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In his social media post, Bonehill-Paine said his local election candidacy would prompt opposition parties to “spend all their time focusing on my past rather than the work I’m doing today”.”Rather than standing as a local council candidate, I believe that my experience is better used supporting Kemi Badenoch in her ongoing mission to combat the antisemitism and extremism that is dividing our nation,” he added.In a blog post earlier for ConservativeHome, he said his anti-extremism work had included delivering training sessions and seminars for institutions including universities, schools, colleges, and probation services.In a social media post, Badenoch said: “While…

More than 4,000 snake species live today, all descended from heavily modified lizard ancestors. Yet scientists still do not fully understand how snakes developed their long, limbless bodies. Because early snake fossils are rare, researchers have struggled to determine which environments and behaviors shaped their evolution. For many years, the debate centered on two main possibilities. Some scientists proposed that snakes first became elongated and limbless while adapting to underground life, while others argued that the body plan emerged in aquatic environments. New research published in Nature suggests the answer was more complicated. Instead of following a single ecological route,…

The Cubs won Wednesday afternoon, 7-6, to complete a three-game sweep over the two-time defending champion Dodgers. Much of the national focus in the series was on two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal making his debut in a Dodgers uniform. Much of the focus after the Cubs’ sweep will be framed around the Dodgers’ six-game losing streak, but also on the heated National League MVP race between Shohei Ohtani and Pete Crow-Armstrong. They slugged two home runs apiece on Wednesday and are now tied atop the MVP odds at FanDuel at -110. Ohtani, a four-time MVP, including the last two seasons with the…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Summer is in full swing, and, frankly, it’s hot as hell. One way to beat the heat is at the beach, the pool, or with an outdoor hang at night. Music is a key part of that, and party speakers are the best way to bring big sound to every function. Party speakers are a loosely defined category — there are no set size threshold or required features. But, simply put, the best way to think of party…

The House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Library, Research and Documentation has threatened to recommend sanctions against the Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Abubakar Sulaiman, over his alleged participation in the 2026 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Kwara State while still occupying his public office. The committee also accused Mr Sulaiman of disregarding the parliament after he failed to honour three invitations to appear before it and respond to the allegations against him. The committee chairman, Yusuf Galambi, stated this on Tuesday during an investigative hearing on the need to preserve…

Arsenal concluded their pre-season tour of Spain and Ireland with a 3-1 defeat to Spanish side Real Betis at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Wednesday. Real Betis raced into a two-goal lead through Riquelme and Nelson Deossa before Piero Hincapie pulled one back for Arsenal with a header from Christos Tzolis’ corner. Former West Ham United midfielder Pablo Fornals restored Betis’ two-goal advantage before the break with a long-range strike as the La Liga side secured victory. A post match report on the club’s website disclosed this. The visitors opened the scoring inside 10 minutes after a corner evaded Arsenal’s defence…

Linus Aleke in Abuja Troops of Joint Task Force (North East) Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have recovered an ISWAP propaganda camcorder and uncovered the identities of several top terrorist commanders following a successful intelligence-led operation against ISWAP/ISIS enclaves in the Lake Chad region of northern Borno State, marking another significant breakthrough in the ongoing counter-insurgency campaign. The operations led to the recovery of several technical devices and other high-value intelligence materials, including a camcorder allegedly used by ISWAP terrorists to record propaganda videos and document their operational activities. The military said forensic exploitation of the recovered devices produced actionable intelligence,…

Tesla Megapack batteries during a tour of the Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System in Moss Landing, California, U.S., on Monday, June 6, 2022. Nic Coury | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSpaceX ramped up spending on energy products from CEO Elon Musk’s other trillion-dollar company, Tesla, during the period ending June 30, 2026, financial filings revealed. Musk’s aerospace and defense tech conglomerate purchased $295 million worth of Tesla Megapacks, or battery energy storage systems, that SpaceXAI has been installing to help power its Colossus data centers in the Greater Memphis area. The second-quarter purchases bring SpaceX’s half-year total spending on Tesla Megapacks to…

The likes of Darth Vader, Spider-Man and Moana are about to become TikTok stars for the first time – at least now on an official basis – after Walt Disney struck a “first of its kind” deal with the booming short-video platform.In an acknowledgment of the influence fan-made content now has in the entertainment industry, a select group of creators will be allowed to use characters and memorable scenes from Disney’s back catalogue.It is the latest sign of the irresistible rise of short-form vertical video, where users consume content via their phone screens without flipping it round to watch in…