BREAKING: Political funding from British citizens living abroad should be capped at about £300,000 a year and donations in cryptocurrency temporarily banned, a government review has recommended.

Trump's touch carries the stench of death. His allies across Europe are getting hammered in the shadow of Iran: Spain, France, Slovenia, Italy. Suddenly the European far-right looks vulnerable inews.co.uk/opinion/sten...

“There’s talent everywhere, and things like this are a good way to showcase it” - Emily Pilbeam talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk ahead of BBC 6 Music festival www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

The lawsuit concerned allegations that Meta covered up its platforms’ impact on children's mental health and its knowledge of child exploitation online.

What a VERY special weekend we have in store for sure! 50 years of The Fall at Band on the Wall, Manchester, 5-7 June. Walks, Talks, Music, Film, Exhibition, Performance & more! All details & Weekend Passes here: tinyurl.com/y7xexv9s We canNOT wait! 👍👍❤️👍👍

Heads up Louder Lovers! Our Early Bird Weekend Passes inc single or double accommodation at our 4* venue 'The Innside' Manchester are now on sale! Join us 13-15 Nov for an unforgettable weekend of music, books, conversations and more! All Passes here: tinyurl.com/2tr7a5c8

For several months, people have been wondering why Reform hasn't declared any crypto donations, despite Nigel Farage saying they'd received some Now @theobserveruk.bsky.social can reveal why...

I'm in the Observer today looking at why Reform is doing worse in the polls, despite an almost perfect set of circumstances for them. observer.co.uk/news/politic...

"I think when you write too close to the inner woes it’s almost like bad poetry" - Jehnny Beth talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about her solo work, being influenced by Bowie and revisiting Savages www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

Kerouac scroll piece in print in the Observer.

What a VERY special weekend we have in store for sure! 50 years of The Fall at Band on the Wall, Manchester, 5-7 June. Walks, Talks, Music, Film, Exhibition, Performance & more! All details & Weekend Passes here: tinyurl.com/y7xexv9s We canNOT wait! 👍👍❤️👍👍

“Farage has said he wishes the party "hadn't bothered" to take minority control of Worcestershire County Council, because of its financial problems” V much summing up his approach to power. Grifting and gobshiting - yes please. Hard work and responsibility - god no. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Concerns raised over the financial stability of Vistry, the housing developer much loved by ministers as.ft.com/r/c61ee866-3...

Don’t miss Swell Maps’ feature in The Guardian! www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m... New album “C21” is out this Friday.

“I loved the Velvet Underground, so meeting John Cale was a huge moment for me” - Chris Difford of #Squeeze talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

"Because my mum and dad are so liberal and rock ’n’ roll, it was just, ‘Yeah, of course, go and be a rock ’n’ roller, it’s the family business’" - @chesneyhawkes.bsky.social talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

"Because my mum and dad are so liberal and rock ’n’ roll, it was just, ‘Yeah, of course, go and be a rock ’n’ roller, it’s the family business’" - @chesneyhawkes.bsky.social talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

It is publication day for SCRATCH MOSS. Please be buying it from your vendor of choice, or ask your local library to get it in. Available in paperback, ebook and audiobook. www.canelo.co/books/scratc...

“I talk about nature a lot in my work” - HerOrangeCoat talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about her new EP The Woodland Sessions www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

“We try to be inclusive” - @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social and Rob Pursey talk to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about the first Heavenly album in 30 years www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

First announcements out there - more coming your way this week… You comin’? We canNOT wait! ❤️❤️❤️👍

“We try to be inclusive” - @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social and Rob Pursey talk to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about the first Heavenly album in 30 years www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

Here she is in 2026! This neatly bobbed, elegantly coutured lady in her 60s, steps forward in the manner of someone who might just as easily address an international conference held to improve the efficacy of PPE rollouts in future pandemics. And then she sings: “It’s a fine day/People open windows”

"Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry had an altar set up at Matrix Studios and he had everybody in there including James Brown and I was, like, I want one like that!" - @anniehogan-dns.bsky.social talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about her new album, spiritualism and Soft Cell www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

I've been waiting all week to talk to @johnharris1969.bsky.social about what he thinks of the govt's Send reforms, given he is a bona fide expert. He surprised me in a number of ways with what he said. Well worth a listen: www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...

