The BBC deemed Bob Vylan “high risk” before their controversial Glastonbury set, director-general Tim Davie has said. The punk duo led a chant of “death, death to the IDF [Israel Defence Forces]” during their set, which was available to watch via a live stream on iPlayer on Saturday. Director-general Tim Davie has said the corporation...
The TSB name could disappear from British High Streets after its Spanish owner announced a sale of the lender to rival Santander. The £2.65bn deal still has to be agreed by the current owner Sabadell’s shareholders, but if it does go ahead, Santander said it “intends to integrate TSB in the Santander UK group”. The...
The UK’s High Court has rejected a case brought by campaigners trying to stop the transfer to Israel of all British-made spare parts for US-produced F-35 fighter jets, saying it didn’t have the constitutional authority to intervene. The government suspended about 30 arms export licences to Israel last September because of a risk of UK-made...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Reporting fromGlastonbury Festival EPA Aged 22, Olivia Rodrigo is the third-youngest Pyramid Stage headliner of all time – after Billie Eilish and Ash Glastonbury saved the best ’til last, with a triumphant set by American star Olivia Rodrigo to close the festival’s Pyramid Stage. After the artifice and intensity of previous...
Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, at the White House Getty Images Donald Trump’s week began with an on-air expletive as he lost his cool over his mounting frustrations with Iran and Israel’s shaky ceasefire. It ended with a beaming US president holding court at the White House – not once, but twice – as he...
Promo_Link/Getty Images Serving strawberries in a sandwich might be unusual in the UK, but it’s nothing new in Japan Strawberries and cream – an iconic British combo since the 1800s. But do they belong together in a sandwich? M&S has rolled out a limited-edition strawberries and cream sandwich, made with strawberries, whipped cream cheese and...
The pound briefly hit its highest level against the dollar for almost four years after markets were unnerved by a report that US President Donald Trump could bring forward the naming of the new head of the US central bank. Sterling rose above $1.37, which is the strongest since October 2021. The dollar weakened after...
God help them they hurt one hair on an American head. That’s all I can say. 🚨 HAPPENING NOW: Air defenses seen activated over Doha, Qatar, after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at it, likely targeting the al-Udeid base used by U.S. forces pic.twitter.com/exG9nVGR1d — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 23, 2025 Word is they’ve fired...
I know what you’re probably thinking. Aren’t Democrats already the party of high taxes? Haven’t they always been? Yes, that’s true but the point of this Vox article is that Democrats no longer have any social welfare goodies to offer because tax cuts have become popular, even among Democrats. Vox calls this the “core contradiction”...
Fardowsa Hanshi BBC News, Mogadishu Anthony Irungu / BBC Fathi Mohamed Abdi (L) and Saadia Ahmed Omar (R) have overseen more than 30 multimillion-dollar projects Construction is booming in Somalia’s capital city and as Mogadishu literally rises from the ashes of its violent past it is also giving unexpected opportunities to women like Fathi Mohamed...
Two high school seniors hope to impress the girls they fancy, but things prove difficult. Read full article at source...
Three high court judges have rejected a legal challenge over the government’s policy of adding VAT to private school fees. Lawyers representing families and private schools at the High Court judicial review hearings had argued that the policy was discriminatory and in breach of human rights law. Julie Robinson, chief executive of the Independent Schools...
“Senator Betterman strikes again,” radio host Tony Kinnett quipped. Hey, there are worse nicknames, and this one applies well. John Fetterman had remained silent during the unfolding chaos in Los Angeles, which still represented something of an improvement over his fellow Democrats. We’ll get to those examples shortly, but Fetterman had finally seen enough by...
Mary McCool BBC Scotland News BBC Kirsty Buchan posted pictures describing herself as a “good teacher gone bad” A former physics teacher whose sexually explicit OnlyFans profile was seen by school pupils has been struck off. Kirsty Buchan, from Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, posted pictures of herself using the pseudonym Jessica Jackrabbit, and described herself...
Atlantic staff writer Helen Lewis has a new book coming out titled “The Genius Myth: A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea.” The book itself won’t be released for another two weeks but she wrote an article based on the book which gives a pretty good idea what it’s about. I can’t prove it but...