Big Brother's first ever winner Craig Phillips explains why he's quit the UK

He might have stepped into the Big Brother house as a 28-year-old builder from Liverpool, but in September 2000, Craig Phillips made television history as the now iconic reality show's very first winner. Capturing the nation's hearts with his...

Ecuador: Alert over repression of protests, judicial independence and enforced disappearances 

Amnesty International is concerned about the continued deterioration of the human rights situation in Ecuador, under the administration of President Daniel Noboa. The seriousness of the situation has worsened in recent days, against a backdrop of...

Don’t Cry For Me Argentina: The tragedy of chainsaw economics

Bheki Gila|Published 27 minutes ago 7min JAVIER Milei, the President of Argentina, is an eccentric spectacle full of theatrics. He had carefully, if somewhat loudly, cultured the image of an indomitable chainsaw-wielding warrior against leftists...

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary hosts free autumn lecture series

KEMPTON — The Hawk Mountain Autumn Lecture Series kicked off on Oct. 4 with a free lecture by Shawn Carey, vice president of Eastern Mass Hawk Watch, who shared his trip to the remote Falkland Islands, home to many spectacular wildlife including...

Liniers Turns Ordinary Life Into Extraordinary Comics

Help us pay for in-depth stories like this one by becoming a Seven Days Super Reader. Remarkably little seems to happen in “Macanudo,” the daily comic strip created by Ricardo Liniers Siri, the Argentine cartoonist known professionally as Liniers....

What is China learning from the Ukraine conflict

Hong Kong, October 8 (ANI): The world has been watching the Ukraine conflict carefully. What was supposed to be a short and sharp Russian "military operation" has turned into a bloody and drawn-out war of attrition. The Russia-Ukraine war is the...

What Is China Learning From Ukraine War? How Russia’s Failures Are Shaping Its Taiwan Invasion Strategy

China and its People's Liberation Army (PLA) are watching more closely than most, as its friend Russia got itself bogged down in static warfare after its invasion failed to steamroll Ukraine.The world has been watching the Ukraine conflict...

World News | What is China Learning from the Ukraine Conflict

Hong Kong, October 8 (ANI): The world has been watching the Ukraine conflict carefully. What was supposed to be a short and sharp Russian "military operation" has turned into a bloody and drawn-out war of attrition. The Russia-Ukraine war is the...

China’s Ukraine lesson: What Xi is learning from Putin’s war

The world has been watching the Ukraine conflict carefully. What was supposed to be a short and sharp Russian "military operation" has turned into a bloody and drawn-out war of attrition. The Russia-Ukraine war is the first full-scale combat...

Prince William's secret visit to Britain's elite special boat service revealed

The Prince of Wales carried out a low-key visit to a maritime special forces unit on Tuesday, an entry in the Court Circular has revealed. Prince William visited the headquarters of the Special Boat Service (SBS), which is the Royal Navy's answer...

‘Through our connection with Beyon Group, Sure is a truly global business’

Sponsored content Sure is investing millions of pounds in local connectivity backed by the global knowledge, expertise and scale of the Beyon group. Sure Group chief executive Alistair Beak and Beyon chief executive Andrew Kvålseth tell JEP...

John Stapleton's GMTV co-star Kate Garraway leads tributes to 'rock solid broadcaster and the ultimate gentleman' following broadcaster's death after battle with Parkinson's

Kate Garraway has led tributes to broadcaster John Stapleston who has died aged 79 after a battle with Parkinson's disease. John, who presented on programmes including Newsnight, Panorama and GMTV's News Hour during a remarkable TV career which...

BBC and ITV's John Stapleton dies aged 79 in hospital and cause of death confirmed

Veteran broadcaster John Stapleton has sadly passed away at the age of 79, his agent confirmed to PA news agency. Known for his work on popular programmes such as the BBC's Watchdog and GMTV's News Hour, Stapleton died in hospital on Sunday...

SA’s prized squid is exported while locals must eat cheap imports

The next time you order calamari in a South African restaurant, keep this in mind: you will most likely be served imported squid that is generally second rate. Virtually all top-quality squid caught off our shores is destined for export. This...

Does Europe know how to win a war?

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our...

Councillors decide on developer's request to cut infrastructure cash linked to Barton homes by £1.6m

Falkland Way, Barton, part of a major housing development by Keigar Homes.(Image: Donna Clifford/Grimsby Live) Councillors have rejected a developer's attempt to reduce its local infrastructure contributions by £1.6m and not build 34 affordable...

War Graves role for a far travelled Lewis woman

​A Lewis woman whose career in operations and emergency response has taken her to the furthest corners of the globe is about to start an exciting new chapter… as Deputy Director for the Canada, Americas and Pacific region for the Commonwealth War...

I’ve read every Jilly Cooper book – these are the seven best

All over the country, women are mourning in official Jilly Cooper fashion – pouring an enormous glass of wine, lighting a cigarette and having a huge cry even though it will leave their eyes puffy and ghastly – because the legendary writer has...

Mahmood hints she’d like to be prime minister

Shabana Mahmood, who on Tuesday made the case for digital IDs to be used to tackle benefit fraud, has admitted that she harbours ambitions to be prime minister. The home secretary also refused to rule out using Britain’s overseas territories, such...

Designs for life

This article is taken from the October 2025 issue of The Critic. To get the full magazine why not subscribe? Get five issues for just £25. The Englishman’s Room — that enchanting, unlikely, much-imitated yet never equalled classic of interior...