3 h. ago Meta beats expectations and boosts spending as it shrugs off tariff impact

Zuckerberg says tech giant is ‘well positioned’ despite drop-off in revenue from Chinese advertisers

Economics

3 h. ago Labour faces first electoral test since taking power as voters head to polls

Kemi Badenoch has conceded the scale of the Conservative victory when these councils were last up for election in 2021 means losses are likely.

Politics

4 h. ago Dave Portnoy isn’t buying Trump’s efforts to squirm out of responsibility for his bad GDP figures

U.S. Commerce Department data shows that the nation's GDP fell at an annualized rate of 0.3 percent during the first quarter of 2025

Politics

6 h. ago Conservative activist Robby Starbuck sues Meta over AI responses about him

Conservative activist Robby Starbuck has filed a defamation lawsuit against Meta alleging that the social media giant’s artificial intelligence chat bot spread false statements about him, including that he participated in the the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

Events

6 h. ago South Africa to review claims past ANC governments impeded apartheid crimes investigations

Cyril Ramaphosa sets up inquiry as victims’ families allege interference from ‘highest levels of government’South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is setting up an inquiry into whether past ANC governments interfered with the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era crimes, amid criticism from the families of victims.A group of 25 relatives and survivors of apartheid-era deaths and violence sued the government in January, claiming that interference from “the highest levels of government” blocked investigations into cases referred to the National Prosecuting Authority by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Continue reading...

Events

7 h. ago Investigators don't know who leaked a Wisconsin Supreme Court draft abortion order

Investigators have concluded that the leak of a Wisconsin Supreme Court abortion order last year was likely deliberate, but they were unable to determine who was responsible

Events

8 h. ago If leaders stay silent, the US won’t survive Trump’s next 100 days | Robert Reich

We are tottering on the edge of dictatorship. Powerful voices across institutions, from politics to academia and religion, must speak outWe have witnessed the first 100 days of the odious Trump regime.The US constitution is in peril. Civil and human rights are being trampled upon. The economy is in disarray.If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home? And what assurance shall there be that the Executive will not train its broad discretionary powers upon its political enemies? The threat, even if not the actuality, would always be present, and the Executive’s obligation to ‘take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed’ would lose its meaning.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US colu...

Politics

8 h. ago Meta to report quarterly earnings amid tariff uncertainty and AI investment

Wall Street is projecting the company will post $41.36bn in revenue on $5.21 in earnings per shareMeta is set to report its first quarter earnings on Wednesday after the bell, and investors will be looking for news on whether the company met its quarterly revenue goals of somewhere between $39.5bn and $41.8bn.Wall Street is projecting the company will post $41.36bn in revenue on $5.21 in earnings per share. Continue reading...

Economics

9 h. ago Mark Zuckerberg shares the truth behind ‘underground bunker’ rumours

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has addressed rumours about owning an “underground bunker” in Hawaii, telling comedian Theo Von's This Past Weekend podcast that the base is "more underground storage".

Politics

10 h. ago Niall Horan's affectionate response to Ed Sheeran's Instagram throwback as pair confirm their 'rift' is over... 11 years after One Direction star's 'fling' with Ellie Goulding

Sheeran hinted at a bitter fall-out with the former One Direction star in 2014 after singing about an ex-girlfriend cheating with one of his friends.

Politics

10 h. ago Columbia student activist rebukes Trump after release from ICE detention: ‘I’m not afraid of you’

Palestinian activist is among dozens of international students marked for deportation by Trump administration

Politics

10 h. ago Map: Every council where local elections have been postponed this year

Reform and the Greens have accused the government of denying democracy, while the Liberal Democrats have accused Labour and the Conservatives of a ‘disgraceful stitch-up’

Politics

11 h. ago Tories ‘sat on their hands’ after inquiry into child sexual abuse, minister says

Dame Nia Griffith said the Government has ‘already announced a comprehensive set of plans’ to ‘prevent the horror of child sexual abuse’.

Politics

11 h. ago Sir Ed Davey signs ‘magic spatulas’ during local election visit

Sir Ed visited Lib Dem campaigners in Tunbridge Wells feeling ‘optimistic’ about their chances in the elections on Thursday.

Politics

11 h. ago Judge orders release of Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi from ICE detention after his arrest during citizenship interview

Palestinian activist is among dozens of international students marked for deportation by Trump administration

Events

12 h. ago 24 people banned from Carnival cruises after massive brawl breaks out while docked for customs

‘We will not tolerate such behavior,’ tour operator says after group placed on ‘Do Not Sail’ list in response to violence at Texas terminal

Events

12 h. ago France is banning activist groups as presidential rivals jockey for position ahead of 2027 poll

France is banning activist groups on the edges of the political spectrum as it tries to portray itself as the guardian of democracy against extremism

Politics

13 h. ago Voters name ‘none of the above’ as most popular candidate before local elections

Labour’s Keir Starmer, Reform’s Nigel Farage, the Conservative’s Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem’s Ed Davey all trailing as voters prepare to go to the polls on Thursday

Politics

13 h. ago PM grilled on grooming gangs and record migrant Channel crossings in PMQs showdown ahead of local elections

During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Sir Keir insisted that the Government is more committed to delivering "truth and justice" for victims of rape grooming gangs than the Conservative Party

Events

14 h. ago Katy Perry says she felt like ‘human piñata’ during backlash to space flight

Pop star was widely ridiculed for her behaviour during the 11-minute space flight, but has reassured fans that she was doing well on her ‘human journey playing the game of life’

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