Conservatives will attempt to block Chagos deal over China spying fears October 18, 2025 Conservative MPs will launch a last-ditch attempt to block the Chagos Islands deal next week due to fears it will be used by China to spy on the UK. First reported in the Telegraph, the Tories plan to force a vote in Parliament over whether to effectively end the deal by holding up payments to [...]
On this day: Fox News hits our screens October 7, 2025 On this day in 1996, Rupert Murdoch launched Fox News Channel and changed the American news landscape, writes Eliot Wilson.
On this day: The Bill of Rights is set in motion September 29, 2025 On this day in 1789, the Bill of Rights was sent to the states for ratification. With the right to free speech still hotly contested 300 years later, Eliot Wilson goes back to the start.
US financial firms pledge investment into the UK before Trump visit September 13, 2025 US financial firms have announced investments in the UK worth £1.25 billion before Donald Trump’s state visit next week. Citi Group has confirmed it will invest £1.1 billion across its UK operations, while S&P Global will put £4 million into their Manchester offices. PayPal has confirmed a £150 million investment in product innovations and growth [...]
US VC pulls out of Oxford Union event over incoming president’s comments September 12, 2025 A top US venture capitalist has pulled out of an event at the debating society Oxford Union after its president-elect appeared to have cheered the death of Charlie Kirk, a rightwing US free speech activist. Josh Wolfe, co-founder of VC firm Lux Capital, said he had withdrawn from the event after the Oxford Union’s next [...]
Standard Chartered shares struggle to rebound after US lawmaker triggered $3bn sell-off August 18, 2025 Shares in Standard Chartered inched higher on Monday, but failed to fully recover from a dramatic sell-off at the end of last week that was triggered by a United States congresswoman. The bank’s stock nudged up by one percent as markets opened, reaching 1,319.50. But, this remained far below the 1,407 price point prior to [...]
On this day: The special relationship is born with the Atlantic Charter August 14, 2025 On this day in 1941, Churchill and Roosevelt made a joint statement that would come to be known as the Atlantic Charter - and the start of the special relationship.
Turnberry should host another Open, says Donald Trump’s son July 30, 2025 Donald Trump’s son says the US President “deserves” to have his Turnberry golf course host another Open Championship. Turnberry in South Ayrshire last hosted The Open in 2009, five years before President Trump bought the celebrated golf resort. “It deserves it, and I truly think that my father’s been a guy who also deserves it,” [...]
Trump threat to block Washington Commanders stadium ‘is serious’ July 22, 2025 President Donald Trump means business when he says he could block the relocation of the NFL’s Washington Commanders, according to the White House. “The president was serious,” said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt when asked about Trump’s threat to stop the Washington Commanders from building a new stadium if the team doesn’t go back [...]
Fifa ignoring 2026 World Cup human rights concerns, say groups July 3, 2025 Fifa, football’s world governing body, has been accused of failing to “meaningfully address” concerns raised by human rights groups about US immigration policy ahead of next summer’s men’s World Cup. A letter signed by 90 groups urges Fifa president Gianni Infantino, who has adopted the slogan “football unites the world”, to publicly press the Trump [...]