Letters to the Editor: Starmer’s Address Draws Sharp Criticism Readers of The Times have written in to express their dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s recent speech, with correspondents suggesting the address failed to land with its intended audience. The…
Reform UK Pushes Ceremonial Traditions at Kent County Council Kent County Council is set to vote on whether to open its full council meetings with the Lord’s Prayer and the national anthem, after a committee backed the proposals put forward…
ShinyHunters Breach Exposes Queensland School Data in Global Cyberattack Affecting 200 Million The cybercriminal group ShinyHunters has stolen the personal data of every student and teacher registered with Queensland’s state school system, as part of a worldwide ransomware operation that…
Starmer’s First Major Electoral Test Since General Election Victory Millions of British voters went to the polls on Thursday in local elections widely expected to deliver a damaging verdict on Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government, with Nigel Farage’s Reform…
Private Member’s Bill Would Compel Resurfacing of Britain’s Noisiest Roads A Labour MP has introduced legislation in the House of Commons that would ban road surfacing materials generating excessive in-vehicle noise, potentially triggering a nationwide overhaul of Britain’s road network.…
Amherst Police Investigate Racist Letters Distributed Across Town Vehicles Police in Amherst are investigating a series of racist and hateful letters discovered on residents’ vehicles on 29 April, after officials confirmed the correspondence targeted the Black and African American community…
EVs Promise Fuel Savings, But the Full Financial Picture Is More Complex As petrol prices climb and electric vehicles grow more prevalent on British and American roads, many drivers are weighing whether switching to an EV genuinely pays off. The…
Musk v. OpenAI: Rival Founding Myths Collide on First Day of Landmark AI Trial Elon Musk took the witness stand in an Oakland federal courtroom on Tuesday, accusing OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman of perpetrating “one of the…
Britons Leaving Billions in Zero-Interest Accounts, BBC Finance Expert Warns Millions of British savers are forfeiting meaningful returns by leaving large cash balances idle in current accounts, a finance expert warned on BBC Morning Live — a straightforward error that…
UK communications regulator Ofcom has opened a formal investigation into messaging app Telegram over allegations it hosts child sexual abuse material, marking a significant escalation in regulatory scrutiny of the Dubai-based platform. The investigation, launched on 21 April 2026, examines…