BBC Chief Political Correspondent Henry Zeffman explains what is next for the government after the King’s Speech. ...
Month: May 2026
Drug addiction counsellor sentenced in Matthew Perry’s overdose deathDrug addiction counsellor sentenced in Matthew Perry’s overdose death
The drug counsellor was one of five people accused of supplying ketamine to Perry and exploiting his drug addiction. ...
Farage faces standards probe into £5m gift from crypto billionaireFarage faces standards probe into £5m gift from crypto billionaire
The probe will examine whether the Reform UK leader should have declared the gift from crypto billionaire. ...
Met Police prepares armoured vehicles and 4,000 officers for dual London protestsMet Police prepares armoured vehicles and 4,000 officers for dual London protests
It comes as a Unite the Kingdom rally is taking place in central London on the same day as the annual Nakba march. ...
What Spencer Pratt’s rise can teach both parties about AI-age campaigningWhat Spencer Pratt’s rise can teach both parties about AI-age campaigning
David’s view You don’t have to imagine what Los Angeles would look like under Mayor Spencer Pratt. AI already did it for you. In one of the reality TV star-turned-candidate’s campaign videos, happy firefighters, cops, and mothers celebrate “Pratt Summer” and how it solved the city’s problems: “I’m allowed to ...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is wading into an international M&A dealMayor Zohran Mamdani is wading into an international M&A deal
The Scoop New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is bringing his populist bent to bear on a little-noticed merger. Mamdani is urging New York State’s top financial regulator to block Western Union’s $500 million deal for Intermex, a money transferrer that mostly services immigrants sending remittances back to Latin America. ...
CBS’ Tony Dokoupil to broadcast from Taiwan after failing to get China visa in timeCBS’ Tony Dokoupil to broadcast from Taiwan after failing to get China visa in time
The Scoop CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil will broadcast from Taipei this week after failing to obtain a visa to China in time, a stumble in the network’s efforts to play a leading role in this week’s dominant global story. American broadcasters are planning extensive coverage from the Chinese capital ...
Thinking Machines previews ‘interaction models’Thinking Machines previews ‘interaction models’
If you ever thought, “I wish my AI interrupted me more,” Mira Murati has got a product for you. The new models from Thinking Machines Lab, called “interaction models,” launched in research preview Monday, giving us a window into what she’s been up to since she left OpenAI in 2024 ...
EU seeks social media lawsEU seeks social media laws
The News The European Commission is preparing new regulations on social media companies, in a bid to curtail endless scrolling, push notifications, and other features it terms “addictive design.” Also under consideration is a delay on when children are allowed to make accounts, the latest in a decade-long attempt to ...
At Least We Know the Washington Post Isn’t Buying ViewsAt Least We Know the Washington Post Isn’t Buying Views
An eon ago, in the year 2012, an editor at my first job at U.S. News and World Report had the idea that we should have a YouTube channel. It wasn’t a pivot to video, exactly, but it would be a bet on an emerging platform where some creators were ...