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New PM… same old Labour U-turns! Bungling Burnham drops push to end hated freeze on tax thresholds – but borrows £450m to cap bus fares at £2
Andy Burnham, in his early days as Prime Minister, has scrapped a Labour pledge to end the freeze on income tax thresholds, in what critics are calling the latest in a series of policy reversals since he took office. The move is politically significant as it means more workers will continue to be dragged into…
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Rubio says US remains open to Iran talks but warns there ‘will be consequences’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that Washington remains open to negotiating with Iran, but cautioned that Tehran would face “consequences” if it continued to breach its commitments. His remarks came just hours after US forces conducted strikes near Iran’s coastline, underscoring the tension between diplomatic overtures and military pressure in the…
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World Cup, Ballon d’Or, Champions League, Euros … has Rodri completed football? | The Knowledge
Rodri’s Spain team won a major tournament, meaning the midfielder now holds the World Cup, European Championship, Champions League and Ballon d’Or, prompting the Guardian’s Knowledge column to explore who else has achieved this rare “grand slam” of football honours. It turns out Rodri joins a small, elite group of players to have won all…
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X-Men ’97 Season 2, Episode 6 Review & Recap: “Danger.exe”
IGN’s review of X-Men ’97 Season 2, Episode 6, “Danger.exe”, praises the instalment for successfully blending elements from two acclaimed comic runs, Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s New X-Men and Joss Whedon and John Cassaday’s Astonishing X-Men. The episode is credited with finally portraying the Xavier Institute as a proper school for young mutants, introducing…
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Anyone with a shed, an extension cord, a couple of GPUs and an overdraft is building datacenters. Fujitsu just offloaded five
Fujitsu has sold five of its Australian datacentres to private equity firm Next Capital, as part of a broader retreat from datacentre ownership so it can focus on faster-growing services such as cyber resilience, sovereign AI and high-performance and quantum computing. The move comes as demand for AI computing capacity is driving a global datacentre…
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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked July 2026: Live updates from the Z Fold 8 and Flip 8 launch event
Samsung is holding its Galaxy Unpacked event in London on 22 July 2026, where it is expected to formally unveil its latest foldable phones and smartwatches, including the Z Fold 8 and Flip 8. The presentation begins at 9am ET (2pm in London), with Engadget providing live coverage from the London venue and a satellite…
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Rebel Wilson Triumphs In Explosive Court Battle With ‘The Deb’ Co-Star Charlotte MacInnes
A Sydney court has ruled that Rebel Wilson did not defame her fellow actress Charlotte MacInnes, bringing an end to one strand of the bitter legal dispute surrounding Wilson’s directorial debut, The Deb. Justice Elizabeth Raper found in Wilson’s favour after MacInnes sued over four Instagram posts in which Wilson discussed a 2023 incident involving…
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Bus fares across England to be capped at £2 from January
Andy Burnham has confirmed that bus fares across England will be capped at £2 from the start of January, as part of a wider giveaway worth around £500 million. Rather than pursuing an earlier plan to end the freeze on income tax thresholds, the funding for the flagship fare cap is instead being borrowed, at…
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US Escalates Iran Strikes as Pentagon Seeks $87 Billion in Additional Military Funding
The United States has resumed intensive military strikes against Iran for an eleventh consecutive night, marking a sharp escalation following the collapse of a ceasefire agreement from April. President Trump has intensif
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PAX Aus 2026 Guest Lineup Includes Former WWE superstar Austin Creed, Doom Composer Mick Gordon, and More
PAX Aus, Australia’s major gaming convention, has announced its 2026 guest lineup, featuring former WWE wrestler Austin Creed alongside acclaimed video game composer Mick Gordon. The announcement highlights the event’s aim to showcase the breadth of gaming culture, spanning development, content creation, tabletop gaming and live performance, ahead of the convention in Melbourne this October.…