8 Sep 2026, 5:24 am
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8 Sep 2026, 5:09 am
The French National Film Board (CNC) and Unifrance on Tuesday offered a sobering assessment of France’s TV content exports in 2025, citing “a deteriorating economic environment and numerous uncertainties” that contributed to a sharp 21.6% drop in the international sales of French audiovisual programs to €164.3 million ($190.8 million) — the lowest level in a […]…
8 Sep 2026, 5:03 am
The latest from YouGov: Labour: 23% (no change from 31 Aug – 1 September) Reform: 23% (=) Conservatives: 20% (=) Greens: 12% (-1) LibDems: 11% (-1) Restore Britain: 4% (+1) SNP: 3% (=) Plaid Cymru: 1% (=) Your Party: 0% (=) Others: 2% (+1) All within the margin of error of their previous polling……
8 Sep 2026, 5:02 am
Andrew Garfield has said he hopes that any billionaires who see his new movie, The Uprising, are “scared s**tless” by it.The former Spider-Man actor spoke about The Uprising as part of a Q&A alongside director Paul Greengrass ahead of the movie’s launch this week. The Uprising depicts the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, which was fueled by King Richard II’s brutal tax on the poorest members of English society. Garfield plays Ploughman, a farmer who leads the r…
8 Sep 2026, 5:00 am
"Hope," in theaters Wednesday, delivers all the action of a Hollywood blockbuster, but also some of its less thrilling tropes as well.
8 Sep 2026, 4:59 am
A baby boy from Derbyshire has made medical history by becoming the world's inaugural patient to undergo pioneering treatment for a severe skull abnormality using revolutionary springs crafted from a special metal alloy.Rory Potter, now aged one, received his diagnosis of severe sagittal craniosynostosis, a rare condition in which the skull bones fuse prematurely before birth, shortly following his arrival in April 2025.Medical teams at Great Ormond Street Hospital…
8 Sep 2026, 4:59 am
A Stockport dad is selling almost his entire £10,000 (approximately $13,000) LEGO collection to help fund private IVF after he and his wife were unable to access further NHS-funded treatment for a second child. Related Articles 'Wrong Donor' Sperm Mix-Up Reignites Race Debate After Ohio Couple's Lawsuit Resurfaces11-Year-Old Beats Rare Cancer, 2,000 Medical Procedures To Make It To Secondary School This Year16-Year-Old Spent 5 Years in Pond To Escape Severe Burning…
8 Sep 2026, 4:56 am
Handwritten lyrics penned by Lil Wayne in 1999 have resurfaced with a $5 million (£3.8 million) asking price. The pages were reportedly found in a New Orleans car dealership's rubbish. Related Articles 6 Tupac Shakur Songs That Prove Why His Legacy Still Lives on After Murder VerdictBeyonce Accused by Fans of a 'Disgusting Display of Greed' Over $948 'Empty' Pine Wood BoxWho Is Duane Davis, the Compton Shot-Caller Now Convicted Nearly 30 Years After Tupac's Death?K…
8 Sep 2026, 4:56 am
Prime Video has set fans’ pulses racing after unveiling the first images from its upcoming YA adaptation “Boys of Tommen.” Starring Conor Sánchez as rugby player Johnny Kavanagh and Nancy Surridge as shy new girl Shannon Lynch, the series is adapted from Chloe Walsh’s teen romance novel set at an Irish boarding school. In the […]…
8 Sep 2026, 4:54 am
Chinese automaker XPeng has begun production of its IRON humanoid robot, marking a move toward commercial-scale manufacturing of humanoid machines. The company has commissioned a dedicated production facility in Guangzhou, where an IRON robot autonomously walked off the production line after being assembled. XPeng says the facility is designed to bring its automotive manufacturing expertise into robotics as competition intensifies among companies developing…
8 Sep 2026, 4:53 am
Russia and North Korea have opened their first road bridge across their shared border, linking the two countries over the Tumen River.
