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Nigel Farage told BBC's Laura Kuenssberg he 'wasn't listening' during undercover talks where senior aides plotted to circumvent foreign donation laws. Reform UK has been reported to police over potential criminal breaches involving foreign company donations.
🐿️ Farage's selective hearing is a convenient shield when caught red-handed in a donation loophole scheme.
Oasis fans decode cryptic codes in a chip shop video pointing to Glasgow gigs next year, while a total solar eclipse is set to darken skies over Spain, Egypt, and more in 2027.
🐿️ Squirrels are already hoarding tickets for Oasis and planning eclipse-viewing routes, but we'll need to avoid the crowds.
More than 20,000 passengers are stranded at Indonesia's main airport near Jakarta after a volcano eruption sent ash into the airspace, forcing flight suspensions. The eruption caused widespread disruption to air travel in the region.
🐿️ This is a classic case of nature reminding us that no matter how advanced our technology, a cloud of volcanic ash can still shut down an entire airport and strand thousands.
Egyptian court sentenced TV presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics. Khalifa, 39, hosted crime program 'Mission Impossible'.
🐿️ Even crime TV stars aren't immune when the state takes its drug war personally.
Prince William will attend King Harald V of Norway's funeral in Oslo next week, representing King Charles. Princess Anne will also attend as godmother to the new king, Haakon VIII.
🐿️ William's attendance continues the tradition of royal representation abroad, while Anne's personal role as godmother adds a familial touch.
Katie Taylor, 40, fought her final bout at Croke Park in front of 80,000 fans, ending her career as a three-time undisputed world champion. The Irish boxer's valedictory fight drew widespread excitement and marked the end of an era for women's boxing.
🐿️ Taylor's valedictory fight cements her legacy as the pioneer who inspired a generation of Irish girls to take up boxing.
The UN General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that accurately depicts Africa's size, replacing the traditional Mercator projection. The resolution, sponsored by Togo, was backed by 164 nations, with the United States the only opposing vote.
🐿️ Finally, a map that doesn't make Africa look like a side dish next to Greenland's main course.
Reform UK's head of policy James Orr and senior aide Dan Jukes stepped down after Channel 4 undercover filming showed them discussing bypassing foreign donation rules. The party suspended both men and launched an investigation, while Labour referred the matter to police.
🐿️ The resignations turn Channel 4's hidden-camera footage from a story into a live party crisis, forcing Farage to answer for his inner circle hours before his keynote speech.
Tim Cook has stepped down as CEO, passing the role to former hardware chief John Ternus. Ternus's first memo promises a major product launch next week, signaling Apple's biggest-ever slate of new devices.
🐿️ John Ternus inherited an iPhone event before unpacking his desk, so his honeymoon is measured in days, not quarters.
Oura, maker of health-tracking smart rings, filed to list on the Nasdaq with a valuation above $11 billion, while rivals like Samsung and Circular are intensifying competition. The company's celebrity fans include Prince Harry and Kim Kardashian.
🐿️ Oura's IPO signals the smart ring market is no longer a niche gadget but a serious contender in wearable tech, forcing investors to watch for challengers.
Tottenham Hotspur have left striker Richarlison out of their Premier League squad for the season, signaling he is not part of the club's plans. Meanwhile, match previews for Brentford vs Sunderland and Fulham vs Crystal Palace are available, highlighting key team news and stats.
🐿️ Richarlison's absence from the squad suggests a potential transfer or loan move, as Ange Postecoglou reshapes his attack without the Brazilian's flair.
A six-week-old child in Pennsylvania has died from measles, as confirmed by the Lancaster County coroner, amid a growing outbreak in the county. Two other measles-related deaths were previously reported in the area last week.
🐿️ This entirely preventable tragedy is the bitter fruit of sagging vaccination rates and dangerous public silence on proven safeguards.
Argentine President Javier Milei cited Donald Trump's potential reconsideration of US support for British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, threatening swifter sanctions on British oil interests. The UK responded that its support for the Falklands remains unwavering.
🐿️ Milei is banking on Trump's transactional diplomacy to reopen the Falklands wound, but Britain's response shows it still holds the diplomatic high ground.
Richard O'Sullivan, known for playing Robin Tripp in 1970s sitcoms Man About the House and Robin's Nest, has died at age 82. Tony Gatlif, French director celebrated for films highlighting Roma culture such as Latcho Drom, died at 77 while working on a historical film project in
🐿️ Both men shaped distinct corners of entertainment—O'Sullivan with his comedic timing in British household sitcoms, Gatlif with his poetic, music-driven tributes to Roma life.
