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Burnham’s electricity grid idea is interesting – but it’s not ‘public control’
Andy Burnham’s Great British Grid (GBG) is intended to compete for future electricity transmission projects, rather than take over existing grid assets or replace private network operators. The proposal therefore falls short of “public control”, but could give the state a stronger role in bidding for new work and help put pressure on costs. GBG…
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Eric Schmitt emerges as frontrunner for Vance’s potential 2028 ticket
Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt is emerging as a leading contender to serve as JD Vance’s running mate should Vance pursue a 2028 presidential campaign. This development appears to be pushing aside Marco Rubio, who had previously been floated as a potential running mate alongside Vance. Schmitt has built a close relationship with Vance, who views…
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HMRC trainee wins £16,000 after tribunal finds race discrimination
An Armenian HMRC trainee, identified as Ms X, has won £16,000 in a race discrimination case after her manager accused her of wanting to “get back at Russia for killing my family”. An employment tribunal found the allegation was based on an inaccurate record of a meeting and that the investigation and disciplinary process were…
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Former AI researchers debate whether superintelligence threatens humanity
Palisade Research, a nonprofit studying AI capabilities and motivations, has published a dozen interviews with current and former researchers from OpenAI, Google and Anthropic. Several warn that advanced AI could pose an existential threat, bringing renewed attention to disagreements over how serious the risk is and what, if anything, should be done. The researchers offer…
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Petrol found in vans near RAF Fairford as police rule out explosives
Counter-terrorism police say they found no explosive devices in three vans near RAF Fairford, though they recovered a quantity of petrol. Five British men aged 23 to 25 were arrested on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offences after a member of the public reported suspicious vehicles near the Gloucestershire base, which has been used by…
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Teenage e-bike riders injure cyclist in high-speed Thornaby collision
Two 15-year-old e-bike riders collided at high speed with a 46-year-old cyclist in Thornaby, Teesside, leaving him with life-changing injuries. The incident matters because the victim remains in hospital and police said the injuries will affect him and his family for the foreseeable future. CCTV showed the teenagers riding Sur-Ron bikes, performing wheelies and travelling…
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Barclays softens return-to-office plans for UK staff after backlash
Barclays has softened its return-to-office plans following significant staff backlash. The bank initially announced that its 45,000 UK employees would need to be in the office at least three days a week from 5 October 2026 (with senior staff required four days), up from the current two-day requirement. However, after thousands of staff signed an…
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Graham Norton Says It’s Getting Harder To Launch Talk Shows: “I Feel Like We Might End Up Being The Last Chat Show On Planet Earth”
Graham Norton said launching new chat shows is increasingly difficult because stars and their representatives now favour podcasts and YouTube for promotion. Speaking at the RTS London Convention, he questioned whether chat shows remain an important part of promotional tours and joked that his programme could become “the last chat show on Planet Earth”. Norton…
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Manchester City Guilty of Decade-Long Financial Rule Breaches Using Sham Contracts
An independent commission found Manchester City guilty of all but one of the Premier League charges it examined, concluding that the club deliberately breached financial rules and tried to conceal the conduct. City deny wrongdoing, say the ruling contains serious errors and describe the case as based on a false allegation; chief executive Ferran Soriano…
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Three Cornell fraternity members deny allegations as lawsuit dispute intensifies
A woman identified as Jane Doe alleges that seven Cornell fraternity members drugged and repeatedly sexually assaulted her at the Chi Phi house in October 2024. Three of the men have publicly denied the allegations, and an attorney for one of them has criticised actress Florence Pugh for commenting publicly, warning that outrage should not…