Brendan Nugent’s family say they have known Helen Haines, who remains in a critical condition, for more than 20 years. ...
Day: October 20, 2026
Suspect arrested after historic town hall set alight during disorder – French mediaSuspect arrested after historic town hall set alight during disorder – French media
The spire of the clock tower at Limoges city hall dramatically collapsed as it was engulfed in flames on Saturday. ...
‘The last bastion is gone’: the US right idolised Orbán’s Hungary. Can they recover now he has fallen?‘The last bastion is gone’: the US right idolised Orbán’s Hungary. Can they recover now he has fallen?
Over the past decade, Hungary has been a beacon for the ‘postliberal’ right, with pro-Trump thinkers making regular pilgrimages to Budapest. Now Orbán is gone, how will the movement adapt? A longer version of this article first appeared in The Drift Espresso Embassy, a third-wave coffee shop in Budapest’s diplomatic ...
‘Gay men keep my ego going – they message me all the time!’ Ed Gamble on Traitors, true love, weight loss and people-pleasing‘Gay men keep my ego going – they message me all the time!’ Ed Gamble on Traitors, true love, weight loss and people-pleasing
As a Traitors obsessive, Gamble is in his element hosting its hugely popular companion show, Uncloaked. He discusses keeping the show’s secrets, edgelord comics and how he became known as a ‘mega wife guy’ Ed Gamble does not like seeing himself on screen. “I know a lot of comics who ...
Don’t be fooled. The AI that was supposed to save us time is doing just the opposite | Gaby HinsliffDon’t be fooled. The AI that was supposed to save us time is doing just the opposite | Gaby Hinsliff
The government says it can transform the state with AI, but it is no match for the resulting stream of machine-generated slop. And we all pay the cost Another morning, another avalanche of emails. Even after a guilty cull, my inbox is sitting at well over 7,000, but lately I’ve ...
Chancellor rejects calls to raise Capital Gains Tax in BudgetChancellor rejects calls to raise Capital Gains Tax in Budget
Influential Labour figures had been pushing for equalising CGT and income tax, but critics have said this could drive wealthy people out of Britain. ...
We asked teens what schools should teach them about work. This is what they saidWe asked teens what schools should teach them about work. This is what they said
Teenagers say they want more work experience at school and opportunities to improve their communication skills. ...
Musk to gift SpaceX shares to American childrenMusk to gift SpaceX shares to American children
The News SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Monday that he would distribute to every American child a share in the AI-and-space-exploration company, a gift that, if realized, would dwarf a similar $6.25 billion gift from Michael Dell. The gift could be worth roughly $10.8 billion, based on SpaceX’s current share ...
EU looks to strengthen position in trade talks with ChinaEU looks to strengthen position in trade talks with China
The EU may finally be meeting the moment on China, analysts argued. European capitals, having recently won a cap on Beijing’s hybrid vehicle imports, are finally developing “the backbone” to battle China’s massive trade surplus and have the tools to do so, an economist wrote in The Wire China. But ...
Waymo plans to quintuple its fleetWaymo plans to quintuple its fleet
The Scoop As Waymo expands into new cities with its self-driving cars, the company plans to use the $5 billion it recently borrowed to massively increase its fleet. The company, which currently has 4,000 cars, is looking to bring its total number to 8,000 by the end of the year ...