Month: September 2025

Trump diverted and forced to swap helicopters on way to Stansted

4 hours ago Thomas Mackintosh Story Picture Agency The helicopter carrying US President Donald Trump was forced to divert to Luton Airport as he finished his state visit to the UK. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said “due to…

Chris Mason: Delight and relief in government after state visit

1 hour ago Chris MasonPolitical editor BBC The prime minister and his team are delighted – and relieved. State visits are far from a new tool in the British armoury of soft power, but they are frequently a useful one…

Why France is at risk of becoming the new sick man of Europe

2 hours ago Hugh SchofieldParis correspondent BBC Some people in France were upset to learn this week that their political chaos was being laughed at… by the Italians. In less than two years France has gone through five prime ministers,…

MI6 launches dark web portal to attract spies in Russia

4 hours ago Frank GardnerSecurity correspondent, Istanbul, and Thomas Mackintosh BBC MI6 is launching its own dedicated portal on the dark web in the hope of attracting new spies online, notably from Russia. Secure messaging platform Silent Courier aims to…

AI startup Nscale came out of nowhere and is blowing away Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

In this article NVDA Nscale, the UK-headquartered AI infrastructure provider. Courtesy: Nscale Two years ago, Nscale was a brand new startup in the U.K. that had yet to raise any outside funding or officially announce its existence. Last year the…

Huawei touts ‘world’s most powerful’ AI chip cluster as Nvidia’s China challenges mount

A person walks past a display of an Atlas 900 AI cluster at the Huawei stand during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference at the Shanghai World Expo and Convention Center in Shanghai on July 28, 2025. Hector Retamal | Afp…

‘Resistance is when I put an end to what I don’t like’: The rise and fall of the Baader-Meinhof gang | Jason Burke

Police men beat unarmed demonstrators with batons in Frankfurt, 1976. Photograph: Dpa Picture Alliance/Alamy In the 1970s, the radical leftwing German terrorist organisation may have spread fear through public acts of violence – but its inner workings were characterised by…

It’s come to this: Keir Starmer is now just the warm-up act for Nigel Farage | Aditya Chakrabortty

Illustration: Sebastien Thibault/The Guardian Illustration: Sebastien Thibault/The Guardian OpinionFar right It’s come to this: Keir Starmer is now just the warm-up act for Nigel Farage Aditya Chakrabortty As Labour flounders and dabbles in the politics of hatred to gain a…

One Battle After Another review – Paul Thomas Anderson’s thrillingly helter-skelter counterculture caper

Fried … Leonardo DiCaprio in One Battle After Another. Photograph: Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures Fried … Leonardo DiCaprio in One Battle After Another. Photograph: Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures Film Review One Battle After Another review – Paul Thomas Anderson’s thrillingly…

‘I’m taking life day by day, year by year’: Tennis legend Bjorn Borg on cancer diagnosis

‘Day by day, year by year’ – Borg on cancer diagnosis Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bjorn Borg won 66 singles titles, including 11 majors, before retiring aged 25 Published 9 hours ago Tennis legend Bjorn Borg says he takes…