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Britain’s national debt could be as high as £12TRILLION – far higher than the £3trillion announced this week, campaign group says
A campaign group has argued that Britain’s national debt may be closer to £12 trillion, rather than the roughly £3 trillion figure reported this week. If accurate, the claim would suggest that official headline debt measures exclude major long-term obligations, raising questions about the scale of public-sector liabilities and future fiscal pressures. The £12 trillion…
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Reform’s Nigel Farage and Richard Tice sue National Crime Agency for ‘illegal leak of financial information’
Nigel Farage and Richard Tice have launched legal action against the National Crime Agency, alleging that it unlawfully leaked their financial information. The case matters because it raises questions about the handling of sensitive personal data by a law-enforcement body. The supplied material does not give details of the alleged information leak, when it occurred,…
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Meta paying price for ‘cavalier approach’ to online safety, say UK campaigners
UK online-safety campaigners have welcomed a New Mexico court order requiring Meta to pay a further $567 million (£421 million), saying it shows the company’s approach to protecting children has consequences. The ruling follows a case in which jurors found Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed information about child sexual exploitation, and it…
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Jean Lodge Dies: British Actor And Mother Of ‘Days Of Our Lives’ & ‘The Nanny’ Star Charles Shaughnessy Was 99
British actor Jean Lodge, best known for playing Queen Guinevere in the 1954 film *The Black Knight*, has died aged 99. Her death marks the loss of a prolific performer from the post-war era of British film, television and West End theatre, who was also the mother of actors and directors Charles and David Shaughnessy.…
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Scotland beat Canada to reach World Cup Qualifier
Scotland secured a place at next year’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier by beating Canada by nine runs in a tense League 2 match at Forthill. The result means Canada can no longer catch Scotland in the standings, making the victory significant despite a late Canadian recovery. Fin McCreath made 112, his first international century, as…
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Women’s safety campaigners call for Jared Leto’s Thirty Seconds To Mars 2027 UK tour to be axed following sexual conduct claims
Women’s safety organisations have urged organisers to cancel Thirty Seconds To Mars’ planned 2027 UK tour after a BBC documentary featured allegations of sexual misconduct against the band’s frontman, Jared Leto. The campaigners say allowing the concerts to proceed could place an alleged abuser in the spotlight and send a damaging message to survivors, while…
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Blue star Lee Ryan to launch Supreme Court challenge to overturn racially aggravated assault conviction after telling black British Airways attendant he ‘wanted her chocolate babies’
Former Blue singer Lee Ryan is seeking permission from the Supreme Court to overturn his conviction for racially aggravated assault, after telling a black British Airways flight attendant he “wanted her chocolate babies” while drunk on a flight. The 43-year-old was convicted in 2023 of racially aggravated assault and abusive behaviour towards cabin crew member…
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Flintoff leaves England Lions head coach role
Andrew Flintoff has resigned as England Lions head coach after less than two years in the role, ending his planned continued involvement with the national development side. His departure matters because the Lions are central to preparing young players for international cricket, although the ECB said Flintoff had strengthened the programme and supported coaches as…
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NFL great Steve Smith Sr says he has ‘no damn idea’ what’s going on with embattled 49ers star Brandon Aiyuk
Former NFL star Steve Smith Sr has said he has “no damn idea” what is going wrong for San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, whose relationship with the team has deteriorated amid a series of off-field incidents. Aiyuk’s standing with the 49ers has been strained since 2024, when the club voided a guaranteed 2026…
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Fury as NHS refuses to set timeline to impose new single-sex spaces guidelines
The NHS has been criticised for failing to give a timeline for implementing new single-sex spaces guidance, even though updated rules from the Equality and Human Rights Commission came into force this week. Existing NHS policy still allows patients who identify as transgender to be accommodated according to their “presentation” rather than biological sex, despite…