8 Sep 2026, 4:53 am
Jamaica has formally petitioned King Charles III over the legal legacy of chattel slavery, asking him to refer three questions about the enslavement of Africans in Jamaica to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Related Articles King Charles Faces Jamaica Petition Over Britain's Possible 'Legal Duty' on Slavery Reparations'Is King Charles a White Briton?' Rupert Lowe Repeatedly Dodges BBC Question in Extraordinary Live Radio Clash'Anonymity Is Security': Roy…
8 Sep 2026, 4:52 am
It looks like Nintendo has inadvertently revealed how much its remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will cost on Switch 2.Ahead of today's dedicated Legend of Zelda Nintendo Direct broadcast, Ocarina of Time's digital edition appeared on the Australian Nintendo Store, priced at AUD $94.95 (thanks, Vooks). The listing is now offline. How does this compare to other Switch 2 games? Well, this is the same Australian price point as Yoshi and the Mysterious Book…
8 Sep 2026, 4:50 am
As Congress faces a reckoning over sexual misconduct, House and Senate lawmakers are looking to overhaul the rules in both chambers. Last week, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, D-N.M., presented to House Democrats revisions they could make to their internal caucus rules to clamp down on sexual harassment. She’s part of a bipartisan group with Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., that’s working to also amend the whole House’s rules. And on the Senate side, Sen. Adam Schiff,…
8 Sep 2026, 4:50 am
Social media giants face US$78 million fines if they fail to protect young users from harmful content, Australia's prime minister said Tuesday as he unveiled draft laws reining in big tech.
8 Sep 2026, 4:49 am
Republican senators are warning that the Senate’s bipartisan cryptocurrency regulatory bill is likely to fail next week when the chamber returns. There’s been little movement on the key Democratic demand, an ethics component governing the president and his family, according to two Democratic aides. “Does not look good right now,” said Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., added that “if there’s no interest in the White House in trying to bri…
8 Sep 2026, 4:49 am
Britain has been one of Ukraine's biggest backers in its effort to repel Russia following Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbour in February 2022.
8 Sep 2026, 4:49 am
The NewsThis fall’s battle for House control is exposing a divide between two types of Democratic candidates — prominent battleground hopefuls with well-stocked campaign coffers, and lesser-known challengers whose fundraising is struggling to keep up with the GOP.Leaders in the first category include Iowa Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott, who had $3.86 million cash on hand on June 30, compared with Republican incumbent Zach Nunn’s $3.6 million, and Pennsylvania D…
8 Sep 2026, 4:44 am
Just how long do Europeans spend getting to work? Across the continent, the daily average commute sits at 48 minutes, but that hides a massive divide.
8 Sep 2026, 4:42 am
Saudi Arabia says a wave of Houthi attacks on the country’s south have injured 73 people, including women and children.
8 Sep 2026, 4:42 am
Latest YouGov Westminster voting intention figures…
8 Sep 2026, 4:41 am
Argentina is to file criminal charges against several companies linked to Israeli oil firm Navitas for operating without authorisation in the Falklands, as Milei steps up his offensive against the Sea Lion project with new sanctions and measures to bolster territorial defence.
8 Sep 2026, 4:40 am
In Warsaw, marching robots waved flags and chanted slogans outside the digital affairs ministry, calling on Poland's government to regulate AI before it costs people their jobs.
8 Sep 2026, 4:40 am
Mistral announced Tuesday that it had raised three billion euros ($3.5 billion) in what it described as the largest-ever European tech fundraising, valuing the French AI firm at more than 21 billion euros.
8 Sep 2026, 4:40 am
Macklemore's 2024 protest song 'Hind's Hall' has returned to the spotlight after the rapper performed it during his opening set for Ed Sheeran in New Jersey, bringing one of his most politically prominent and controversial tracks to a major stadium audience more than two years after its release. Related Articles Pink Reshares Pro-Israel Post Demanding Macklemore Apologise for 'Free Palestine' Message and Denying Genocide ClaimPink Hits Back at Critics After Backlash…
8 Sep 2026, 4:39 am
French artificial intelligence company Mistral AI has raised €3 billion in a round led by Samsung Electronics, nearly doubling its valuation to more than €21 billion in what the company says is the largest equity fundraising ever completed by a European technology firm.
