Nigeria’s online content creator market has boomed. Can the skit-makers and streamers make it pay? 15. March 2026 (12:00) As platforms make less from advertising, creators are struggling to monetise work – leading to calls for more government investment and tax breaksOn a humid afternoon in Lagos, a shoot for a comedy skit is under way on a set that looks more like a small film production.Dozens of people mill about: lighting assistants, a sound engineer, a makeup artist and even a content creator recording unscripted behind-the-scenes footage. At the centre is Broda Shaggi, born Samuel Animashaun Perry, who is issuing instructions, rehearsing lines and performing caricatures. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
From Park Lane to Palm Beach: London club owner eyes Florida rival to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago 15. March 2026 (12:00) Exclusive: Robin Birley closes in on Sunshine State venue as wealthy Britons flock to area around Donald TrumpA London private members’ club owner is closing in on a deal for a venue in Palm Beach, in the hopes of creating a rival to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago and to take advantage of an influx of wealthy British people to the Florida region.Robin Birley is understood to be close to securing a property for his latest club, part financed by the billionaire Reuben brothers, who in 2024 were named the third-richest family in the UK by the Sunday Times Rich List. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hacked data shines light on homeland security’s AI surveillance ambitions 15. March 2026 (12:00) Records show DHS tech incubator spending large sums on partnerships that would expand surveillance capabilitiesHacked data from the Department of Homeland Security’s technology incubator shows it funding a variety of companies that would expand its surveillance capabilities with artificial intelligence, the Guardian can reveal.The projects at the Office of Industry Partnership (OIP) include automated surveillance in airports; adapters allowing agents to use phones for biometric scanning; and an AI platform that ingests all 911 call data nationally and builds “geospatial heat maps” to “predict incident trends”, which appears to be a form of predictive policing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Wyoming passes new six-week abortion ban that lawmakers call ‘insult to voters’ 15. March 2026 (12:00) The bill continues a cycle of abortion restrictions repeatedly blocked by the state supreme courtSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxWyoming’s Republican-dominated legislature passed a six-week abortion ban this week, prompting a new lawsuit and some lawmakers to call it “an insult to voters and our institution”.Mark Gordon, Wyoming’s governor, signed the bill while simultaneously warning of its constitutional hurdles, noting that prior abortion bans were struck down by the state’s all Republican-appointed supreme court this January. Almost immediately, an identical set of plaintiffs filed suit against the new bill. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK may send ships and mine-hunting drones to strait of Hormuz, says Miliband 15. March 2026 (11:55) Energy secretary says ‘any options’ to get crucial shipping lanes reopened are being looked at by the governmentMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain is considering sending ships and mine-hunting drones to the Middle East in an attempt to reopen the strait of Hormuz, Ed Miliband has said.The energy secretary confirmed on Sunday that ministers are talking to their allies about how the UK can help secure the vital waterway after the US president, Donald Trump, urged Britain and other countries to deploy ships to the region. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
London’s Burning actor John Alford, 54, dies in prison 15. March 2026 (11:41) Alford, who also appeared in Grange Hill, was jailed for eight and a half years in January for sexually assaulting two girlsAn investigation has been launched into the death of the actor John Alford after he died in prison two months into a sentence for sexually assaulting two teenage girls.Alford, 54, was jailed for eight and a half years in January after he was found guilty of the assaults, which occurred during a party at a friend’s home. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘War leader’ Trump fixates on trivial matters as Iran death toll mounts 15. March 2026 (11:00) Experts query ‘mix-up of priorities’ as president plays golf, posts old pictures and repeats details of Bill Maher feudMore than two weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, and the conflict appears at risk of spiraling out of control.Back home, Donald Trump’s behavior also appears chaotic. A foreign conflict typically brings somber reflection from leaders: in Trump’s case, it has brought a stream of behavior that has defied norms and raised eyebrows over his state of mind. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
How the US war on Iran may provoke a terrorist attack – and how that may be the point 15. March 2026 (11:00) ‘Of course there’s going to be retaliation,’ says one expert. ‘It may be that this is what Trump’s interested in’For decades, the US and its allies have painted Iran as the world’s biggest sponsor of state terrorism – invoking its Islamic rulers’ supposed revolutionary fanaticism and determined support for militant proxies.Now a long-standing but mainly latent threat is coalescing, with the war waged on the country by the US and Israel, to raise the risk of an attack on American soil to levels unseen since the murderous al-Qaida assaults of 11 September 2001, experts say. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
One of Britain’s last major chemical plants at risk as energy prices surge 15. March 2026 (11:00) If costs stay high for the next three months, US owner Peter Huntsman says he will close the site on TeessideThe American owner of one of Britain’s last major chemicals plants has said he will close the site if energy prices remain at their current levels for the next three months.Peter Huntsman, whose family built Huntsman Corporation into a global chemicals empire, said the recent jump in gas prices fuelled by the Iran conflict was “another nail in the coffin” for European heavy industry. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘You just execute’: 19-year-old pilot makes emergency landing in Florida 15. March 2026 (11:00) Niko Bray, who obtained pilot’s license in January 2025, shares story after averting disaster on busy Jupiter roadA teenage pilot who made an emergency airplane landing on a busy Florida road while averting disaster entirely says “you just execute” when thrust into such life-or-death situations.“It can happen … so fast,” 19-year-old Niko Bray said in an interview with the Florida news outlet WSVN, nearly a week after authorities say he landed the small airplane he was flying on a six-lane thoroughfare in the community of Jupiter because of an emergency in the skies. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
