5 h. ago ‘I have a lot of sympathy for Elon Musk’: Succession creator Jesse Armstrong on his tech bros AI satire Mountainhead

He is the master of ripped-from-the-headlines drama, a writer who skewers the billionaire class. As Mountainhead takes him into new territory, he talks about his nuanced view of the world’s richest man – and why a bonnet drama may be nextWhen he gets to his London office on the morning this piece is published, Jesse Armstrong will read it in print, or not at all. Though the building has wifi, he doesn’t use it. “If you’re a procrastinator, which most writers are, it’s just a killer.” Online rabbit holes swallow whole days. “In the end, it’s better to be left with the inadequacies of your thoughts.” He gives himself a mock pep talk. “‘It’s just you and me now, brain.’”Today, the showrunner of Succession and co-creator of Peep Show is back at home, in walking distance of his workspace. He could be any London dad: 54, salt-and-pepper beard, summer striped T-shirt. But staying offline could feel like a statement too, given Armstrong is also the writer-director of Mountainhead, a film ab...

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35 h. ago MoD is accused of 'sickening cover up' after calls for a public inquiry into Chinook crash that killed 29 people including MI5 spies

EXCLUSIVE: A former British Army intelligence officer has accused the MoD of a 'cover up' after calls for a public inquiry into the fatal crash of RAF Chinhook ZD576 by families were rejected.

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4 d. ago Iraq War architect Condi Rice heaps praise on Trump admin for Iran strikes

Bush era official says bombing raid delivered ‘shot in the arm for American credibility’ but president unlikely to welcome applause from ‘neocon’ unpopular with his MAGA base

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5 d. ago New donation centre and shop from The Salvation Army officially opened its doors in Wishaw

The centre is equipped to accept a wide range of items, including large furniture pieces and electrical goods. With free on-site parking and a dedicated furniture collection service available for house calls, donating has never been easier for local residents.

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6 d. ago Armed police officers swoop after man is stabbed at rush hour near west London Tube station

Viral video on social media shows another assault at Earl’s Court 24 hours earlier

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6 d. ago The alarming rise of US officers hiding behind masks: ‘A police state’

Mike German, an ex-FBI agent, said immigration agents hiding their identities ‘highlights the illegitimacy of actions’Some wear balaclavas. Some wear neck gators, sunglasses and hats. Some wear masks and casual clothes.Across the country, armed federal immigration officers have increasingly hidden their identities while carrying out immigration raids, arresting protesters and roughing up prominent Democratic critics. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Who are JNIM, the jihadist ‘ghost enemy’ gaining momentum in the Sahel?

Islamist extremist group has capitalised on instability to control a swath of the regionThe scene is wearily familiar. It is dusk at a ramshackle military outpost, surrounded by miles of scrubby desert or on the outskirts of a major town.Suddenly, there is the sound of automatic rifle fire, and hundreds of men arriving on motorbikes, then explosions, screams, fire, smoke. The defenders flee or are killed. The attackers shout triumphant cries of “God is Greatest”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Explosive kills 7 Israeli soldiers in Gaza inside an armored vehicle, military says

Seven Israeli soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Tuesday when their armored vehicle was struck by an explosive, an Israeli military official said

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6 d. ago Several Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza after Hamas 'ambushes' them inside building

Seven Israeli soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis when their armored vehicle was struck by an explosive, an Israeli military official said Wednesday.

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1 week ago The Minnesota shootings illuminate the character of the Trump era | Sidney Blumenthal

The attacks on lawmakers and a US senator’s callous reaction tell a dark tale of modern AmericaIn the early morning of 14 June, according to authorities, Vance Luther Boelter, disguised as a police officer and wearing body armor and a face mask, drove his black Ford Explorer SUV, equipped with flashing lights, to the home of the Minnesota state senator John Hoffman. There, he shot Hoffman nine times, critically wounding him, and shot his wife eight times as, relatives say, she threw her body over her daughter to shield her. He next drove to the home of the former house speaker Melissa Hortman, forced his way in, and killed her and her husband, officials say.The police arrived and Boelter fled, abandoning his car. In it they allegedly discovered a “kill list” of dozens of federal and state Democratic officials, mostly from Minnesota but also prominent Democrats in other midwestern states, and the sites of women’s healthcare centers and Planned Parenthood donors. He left behind notebo...

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1 week ago Army’s delay in finding soldier’s body in barracks ‘unforgivable’ – widow

Lance Corporal Bernard Mongan’s decomposing body was discovered on January 23 2020 in his bedroom at Catterick Garrison.

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1 week ago Seven California men charged with ‘largest jewelry heist in US history’

Men allegedly stole $100m worth of gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds and luxury watches from an armored truckSeven men in southern California have been charged in connection with what federal authorities are calling the “largest jewelry heist in US history” after allegedly stealing approximately $100m worth of gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and luxury watches from an armored truck.The US attorney’s office for California’s central district revealed the charges in a news release on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The rise of local entrepreneurship: How small businesses are powering Yorkshire’s economic revival

As Yorkshire charts its course through a post-pandemic economy, a quiet revolution is taking place—not in corporate boardrooms, but on high streets, in market stalls, and behind home-office desks. Local entrepreneurs, armed with resilience, creativity, and digital tools, are breathing new life into communities and powering a grassroots economic revival that is reshaping the region’s future.

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2 w. ago Ice raids in LA continue as armed agents target immigrant communities

Mayor of Montebello, a suburb east of LA with 79% Latino population, said: ‘This is racial profiling’US immigration raids continued to target southern California communities in recent days, including at a popular flea market and in a Los Angeles suburb where US citizens were detained.On Saturday, as mass protests swept the nation, including tens of thousands demonstrating in LA, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents descended on a swap meet in Santa Fe Springs in southeast LA county. Video showed dozens of heavily armed, masked officers carrying out the raid before a scheduled concert at the long-running event that features vendors, food and entertainment every weekend Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tributes flood in to 'king' dad and former soldier who died age 39

Nathanael Hill, from Kirkby, was an armour officer in the air force and during his time he completed six tours of Iraq, four tours of Afghanistan and worked on Operation Red Flag

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2 w. ago Terrorist clad in body armour who tried to stab police officer to death and blow up van with molotov cocktail is jailed for life

Alexander Dighton, 28, knocked one officer unconscious and stabbed another in the leg when he launched an attack on Talbot Green Police Station in Rhondda Cynon Taf on January 31.

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2 w. ago Video shows moment terrorist lures police officers out of station to attack them with knives and hatchet

Alex Dighton was armed with poles, molotov cocktails and a knife when he attacked officers at Talbot Green police station leaving two needing hospital treatment

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2 w. ago Armoured thug stabbed officer and knocked another unconscious in police station attack

Dighton remarked in a police interview he did not consider the scope of damage, ‘merely that blood had to be spilt’

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2 w. ago Armed man who attacked officers outside police station jailed for life

Alexander Dighton was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday afternoon.

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2 w. ago Police issue update after armed officers descend near Greater Manchester bus station

A cordon was in place and two men were arrested

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