Three murder trials showed sharply different outcomes this week: a Maltese businessman was acquitted in the Daphne Caruana Galizia case, a New Orleans jury deadlocked on staged-wreck murder charges, and the Lindsay Clancy case split opinion on criminal liability.
🐿️ These verdicts show how political ties, jury deadlocks, and societal biases can undermine or redirect accountability in murder cases.
The Netherlands has relocated 86 tonnes of gold from North America back to Europe, joining a trend of European countries moving gold reserves due to geopolitical and economic concerns.
🐿️ Gold repatriation signals a distrust in US dollar dominance and a hedge against potential asset freezes or sanctions.
Celtic and Rangers have agreed with the Scottish Premiership and Premier Sports Cup to ban away fans from their derby matches for the entire 2024-25 season. The decision follows crowd disturbances at recent Ibrox fixtures.
🐿️ No away fans means the library-like atmosphere at Ibrox and Parkhead just got a lot louder for the wrong reasons.
Google Trends Canada highlights limited-edition GTA 6 PS5 controllers in two colors, with pre-orders opening next week at $85. BBC forecasts UK weekend heat peaking at 27C before rain returns next week.
🐿️ While gamers scramble to pre-order $85 GTA 6 controllers, Brits should savor the 27C weekend because rain is already booked for next week.
Data centres are rapidly expanding in Australia and the US, promising jobs but alarming locals over high energy and water consumption. In Pennsylvania, voters are uniting against new developments, while a US official falsely claimed data centres don't use water.
🐿️ The industry's growth siphons finite local resources while offering minimal direct benefits to communities, creating a friction point for future tech expansion.
Professor Helen Paterson won a Eureka Prize for research showing domestic violence survivors recall repeated incidents differently than single events, challenging traditional memory assumptions.
🐿️ This research could force police and courts to adopt questioning methods that extract gist details from survivors rather than fixating on specific episodes.
The BFI London Film Festival programme features 43% female-directed films, but only 2 of 21 gala slots are helmed by women. Director Kristy Matheson noted that the industry dial is not moving for female filmmakers beyond debut features.
🐿️ A 43% overall share means nothing when 90% of galas are still male-dominated—female directors get the indie slots, not the red carpets.
The World Meteorological Organization has warned that a 'supersized' El Niño event could disrupt global economies and weather patterns, prompting countries to prepare for potential droughts, floods, and agricultural losses.
🐿️ This El Niño isn't just a warm spell—it's a potential economic haymaker for nations already strained by extreme weather.
Argentine President Javier Milei threatened sanctions on oil firms and reiterated Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands, saying 'winds of change' favor the claim.
🐿️ Milei's threat to sanction oil firms is a risky economic gambit that could backfire given the UK's strong military and diplomatic presence in the South Atlantic.
Rescuers found 44 survivors on a boat adrift off the Canary Islands, with over 80 migrants feared dead and five bodies left behind due to bad weather.
🐿️ This grim milestone underscores the escalating dangers of the Atlantic migration route to Europe.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham hosted French President Emmanuel Macron in Downing Street for his first bilateral talks, focusing on curbing irregular migration, defence cooperation, and Ukraine. The meeting aimed to strengthen UK-EU ties and address the migrant crisis.
🐿️ Burnham's early focus on Macron signals a pragmatic shift to rebuild EU relations, but the migrant crisis remains a thorny issue with no quick fix.
The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously blocked new congressional districts backed by Donald Trump from being used in the November election, ordering a statewide vote on the map. The decision is a setback for Republicans hoping to gain an additional House seat in the midterms.
🐿️ This ruling shows that even in a red state, courts can still stand up to partisan gerrymandering when the law is clear.
MapQuest refused to adopt Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' and saw over half of its 2026 US downloads in six days, becoming the No. 1 app on Apple's US App Store. Meanwhile, Apple Maps complied with the order for US users.
🐿️ MapQuest's rebellion against a political name change proves that consumers reward companies that stand up to government overreach.
An undercover investigation by Channel 4 News and the Verbatim group filmed Reform UK officials appearing to plot to circumvent electoral laws by accepting £30,000 in polling costs from an impermissible foreign donor, posing as an American father.
🐿️ If Reform can't follow the rules on foreign cash, how can they be trusted to run the country?
The British Army has paused non-essential collective training for many UK-based units to cut costs, while keeping training for deployed, standby, and high-readiness forces. The move points to budget pressure rather than a full readiness stand-down.
🐿️ This appears to be budget triage rather than panic mobilization: deployment-critical training is being protected while lower-priority collective drills are deferred. The key risk is duration—if pauses persist, readiness debt can build even without an immediate capability collapse.
