Munaza Rafiq Disability news producer Lucy Smith-Butler Lucy Smith-Butler is attending her first ever Glastonbury this week Outfits picked, backpack packed, tickets at the ready – like anyone else heading for Glastonbury this week, Lucy Smith-Butler is gearing up for one of the biggest events in the festival calendar. But she has one other consideration...
Lisa Murkowski. It almost hurts to type that, which is how much I cannot abide the vile, backstabbing, vicious, sore-loser gorgon from Alaska. And it’s worse because everyone knows the daughter of a former Alaska governor and senator knows she wasn’t meant to be in the Senate at all. The candidate who lost a GOP...
At base, a “fair” wage is one that will attract people to do what you need them to do. It isn’t $20, $30, $40, or $1, $3, or $10 an hour. It is the wage at which people think they are better off taking than not. There is no non-artificial minimum wage, and no absolute...
Let this serve as a lesson to all: Don’t post on social media while intoxicated. The inevitable climbdown is, well … embarrassing. Yesterday, as David covered, former Russian president and now Deputy Chair of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev tweeted out an astonishing admission that Russia knew full well that Iran was pursuing nuclear weapons....
Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter Getty Images It could apparently change the shape of my face, add pounds to my midriff, and even make my hair fall out. I feel like warnings about cortisol – a stress hormone I know very little about – have hijacked my social media accounts. I see posts advising...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told US President Donald Trump that Delhi will never accept third-party mediation with Pakistan on the issue of Kashmir, India’s senior-most diplomat said. Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said that Modi “strongly” conveyed India’s long-held stand to Trump during a phone call between the two leaders on Tuesday. Trump has...
Over the past several months, many Trump officials have suggested that the administration could ignore court orders. In an appearance before the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth refused to answer questions on whether the Trump administration would abide by future potential judicial rulings that could limit the deployment of...
“With any team, there has to be a cycle and a turnover of players eventually. You’re bringing these young players in to feel the level of the group, to understand where they need to get to, to be selected regularly. That’s important. “The young ones are in a good place. There’s one or two of...
At the beginning of the year, I wrote about a really awful kidnapping incident that happened in France, where a gang of somewhere between 20 and 40 thugs burst into the country home of a crypto firm’s founder. Insult to injury, the fellow didn’t even work there anymore, but no matter. They hauled him and...
President Donald Trump is hardly an avatar for underconsumption. With a net worth of roughly $5 billion, the business mogul, crypto salesman and former reality TV star boasts a sprawling portfolio of lavish properties, private jets and luxury cars. But amid the tumultuous rollout of his sweeping tariff policy, Trump has had an unexpected message...
This is a public service announcement from me, resident cynic, and I don’t give a s**t who it is when I have something that’s torqued me off. As has this ERMAGERDÂ BOMBSHELL-laden exercise in hubris, cover, and concealment by none other than the saintly, always holier-than-thou Jake Tapper. I’m not even going to link to it...
Manchester United have decided not to hold an end of year players’ awards night for the second season running. United cancelled their plans 12 months ago as the senior men’s team finishing eighth in the Premier League, even though they won the FA Cup. This year, the club have opted not to arrange anything. The...
Don’t be fooled by the narrower topic focus of Amy Alkon’s new book, GOING MENOPOSTAL: What You (and Your Doctor) Need to Know about the Real Science of Menopause and Perimenopause. Amy’s latest book gives readers a highly entertaining journey through her personal experiences in dealing with her own menopause arc, and offers plenty of...
Sunday’s jeers were mixed with cheers from other supporters, with Alexander-Arnold’s team-mate of eight years, Andy Robertson, telling Sky Sports it was “not nice” to hear the boos. Van Dijk, who signed a two-year contract last month, said all of the Liverpool players need to move on and focus on the final two games of...
Becky Morton Political reporter Jeff Overs/BBC Carla Denyer has announced she will not stand again as co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, saying she wants to focus on her role as an MP. The MP for Bristol Central was one of four Greens elected in last year’s general election – the party’s...