As the Trump administration refuses to end its war in Iran, it is steering into the storm, not out of it Russia hasn’t yet killed large numbers of Europeans outside Ukraine, but it’s getting closer. The night of 4-5 August, an airport bus driver discovered an armed drone lying near ...
Day: September 3, 2026
Bill Simmons’s embrace of ChatGPT is a breach of his website’s creative spiritBill Simmons’s embrace of ChatGPT is a breach of his website’s creative spirit
The founder of The Ringer and Grantland was famous for discovering and developing writers. Now he is promoting a technology eroding the creative industries Bill Simmons may have stopped writing with any regularity in the mid-2010s – he claims his fingers don’t work – but that won’t stop him from ...
Andy Burnham praises UK-EU ties in meeting with Emmanuel MacronAndy Burnham praises UK-EU ties in meeting with Emmanuel Macron
The pair are discussing small boats, defence and Ukraine in Burnham’s first bilateral talks in Downing Street. ...
‘I don’t chase the dollar. I never did’: the astonishing hidden life of Mr T‘I don’t chase the dollar. I never did’: the astonishing hidden life of Mr T
He grew up in the ghetto, became a global superstar – then gave it all up. Why did he step away from the spotlight? Mr T explains why he’s late, but he wants to make one thing clear – this is not an apology. “You caught me in my devotion, ...
‘A crisis of authenticity’: the truth about food influencers‘A crisis of authenticity’: the truth about food influencers
Instagrammers have upended the British restaurant scene, and amassed followings in the millions. But has their moment already passed? In 2017, two aspiring YouTubers going by the name Topjaw published a video posing the London foodie’s most important question: what to eat in Chinatown? They enlisted the help of longtime ...
The place that never freezes: the Arctic habitat where global heating threatens more ice, not lessThe place that never freezes: the Arctic habitat where global heating threatens more ice, not less
The race to study the North Water between Canada and Greenland before it changes has led to a bold plan for an Inuit-run protected area Electric-blue meltwater sprays up under Terry Noah’s snowmobile as he races across sea ice extending out from Canada’s northernmost public community: Grise Fiord in Nunavut, ...
China’s demise was gleefully predicted by the west – meanwhile, it built an AI revolution | Larry ElliottChina’s demise was gleefully predicted by the west – meanwhile, it built an AI revolution | Larry Elliott
Free AI models that are as good as the investment-hungry US versions will disrupt global markets, and offer Britain a lesson Almost from the moment it began, the end of the Chinese economic miracle has been much anticipated. Thick and fast, the books have come explaining how it will end ...
Down by the Hudson – ode to a New York swimming creek – in picturesDown by the Hudson – ode to a New York swimming creek – in pictures
For more than a decade Caleb Stein has been photographing a communal swimming creek in Poughkeepsie, New York. Returning every summer, he documented the community at a timeless spot. He talks about the people he has met Down by the Hudson is published by Palo Press with an accompanying exhibition ...
UN warns of ‘supersized’ El Niño as countries prepare for impactUN warns of ‘supersized’ El Niño as countries prepare for impact
The WMO has warned that the natural weather phenomenon could bring disruption to global economies. ...
Channel smuggling gangs resort to ‘mega-dinghies’ as crackdown limits small boat supplyChannel smuggling gangs resort to ‘mega-dinghies’ as crackdown limits small boat supply
Once-rival criminal groups are being forced to work together because of a shortage of small boats, a BBC investigation has found. ...