The president seized on LA protests against immigration raids to deploy troops against civilians in the liberal bastion – a fight he had long been spoiling for Hollywood. Silicon Valley. An agricultural sector that grows more than three-quarters of fruits and nuts in America. All contributed to April’s news that […]
Month: June 2025
Four unwitting drivers are forced to smash into a lorry to solve the problems with road safety. Except the test conditions are so flawed it does no such thing… Hundreds of people die on British roads every year, with tens of thousands injured – and the multi-vehicle motorway crash is […]
Whether you enjoy ‘rucking’, walking, running or making your own sandbags, life after winding up your monthly membership can be your healthiest and happiest ever After almost two decades of regular gym-going, I’ve finally cancelled my membership. The reasons for this are many and varied – I’m trying to save […]
Unlike Keir Starmer and his cabinet, Reform UK’s leader actually understands and exploits the rules of engagement in our digital age As so often happens, what Nigel Farage said on a recent visit to south Wales deserved endless pejoratives. It was ludicrous, condescending, half-baked, opportunistic and plain stupid. Even he […]
Desperate dads meet in car parks to exchange packets; exhausted parents slip it into their kids’ drinks; families waiting months for prescriptions buy it ‘off label’. But is it worth the risk? The first time I gave him a gummy, I thought, ‘Oh my God, have I killed him?’ He just passed […]
Critics see echoes of authoritarianism, a break from the US’s usual restraint on military display To Donald Trump, the inspiration is the pomp and pageantry of Bastille Day, France’s annual celebration of the 1789 revolution. For his critics, it is redolent of the authoritarian militarism proudly projected by autocracies like […]
Northern Ireland faces stark questions over the racism, xenophobia and intolerance that has forced families from abroad to flee First came the shouts as the crowd worked its way through narrow terraced streets, proclaiming its mission to rid the town of “scum”. Then came the shattered glass as rocks exploded […]
Unpredictable questions from neurodivergent audience have created perfect interview format for social media age It is an interview like no other. One which has seen Emmanuel Macron confronted over whether it was right to marry his former teacher and Danny Dyer probed about whether he has a joint bank account […]
Dubbed ‘Britain’s meanest landlord’, Asif Aziz is fighting it out with a tiny cinema that counts Christopher Nolan, Paul Mescal and other Hollywood heroes as fans. How did the capital’s cultural landmarks end up under the thumb of the super-rich elite? When London’s Prince Charles Cinema has something to say, […]
In pop, which equates genius with innovation, recent artists have not pioneered new forms like those from the 60s. Has the digital age sidelined invention and promoted the derivative for ever? By all accounts, Brian Wilson was a genius. His fellow greats Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney both used the […]