The US House Voted on DHS Funding. The Queues at Airports Aren't Going Anywhere.
The US House passed a DHS funding bill in a 213-203 vote, but with the Senate on recess, 50,000 unpaid TSA agents and airport chaos are set to continue for weeks.
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The UN Just Voted on Slavery Reparations. Now Comes the Hard Part.
The UN General Assembly voted 123 to 3 in favour of a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity and calling for reparations. The figures involved are staggering, but the path to actual payments remains far from clear.
Rubio Says the War Ends in Weeks. Britain's Wallet Says It Can't Wait That Long.
US Secretary of State Rubio predicts the Middle East conflict will end within weeks, while British households reel from record petrol prices, slashed growth forecasts, and the biggest market sell-off since 2022.
The Maldives Just Crashed the Chagos Islands Party, and Nobody Knows Who Gets the Archipelago
The Maldives has formally rejected the UK-Mauritius Chagos Islands deal and is threatening international legal action, turning a bilateral sovereignty dispute into a three-way standoff with no clear resolution in sight.
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38 Years Behind Bars for a Crime He Didn't Commit: The Peter Sullivan Case Finally Gets Scrutinised
Peter Sullivan spent 38 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. Now the IOPC is investigating how Merseyside Police handled the original case, while the real killer of Diane Sindall remains at large.
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FBI Director's Personal Emails Breached by the Very Iranian Hackers His Agency Was Chasing
Iran-backed hacking group Handala has breached FBI Director Kash Patel's personal Gmail, leaking over 300 emails in retaliation for the DOJ seizing the group's websites. The FBI is offering $10 million for information on the hackers.
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Petrol Prices Smash Through 150p for the First Time in Two Years and Your Wallet Can Feel It
UK petrol prices have broken through 150p per litre for the first time since May 2024, driven by the Middle East conflict. Diesel has surged even harder, up nearly 25% in under a month.
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Spain Failed Noelia Castillo Long Before She Chose Euthanasia
Noelia Castillo, 25, died by euthanasia after a 601-day legal battle across five Spanish courts. Her case has exposed deep divisions over where Spain's institutions truly failed her.
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The Assisted Dying Bill Has Run Out of Road, and Both Sides Know It
The Assisted Dying Bill appears to have run out of parliamentary time in the House of Lords, with both supporters and opponents agreeing it will not become law this session despite twice passing the Commons.
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One Month of Bombs Over Tehran: The Civilian Cost Nobody Wants to Talk About
One month into coordinated US and Israeli strikes on Iran, Tehran residents describe devastation as civilian casualties climb past 1,400 with no shelters, no warnings, and no end in sight.
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When Your Star Striker Goes Missing: Tony Pulis and the Ricardo Fuller Saga
Tony Pulis recalls the time Ricardo Fuller went AWOL after international duty with Jamaica, only to produce a stunning stoppage-time solo goal in a crucial 4-2 win at Wolves during Stoke's 2007-08 promotion season.
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One Determined Humpback Whale, Two Diggers, and a Very German Rescue Operation
A young humpback whale freed itself from a sandbank near Timmendorfer Strand after a days-long German rescue effort involving excavators, biologists, and a YouTuber in a wetsuit. The whale still faces a long journey out of the Baltic Sea.