The end of Maga as we know it
But when it came to the 2026 midterm elections, he was firmly back in the Democrats' column. "I'm not happy with the Iran war," said Bakir, 41, a financial adviser who served with the US military in Afghanistan. "The…
Rise of the ‘schooligans’: how a wave of antisocial behaviour threatens non-league football
They have arrived in Chester for their team's National League North fixture and have hailed taxis, determined to make their presence felt at the ground. But word appears to have got out about their arrival. As one car…
Full list of Lloyds and Halifax banks shutting this month and into 2027
More than 20 Lloyds Bank branches shut in October, while a further 31 locations were closed across the country earlier in the year. Lloyds Banking Group is also closing branches of its other franchises, including…
Who is Stephen Miller, ‘reckless’ MAGA loyalist set to run Trump’s White House
On Friday, Susie Wiles became the first to go, with the President announcing his chief of staff would move into a new role within his political operation. Her replacement: Stephen Miller, one of Trump’s longest-serving…
Here’s what I wish I’d prepped during my 24-hour blackout
Last month, the Government published advice encouraging households to “take small, simple steps to stay prepared in an emergency” that could “affect services like power, water, and the internet”. This emergency could be…
What Labour insiders really thought of Russell Brand’s notorious Ed Miliband interview
It showed the then Labour leader, Ed Miliband , getting into a car outside a house in Shoreditch, east London. What made the picture headline news was the owner of the property: one Russell Brand . Once the photo had…
After 13 years working in TV, I know this doesn’t end with Russell Brand
Everyone had received the same breaking news notification: “ Russell Brand convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault.” I checked my phone, saw The i Paper’s notification and squealed myself. It was collective…
What’s the point? Ten years after the Paris treaty, are climate talks getting anywhere?
Ahead of the 2025 climate summit, in the Amazonian port of Belém last year, the Brazilian hosts had taken off the table the issue that most had assumed would be at its heart: concrete plans from each country laying out…
‘My thought was always: he will be killed next’: Sonia Gandhi on marrying into an Indian political dynasty and her husband’s assassination
"Oh, I don't know that I would say it's an extraordinary story," she says, shifting uncomfortably. It's hard to reconcile this modest characterisation with the course her life has taken over the last 79 years. Born to a…
Stephen Fry ‘not looking where he was going’ before stage fall, companies say
Read our privacy notice . Sir Stephen Fry was “not looking where he was going” when he fell off the stage at the O2 Arena , companies defending against his legal claim at the High Court have said. The actor and…