8 Sep 2026, 4:38 am
Draft legislation enforces digital duty of care including limiting children’s exposure to misogynistic and eating disorder contentAustralia will allow social media account holders to opt out of the powerful algorithms pushing dangerous and divisive content into users’ feeds, part of new laws designed to boost online safety.Users over 16 years of age will be given new tools to turn off algorithm-driven content, with platforms facing fines of more than A$100m for…
8 Sep 2026, 4:38 am
The campaign leaflets Labour canvassers are handing out on the doorstep in Holborn and St Pancras make no mention of the man who served as as the local MP for eleven years. Starmer has been erased from history… Instead, the party boasts of “our record“, with the first ‘achievement’ being “cutting VAT on electricity bills“.……
8 Sep 2026, 4:37 am
It's not the first time that the leader of the Horizons party or other French presidential candidates have been targeted in this run-up to the 2027 election.
8 Sep 2026, 4:37 am
The Eiffel Tower shut to visitors on Monday, 7 September, after staff went on strike over the treatment of female employees during a private visit by a BAPS Hindu delegation two days earlier. Related Articles 'Is Nothing Sacred Any More?': St Paul's Cathedral Criticised Over Four-Year Partnership With Nightclub FabricTaylor Swift Wedding NDA Rules Complaints: Guests Reportedly Slam Double Standards After Travis Kelce Speaks OutNFL Fans Erupt and Threaten To Cancel T…
8 Sep 2026, 4:34 am
It looks like a spaceship hovering over South Los Angeles, writes CNN, with futuristic tube-like elevators and an exhibition of Banksy murals. There's a room featuring Luke Skywalker's X-34 Landspeeder, but in its gardens there's a 19th-century cast of a sculpture showing David conquering Goliath — and then a bronze statue of Princess Leia strangling Jabba the Hutt with a chain. Next to Rosie the Riveter. CNN argues it's the museum's message that "all forms of art…
8 Sep 2026, 4:28 am
Rassie Erasmus has overseen one of the greatest periods of dominance in Springboks history. Since first taking charge in 2018, Erasmus has helped transform South Africa back into rugby’s ultimate winning machine, with back-to-back Rugby World Cup triumphs in 2019 and 2023 forming the centrepiece of an extraordinary era. Follow our new Springboks Instagram account. There have been famous wins over the All Blacks, a British & Irish Lions series vict…
8 Sep 2026, 4:26 am
Hosepipe bans remain in place for millions of Britons despite England experiencing its heaviest rainfall in seven months during the final days of August. Temporary hosepipe bans, formally known as temporary use bans, remain enforced across 10 water company areas, with providers reminding customers that the wetter, cooler conditions do not mean restrictions can be ignored.Approximately 30 million people across England continue to face limits on their water usage.Desp…
8 Sep 2026, 4:26 am
Two thieves stole several works of art early Tuesday from the Renoir Museum in southern France, according to a local mayor.
8 Sep 2026, 4:25 am
Grindr has agreed to pay £26 million to settle a UK High Court group action brought on behalf of about 12,000 users who alleged the dating app shared highly sensitive personal information, including HIV-related information in some cases, with third parties for advertising purposes before 2020. Related Articles Mark Zuckerberg Faces Biggest Reckoning Yet as Meta Settles Landmark Lawsuit for 17BPrince Harry Allegedly Faces Millions in Legal Debt After Witness Recants…
8 Sep 2026, 4:20 am
The US government has restricted official travel and activities in Nogales, Mexico, to essential daytime movements after authorities received unspecified threat information. Related Articles $45 Million In Cocaine Seized After Secret US-Mexico Tunnel DiscoveryIs Mexico City Sinking? NASA Radar Reveals Land Collapse Fueling Water Crisis and City PanicMexico Fans Blast Fireworks, Loud Music Outside England Team's Hotel Before World Cup ClashTrump Map Shows Parts of Ca…
8 Sep 2026, 4:18 am
A new Mercedes-Benz patent outlines a two-axle SUV that can float using inflatable wheel-arch inserts, wheel-based propulsion, and software-controlled stability.
