Are YOU about to be silenced? Five recommendations from Home Office report that has sparked free speech fears
A new leaked report from the Home Office has raised concerns that a clampdown on free speech is in the offing. “Rapid Analytical Sprint” was commissioned by Home Secretary Yvette…
Automate your home with these tech finds
Transform your living space into a tech-savvy haven where lights, locks, and appliances respond to your voice or fingertips—making every day feel like the future is at your door. It…
Meddling played no role in 2019, 2021 election outcomes: Foreign interference commission
OTTAWA — While foreign interference played no role in the outcome of the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, the government’s slow response to the threat remains troubling. Recommended Videos That’s…
Poots says some MLAs are ‘undermining concept of debate’
Stormont’s Speaker Edwin Poots has said the behaviour of some MLAs is “undermining the concept of debate” at the Northern Ireland Assembly. In a letter to all MLAs, the Speaker…
Shoppers to be paid by supermarkets to return empty bottles and cans to ‘end throwaway society’
UK households will soon be paid to return their empty bottles and cans to supermarkets under a new government recycling scheme announced today. The deposit return scheme, set to launch…
’Doomsday Clock’ moves closer to midnight amid threats of climate change, nuclear war, pandemics, AI
Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its famous “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds till midnight, the closest it has ever been.…
Minister reminded of responsibilities after Muslim Council of Britain appearance
A minister has been “reminded of his duty to uphold collective responsibility” after he attended a Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) event despite a Government ban on engagement with the…
Lesley Joseph pays emotional tribute to Birds of a Feather days in first appearance since Pauline Quirke’s dementia diagnosis
Lesley Joseph has shared fears about her health while addressing rumours about the possibility of a Birds of a Feather reboot. The 79-year-old actress also made her first TV appearance…
Bryan Adams among Departure Festival + Conference’s artists, speakers in Toronto
Veteran Canadian rocker Bryan Adams and restauranteur Matty Matheson (executive producer and actor on The Bear) are among the first crop of artists and speakers announced for the Departure Festival…
Community rallies round to support elderly and vulnerable cut off by Storm Eowyn
A Northern Ireland community which has been without electricity for more than four days has rallied together to bring aid to elderly and vulnerable residents. A number of large trees…