More than a thousand local councillors have signed a pledge of solidarity with the Palestinian people. With so many Labour-run councils already in jeopardy in the forthcoming local elections, campaigners believe this could be a deciding issue in key areas. But the Israeli embassy says the pledge is a “disgraceful effort at intimidation”. In total,…
Well, that just happened. The president held a cage fight on the White House South Lawn, complete with flyovers, fireworks, mini-skirted βoctagon girlsβ and the surrealistic sight of mixed martial arts fighters striding through historic White House rooms flanked by National Medal of Honor winners. Despite wide public disapproval for Sundayβs event and much scathing…
Marks and Spencer’s retail boss has warned crime is getting “more brazen, more organised and more aggressive” after a week plagued by antisocial behaviour. Retail director Thinus Keeve hit out at the government and London mayor Sadiq Khan in a letter posted to the supermarket’s website. “Without a government seriously cracking down on crime and…
The hottest ticket in Hollywood right now is an invite to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelceβs top secret wedding. The highly anticipated nuptials, which Swifites have been theorizing about since the couple got engaged in August 2025, is rumored to be taking place during Independence Day weekend. Speculation has been growing as clues point to…
You know me best as Sky News’s political editor, but I am also a mum to two teenagers aged 13 and 16. They were babies born into the age of the iPad, the smartphone and social media and have grown up in what I call the digital Wild West. From the iPads when they were…
Salzburg, AustriaΒ βΒ The news of Robert Wilsonβs death at age 83 in New York reached me in a Wilsonian way β at the theater and absorbed in the kind of uncompromisingly slow, shockingly beauteous and incomprehensibly time-and-space-bending weirdness Wilson took infinite pleasure in hosting when he made what he called operas. He called everything he staged…
Just Eat and the funeral provider Dignity are among the latest companies being investigated as part of an inquiry into fake online reviews. The competition watchdog said its expanded crackdown on false and misleading information for consumers also took in the motor sales platform Autotrader, customer review and feedback firm Feefo and dining chain Pasta…
With a commanding 2-0 victory, La Roja dulled the tournamentβs most dangerous attack. The defending European champion now awaits the winner of England vs. Argentina on July 19.
Sir Keir Starmer has threatened to “control” X’s AI chatbot Grok if Elon Musk’s social media platform continues to create sexual images of women and children. The prime minister told his MPs the actions of Grok and X are “absolutely disgusting and shameful”. “If X cannot control Grok, we will – and we’ll do it…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> When the horn sounded to end Friday nightβs City Section Open Division boysβ basketball final, the first person OJ and EJ Popoola wanted to hug was their father, Chris. Thirty years ago, he transferred from Westchester to Palisades to help the Dolphins reach the 4A semifinals. In June, his twin sons transferred to…