Are we doomscrolling our way into a democratic crisis? That’s what the playwright James Graham fears may be happening, as he suggests that our algorithms have led us into ‘a massive crisis of the new’ and are preventing us from imagining a different future Watch the full episode with James Graham here . INK will be released in UK cinemas on 8 January 2027 Aditya suggested reading (and watching) list for James Graham: Dear England : about England’s football team Sherwood : mentioned in the conver
Towns and even city centres face being left as “postal deserts” after it emerged that more than a third of post offices within the troubled TG Jones chain are closing. So far this year 36 branches within the high street chain formerly known as WH Smith have closed and a further 34 are set to close by early 2027, according to Post Office records analysed by the Guardian. TG Jones was bought and renamed by Modella last year. Before the private equity group’s restructure won approval from creditors
Most levelling up projects are not finished, years after funds were allocated, highlighting how ambitious Conservative promises of quick progress on regional equality have faltered. Data released under freedom of information laws and manually reviewed by the Guardian found 821 levelling up projects out of 1,347 were yet to be finalised as of May this year. Across the UK, 73 council areas that had a bid for a project accepted were yet to see a single one fully completed. The Guardian has identifi
A little before lunchtime each working day across Spain, evidence of one of the lingering, if less notorious, legacies of the Franco dictatorship is carefully traced in chalk, marker pen and printer ink. Beckoning to hungry workers from blackboards, whiteboards and pieces of paper hastily taped to windows, the competitively priced menú del día, or daily set-price lunch, has been part of everyday Spanish life for more than half a century. But while 4m menús are still served each weekday, Spain is
Talk about beyond the pale! New Jersey's notorious "Tan Mom" claims federal immigration agents nearly slapped her in handcuffs after questioning her American citizenship, allegedly because of the famously deep tan that made her a tabloid sensation. Patricia Krentcil recounted the bizarre encounter during an appearance on the "Light. Tan. Up." podcast alongside actor Tom Arnold, claiming U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents stopped her as she left a restaurant with girlfriends. C
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France will deploy about 70,000 police around the country on Saturday as the government seeks to prevent more civil unrest after some of the worst street violence in years erupted on the fringes of cost-of-living protests last weekend. The interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, said on Friday the security forces would include elite units usually used for counter-terrorism operations and hostage rescues, adding that there had been social media calls for violence from “ultra-left” groups. “We are not t
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Greg Bovino was the public face of the controversial immigration enforcement operation in the city earlier this year.
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The Trump administration has made the pursuit of noncitizen voters a priority in the run-up to the midterms.
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Calls for change present a challenge to President Lula in the second round of the election on Sunday.
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BBC Verify has tracked dozens of AI ads to assess how they are being used by campaigns in the midterms.