8 Sep 2026, 4:17 am
Residents in Bournemouth are battling plans to expand a mosque that they say already causes significant disruption to daily life.In Winton, locals are opposing proposals to extend the Jamei Mosque, who has a capacity of 600 people, citing the place of worship already causes disruption to the residential area. The mosque, housed in a large detached property, wants to convert its roof space to accommodate additional worshippers. Neighbours have raised a series of grie…
8 Sep 2026, 4:16 am
Backers seek support for second attempt to get law through House of Lords after ‘undemocratic’ rejection last yearMPs on both sides of the assisted dying debate have voiced fears about turnout affecting the vote on Friday, when the bill returns to the Commons for its second attempt to become law.Those who back the change in the law have been emphasising the “undemocratic” nature of the bill’s rejection by the House of Lords after it was talked out by a han…
8 Sep 2026, 4:15 am
Southeast Asia has spent decades trying to tackle haze from forest fires. Yet every few years, the region finds itself breathing it again.. The transboundary environmental problem has become a recurrent phenomenon in the region. The latest episode is no exception. Forest and land fires in Indonesia have sent smoke across parts of Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and other parts of Southeast Asia. On Aug. 26, the ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre raised the regiona…
8 Sep 2026, 4:15 am
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is facing renewed scrutiny over a staggering $468,228 (£346,430) campaign-funded legal bill that emerged after federal investigators raided major political donors who had given his campaigns more than $155,000 (£114,680). Related Articles 'This Should Be Illegal': Internet Slams Karmelo Anthony's Family for Asking for More Money for His 'Legal Fees'Landmark Legislation Could Let Americans Sue Trump Family Over Corruption and C…
8 Sep 2026, 4:15 am
New fuel pricing targets consumption above 110 litres monthly, doubling costs to 100,000 riyals per litre.
8 Sep 2026, 4:14 am
Tristan's original post, which includes links to the proofs themselves: https://mastodon.social/@tristanbuckmaster/117233413705701198 Comments…
8 Sep 2026, 4:08 am
Volkswagen has confirmed an agreement to save one of its main factories from closing by agreeing to sell the plant to an Israeli weapons manufacturer.The German manufacturing giant recently confirmed that its advisory board had approved its Future Plan 2030 to protect the long-term sustainability of the automaker.As part of this, Volkswagen will axe tens of thousands of jobs, potentially close four factories and slash the number of product releases over the coming y…
8 Sep 2026, 4:08 am
UK to reassert support for Palestinian rights and a two-state solution in move drawing widespread criticismUK to adopt tougher stance on Israel with illegal settlements trade banA Labour MP has warned that the proposed ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements on the West Bank could increase the risk to British Jews.In an interview with the Today programme, Peter Prinsley, vice chair of Labour Friends of Israel, said:My fear is that opponents of Israel won’t d…
8 Sep 2026, 4:07 am
Trump last week suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as "Trump Strait" as the war with Iran continues, then hours later implied he was not serious about the plan.
