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BrewDog’s new owner pledges £50m as it seeks to restore trust
Tilray, which bought BrewDog out of administration in March, is asking customers to give the struggling brewer another chance as it invests more than £50m in the business. Chief executive Irwin Simon says the company plans to improve beer quality, raise standards for staff and rebuild the brand’s reputation after years of losses and controversy…
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Plane passenger from hell who was duct-taped to seat during flight warned about ‘rude awakening’ during first court appearance
Arizona realtor Arthur Layne Lundeen was duct-taped to his seat on an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Newark on 3 September after an outburst involving racial slurs and homophobic language. The pilot made an emergency landing at Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Maryland, where Lundeen was arrested and charged with second-degree assault and disorderly conduct.…
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Andy Burnham determined to prove John Swinney wrong for claiming he’d be the last Prime Minister of the UK – on the day his father died
Andy Burnham said he was “utterly determined” to prove Scottish First Minister John Swinney wrong after Swinney had said he would be the UK’s last Prime Minister. Speaking at his first Labour conference as party leader, Burnham recalled that the remark came on the day his father died, while stressing he did not believe Swinney…
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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…