Month: January 2026

Book The Crown’s Silence details how crown profited from and protected trade in enslaved African people for centuriesMPs, experts and campaigners have called on King Charles to make a formal apology for transatlantic slavery, after research highlighted how the British crown and Royal Navy extended and protected the trade in enslaved African people for hundreds of years.The king has previously expressed “personal sorrow” at the suffering caused by slavery and […]

Exclusive: Ben Goldsmith will work on issues including fishing and green belt preservation to attract green ToriesBen Goldsmith, the veteran Conservative environmentalist and ally of Boris Johnson, has been approached to write Reform UK’s policies on nature, as Nigel Farage’s party attempts to make inroads with voters put off by his stance on the climate crisis.Goldsmith will work with the Reform leader and his policy adviser James Orr on policies […]

The Institute for Public Policy Research also argues that tech companies must pay publishers for content they useAI-generated news should carry “nutrition” labels and tech companies must pay publishers for the content they use, according to a left-of-centre thinktank, amid rising use of the technology as a source for current affairs.The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said AI firms were rapidly emerging as the new “gatekeepers” of the internet […]

Older men seen as ‘gaining wisdom’ but women must keep looking younger or be ‘idiosyncratic’, review hearsOlder women disappear from presenting roles across the BBC while older men are regarded as “gaining gravitas and wisdom”, according to an internal review of the broadcaster’s record on representation.A “noticeable mismatch” in the number of staff and freelance male and female presenters over the age of 60 was uncovered by the review. Continue […]

Melissa McIntosh, who claims Always Was Tonight violated ABC charter, has been dubbed the ‘Liberal party fun police’ by the GreensFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition has complained to the ABC over Tony Armstrong’s one-off special, which took aim at colonialism and racism against Indigenous Australians.The shadow communications minister, Melissa McIntosh, has sent a letter of […]

Hastie concedes he does not have support needed to become leader while a source says ‘question of when, not if’ Taylor will mount a challenge to LeyAndrew Hastie has confirmed he won’t contest the Liberal party leadership, clearing the path for fellow rightwinger Angus Taylor to challenge Sussan Ley.After Hastie ended a week of a speculation with a statement on Friday that confirmed he would not put up his hand, […]

Numerous US military assets in the Gulf region are 'within the range of our medium-range missiles', Iran warns.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article