-
JK Rowling Faces Fresh Backlash After Iran Tweet Sparks 'Selective Activism' Row
12 Jan 2026 08:54 GMT
JK Rowling is facing renewed backlash after a post about Iran reignited debate over selective activism and consistency in human rights advocacy.
The Harry Potter author drew global attention after sharing a message in support of protesters in Iran, where …
-
Keir Starmer 'is finished and could be gone by the end of January'
10 Jan 2026 17:30 GMT
Rosie Duffield says Sir Keir Starmer will soon be a backbencher and out of Number 10 (Image: AP)
Rosie Duffield will not be surprised if there is a newsflash in the coming weeks announcing that Sir Keir Starmer’s time as Prime Minister has come to an end. …
-
John Swinney 'in danger' of ending own career by defending housing men in female prisons
10 Jan 2026 14:34 GMT
Women's rights campaigners take part in a Let Women Speak protest outside Holyrood(Image: )
John Swinney has been warned that he is "in danger" of ending his own career by deciding to stake it on defending the rights of men to be housed in …
-
X’s Grok to restrict AI editing to buyers
10 Jan 2026 09:21 GMT
Grok, the AI chatbot on Elon Musk's social media platform X, is limiting image generation and editing capabilities to paying subscribers amid a global outcry from officials and users over the tool being used to create sexualized images of people …
-
Georgia Today: MARTA prepares for the FIFA World Cup; MLK Weekend events; Jeannette Rankin
10 Jan 2026 00:22 GMT
Orlando Montoya: Hello and welcome to the Georgia Today podcast. Here we bring you the latest reports from the GPB newsroom. On today's episode, MARTA officials say the transit system is getting ready to kick off for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. We'll …
-
Trump exits global bodies in the name of ‘America First.’ Who benefits?
09 Jan 2026 22:47 GMT
When President Donald Trump announced this week the United States’ withdrawal from 66 international organizations – including some of the world’s premier climate action bodies – his administration described the move as another step toward an “America First …
-
SNP claims prisoners will become 'sexless' if they aren't allowed to house biological men in women's jails
09 Jan 2026 18:04 GMT
Women's rights groups protest outside the Scottish Parliament over transgender prisoners being housed in women's prisons, on February 9, 2023 (Image: Ken Jack/Getty Images)
The Scottish Government has been ridiculed after claiming that if it …
-
JK Rowling: 'I'd love to go to Iran' for event with 'lions' standing up against Ayatollah regime
09 Jan 2026 13:49 GMT
JK Rowling has been a firm critic of Iran(Image: Getty)
JK Rowling has said she would love to go to Iran for an event as she praised the 'lions' who are standing up against the country's oppressive regime. Iranians marched through the streets …
-
The Strange Hopefulness of Growing a Human While the World Burns
09 Jan 2026 09:13 GMT
WP_Post Object
(
[ID] => 9891
[post_author] => 15
[post_date] => 2026-01-09 00:16:00
[post_date_gmt] => 2026-01-09 00:16:00
[post_content] =>
For months, I've tried to make sense of my sudden inability to write about societal collapse. …
-
‘Put Her In A Bikini’: The Grok AI Prompt That Became A Nightmare
07 Jan 2026 15:09 GMT
Late on the evening of January 2, Nisha (name changed) was alone in her room, scrolling through X on her phone. She had posted something earlier that day— a brief observation about the disturbing trend on the platform: users summoning Grok, X’s in-built AI …