Kim Jong Un’s sister threatens military action against South Korea because of political leaflets

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened military action against South Korea as she attacked Seoul over declining bilateral relations and its inability to stop activists from dropping anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border. Describing South Korea as an ‘enemy’, Kim Yo Jong repeated an earlier threat by saying Seoul will … Read more

Lancet paper which warned against Covid-19 drug flares accusations of political point-scoring

A ‘scandalous’ and now retracted medical study which warned against using a drug championed by Donald Trump has flared accusations of political-point scoring.   The paper’s claim that hydroxychloroquine increases the risk of death in Covid-19 patients has been used by rivals as a stick to beat the US President, who has himself been taking the drug … Read more

Sophia Bush makes a political statement with her face mask as she does grocery shopping on her own

Sophia Bush makes a political statement with face mask as she does grocery shopping on her own after holding hands with mystery man By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 04:50 BST, 22 May 2020 | Updated: 14:50 BST, 22 May 2020 She’s been seen with a mystery man lately. But Sophia Bush braved the grocery … Read more

Kate Beckinsale, 46, says it’s ‘ridiculous’ how it can feel political for women over 32 to have fun

‘It somehow seems to be risqué!’ Kate Beckinsale, 46, says it’s ‘ridiculous’ how it can feel ‘political’ for women ‘over 32’ to have any fun By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 00:09 BST, 6 May 2020 | Updated: 00:09 BST, 6 May 2020 Kate Beckinsale has admitted that she thinks it’s ‘ridiculous’ that it seems … Read more

Top civil servant says ministers made a ‘political decision’ to DELIBERATELY snub EU PPE scheme

Boris Johnson’s ministers deliberately snubbed EU efforts to buy equipment to help the fight against coronavirus – despite claiming it had been an accident, a senior civil servant revealed today. Sir Simon McDonald told MPs it had been a ‘political decision’ by the Government not to take part in Brussels-orchestrated efforts to bulk-buy protective equipment. … Read more

Get Britain moving again: Businesses and political leaders call for a clear exit from lockdown

A grand coalition of the country’s most senior political and business figures today calls on the Government to lift the shutters from Britain’s deserted high streets and map a route out of the crippling Covid-19 lockdown. Former Cabinet Ministers David Davis and Iain Duncan Smith have joined forces with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and … Read more

Get Britain moving again: Businesses and political leaders call for a clear exit from lockdown

A grand coalition of the country’s most senior political and business figures today calls on the Government to lift the shutters from Britain’s deserted high streets and map a route out of the crippling Covid-19 lockdown. Former Cabinet Ministers David Davis and Iain Duncan Smith have joined forces with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva fails political test

ALEX BRUMMER: IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva revisiting Brexit during coronavirus crisis suggests she hasn’t quite washed away her EU past By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:30 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 22:37 BST, 16 April 2020 The International Monetary Fund deserves credit for not holding back on highlighting the stunning £7 … Read more

Reddit will track and publicly display all political ad spending on its platform for the first time

Reddit will track and publicly display all political ad spending on its platform for the first time A new subreddit will track all political ad spending and data It can be viewed by the public and dates back to January 1st, 2019  Users can view the ad amount, the number of impressions, and targeting Comments … Read more

Chinese government bans Nintendo game Animal Crossing after players organize political protests

Chinese retailers ban popular Nintendo game Animal Crossing: New Horizons after players use it to organize virtual protests against Xi Jinping and the World Health Organization Chinese retailers have removed listings for Animal Crossing: New Horizons  The bans come after activist groups used the game to organize protests Protests included a mock funder for president … Read more