The Supreme Court won’t immediately allow the Trump administration to fire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office, instead delaying a decision until after they rule in two other high-profile firing cases
Everyone hates gas-powered leaf blowers. So why is it so hard to ban them?
The push to ban gas-powered leaf blowers has gained an unlikely figurehead: Cate Blanchett, the Australian actress. “Leaf blowers need to be eradicated from the face of the Earth,” she said in an interview in March. Her complaints have gone viral on TikTok and other social media platforms. “It’s a...
FEMA’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year
As 2025 draws to a close, the departure of the beleaguered acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, David Richardson, caps a tumultuous year for FEMA. In January, President Donald Trump took office and vowed to abolish the department. Though the administration subsequently slow-walked that proposal, its government-wide staffing...
Racing celebrates ‘Axe the Tax’ Budget campaign victory after Reeves spares sport
Duty for betting on horse racing unchanged at 15% ‘We want to maintain Britain’s place on world stage’ Charles Allen, the chair of the British Horseracing Authority, paid tribute on Wednesday to “everyone who has played their part across the sport” after the budget announcement by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves,...
The Spin | First-over destroyer Mitchell Starc deserves place among Australia’s greats
Kerry O’Keeffe has called the veteran left-armer ‘one of the most underrated cricketers Australia have produced’, and the figures back him up When I close my eyes at night, Mitchell Starc is at the top of his run. It might be punishment for forgetting to vote for him in the...
Players warned not to sign IPL-style Hundred deals in standoff with owners
Fears over direct-signings’ 12-month release clause PCA is contesting the plan of the franchise owners The Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) has advised players not to sign Hundred contracts for next season amid a dispute with the new franchise owners over their terms. In a supplementary process to the new IPL-style...
England deserve a tide of goodwill, yet somehow Jude Bellingham is still a target | Jonathan Liew
It’s hard to disagree with Ian Wright when he suggests the midfielder has been subjected to a timeworn double standard Sir Alex Ferguson was there. Bryan Robson was there. Eric Cantona was there. The manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær was there, and yet even as these four club legends sold the...
Adrian Newey to step up and lead Aston Martin as team principal next F1 season
Newey: ‘I have seen great talent within our team’ Current chief Andy Cowell to become strategy officer Adrian Newey, regarded as one of the best engineers in Formula One history, will become Aston Martin team principal next season. Newey committed his long-term future to Aston Martin in September 2024 after...
World Cup winner Abby Dow quits rugby in shock move to focus on career
England player opts to prioritise engineering over sport John Mitchell salutes ‘best right winger in world rugby’ The Rugby World Cup winner Abby Dow has announced her shock retirement from professional rugby, with the Red Roses head coach, John Mitchell, bemoaning the fact that England have lost “the best right...
Can Arne Slot revive this Frankenstein’s monster of a Liverpool side? | Barney Ronay
New players have come in, too many of them, and has meant a dilution of the collective will instilled by Klopp Before this game Arne Slot had announced that he was “almost confused”. Which does at least raise some tantalising questions. Mainly, what is this Liverpool team going to look...