Broadcasters too reliant on vox pop interviews and failing to challenge politicians, says study | Politics

Broadcasters are letting down voters by relying on so-called vox pop interviews and failing to scrutinise political claims during election campaigns, according to researchers. The study by Cardiff University looked at how... Read more »

Streeting says he resigned because Labour ‘in fight of our lives against nationalism’, and is currently losing – as it happened | Politics

Streeting’s resignation speech – snap verdict In many respects that was a very good speech – inspiring, emotional, well crafted. Many politicians have delivered speeches about how the generational contract has been... Read more »

Donegal Rose Emma Nelis on family, disability awareness and her hopes for Tralee

New Donegal Rose Emma Nelis says family, young people and a deep love of her home county will guide her journey to Tralee. The 24-year-old Gartan woman was crowned Donegal Rose for... Read more »

Ukrainian cement exports to EU almost blocked at start of second stage of CBAM

Ukrainian cement exports to the EU are almost blocked during the implementation of the second stage of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Our country must take a proactive stance in supporting... Read more »

Reeves to promise free summer bus rides for children and food tariff cuts in living costs package | Economics

Rachel Reeves is to promise free summer bus rides for children and cut tariffs on some food imports, as part of a package of measures aimed at easing the costs of the... Read more »

UK struggles to reassure Ukraine after easing new sanctions on Russian oil | Ukraine

The UK was last night desperately trying to reassure Kyiv its new sanctions policy on Russia did not weaken restrictions, after Ukrainian officials warned the change could help Moscow fund its war... Read more »

Badenoch says Labour ‘just want a better salesman’. It would be a good start | Labour party leadership

Net migration down by three-quarters, the biggest fall in NHS waiting lists for 17 years, knife crime cut by 10%, the economy growing the fastest in the G7, rising wages, energy bills... Read more »

The Interview: Andreea Wade quits VC to fix AI’s invisible plumbing problem

After exiting Opening.io to iCIMS and spending two years on the investor side as a partner at Delta, Andreea Wade is back in the founder seat, and this time the moonshot is... Read more »

Day 1,545: Ukraine launches largest drone attack of war on Moscow and surrounding region

Ukraine launches the largest drone attack of the war on Moscow and the surrounding region. Ukraine designs its own precision glide bomb, and it’s now ready for combat. Ukraine regains control of... Read more »

Germany records high numbers of online child abuse cases

In a touching image, posted by influencers on the social media platform Instagram, a baby lies on its stomach, sleeping, arms and legs stretched out, relaxed. Parents publicly share photos like these along... Read more »