Catching up on Celebrity Traitors this afternoon & my first take is that the contestants are sensational !
I wonder why my housing provider hiked our service charges by 75% for the year last week, completely out of the blue ... claiming they'd underestimated how much everything would cost Oh 👀 www.gov.uk/government/n...
Government goes further to protect leaseholders
Leaseholders will be given more rights and better protections under new rules, the government can confirm today.
gov.uk
I salute the Daily Star for this excellent headline
EXC: AI staff complain of mental toll over fears of threat of society Multiple staff at Britain’s AI Security Institute (AISI) have been signed off work with stress and are undergoing counselling, acc to people familiar with the matter www.ft.com/content/6087...
AI staff complain of mental toll over fears of threat to society
Top researchers at Aisi, OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind report burnout and stress over developing powerful AI
ft.com
European spy chiefs warn Moscow is planning more decisive action against Nato www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
European spy chiefs warn Moscow is planning more decisive action against Nato
Exclusive: Intelligence officers say Russian campaign could intensify ‘in months, not years’ – but that panic risks playing into Kremlin psy-ops
theguardian.com
Twenty women had breasts removed needlessly, says NHS trust www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Twenty women had breasts removed unnecessarily, NHS trust admits
The women were among hundreds who were harmed by their treatment at County Durham health trust.
bbc.co.uk
EXCL: UK ‘actively’ exploring joining Canada-led global defence bank British officials examining proposals for UK to join the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) under Burnham, after proposal was rejected by Starmer W/ @pickardje.bsky.social & Ilya Gridneff www.ft.com/content/4e14...
UK ‘actively’ exploring joining Canada-led global defence bank
The DSRB aims to provide low-cost financing for military initiatives
ft.com
Thoroughly deserved. Deborah Vance should go down as one of the great TV characters and Jean Smart was outstanding in the role www.independent.co.uk/news/jean-sm...
Jean Smart makes Emmy history with fifth straight 'Hacks' win
Jean Smart has achieved a historic milestone by winning her fifth Emmy for lead actress in a comedy series for every season of “Hacks.”
independent.co.uk
#BBCNews - Ukraine faces 'toughest winter' since Russia's full-scale invasion, UN official tells BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ukraine faces 'toughest winter' since Russia's full-scale invasion, UN warns
A senior UN official tells the BBC there is a race against the clock to ensure access to power and water through winter.
bbc.co.uk
A ban on the advertising in the UK of illegal settlement properties. Personal sanctions against key individuals accused of promoting settler violence. A new ban for arms licences and other exports that “materially contribute to the occupation”.
NEW - Ed Miliband announces today - An import ban on goods from illegal settlements in the occupied territories. A comprehensive sanctions regime against providing services such as construction or financing for Israeli settlements. 1/2
Australians could get the power to switch off social media algorithms www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Australians could get the power to switch off social media algorithms
Labor wants to make social media platforms proactively reduce foreseeable harms while giving users control over whether algorithms shape their feeds.
abc.net.au
Furious is the best series I’ve watched this year, by a country mile www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Messy, clever and can barely conceal its rage: is Furious the most outstanding TV show of the year?
The story of a serial killer taking revenge on the rich predatory men who abused her just earned a fantastic finale. With career-defining acting, daring Epstein parallels and super dark comedy, it’s a...
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Finally got around to watching Past Lives last night. Quietly devastating and beautiful.
EXC: The Reform mayor who is tipped to defect to Labour - amid claims Burnham is actively trying to recruit him inews.co.uk/news/politic...
The Reform mayor who is tipped to defect to Labour
Luke Campbell is said to be on defection watch, but denies any intention of quitting Reform
inews.co.uk
Burnham to visit Ukraine with promise of boost for Kyiv’s long-range missiles
Burnham to visit Ukraine with promise of boost for Kyiv’s long-range missiles
PM will use independence day trip to announce sharing of classified information about Storm Shadow components Britain will boost Ukraine’s capacity to make its own long-range missiles, Andy Burnham will announce on Monday, as he travels to Kyiv for the country’s independence day on his first foreign visit as prime minister. Burnham will arrive in the Ukrainian capital on Monday morning at a crucial time in the war, with Kyiv braced for another wave of Russian missile attacks and the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, facing his most direct domestic challenge. Continue reading...
theguardian.com
Deal with the triple lock, says economic adviser who turned down No 10 job www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Deal with triple lock, says economic adviser who turned down No 10 job
Pension and welfare reform are the priorities, according to Lord O’Neill of Gatley, who has been helping Andy Burnham with his plans for growth
thetimes.com
Another heatwave on the horizon next week, but it is noticeably cooler this evening for what feels like the first time in ages … & it is bliss
If the honours systems really worked in this country, he’d have died Sir Kevin Keegan
Spain are the world champions after a deserved 1-0 victory over an Argentina team who barely mustered a shot
Spain win the World Cup after Ferran Torres dethrones 10-man Argentina in extra time
theguardian.com
gah this is painful. Can‘t bear the thought of Argentina snatching it in the last moments
Did you like the half time show? “ I thought it was crap” Wayne Rooney my new hero
If Infantino has been on acid, as this half time show rather suggests, it does at least explain some things
