Brand, 51, faced seven charges in total, including three counts of rape. The judge tells him: "Obviously a custodial sentence of some length will result."

Already the most disliked man in America, Zuckerberg will show with his next era whether he believes in anything as much as he does power. Was his interest in jiu-jitsu mixed martial arts authentic or a way to ingratiate himself with the manosphere’s podcast hosts? We may know by the time he faces his first inquest. Perhaps he’ll return to the liberal roots of his former public image like founding a pro-immigration nonprofit, as he did a decade ago.

Remember the “vibe shift”? Just last year, columnists and corporate boardrooms alike declared that the second coming of Donald Trump meant the old rules of politics and even everyday civility were roadkill.

“I feel liberated,” one top banker told the Financial Times. “We can say ‘retard’ and ‘pussy’ without the fear of getting cancelled … it’s a new dawn.”

Maybe the vibes shifted again.

Former chancellor says leaving European Union has made Britain ‘poorer, weaker and less secure’

“A stronger Europe is vital and the UK must be at the heart of it,” Starmer told an audience at the British Irish Chamber of Commerce on Friday.

“I will say here what I have said to European leaders. This is about responding to a permanent change of affairs, not an aberration of the Trump presidency. Things will not go back to the way they were before.

Is he right?

Apparently Burnham wrote a letter to ministers, in which he said this:

I am clear in my conviction that the Brexit deal negotiated by the Conservative government was not good enough for Britain... It has led to a decade of low growth, burdened businesses with more red tape and weakened our ability to control immigration. It is a harder Brexit than was promised at the EU referendum.

...we will need to consider the UK’s long-term relationship with the EU as part of our 10-year plan. I will set out the next steps for this process around the [UK-EU] summit.

Hopefully that summit brings some good news (i.e. closer relations between the UK and EU).

In an exasperated tone, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) hit out at “temporary cost of living measures” which is said was no substitute for “a strong economy”

Have Labour played it too safe?

Stubb said in a ​statement on his conversation with Putin: "The discussion was frank and substantive. We are neighbouring countries to Russia. The outcome of this war will have a direct impact on ​our and broader European security. Ending the war requires direct discussions."

Stubb and Stoere participated in ​the call as ​leaders of their ⁠respective countries and did not speak on behalf of Europe as a whole, they said, adding that the ​two Nordic nations will continue their longstanding support for ​Ukraine.

Maybe it's not big news, but it's interesting. Apparently this phone call related to upcoming peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi in the next couple of weeks, which will involve negotiators from Ukraine, Russia, and the US.

The PM says he wants a "factual" and "evidence-based debate" about returning to free movement between Britain and Europe.

Should the UK adopt freedom of movement with the EU again?

Should the UK rejoin the EU single market?

Should the UK rejoin the EU entirely?

It's odd to see Americans siding with Russia, to be honest.

In the community !casualuk@feddit.uk (https://piefed.social/c/casualuk@feddit.uk), I've noticed that posts by one user in particular (ladybutterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone) don't have post titles visible, when viewing from piefed.social (but other instances don't have this issue). It doesn't seem to be an issue with my account, because the issue still appears when logged out.

For example, these two posts appear to have no title:

• https://piefed.social/c/casualuk@feddit.uk/p/2508746/content-in-post-body
• https://piefed.social/c/casualuk@feddit.uk/p/2495477/content-in-post-body

But if you view the same posts on piefed.world, they do have a title:

• https://piefed.world/c/casualuk@feddit.uk/p/1477011/if-britain-had-to-be-represented-by-one-celebrity-who-would-you-choose
• https://piefed.world/c/casualuk@feddit.uk/p/1468812/what-s-your-most-ridiculous-british-public-transport-story

Does anyone know if there's a way to fix this issue, so I can see all post titles on piefed.social?

Thanks if anyone has any help.

President signed the legislation championed by late senator Lindsey Graham last month but has waived the restrictions as they were due to come into effect

Maybe "the West" no longer exists. There's just the US and then there's Europe, and each of them is doing their own thing.