The Met Gala Co-Host Questionnaire 02. May 2026 (11:00) Before the party of the year gets underway, we asked eight members of the Met Gala host committee about their entertaining chops.(New York Times)
Asylum seeker sent back to France in ‘one in, one out’ scheme to be returned to Syria 02. May 2026 (11:00) Kurdish Syrian man, 26, said he fled forced conscription by YPG militia because he ‘didn’t want to kill people’An asylum seeker sent back to France under the controversial “one in, one out” scheme faces being returned to Syria after authorities in Paris ruled it was safe to do so, in what is believed to be the first case of its kind.When the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced the “groundbreaking” deal in July 2025 to stop small boats crowded with asylum seekers from crossing the Channel – by forcibly returning one small-boat asylum seeker to France in exchange for bringing one in northern France legally to the UK – they emphasised that France was a safe country for returnees. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Letters and photos from Beatles’ early days to go on show in Hamburg 02. May 2026 (11:00) Exclusive: The collection, including donations from Paul McCartney’s brother Mike, shows band’s development in early 60sA rare set of letters and photos from the early days of the Beatles, in which they write about feeling like stars for the first time, is to go on display in Hamburg.The collection, from an influential period when the band lived in the German city, includes the only letter in existence with words from both Paul McCartney and John Lennon, which was written to the bassist’s brother, Mike McCartney. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Why Does Wikipedia Think I’m Evan Spiegel? 02. May 2026 (11:00) For the past week, a photo of me has been plastered on the CEO of Snap’s Wikipedia page. No one, not even Spiegel, seems to care.(Wired)
Zack Polanski is an extremist, says Israel after Green Party leader shared post criticising police as they subdued Golders Green attack suspect
Germany says Trump withdrawing 5,000 US troops was expected as president's row with Chancellor Merz escalates
I turned my car boot into a hotel on wheels with Aldi's £69.99 camping tent - but some 'snooty' campsites won't accept 'downmarket' tourists who bring them