8 Sep 2026, 4:06 am
An Egyptian asylum seeker failed in a last-ditch effort to stay in the UK after a judge rejected his claim of bisexuality. Karam Majdi, 27, argued that deportation would expose him to persecution in Egypt, but the tribunal ruled he had not proved his sexuality and remained a danger to the public. Related Articles Milo Yiannopoulos Demanded Millions Be Deported, Then ICE Chained Him and Shipped Him to BritainDeported Milo Yiannopoulos Abandons 'Ex-Gay' Act and Confir…
8 Sep 2026, 4:05 am
Policing is simple. When Sir Robert Peel established the Metropolitan Police nearly 200 years ago, he wrote: "The primary objective of the police is the prevention of crime and disorder."He also explained police efficiency will be judged by the absence of crime. Using this marker, I think it is safe to say that we can unequivocally judge our current British police as rampantly inefficient.In large, we can blame the past couple of generations of police leaders for th…
8 Sep 2026, 4:04 am
Police in southern France are searching for two theives who stole "four works of art" from a museum dedicated to French impressionist Auguste Renoir, dropping one as they fled.
8 Sep 2026, 4:04 am
Five airports reopen after authorities cleared volcanic ash from critical infrastructure.
8 Sep 2026, 4:03 am
An urgent manhunt has been launched after thieves stole four paintings from the Renoir Museum in southern France. The raiders broke into the museum a little before 6am and took four paintings, Cagnes-sur-Mer mayor Bryan Masson said on his Facebook page.Police spotted the thieves and gave chase, during which they dropped one painting but escaped with the other three, he said."Attacking the Renoir museum is attacking a part of the history and heritage of Cagnes-sur-Me…
8 Sep 2026, 4:00 am
A journalist embarks on a wild good chase that might – or might not – be informative about the male conditionRecovering from surgery at home in upstate New York in 2023, Jon Ronson awoke to a string of texts from his adult son about a weird evening he just had at a stranger’s castle in Connecticut. Having gone along with a friend who’d been invited to a party there, he arrived to find a few lost-looking young women with the sixtysomething host, Chris Mark, a…
8 Sep 2026, 4:00 am
A large part of San Francisco’s summer was a literal car crash. On the positive side, they have so far avoided their usual list of crushing injuriesThe Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers have trekked to Australia for this week’s NFL season opener in Melbourne. The flight time from California to Victoria is nearly the same for both teams – roughly 16 hours – but their journeys to the start of the season couldn’t be more different.It’s been smooth sa…
8 Sep 2026, 4:00 am
Gail Bean discusses her prep for "The Drop: A Snowfall Saga," premiering Tuesday at 9 p.m. EDT on FX & Hulu, meeting women involved with rap & gangs.
8 Sep 2026, 4:00 am
Seven years after Lebanon's financial collapse, its banks are still operating, but they are are struggling to survive the ongoing crisis and rebuild.
8 Sep 2026, 4:00 am
A police officer in Greenville, North Carolina, was placed on administrative leave after a Ring doorbell video showed officers entering Uniquea Teel's home without a warrant and detaining her even though she was not a suspect in a crime. Police went to her apartment complex after a shooting nearby and wanted footage from her Ring camera. When Teel told them the camera was dead, an officer threatened to rip it off the wall, get a search warrant, and "keep [her] up al…
8 Sep 2026, 4:00 am
AI voice-to-text technology with its artificially enhanced letters and reports may be making life easier for everyone. But the result is a generation of Cyrano de Bergerac-style frauds who can’t write, says Joanna Gray. The post AI-Generated Letters Are Creating a Generation of Cyrano de Bergerac-Style Frauds appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
8 Sep 2026, 4:00 am
See which UK petrol station brands lead YouGov’s 2026 rankings for Consideration, year-on-year movement, Value, Quality and regional performance.
8 Sep 2026, 4:00 am
The Oscar-winning filmmaker and Minneapolis-based journalist chronicle the Minneapolis resistance movement to ICE’s paramilitary occupation, which resulted in the fatal shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti.
8 Sep 2026, 4:00 am
Storage vendors have been calling things “unified” for years. Sometimes that means one architecture. Sometimes it means several products sharing a management screen and a marketing budget. The term has accumulated enough baggage that a little skepticism is warranted. HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 Release 6, announced in May, is now generally available. It brings block and file onto the same disaggregated scale-out architecture and OS code base, with independent…
8 Sep 2026, 3:58 am
A landslide win for Germany's AfD has forced Italy's right-wing leaders into the open, revealing sharply different views on Russia, Ukraine and how far the political mainstream should go in engaging with Europe's rising far right.
