Everyone knows that Twitter is a sewer. It’s also a terrible newspaper editor and a lousy campaign manager. Paul Begala knows something about the last of those. Begala has had his highs and lows as a campaign strategist — he once lost a student-government election at the University of Texas to an imaginary cartoon figure called Hank the Hallucination, but […]

Boris Johnson considers making criminals ‘earn’ their release from prison with good behaviour in new crackdown on crime Prime minister poised to announce plans to expand stop and search powers New report by former policing minister proposes end to automatic jail release Prisoners are normally released automatically at the half-way point of sentence Boris Johnson is considering plans to make criminals […]

A £25MILLION Holocaust memorial outside Parliament is set to be rejected by planners following complaints it could spoil the view. The monument and education centre in Victoria Gardens, next to the Palace of Westminster, has been slammed by residents and heritage groups since plans were unveiled in 2015. Now Westminster City Council has revealed “the application was heading towards an […]

Student, 21, and her boyfriend, 23, are ‘banned from an Air Asia flight from the Philippines’ and left stranded at the airport over her severe nut allergy Jade Cosgrove, 21, and her boyfriend Dave King, 23, were removed from the flight from the Philippines to Bali Miss Cosgrove refused to sign a waiver absolving Air Asia from responsibility if she […]

US and Canada intercepts Russian bomber jets for the FIFTH time this year after two are identified north of the Alaska coast NORAD intercepted two Russian bomber aircraft near Alaska on Thursday Tu-95 Bear jets were in Alaskan and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zone Two F-22 and two CF-18 fighter aircraft supported by an E-3 Sentry, a KC-135 Stratotanker and […]

WELL, that’s one in the eye for the Remainers who think Brexit is all about pulling up the drawbridge. Boris’s announcement that — once we’ve left — the UK will welcome the best and brightest science minds from around the world is a real commitment to a truly Global Britain. It marks an end to the absurd state of affairs […]

Met Police chief who led botched inquiry into false VIP paedophile claims by fantasist ‘Nick’ is on ethics board at UK’s version of the FBI  Police chief Steve Rodhouse is on an ethics board at National Criminal Agency Rodhouse was involved in a string of high-profile controversies through career He led botched child sex abuse investigation after allegations from Carl […]

Police hunting for missing Nora Quoirin, 15, seek advice about the chances of ‘jungle spirits’ playing role in her disappearance Top Malaysian officers looking for Nora have sought advice on ‘jungle spirits’  Local folklore dictates that mystical spirits roam the country’s vast jungles Officers involved in the search said that police had to ‘pay respect’ to the idea The tradition […]

Aug 8 (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc reported lower-than-expected revenue for the second quarter on Thursday, sending shares down 12% as the largest U.S. ride-hailing company failed to show expected benefits of easing price competition. Uber’s net loss also widened to $5.24 billion, or $4.72 per share, in the quarter ended June 30 from $878 million, or $2.01 per share, […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said no one is authorized to speak to Iran on behalf of the United States, and he accused French President Emmanuel Macron of sending “mixed signals” to Tehran over possible talks. “I know Emmanuel means well, as do all others, but nobody speaks for the United States but the United States itself,” […]