A feral cat that lived in a scrapyard in Nottinghamshire for more than a decade has been rescued after the business closed.
The animal, now called Dibbles, roamed a car-breaking business in Colwick for 11 years, and while it did not allow any humans near, it was fed by the owner and some nearby residents.
Some days I just need a break.
Up to 10 Members of Parliament are reportedly in discussions with Liberal delegates from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office about potential floor-crossings, a move that could solidify the party’s grip on power in the House of Commons. Sources indicate these talks target both Conservative and NDP members, signaling a broader strategy to reshape the political landscape ahead of critical byelections.
After strong criticism from a federal lawmaker, the online betting platform Polymarket stopped accepting wagers on when US warplane crew members who were shot down in Iran might be rescued. It promised to investigate how the market materialized.
The criticism came from Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Democratic representative who earned two bronze star medals serving with the United States marine corps in Iraq from 2003 to 2008 and published an X post describing Polymarket’s acceptance of bets on the downed pilots’ fate as “DISGUSTING”.
Unseemly yes but would a ban even be legal?
OTTAWA — Three upcoming byelections could determine not just three local contests but whether Prime Minister Mark Carney gets a majority mandate to govern until 2029.
Byelections don’t usually come with such high stakes, but the contests in University—Rosedale, Scarborough Southwest and Terrebonne will decide if Carney finally gets the majority government he didn’t win in last year’s general election.
Well lookie here …talk about a built in advantage.
Yoohoo! @fancypants_s https://t.co/OrTaK1FQIp
— Auntie Polly (@auntie_polly) April 6, 2026
h/t Auntie Polly
It started with a flyer sent around on Snapchat. Teenagers were invited to gather at a south London basketball court to celebrate the start of the Easter holidays. They were told to bring their own weed and laughing gas because it was going to be a late one.
What followed in the hours after was chaos. Hundreds of young people came to the “link-up” last Saturday, and then gathered on Clapham High Street.
Shops in the area were overwhelmed, including a Marks & Spencer where videos appear to show teenagers fighting in the aisles. Some shopkeepers reportedly locked their doors, and fireworks were let off on Clapham Common.
Kids just wanting to met up … and loot
Personally, I would have required they all were arrested and their parents/carers come to collect them from police custody.
Contrary to comments and narratives being pushed by some, this is not a policing problem, but rather an insight into what the future may hold.
Young… pic.twitter.com/AUOyPre3VP
— Festus Akinbusoye (@FestAKINBUSOYE) March 30, 2026
An upcoming book authored by a prominent royal commentator says U.S. President Donald Trump was primarily interested in annexing Canadian territory just above the U.S.-Canada border — and his respect for King Charles may have quashed that goal.
The book, titled Elizabeth II: In Private. In Public. The Inside Story, is written by British journalist Robert Hardman and is being serialized in the Daily Mail. It’s a profile of the late former Queen, who Trump speaks glowingly about, and touches upon King Charles’s reign.
Iran has rejected a call to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in return for a 45-day ceasefire.
Pakistan presented Tehran and Washington with a peace proposal that would have seen an immediate pause in the conflict and a reopening of the key shipping lane.
While Iran said it was reviewing the framework of the broader agreement, an official insisted that the Strait would not be reopened.
The two-stage proposal came from Egyptian, Pakistani and Turkish mediators, who were hoping the 45-day window would provide enough time for talks to reach a permanent ceasefire.
Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan’s army chief, was in contact “all night long” with JD Vance, the US vice-president, Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy to the Middle East and Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister, sources told Reuters.
A federal electric vehicle rebate program is drawing scrutiny after records show the Dodge Charger will soon be the only Canadian-made vehicle eligible for incentives without a price cap.
Blacklock’s Reporter says documents tabled in the House of Commons by the Department of Transport indicate that, by year’s end, the Charger — built in Windsor, Ont. — will stand alone in qualifying for rebates on vehicles priced above $50,000.
At the start of the attack on Iran in February, President Trump spoke of the “imminent threat” of an Iranian nuclear weapon.
Yet on Wednesday, as he prepared to address America about his rationale for the war, he told interviewers “I don’t care” about the stockpile of highly enriched uranium Iran is known to hold, saying it was too far underground to be a concern and could easily be monitored by satellite.
“If we see them make a move, even a move for it, we will hit them with missiles very hard again,” he said later on television.
The federal government is not responding directly to a Toronto city council motion opposing the presence of any U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at upcoming FIFA World Cup games.
The motion, brought forward by Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow and adopted last week, calls on the federal public safety and foreign affairs ministers to reject any ICE deployment.
Maybe the Feds are hoping she’ll be deported.
On the official GoFundMe page where his supporters have raised more than £116,000, the young father is known simply as ‘The Teacher’. Perhaps a better title might be ‘The Forgotten Teacher’.
Last week marked the fifth anniversary of an extraordinary – and shameful – episode in modern British history that saw this man, then a respected member of staff at Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire, forced into hiding, fearing for his own life and for those of his children.
There, shockingly, he remains. Today he is living under a new identity, having fled not just the classroom, but his home, his town, his rugby club, his entire previous life.
OTTAWA — Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney ended his remarks by making a tongue-in-cheek comment to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who was sitting at the head table with him.
“I know there are some stoics in the room,” said Carney, glancing at Poilievre. “So, I will close by channeling Marcus Aurelius,” added the prime minister in reference to the Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher that Poilievre cited in a recent Economic Club of Canada address.
Harrow School has many centuries-old traditions that make it a jewel in the crown of British education: straw hats, black tailcoats and its own form of archaic slang, where “beaks” means teachers and “the ducker” is the swimming pool.
Soon it will need to grapple with some new customs. Sir Winston Churchill’s alma mater is opening two schools in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this summer, where Muslim pupils recite the Koran and learn about beating their wives.
Lady Justice has been depicted as blindfolded for centuries—an implicit promise not to judge a person by immutable factors such as skin colour. In Canada, that may be changing, as courts increasingly consider a defendant’s race when determining punishment.
Rulings of recent years highlight the trend: A B.C. judge earlier this year ruled that a black man who stabbed his girlfriend to death will become eligible for parole in 12 years in part because of “systemic anti-Black racism.” A man of Filipino heritage convicted of a hit-and-run in Ontario received a conditional sentence in 2024 in part because of reports of racism, including classmates making “slanted-eye” gestures at him as a child. And a hashish trafficker in Quebec had his sentence cut by a third last year, at least partly because he descended from slaves.