8 Sep 2026, 3:57 am
If you reference a pop culture touchstone in an AI-generated clip, it's probably best you understand even the most basic tenet of the source material.
8 Sep 2026, 3:57 am
Remakes and rereleases drove games revenue in July, with Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced debuting in second on PC and fourth on console in Newzoo's charts. Read more…
8 Sep 2026, 3:56 am
Von der Leyen and Costa called Ratko Mladić's Belgrade funeral 'shocking,' after senior Serbian officials attended with military honours, clouding Serbia's EU bid for the foreseeable future.
8 Sep 2026, 3:55 am
Ed Miliband to reassert support for Palestinian rights and a two-state solution in move fiercely criticised by US and IsraelEd Miliband will announce a broad reset of the UK’s relations with Israel on Tuesday, promising the government will take a more active approach in supporting the Palestinian cause.In an intervention which has already drawn fierce criticism from the US and Israel, the foreign secretary will impose a UK ban on the trade in goods and some servic…
8 Sep 2026, 3:50 am
Patrick Mahomes Sr. has asked a Texas judge to let him travel out of state so he can watch and support his son as he plays for the Kansas City Chiefs during the upcoming NFL season. Related Articles NFL Scout Literally Declares Travis Kelce 'Done' After His Disastrous Season and Taylor Swift WeddingWho Was Behind the Burglaries at Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes' Homes? Report Links Thefts to South American Crime RingPatrick Mahomes Injury: Chiefs GM Drops Shocking…
8 Sep 2026, 3:49 am
Thieves took four artworks but dropped one as they fled, says mayor of Cagnes-sur-MerTwo thieves have broken into a museum dedicated to the French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in southern France, stealing four artworks and dropping one as they fled, the mayor has said.“This morning, two individuals broke into the Renoir Museum and stole four works of art,” said Bryan Masson, the far-right mayor of the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer. “Spotted thanks to t…
8 Sep 2026, 3:49 am
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8 Sep 2026, 3:47 am
Bloomberg reports British diplomats are privately reassuring the Trump administration that Ed Miliband’s impending trade sanctions on Israel will be “largely symbolic“, and in reality it should be business as usual between the two countries. Burnham and Miliband’s claims of a “fundamental reset” with Israel are designed to be heard by a domestic audience… Burnham……
8 Sep 2026, 3:45 am
International distributor Balanga has announced its first major international sales of its documentary “Beasts of the Colosseum,” produced by Antoine Henriquet’s AH! Production and Jean-Luc Berlot’s Adline for Novo 19 in France, in association with Mediaset in Italy. ZDF/Terra X in Germany, SVT in Sweden and Radio-Canada have acquired the history documentary, which tells the […]…
8 Sep 2026, 3:45 am
Cardi B has once again sent social media into a frenzy after showing off a daring outfit that highlighted her controversial body piercing during a surprise appearance at Don Toliver's Barclays Center show in Brooklyn. Related Articles Ice Spice Shows Off 'Saint' and 'Sinner' Tattoos in Risqué Video: How Many Does She Have Now?Beyonce Accused by Fans of a 'Disgusting Display of Greed' Over $948 'Empty' Pine Wood BoxOnlyFans Model Alice Rosenblum Meets $3M Top Spende…
8 Sep 2026, 3:44 am
Hedge fund tycoon is latest financier to exit amid fears among super-rich over tax risesBusiness live – latest updatesThe hedge fund billionaire Chris Rokos is poised to leave the UK, the latest in a string of high-profile exits among Britain’s super-rich.The founder of Rokos Capital Management is preparing to move his residency to Greece, and will open an office in Athens as part of the move, according to Bloomberg. Continue reading...
