The UK government says it is “disrupting and deterring shadow fleet vessels” in accordance with the law. ...
Month: August 2026
Karoline Leavitt: six key takeaways from 20 months as Trump’s press secretaryKaroline Leavitt: six key takeaways from 20 months as Trump’s press secretary
Trump’s most prominent spokesperson won regular plaudits from her boss for her unflinching defense of his agenda Donald Trump’s most prominent spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, is leaving the White House. The US president announced on Wednesday that his press secretary would depart at the end of the month. Leavitt, who has ...
‘I’ve been on plenty of dates – but nothing happened’: are we looking at the death of the kiss?‘I’ve been on plenty of dates – but nothing happened’: are we looking at the death of the kiss?
Call it a crisis, call it a decline, call it a recession: the long, lusty snog is in trouble, harder to experience in real life or even watch on screen. But why? And what’s it like to think you may never lock lips with another? Spencer’s last kiss was two ...
Too smart to eat? Why octopus farms are such a slippery problemToo smart to eat? Why octopus farms are such a slippery problem
As a controversial Spanish plan for sustainable meat on an industrial scale is dropped, it has revived the ethical debate over farming these intelligent wild animals In 2022 Nueva Pescanova, Spain’s largest fisheries business, announced it was investing €65m (£56m) in the world’s first industrial octopus farm and processing plant ...
A bungled bomb plot in Poland exposed a spy – but whose spy was he?A bungled bomb plot in Poland exposed a spy – but whose spy was he?
When exiled Russian opposition campaigner Igor Rogov was accused of working for the Kremlin, his friends were shocked. Could this young activist have really been an undercover agent? • The summer issue of the Long Read magazine is out now. Click here to order The police came for Igor Rogov ...
‘I ran away to Paris to be a writer and ended up begging’: Bill Nighy on dashed dreams, golf emojis and playing a cranky novelist‘I ran away to Paris to be a writer and ended up begging’: Bill Nighy on dashed dreams, golf emojis and playing a cranky novelist
As his new film & Sons hits the screen, the actor turned podcast agony uncle relives his ‘cliched’ ambitions, deplores working lunches – and yearns to do the splits like Prince A dying patriarch summons his brood for a dramatic announcement. It may not be the most original starting point ...
Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells BBCPutin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells BBC
In an exclusive interview with the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg, Dmitry Muratov says the Kremlin leader can only “destroy Ukraine, not conquer it”, with the war now in its fifth year. ...
US inflation rises 0.1% in July, easing pressure on FedUS inflation rises 0.1% in July, easing pressure on Fed
US consumer inflation rose mildly, increasing 0.1% in July, in line with economists’ expectations. The results, which put the annual rate at 3.4%, ease pressures on the Federal Reserve as it weighs an interest rate hike in September. The inflation data, along with a weak July jobs report, bolster the ...
AI trade surges on firms’ cloud earningsAI trade surges on firms’ cloud earnings
Cloud provider CoreWeave’s stock surged 19% Wednesday, as it joined a parade of firms providing critical AI infrastructure for hyperscalers reporting record demand. Taiwanese electronics maker Foxconn also beat forecasts, with cloud and networking services accounting for more than half of its revenue for the first time. The race to ...
German cabinet approves new spying rulesGerman cabinet approves new spying rules
Germany’s cabinet approved new rules for its spies Wednesday to lift World War II-era restrictions on offensive cyber operations, sabotage, and espionage. The changes augur a “revolution” in Berlin’s intelligence infrastructure, the German interior minister said, fueled by a growing perception across Europe that the threat of Russian sabotage and ...