Convicted fraudster was introduced as Farage’s chief of staff, says ex-Reform candidate 09. July 2026 (16:05) Exclusive: Questions grow over George Cottrell’s role as party says he has never held an official positionUK politics live – latest updatesWhy is Farage quitting as an MP, only to stand again?George Cottrell was routinely introduced as Nigel Farage’s chief of staff before the 2024 election despite denials that he had any official role, according to a Reform UK candidate who stood aside for the party leader.Others who have been closely involved in the party have also claimed Cottrell arranged the Land Rovers that ferried Reform’s newly elected MPs to parliament, and that he covered the cost of a fundraising lunch with potential donors before the national vote. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Legionnaires’ outbreak rocks New York as experts warn of rising climate threat 09. July 2026 (16:00) Officials say climate crisis ‘worsening our exposure’ to bacteria as at least 28 people sickened in ManhattanA New York outbreak of legionnaires’ disease, a rare but severe form of pneumonia, highlights the microbe’s growing and disproportionate impacts in a warming climate.At least 28 people have been sickened in an outbreak on the Upper East Side, a wealthy neighborhood between Central Park and the East River in Manhattan. Health department officials, seeking to stop the outbreak, have sampled water from nearly 160 building cooling towers to test for the bacteria. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Flight of fancy: San Francisco moves to build private luxury airport terminal 09. July 2026 (16:00) City seeking bids to build and operate separate terminal, following Los Angeles, London and other citiesSick of the TSA lines? Tired of playing musical chairs at the gate? Rather sit as far from your fellow airplane passengers for as long as possible, in the comfort of your own private, luxury airport terminal?Soon you may get your wish. And San Francisco international airport wants to be your genie – for a fee. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Rupert Lowe sparks outrage with comments on Dunblane massacre 09. July 2026 (15:57) The Restore leader incorrectly told the world’s biggest podcaster there was just ‘one murder’ during the school massacre in which 16 children died.(London News)
