entirely by Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic, aims to train 400,000 teachers over five years, but has proved controversial:…