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Damian GrammaticasPolitical correspondentBloomberg via Getty ImagesThe proposed new embassy at Royal Mint Court would be the biggest in EuropeA group of Labour MPs have urged the government to reject China’s controversial plan to build a mega embassy in London, just days before the deadline for the decision.In a letter to Communities Secretary Steve Reed, the nine MPs raise security concerns about the proposed site, while warning it would be used to “step up intimidation” against dissidents.It come as local residents, who live in flats that are part of Royal Mint Court which Beijing wants to develop, say they are already…
Manchester United are dispensing with one interim manager and getting ready to appoint another who has the Ronaldo seal of approval. There’s also some absolute nonsense about Ayden/Angel Heaven… Fletch lives ‘Life moves fast at Manchester United,’ writes the BBC‘s reluctantly dedicated Manchester United man Simon Stone on Sunday. Damn right. It was literally only one day before when Stone was telling us that ‘Darren Fletcher has emerged as one of the big winners from a week of turmoil at Old Trafford’. Not sure a man who was given a two-game audition for the interim Manchester United job and…
On the heels of Mark Zuckerberg announcing that Meta’s former board member, Dina Powell McCormick, would be formally joining the company as president and vice chairman, the CEO has shared new details about her purview at the company. The executive will play a key role overseeing Meta’s sprawling infrastructure investments as part of a newly announced initiative called Meta Compute.”Meta is planning to build tens of gigawatts this decade, and hundreds of gigawatts or more over time,” Zuckerberg said in an update. “How we engineer, invest, and partner to build this infrastructure will become a strategic advantage.”Zuckerberg said that Meta’s…
Macquarie UniversityRanda Abdel-Fattah says a decision to exclude her from the Adelaide Festival was racistOne of Australia’s biggest cultural festivals has been left in disarray after a decision to disinvite a prominent Australian-Palestinian writer, triggering a massive backlash and mass exodus from fellow authors.The board of the Adelaide Festival last week said Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, a vocal critic of Israel, had been removed from its Writers’ Week lineup due to “sensitivities” after the shooting of 15 people – by gunmen allegedly inspired by the Islamic State militant group – at a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach in December.Though the Adelaide…
Head of the Armed Forces Sir Richard Knighton has said the UK is “not as ready as we need to be for the kind of full-scale conflict we might face”, as he avoided questions about a reported shortfall in the government’s defence spending plans.Last week, The Times and The Sun reported that the Ministry of Defence believes it will need an additional £28bn to meet its costs over the next four years, prompting a rewrite of the government’s defence investment plan.The plan was due in the autumn of last year but has been delayed.Speaking to the parliamentary Defence Committee, Sir…
The top three deals so far are Premier League signings, but Lazio have done some savvy business, even if their manager has never heard of their new striker… The January window is open and some clubs wasted no time in strengthening their ranks. Here are the biggest transfers in the world in January 2026… 1) Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth to Manchester City) £65m Always likely to the be the most hotly anticipated deal of the month since the world and his dog were aware of the winger’s £65million buy-out clause that had to be activated in the the first fortnight…
The peak time for deals on streaming services — the holiday shopping season — has come and gone, but Disney is back with a fresh offer for the new year. New and eligible returning subscribers can get one month of the ad-supported Disney+ Hulu bundle for just $10. That’s $3 off the usual monthly rate for the bundle, and more than 58 percent off if you consider the prices for each service individually (Disney+ at $12 per month and, separately, Hulu also at $12 per month).We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that this isn’t quite as good as the…
Nicholas Watt,Newsnight political editorandHarry SekulichBBCLord Mandelson has offered a personal apology to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein over his friendship with the convicted paedophile.The intervention by the former cabinet minister came after he faced criticism for limiting his apology over the weekend to an apology for system failures that let down the women.In a statement to BBC Newsnight on Monday evening, Lord Mandelson went further. He said: “Yesterday, I did not want to be held responsible for his [Jeffrey Epstein’s] crimes of which I was ignorant, not indifferent, because of the lies he told me and so many others.”I was…
Manchester United have chosen tactics over vibes but are treading familiar ground with the appointment of Michael Carrick, which is reportedly set to be announced within the next 48 hours. According to the Daily Mail, Carrick will become the Red Devils’ interim head coach for the remainder of the 2025/26 season, with a permanent successor to Ruben Amorim expected to be appointed in the summer. Michael Carrick to Man Utd: What to know Carrick met with Man Utd hierarchy last Thursday, Solskjaer on Saturday 17 remaining Premier League games only fixtures left in 2025/26 Top 5 finish the aim Red…
We learned that Lego and Pokémon would be joining forces and the first results of their partnership are here. Pre-orders for all three kits are open now, with an expected ship date of February 27. As one might have guessed from the lightning bolts on the previous promotional image, one of the debut pocket monsters getting the brick treatment is , complete with a Poké Ball. The 2,050-piece kit can be built to show Pikachu either leaping out of the open Poké Ball into battle or at rest staring up at the builder, closed Poké Ball between his paws. The…