Author: Daniel Brooks

The president’s Truth Social promise covers past elections and the 3 November vote. The White House has not said how the reward would work or who would pay. President Donald Trump has offered $1m to anyone who reports voter fraud that results in an arrest and conviction. He announced it on Truth Social on Monday, eight days before the 2026 midterm elections. The offer covers alleged fraud in past elections and in the midterms. It comes amid an intensifying administration push against alleged election fraud, including prosecutions, investigations and litigation over voter eligibility and voter rolls. The announcement Mr Trump…

Thomas Markle Jr called his father’s denial “incredible”. Thomas Markle Snr says the claims are “sick lies”. No charges have been reported, and the allegations are unproven. Thomas Markle Jr, 60, has responded to his father’s denial of allegations that Thomas Markle Snr, 82, possessed child sexual abuse material. He told The Sun the denial was “incredible” and challenged his father to explain how the material came to be among his belongings. Mr Markle Snr calls the claims “sick lies”. Police in the Philippines are investigating, and the Metropolitan Police have separately admitted they received a letter about him in…

Chancellor John Healey will announce the plan at Wednesday’s Budget. The Treasury expects fewer than 250,000 people and firms to be affected each year, not all 4.8 million who owe less than £10,000. Tax-dodging individuals and businesses may soon have money automatically taken from their bank accounts, according to reports. The crackdown targets an estimated 4.8 million people and firms who owe less than £10,000 in tax, around £4bn in total. The average unpaid bill among individual taxpayers is reportedly £950. Not everyone in this group is deliberately avoiding tax, and a lack of awareness explains some unpaid bills. What…

Neighbours of the planned mosque near Kyungpook National University say the pork barbecues are cultural. Human rights groups call the displays hate speech, and it is unclear when the latest clip was filmed. Residents of Daegu, South Korea, have staged pork barbecues outside a planned mosque, including a whole-pig roast shown on KBS news. Pork is forbidden under Islamic dietary rules. They have opposed the project near Kyungpook National University since permits were issued in 2020, citing noise, traffic, smells and changes to the neighbourhood. The footage has since spread online. Human rights groups call the displays hate speech, while…

The Bayern head coach is reported to have collapsed after Friday’s session while unwell with a viral infection and a hip injury. Bayern have not confirmed the collapse or his condition. Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany was taken to a hospital in Munich by ambulance from the club’s training ground on Friday, according to German reports. Sky Sports Germany says he collapsed after the session, two days before Sunday’s Bundesliga match at Freiburg. BILD reports that a rescue helicopter also landed at the training ground. Kompany, 40, has been unwell with a viral infection, which is said to have…

A magnitude-5.0 tremor was the strongest in the sequence. Authorities ordered precautionary checks and evacuations, but no injuries or damage have been confirmed. British tourists in Sicily have been caught up in an urgent tsunami alert after a series of earthquakes struck off the Italian coast, according to reports. The strongest, a magnitude-5.0 tremor, hit at around 12.20pm on Friday. Italian officials said the regions of Messina and Palermo were the worst affected. Some buildings were evacuated as a precaution. No tsunami wave has been confirmed. The earthquakes The source says 12 earthquakes were recorded and that all 11 others…

Meghan’s half-brother says he found the material in boxes of his father’s belongings. His half-sister calls the allegations “disgusting” and says they have “no merit”. No charges have been reported. Thomas Markle Snr, the father of the Duchess of Sussex, is reportedly the subject of a police investigation after his son, Thomas Markle Jr, told authorities he found child sexual abuse material among his belongings in the Philippines. The Sun first reported the allegations on Thursday evening. Filipino police have reportedly opened an inquiry and are preparing to seize evidence. Mr Markle Snr’s daughter, Samantha Markle, strongly denies the claims…

A new Government campaign recommends “small steps” for households, including three days of food and water and enough cash to cope if electronic payments fail. The Government has launched a campaign telling households to “be ready” for a national crisis. Its checklist includes three days of food and water, cash in case the electronic payments system collapses, and a wind-up or battery radio. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said the guidance would help people prepare for events such as wildfires, flooding and cyber attacks. It was announced as organisations worldwide rushed to fix a critical flaw in PHP, a programming language…

The hot-fire test in Mississippi matched the length of an SLS launch burn and reached 111% power. The engine itself will not fly. NASA has fired RS-25 development engine No. 10001 for about eight and a half minutes at the Fred Haise Test Stand at its Stennis Space Center, near Bay St Louis, Mississippi. The agency’s account dates the test to 21 October. The 500-second firing equals the time RS-25 engines burn during the launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Its main aims were to acceptance test RS-25 flight components for future Artemis missions and to validate a…

An emergency has been declared after the collapse at an artisanal gold mine in El Chambero. Figures are preliminary and have not been officially confirmed. Local media in Colombia report that between nine and 20 people have died, and that about 30 people were thought to be at the site, after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in the village of El Chambero, in the south-west of the country. An emergency has been declared. Authorities have warned that the toll could rise. The Nariño Governor’s Office, the Navy and the National Army are responding, and an official statement is expected. What…