The UK’s youngest MP was praised by BBC Breakfast hosts for “batting back” their questions on life experience during an interview on Sunday morning (7 July). Sam Carling, who has been elected Labour MP for North West Cambridgeshire, narrowly won the seat with Conservative candidate Shailesh Vara just 39 votesContinue Reading
The share prices of major UK housebuilders surged on Friday after Labour’s resounding victory in the general election, marking the party’s return to power for the first time since 2010. Companies like Vistry, Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey, Barratt, and Berkeley saw their shares increase by 2-3% in response to Labour’s ambitiousContinue Reading
Jon Landau, an Oscar-winning producer who worked closely with director James Cameron on Titanic and the Avatar series, has died. He was 63. Alan Bergman, Disney Entertainment co-chair, announced Landau’s death in a statement Saturday. No cause of death was given. “Jon was a visionary whose extraordinary talent and passionContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer’s new Labour government must fully embrace artificial intelligence (AI) as a “game-changer” in fuelling economic growth, his predecessor Sir Tony Blair has urged. While Britain is stuck in a “horrible and unvirtuous circle” of high taxation, spending and debt but with “poor outcomes”, advances in the newContinue Reading
Actor and producer Judy Belushi Pisano, who was also the widow of comedian John Belushi, has died at the age of 73. Belushi’s estate announced her death in an Instagram post on Saturday. “Today, our hearts are heavy as we say goodbye to our sweet Judy,” the statement read. “HerContinue Reading
The French version of King Arthur’s legendary Excalibur sword has vanished from a rock into which legend says it was plunged 1,300 years ago. The Durandal sword from Rocamadour, southern France, is presumed to have been stolen despite it being chained to the stone 32ft off the ground. Durandal wasContinue Reading
Jeremy Corbyn claimed Labour lost votes in the general election over the war in Gaza. The independent MP for Islington North attended a pro-Palestinian march in central London on Saturday (6 July). The former Labour leader told protesters on stage: “Palestine was on the ballot in this election – andContinue Reading
Two goals within five-and-a-half minutes turned this game on its head and the Netherlands booked their place in a Euro 2024 semi-final against England. Turkey had been in a relatively secure 1-0 lead thanks to Samet Akaydin’s first-half header, but Stefan de Vrij’s equaliser was swiftly followed by a MertContinue Reading
England star Trent Alexander-Arnold was caught on camera suggesting one of his Three Lions team-mates didn’t want to take a penalty against Switzerland. The Liverpool player scored the winning penalty as the Euro 2024 quarter-final match was decided on spot kicks after it had finished 1-1 after extra time. Alexander-ArnoldContinue Reading
Reform UK’s fifth MP James McMurdock is about to take one of the biggest pay cuts in Westminster to take his seat in parliament. The surprise late entry to “Reform bridgehead” in the Commons was working for a big financial firm in the City of London when he put hisContinue Reading