Latest from me: By dint of its relationship with the trade unions alone, Labour still plays a vital role in our democracy – but it also looks dangerously like an archaic legacy party. Its old majoritarian dreams are over www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"If something’s not good enough then it just doesn’t sit well with us, so we have to go back and make it better" - Danny and Richard McNamara talk to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about their forthcoming album Avalanche, and 30 years of #Embrace www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

I've a feeling this gig might remain a highlight of the year for me. Have a read below of the journalistic view...

A few thoughts on @whitelands.bsky.social at Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds for @yorkshirepost.co.uk www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

Perhaps a minor point given the scale of the Send system’s out of control costs, but these were the sorts of “hidden” things that went first when councils began cutting budgets post 2010. It’s taken 15 years, but the consequences of local govt cuts are increasingly a national problem

If you missed it, Guy Garvey's Finest Hour yesterday featured some ace selections – particularly loved Ray Charles, Monkees, Sampa The Great & Billy Swann – and there was also the second half of my chat with Guy about Needle Mythology with gems by The Lilac Time & Finn. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

☀️🎶 👋 Hello , here is an #acoustic version of Randy Newman ‘s lovely song ‘ Losing You ‘ 🧡 Please enjoy & subscribe to my YouTube channel for more music 🎵 🙏🏼🧡🎶🤸 www.youtube.com/@TanitaTikar... ❤️👍 #coversongs #singersongwriter #liveperformance

Heads up! Heads up! Take a look at our first announcements for The Fall: Futures & Pasts Weekend. Celebrating 50yrs of The Fall 5-7 June, Band on the Wall, Manchester. You coming? All Info and Tix: linktr.ee/fallfuturepast

Yo SEND people... a climactic piece by me about the finally-announced reforms will be on The Guardian site mid-afternoon tomorrow. Busy Sunday already

In today's Teesside Lead I look at Council Tax increases across the region, including one council's decision to not make a decision on its budget.

More from me in the coming days on Reform’s first forays into managing public finances But my general takeaway so far is: they’re saying one thing nationally and doing another thing locally, and that may work for a while yet as.ft.com/r/49c1548c-1...

This is probably the single worst aspect of the leaked SEND plans. the transition to secondary is when most Special Needs kids will need more dependable support, not less. But bureaucratic logic seems to have won out

I’m so happy with this comp. No acetates or anything recovered from a degrading quarter inch… all songs that will be familiar to anyone who woke up to Wogan/Ray Moore/Steve Jones in the 80s. www.acerecords.co.uk/weds-morning...

I wish it were true that "no one is above the law". But while the City of London acts as laundromat for the world's dirty money, as almost all fraud and waste crime go unprosecuted, as no one has gone to jail for the financial crash or the poisoning of our rivers, this is manifestly untrue.

Heads up Louder Lovers! Our Weekend Pass and Accommodation Combo options are now on sale for 13-15 November! Get yours in here: tinyurl.com/2ttdb255 Our weekend is already shaping up to be the highlight of our year - join us and make it yours too! xx

“One of the things I love about the album is some of these darker themes coming through but we’re doing it as a pop song” - @whitelands.bsky.social talk to @yorkshirepost.co.uk www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

Latest from me on Substack (please subscribe - it's free!).... on the SEND reform clock reaching 11.59, and the prospect of precious rights being torn away just as Reform UK might take power maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/noise-worr...

Here we are then. More anxiety for SEND parents, from a perma-leaking government liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/423...

September will find me wandering around cities at 8am looking for a bathroom in my multipurpose bus jammies. It's glamorous I tell thee. These aren't all the dates, there are some others to come. 'The Final Tour'. They say that every time.

Fantastic piece on the current wave of protest music by @carlzoilus.bsky.social slate.com/culture/2026...

"Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry had an altar set up at Matrix Studios and he had everybody in there including James Brown and I was, like, I want one like that!" - @anniehogan-dns.bsky.social talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about her new album, spiritualism and Soft Cell www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

Multimillionaire Brexiter, Tim Martin, urges pubs to back Reform. Just like he urged the country to vote for Brexit. Too bad if it makes you poorer. Too bad for the children he’ll push back into poverty. Tim wants more money. And he couldn’t give a shit about the cost for everybody else. (iPaper)

"Songs such as Disintegrate, Antidepressants and perennial radio favourite Trash speak directly to doomed romantics" - @suedehq.bsky.social at @yorkbarbican.bsky.social review from @yorkshirepost.co.uk 📸 Ernesto Rogata www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

"No Nazis" does not seem too high a bar for a tech company to clear yet it usually is www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

Really interesting piece here from John Quin examining the extreme toxicity of a film that a lot of men – myself included, for full disclosure – love or have loved watching.