Author: James Carter

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has received £20 million in donations from cryptocurrency investors since the last general election, according to an analysis of Electoral Commission data, with crypto-linked funding now accounting for almost 60% of the party’s total donations amid a growing government crackdown on political funding transparency. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has received £20 million in donations from individuals associated with cryptocurrency since the 2024 general election, according to an analysis of Electoral Commission data. The figures show that around 60% of the right-wing, Eurosceptic party’s total funding since the start of 2024 has come from wealthy individuals connected…

Two protesters were removed from Donald Trump’s rally in Myrtle Beach on Friday after one interrupted the president while wearing a T-shirt bearing an explicit anti-paedophile message, as Trump campaigned for Sen. Darline Graham ahead of South Carolina’s closely watched Republican Senate runoff. President Donald Trump’s rally at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center on August 21 was briefly disrupted when two protesters were escorted from the venue, according to White House press pool reports and journalists covering the event. The first interruption came during Trump’s speech, when a man wearing a shirt stating “KILL YOUR LOCAL PEDOPHILE” began disrupting the…

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank have announced that their newborn daughter, born in Lisbon two weeks ago, has been named Adelaide Elizabeth Annina Brooksbank, making her the first of the couple’s children to be born outside the UK. Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank have revealed the name of their third child, born two weeks ago. Taking to Instagram, Eugenie announced that the couple’s newborn daughter would be named Adelaide Elizabeth Annina Brooksbank. In her post, Eugenie explained the significance behind the choice, writing that Adelaide had been “named after three people we love and admire past and present, including her…

UK economic growth slowed to 0.4% in the second quarter of the year, official figures show, as warm weather and World Cup-related spending helped cushion the impact of rising energy costs linked to the ongoing conflict stemming from the US war on Iran. The UK economy grew by 0.4% in the second quarter of the year, down from 0.6% in the first quarter, according to the latest official figures. Monthly GDP data showed the economy expanded by 0.3% in June alone, driven largely by the services sector, unusually warm weather and the start of the football World Cup. The slowdown…

Sky News host Peta Credlin has criticised Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after it emerged he used a parliamentary allowance to bill taxpayers more than $2,500 to fly his wife and adult son to Canberra for Budget night, arguing the pair should have covered their own travel costs. Peta Credlin has criticised Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for billing taxpayers to fly his wife and adult son to Canberra for Budget night, arguing the family should have paid their own way. Speaking on News24 on Thursday, Credlin said she was stunned by revelations, first reported by the Daily Mail, that Albanese had…

President Donald Trump has attacked a federal appeals court ruling that halted construction of his planned $400 million White House ballroom, after judges upheld an injunction won by a historic preservation group over the demolition of the building’s East Wing. Donald Trump has hit out at a US appeals court decision blocking his $400 million (£297 million) White House ballroom project, after the Trump administration was ordered to stop construction on the site of the building’s demolished East Wing. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump described the ballroom as “desperately needed,” “totally secure” and said it was…

Author JK Rowling has hit out at Labour MP Samantha Niblett after she used a holiday video to criticise new statutory guidance on single-sex spaces, with Rowling suggesting the clip belongs in a “Museum of Female Treachery” as the exchange reignites Labour’s internal divisions over transgender rights and sex-based protections. JK Rowling has criticised Labour MP Samantha Niblett after the South Derbyshire MP used a video filmed on holiday to attack the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s updated guidance on single-sex spaces. Responding on X, Rowling wrote that the video should be “preserved in a Museum of Female Treachery so…

US intelligence officials have warned that Russia could send an unmarked armed group to occupy NATO territory within weeks, according to a Wall Street Journal report, marking a significant shift from previous assessments as Western forces report a sharp rise in Russian probing activity along the alliance’s borders. Russia could send an armed group to occupy NATO territory within weeks, according to a warning from US intelligence. The assessment, reported by The Wall Street Journal, marks a notable departure from previous thinking within US intelligence circles, which had held that Vladimir Putin would avoid provoking NATO directly while Russian forces…

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has accused GB News co-owner Paul Marshall of tripling his hedge fund’s investments in fossil fuel companies to £2.1 billion, branding the broadcaster a “propaganda channel cashing in on destroying our future” in a post that has reignited scrutiny of the media mogul’s business interests. Green Party leader Zack Polanski has accused Paul Marshall, co-owner of GB News, of significantly increasing his hedge fund’s exposure to fossil fuel companies, in a post shared on X. According to Polanski, Marshall’s investment firm tripled its holdings in oil and gas companies during the first quarter of 2026,…

Britain’s national debt has surpassed £3 trillion for the first time in the country’s history, according to estimates from the Taxpayers’ Alliance, with the campaign group describing the level of borrowing as “out of control” and warning that the Government is adding to the debt pile at a rate of more than £4,000 every second. Britain’s national debt has topped £3 trillion for the first time, according to estimates from the Taxpayers’ Alliance, which believes the historic threshold was crossed in recent days based on the current trajectory of Government spending. The figure equates to more than £100,000 for every…