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English King Alfred who massacred thousands of Vikings is ‘found buried’ under Hampshire car park days before England play Norway in World Cup
Historian Graham Phillips has claimed to have located the long-lost remains of King Alfred the Great beneath a car park in Winchester, Hampshire, the city where the Anglo-Saxon monarch died and was originally buried. Alfred, who led English forces against Viking invaders in 878 and is credited with laying the foundations of a unified English…
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This Former DeepMind Exec Thinks the AI Arms Race Could End in Disaster
Verity Harding, who led global public policy at Google DeepMind between 2016 and 2020, argues that the widespread framing of artificial intelligence as an “arms race” is not merely inaccurate but actively dangerous. In a newly curated essay anthology, Reframing the AI Arms Race, she and contributors including historian Lawrence Freedman and Japanese politician Taro…
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Fights break out at Russian fuel stations as Ukraine continues to hit Putin’s oil refineries and state TV declares ‘There is no petrol’
Fights have reportedly been breaking out at petrol stations across Russia as sustained Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries and logistics hubs disrupt fuel supplies, with Russian state television acknowledging that parts of the country are running short of petrol. The disruption matters because it points to growing strain on Russia’s domestic energy system and…
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Nigel Farage throws down the gauntlet with shock Clacton by-election… and I believe he won’t just win, he’ll double his majority, says ANDREW PIERCE
This is a Daily Mail comment piece by consultant editor Andrew Pierce, presented largely as a video column, arguing that Nigel Farage has provoked a surprise by-election in his Clacton constituency and framing it as a high-stakes political gamble. Pierce contends that the Reform UK leader is casting himself as the victim of an “establishment…
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Brits travelling to European airports face five-hour queues due to new border controls which could bring terminals to a ‘complete standstill’, aviation chiefs warn
British holidaymakers have been warned they could face queues of up to five hours at European airport border controls this summer, with aviation chiefs cautioning that terminals risk grinding to a “complete standstill”. The disruption is being blamed on the EU’s new Entry-Exit System (EES), which requires non-EU visitors to provide biometric data, and industry…
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Refereeing at this World Cup has been fine, we don’t need input of Tuchel and Trump | Chris Foy
In this analysis for the Guardian, former referee Chris Foy argues that officiating at the 2026 World Cup has generally been sound, pushing back against criticism from England manager Thomas Tuchel — who called it unreliable and erratic after England’s win over Mexico — and against the wider noise generated by figures including Donald Trump.…
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‘Your boys took a hell of a beating’ – England and Norway’s football rivalry
England and Norway will meet in the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup in Miami on Saturday, reviving a rivalry defined less by football than by one legendary piece of radio commentary. The fixture recalls Norway’s shock 2-1 win over England in a 1981 World Cup qualifier in Oslo, after which NRK commentator Bjorge Lillelien…
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Influencer Ayzia J. Toledo dies age 22 after horror car crash… as her heartbroken family pay tribute
Ayzia J. Toledo, a 22-year-old social media influencer known online as Ayzia J, has died following a car crash on a freeway in New Jersey. According to New Jersey Police, she was driving a BMW when she “lost directional control”, veered off the road, flipped and struck a tree. Her death has prompted an outpouring…
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‘He saw signs saying No Blacks – but he never got bitter’: Sterling Betancourt, the man who brought steelpan music to the UK
Sterling Betancourt, the Trinidadian musician credited with bringing steelpan music to the UK, has died aged 96, prompting reflections from his widow, Beatrice, on his resilience and generosity. Betancourt arrived in Britain in 1951 as one of 11 members of the Trinidad All-Steel Percussion Orchestra (Taspo), performing at the Festival of Britain outside London’s Royal…
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Millionaire trader-turned-campaigner Gary Stevenson’s wealth tax plan is ‘absolute populist claptrap’ and will ruin Britain, say experts
A new Channel 4 documentary, “How to Get Filthy Rich with Gary Stevenson”, has become the focus of a row over the millionaire trader-turned-campaigner’s proposal for a wealth tax, which critics in the programme brand “absolute populist claptrap” and “disastrous”. The debate matters because Stevenson is rumoured to have been approached by Andy Burnham’s team…