Brits may have to hand over social media profiles to visit US December 10, 2025 US officials will vet the social media activity of Brits travelling into the US as President Trump increasingly turns his fire on a “decaying” and “weak” Europe. Those planning to visit on short term Esta visas would have to give personal details of family members, including dates and places of birth, and phone numbers used [...]
Meet the antinatalists who say having children is ‘cruel and unethical’ December 4, 2025 An increasingly vocal group says having children is at best selfish and at worst a moral crime. Cosmic Thapa meets the antinatalists When we arrive at Speakers’ Corner, an ambulance is parked on the pavement, its blue lights flashing over the crowd as police patrol the perimeter. Preachers balance on step stools waving holy books [...]
The best short haul Christmas break is not where you think December 2, 2025 Vilnius in Lithuania blends modern Christmas traditions with a strong heritage for the festive season. Daniel Edward gets into the spirit Vilnius is this year’s European Christmas Capital and with three daily flights from London, it’s an easy festive getaway. So I hopped on LOT’s evening flight from London City Airport to join the city’s [...]
World is scariest it’s been since Cold War, BAE Systems boss warns December 2, 2025 The world is “probably the scariest it’s been” since the Cold War, the chief financial officer of FTSE 100 defence giant BAE Systems has warned. Brad Greve said the governments BAE Systems supplies “see a risk environment that’s unprecedented” and that the company’s “mission of protecting those who protect us is more important than it [...]
Revolut co-founder Nik Storonsky changes his name as new ID rules introduced November 17, 2025 The co-founder of Revolut has changed his name on Companies House ahead of the introduction of new identity verification rules. Nik Storonsky has changed the spelling of his official name as a Revolut director to Nik Storonskiy, corporate filings show, in a move thought to align the spelling with how it appears on other official [...]
The Capitalist: Return of Simpson’s Tavern hailed by Farage November 13, 2025 Nigel Farage said the absence of sausages on the side was a small price to pay for the return of Simpson's Tavern.
Forget Russia, China and North Korea – Britain’s no 1 enemy is bureaucracy November 13, 2025 Ukraine has proved that the side that can innovate fastest and deliver lethality at the lowest costs will win, writes Blythe Crawford During this week of Remembrance, as we honour those who gave their lives for our security and values, Europe faces a stark awakening. Russia has escalated missile and drone assaults across Ukraine, struck [...]
Can the government force the Abramovich Chelsea money to go to Ukraine? November 8, 2025 This week former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich hit out at the UK government over their handling of the proceeds from the sale of the Blues to a Todd Boehly-fronted consortium, describing the process as “paralysing”. Around £2.3bn is sitting frozen in a bank account with the two parties at odds over whether Ukraine, or “all” [...]
Abramovich hits out at UK government over frozen £2.3bn Chelsea proceeds November 5, 2025 Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has criticised the government over moves that have “paralysed” his £2.3bn windfall from the sale of the Premier League club. Following the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian billionaire sold the Stamford Bridge club to a consortium fronted by American Todd Boehly, with the proceeds placed in a frozen bank account [...]
Zohran Mamdani’s victory must be a wake-up call to freedom’s defenders November 5, 2025 The election of Zohran Mamdani signal the start of the anti-capitalist backlash. It must not be allowed to succeed, says Rainer Zitelmann The election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City sends a powerful message worldwide. In the very heart of global capitalism, a socialist has won. Frank Sinatra once sang in his [...]