8 Sep 2026, 3:43 am
Applicants have to pitch their ideas on stage in front of a panel of judges and an audience. But is this exciting or unfair?
8 Sep 2026, 3:43 am
Tymofiy Mylovanov, Ukraine’s former economy minister, said both Russia and Ukraine are “serious” about their intentions to open new talks in an interview with Europe Today.
8 Sep 2026, 3:41 am
The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane that overran the runway and crashed while landing in Miami on Sunday have been recovered, as more details emerge on the incident.
8 Sep 2026, 3:40 am
Forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognised government pledge to seize the capital Sanaa as battles rage.
8 Sep 2026, 3:40 am
Police are on the hunt for thieves who stole three paintings from the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera in an overnight heist. A fourth stolen work was abandoned as they fled.
8 Sep 2026, 3:35 am
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe enters Champions League season hoping for Ballon d'Or after record World Cup goal haul.
8 Sep 2026, 3:35 am
The opening on Monday came as Russia and North Korea have heavily boosted military and economic ties since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
8 Sep 2026, 3:34 am
Investigators have recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from an Amazon Prime plane that crash-landed in Miami over the weekend,…
8 Sep 2026, 3:31 am
Fewer than one in five broken household appliances is repaired in major EU economies, as high costs and hassle push consumers to buy new instead. Repairs still cost European households around €12 billion a year. Can the EU make fixing things easier and cheaper?
8 Sep 2026, 3:30 am
OECD test sees results dip in almost all member nations and warns of ‘digital distractions’ eroding academic skills England’s teenagers are outperforming their peers in most countries in maths, reading and science, according to an international survey that warns of “digital distractions” eroding academic skills around the world.The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) programme for international student assessment (Pisa), which last…
8 Sep 2026, 3:30 am
The influential global study shows a downward trend in students' performances. Germany is faring worse than ever.
8 Sep 2026, 3:27 am
Béla Anda, chief spokesman for the federal government under Gerhard Schröder, says it will be “very hard” for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to regain control after the AfD’s landslide victory in regional elections.
8 Sep 2026, 3:26 am
Donald Trump is facing a fresh voter intimidation storm after the administration refused to rule out having ICE agents at polling locations. Related Articles USPS Whistleblower Calls Rushed Trump Mail Ballot System a 'Sh*t Show' Amid Disenfranchisement FearsSupreme Court Mail Ballot Order Is Narrower Than It Looks, but the DHS Voter List Is the Real RiskSupreme Court Lifts Key Block on Trump's Mail Voting Order Ahead of MidtermsTrump Supreme Court Appeal: Legal Expe…
8 Sep 2026, 3:25 am
A Frito-Lay employee was killed inside a Sam's Club in Nashville after a stray bullet fired during an argument outside the store pierced a metal wall and struck him while he was working. Related Articles Footage Shows Shirtless 15-Year-Old Suspect Opening Fire at Detroit Store, Woman, 57, Killed, Niece CriticalSan Diego Shooting Suspects Identified as Police Say Teen Gunmen Left a Note and Investigate Possible Motive Behind Mosque AttackToledo Ohio Shooting: 14-Year…
8 Sep 2026, 3:24 am
Package of military equipment includes Patriot missiles, supplies of which have dwindled amid Russian attacksThe UK has committed £100m to boost Ukraine’s air defences over winter with a package of military equipment including Patriot missiles.Defence interceptors, large-calibre artillery rounds and drones will be supplied to Ukraine through the contribution to Nato’s prioritised Ukraine requirements list. Continue reading...
8 Sep 2026, 3:20 am
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8 Sep 2026, 3:17 am
Australia’s top bureaucrats want parliament to curtail politicians posting clips to social media of senior public servants answering questions before parliamentary inquiries. The Secretaries Board is a committee of the heads of federal government departments, some of whom have million-dollar salaries. It has made a submission to a parliamentary inquiry saying it is: concerned about the increasing use of excerpts from committee proceedings on social media, part…