Angela Rayner stands by calling Boris Johnson ‘scum’
Angela Rayner: “I will apologise when Boris apologises for saying the comments he has made.” Angela Rayner says she will apologise for calling Boris Johnson “scum” when he retracts past comments she described as homophobic, racist and misogynistic. One Conservative minister accused Ms Rayner of “talking crap”, while another urged her to apologise. Labour leader […]
Sex offender who posed as girls online jailed for 25 years
NAtional Crime Agency David Wilson posed as girls on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat and then persuaded boys to send him sexual images of themselves A man who posed as teenage girls online and blackmailed 51 boys into sending him indecent images of themselves has been jailed for 25 years. David Wilson, 36, of Kirstead, King’s […]
‘Women empowering other women in Hollywood is fake’
Getty Images Sydney Sweeney’s rom-com Anyone But You made $220m at the box office Anyone But You star Sydney Sweeney has said the idea of women supporting each other in the film and TV industry is “fake”. In an interview with Vanity Fair, the actress, who’s also known for Euphoria and White Lotus, said: “This […]
Job-sharing at Welsh Assembly ‘would make AM job more attractive’
BBC Sian Gwenllian had to bring up four children on her own after her husband died Job-sharing could make becoming an AM more attractive, a Plaid Cymru politician has said. The AM for Arfon Sian Gwenllian said there was “no way” she could have been at the assembly when she was raising four children as […]
Mark Logan named as Scotland’s first chief entrepreneur
CBI Mark Logan was chief operating officer at Skyscanner until 2016 A former top executive at online travel firm Skyscanner has been appointed as Scotland’s first chief entrepreneur. Mark Logan will act as a senior adviser to the Scottish government as part of its national strategy for economic transformation. His role will include building a […]
The most outrageous rock doc ever
Shout Films (Credit: Shout Films) The week’s best arts and culture reads – including violence against women in crime fiction and whether The Beatles owed their success to hype. Documentary | In search of Amy Amy, a new documentary film about the short and troubled life of Amy Winehouse, by Asif Kapadia, shows her to […]
Giant ‘living tractors’ are bringing nature back to post-industrial wastelands
Getty Images Water buffalo are at home wallowing in wetlands (Credit: Getty Images) When water buffalo make a home for themselves in abandoned spaces, they can bring with them a rich array of frogs, bats and plant life. Each autumn, as tadpoles outgrow their tails, the Kizilirmak Delta on Turkey’s Black Sea erupts into chaotic […]
First names announced for Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2025
Cheltenham Jazz Festival has announced the first five artists due to perform at next year’s event. David Gray, Jools Holland, Nubya Garcia and Corinne Bailey Rae with Ronnie Scott’s Orchestra will perform as part of festival’s 80th anniversary celebrations. The event will take place in Montpellier Gardens and other pop up venues across the town […]
France mounts big security operation for Israel match after Amsterdam violence
FRANCK FIFE/AFP Paris police are treating the event as a high-risk match and aimed to pre-empt any trouble Thousands of police have been deployed in Paris to ensure security at Thursday’s France-Israel football international, a week after violence in Amsterdam in which Maccabi Tel Aviv fans came under attack. Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez said […]
Food firms face huge price rise for carbon dioxide
Getty Images The British food industry will be forced to pay five times more for carbon dioxide as part of a government deal with a US company to restart production in the UK. Environment Secretary George Eustice said carbon dioxide prices would rise from £200 per tonne to £1,000. The government has agreed to pay […]