Ministers have the tools to force new prisons through the planning system May 22, 2024 6:07 pm(Updated 6:08 pm) The prison population has climbed steadily but more prisons need to be built (Photo: In Pictures/Getty) Politicians are seldom keener to talk about the importance of the long term than when they are making short-term decisions. … Read more
The Prime Minister fires the starting pistol on a 4 July general election May 22, 2024 5:54 pm(Updated 6:30 pm) Rishi Sunak walks back into 10 Downing Street in London Wednesday, May 22, 2024, after he announced that he is to call a General Election for July 4 (Photo: AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Rishi Sunak’s 4 … Read more
Ukrainian servicemen are finally getting the ammunition to push back a new Russian offensive on the “hottest spot on the front line”, according to a defence expert, as new US ammunition begins to arrive. Russia has continued to establish momentum in its offensives around Kharkiv, which began earlier this month, capturing more than a dozen … Read more
Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday that a snap General Election will take place this summer. It comes after speculation about a snap election ramped up after the Prime Minister’s official spokesperson refused to rule out that a summer poll could be announced today. Ahead of the general election, i takes a look at what might … Read more
King Charles was left in stitches by an unusual fist bump as he hosted the Prince’s Trust Awards winners. The monarch met with 2024 Prince’s Trust Award winners, supporters and ambassadors at Buckingham Palace this afternoon. The King mingled with many famous faces including journalist Kate Garraway, DJ Cuppy, singer-songwriter Pixie Lott and Declan Donnelly. … Read more
A general election will be taking place on 4 July, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced. Speaking outside of 10 Downing Street, Sunak said it was “the moment for Britain to choose its future”. The Prime Minister has taken a huge gamble given Labour’s 20-point opinion poll lead. But he has hedged his bets on … Read more
Illustration by Charlotte Trounce I am afraid I’m one of those awful people who often takes a photo of their meal before eating it. At least I don’t let the food grow cold while I arrange the table just right; the pictures don’t have to be presentable, or particularly aesthetic. I take them not for public … Read more
Photo by Tailored Films LTD The Apprentice, a new fictional biopic based on Donald Trump, features scenes of “rape, erectile dysfunction, baldness and betrayal”. On Monday it received an eight-minute standing ovation from celebrities and movie moguls at Cannes, a glittery film festival in the south of France that awards the coveted Palm D’Or award … Read more
The Premier League’s 2023-24 season, for all its overblown hype, reached a predictable conclusion: the richest club won the title, while the three promoted clubs bounced back into the Championship. Through a season-long series of bizarre errors, video-assisted refereeing (VAR) became the most argued-over phenomenon of the title race. It began on day one, with … Read more
British comedy series Trying returns to AppleTV+ for its fourth season today, 22 May. The series began as a story of a couple looking to build a family but unable to have children of their own, meaning they turn to the option of adopting. Season four, which comes nearly two-year after the last instalment, takes … Read more