The stories driving the news cycle this week. A rolling selection of the most-read pieces across business, politics, technology and culture.
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s 7.5-year sentence ends one chapter and opens another. As Springfield prepares for 2026 primaries, the question is whether the Madigan machine’s residual network can still deliver, and whether anyone wants to be seen accepting its help.
The Gateway Pundit is a Missouri-based right-wing news website founded in 2004 by Jim Hoft. We explain its background, its place on the conservative web and the defamation litigation that pushed it into bankruptcy in 2024.
The Drudge Report is one of the longest-running political news aggregators on the open web. We trace it from its 1995 e-mail-list origins to its 2020-era political shift and the questions about its current ownership.
A federal jury in Chicago convicted the man who ran Illinois politics for nearly four decades on ten counts including bribery and wire fraud, ending one of the most consequential public-corruption trials in the state’s history.
A Manhattan federal judge handed New Jersey’s former senior senator one of the longest corruption sentences ever imposed on a sitting US lawmaker, citing the scale and brazenness of a foreign-influence scheme that involved gold bars and a Mercedes-Benz.
David Cremona, the commodore of the Royal Malta Yacht Club, has joined forces with South African businessman James Ramsay to develop high-end apartments on the Ta’ Xbiex seafront in Malta. Cremona, son of Lt. Col. Anthony Cremona of the Royal Malta A...
The former congressman from New York’s third district admitted to defrauding donors, lying on Federal Election Commission filings, and stealing the identities of relatives and supporters. The mandatory minimum on the identity-theft count is two years.
A Vienna criminal court found Austria’s former chancellor guilty of giving false testimony to a parliamentary inquiry, handing down an eight-month suspended sentence in a verdict that drew limited international attention despite the political weight of the case.
The increase in pay for Shell's CEO, who received £9.7 million last year after the business posted record profits as a result of rising energy prices worldwide, was 53%. Ben van Beurden, the chief executive for 2022, received a salary hike up from £...
High street newsagent chain WH Smith has revealed it was the subject of a cyber attack in which hackers gained access to corporate data. The retailer said that information about both current and previous employees was accessible to hackers. It empha...
A "new and improved" salary offer from Network Rail is being submitted to the members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers' union (RMT) for a vote. The union declared on Tuesday night that it was postponing the strikes that were scheduled to o...
As part of an investment initiative for all of Europe, Starbucks has revealed intentions to open 100 new outlets in the UK over the next 12 months. The US coffee business, which already has just over 1,000 locations in the nation, said that as part o...
Russia's war in Ukraine has dominated G20 deliberations, with hosts India warning that the intense tensions will prevent a joint declaration. Antony Blinken, US secretary of state, said Russia's "unprovoked and illegitimate war" had destroyed the sum...
According to FBI Director Christopher Wray, the agency thinks Covid-19 "most likely" came from a "China government-controlled lab." He told Fox News that "the FBI has long believed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a probable lab even...
Those who lease new electric car are "overcharged" by hundreds of pounds per month, according to new research. Clean transportation group Transport & Environment says that companies don't price their cars to reflect the high resale value of cars...
On Monday, China indicated it wanted to talk and find a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian situation, despite American concerns that Beijing would transfer weapons to Russia. On Telegram, Mayor Oleksandr Symshyshyn reported air-raid sirens in Kyiv a...
The largest four-day working week trial in history has been deemed a success, with the majority of the participating businesses declaring they will continue to offer a shorter week. The trial, which ran for six months starting in June of last year, ...
Instagram and Facebook are 'doing a Twitter' and introducing a blue tick verification system, according to parent firm Meta. The monthly fee for Meta Verified will be $11.99 (£9.96) for web users and $14.99 for iPhone users. This week, it will be acc...
The former US President Jimmy Carter has stopped receiving medical treatment and is receiving hospice care at his Georgia home, according to his foundation. The Carter Center said: "He will spend his remaining time at home with his family." The 98-ye...
The regional airline Flybe, which entered administration last month, will be shut down after all efforts to find a rescuer for the company were unsuccessful. According to media gossip, Air France-KLM and the German airline Lufthansa were among the p...
Vue International, the largest privately held cinema chain in Europe, has secured financial support from its new investors to help put together a takeover bid against struggling rival Cineworld. According to industry gossip, funds under the manageme...
Castore, the British sportswear company supported by Sir Andy Murray, is in discussions with investors about a $200 million fundraise as it steps up its competition with Adidas and Nike on a worldwide scale. According to media reports, the Mancheste...
The sovereign wealth fund of Qatar is considering purchasing a small minority share in a Premier League team, with Manchester United being of most interest. Although a full takeover of an English team is not currently anticipated, the Qatar Investme...
Early official numbers indicate that the economy narrowly averted recession in the second half of last year, despite growth taking a dramatic turn in December as a result of strikes and a shortage of Premier League games. According to the Office for ...
