‘Lake America’: Tantrum-prone Donald Trump is renaming things again

Tantrum prone US president Donald Trump is threatening to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America. It’s a repeat of his weird 2025 decision to rename…

Why would you watch a “joy ride” video?| James O’Brien – The Whole Show

UN nations fail to name UAE as main force behind Sudan war

UN members have failed to name the UAE as the driving force behind the Sudan war despite ample evidence. At a long UN security meeting…

Another Irish protest win as hotel cancels Israeli tech event

Following on soon after activists successfully got a Peter Thiel-led conference cancelled at a Wicklow hotel, campaigners have pushed another Irish venue to shut down…

Fourth Black person found hanging within a year in North Carolina

The Black Belt Daily (BBD), an independent media outlet, reported the most recent hanging of a Black father, Demetrius Fleming, on 21 August in North…

Explained: Why the Middle East is so chaotic

Country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80

US kills two in Pacific ‘narco boat’ strike bringing total to 223

The US has killed two people in a so-called ‘narco’ boat strike, bringing the total since September to 223. These strikes follow reports alleging that the…

Data centres: Coming to a village near you?

Israeli airstrike destroys Gaza warehouse, burying food aid for malnourished children and pregnant women under rubble

An Israeli military strike targeting a nearby building has destroyed a warehouse storing nutrition supplies intended for children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers in Gaza.…

Gaza photographer dropped as French festival bows to Israel lobby

The Deauville Sports Images Festival has removed the work of a Palestinian photographer from Gaza; succumbing to pressure from the Israel lobby. The silencing of…

Welsh disability campaigners reject invitation to be ‘glorified doorstaff’ in controversial DWP review

A Welsh disability group has rejected a direct invitation from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to help “co-host” a workshop in Bangor, North…

Labour announces £10bn for affordable housing — but there’s some confusion…

On 24 August, the Labour Party announced the allocation of nearly £10bn in government funding to build social housing and affordable homes across England over…

People Against Genocide occupies Martin-Baker factory roof

At approximately 5am on 24 August, a group of activists from People Against Genocide (PAG) scaled the roof of the Martin-Baker factory at Lower Rd,…

Is this Elon Musk trying to control British politics?

Burnham bottes it on nationalising Thames Water

Right now, the UK is perfectly positioned to end the never-ending nightmare that is privatised water. Many of these obviously corrupt companies are up to…

Beau Greaves is back with a bang after absence

Beau Greaves returned to the PDC Women’s Series on Sunday 22 August and immediately re‑established her dominance. Producing back‑to‑back title wins to move within touching…

23 goals separate the legend Ronaldo from a historic milestone

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo continues to write a new chapter in his exceptional career, having come closer than ever before to reaching the 1,000-goal mark…

UEFA warns Infantino: either step down or face a challenger in the FIFA elections

The president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Slovenian Aleksander Čeferin, issued a direct warning to the President of the International Federation of…

Scots agree with Murray’s no-referendum independence proposal

Author – and former UK ambassador – Craig Murray put forward a plan in late July 2026 to make Scotland independent of its blighted southern…