UK ‘minded’ to intervene in Paramount’s $110bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery
Lisa Nandy to ask regulators to assess mega-merger involving Channel 5, CNN and TNT Sports on grounds of media plurality and competition
The best cool boxes and bags for camping, picnics and festivals
No more sour milk or sweaty cheese: these are the cool boxes that keep their chill when it matters
Florida woman swimming in river killed in rare alligator attack at state forest
Officials say 31-year-old woman’s arm was severed in attack at a river in Seminole county’s Little Big Econ forest
‘Humanity is a privilege’: Umar Khalid on his six years in an Indian jail without trial
Exclusive: Activist tells of his life as one of India’s most prominent political prisoners and his opposition to the government of Narendra Modi
Luigi Mangione’s federal trial now scheduled for January 2027 to not clash with state case
Mangione, accused of killing health executive Brian Thompson, has pleaded not guilty in state and federal cases
Prom night is here – and I have finally, decisively, turned into my mother
She always believed Halloween was an Americanism too far. What would she have thought about the rise of this US high school tradition in Britain, asks Zoe Williams
Ireland is big tech’s lapdog – and that compromises its EU presidency
The country is dependent on the global giants that call Dublin home. Irish ministers can’t be trusted to chair vital European digital sovereignty talks, says Irish civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan
Josh Burns says partner Georgie Purcell faces antisemitic abuse because he is Jewish, commission hears
The royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion hears how witnesses are subjected to hate speech amplified by misogyny
Supergirl: doggy distress, frontier justice and a new direction for superhero movies – discuss with spoilers
Craig Gillespie’s far-out adventure is something of a quirky oddity compared to bigger blockbuster outings – so why is it failing to fly at the box office?
A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – regal rockers and a fairy folk band strike up trouble
There’s much to love in Atri Banerjee’s fun staging, in particular Titania’s musical crew and a brilliant Bottom, but some of the wonder is missing
Trump administration targets California coastal agency in escalation of energy production fight
US commerce department accuses state of ‘environmental terrorism’ and plans to evaluate its coastal agency
Starmer warns Burnham not to borrow to fund defence as he reveals £15bn plan
The prime minister unveiled his long-awaited defence investment plan on Tuesday after months of delays