Politics
Muslim pupil loses High Court challenge against school’s prayer rituals ban
The student took legal action over the policy at Michaela Community School in north London.
Sunak faces revolt as MPs prepare to debate ‘smokefree generation’ plans
MPs will have a free vote on the Prime Minister’s flagship policy of banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born after January 1 2009.
Sir Ed Davey apologises to Alan Bates over ‘arm’s length’ comment in 2010 letter
Mr Bates had labelled the former postal affairs minister’s words ‘offensive’ and disappointing’.
Twitter (X) may start charging new users to post, Elon Musk says
The billionaire owner of the social media platform appeared to confirm it will begin charging all new users to interact with content on the site.
MPs reject amendment protecting victims of modern slavery from deportation to Rwanda
Veteran Conservative backbencher Sir Bill Cash urged peers to “calm down” and described their amendments as “ridiculous”.
Liz Truss refuses to rule out standing for Tory leadership in future
Ms Truss signalled she was supportive of Donald Trump returning to the White House, suggesting it ‘has to be’ him.
Reform UK candidate dropped for possessing indecent images of children
Another (now dropped) parliamentary candidate claimed that London is a "third world s***hole" because there are "no whites running" the city.
BBC’s Nick Robinson responds to ‘controversy’ over Israel comments
The BBC journalist said Israel had murdered "tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians" during an interview with Lord Cameron.
A Flood Of AI-Generated Books Threatens To Drown Legitimate Authors
Global bestselling indie author RR Haywood warns that artificial intelligence is being increasingly used by hustlers to churn out books online, with potentially dire consequences for legitimate authors.