Healey Announces ‘Pro-Britain’ Procurement Overhaul Amid Industry Warnings Defence Secretary John Healey announced on Tuesday that the British government will invoke national security exemptions to prioritise domestic companies when awarding defence contracts, overhauling what he described as a “toothless” procurement…
David Sullivan’s Sport Newspapers Used Underage Girls as ‘Bait for Predatory Men’, Says Former Victims’ Commissioner David Sullivan’s Sport newspapers deliberately used sexualised images of underage girls as “bait for predatory men”, the former victims’ commissioner Vera Baird has said,…
David Sullivan’s Sunday Sport Published Sexualised Content of 15-Year-Old Girls for Decades David Sullivan, who resigned this weekend as co-chair and director of West Ham United amid sexual misconduct allegations, built a media empire that for more than fifteen years…
Iran Strikes Israel in Defence of Hezbollah as Lebanon Emerges as the Central Fault Line Iran launched direct missile strikes against Israel overnight on Sunday, retaliating for an Israeli raid on the southern suburbs of Beirut — a move that…
BBC Panorama and The Times Launch Joint Investigation into David Sullivan Over Serious Personal Conduct Allegations A former Page 3 model is set to make a series of allegations against billionaire businessman and former West Ham United co-chairman David Sullivan…
UK Watchdog Issues ‘World First’ Order Against Google’s AI Search Features The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered Google to give news organisations and online publishers the right to opt out of its AI-powered search features, marking what…
Trump Called Netanyahu ‘Effing Crazy’ as Israeli Strikes on Lebanon Threaten U.S.-Iran Diplomacy Donald Trump confirmed this week that he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “effing crazy” during a phone call on Monday, after Israeli strikes on Lebanon prompted…
Cooper Pledges to Keep Pressing China on Jimmy Lai’s Detention After Beijing Visit British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has vowed to continue raising the case of imprisoned pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai with Beijing, following a two-day diplomatic visit to China…
South West Water Fined Record £1.85m After Parasite Contaminates Drinking Supply in Devon South West Water has been handed a record £1.85 million fine for a drinking water offence after admitting it supplied water contaminated with a parasite to thousands…
Fund Scrapped Amid Republican Revolt and Legal Setbacks The Trump administration has abandoned its $1.8 billion “anti-weaponisation fund” following an unusual wave of Republican opposition, a judicial pause, and mounting legal challenges. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed the reversal…