• Evening Standard

    Poorer couples 'should have weddings paid for by state', says think tank

    The Centre for Social Justice says the government should pay up to £550 towards the wedding costs of lower income couples to combat loneliness

  • Associated Press

    Music Review: Kings of Leon electrify with new album that nods to the past, 'Can We Please Have Fun'

    Kings of Leon pose an existential question to listeners on the first single from their new album: Are you a mustang or are you a kitty? Well, turning that around: Which Kings of Leon are we getting now? There's a raw unpredictability to the band's ninth album, a welcome return to the Kings' early sawdust-and-spilled-beer days.

  • The Canadian Press

    TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform

    TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance are suing the U.S. over a law that would ban the popular video-sharing app unless it’s sold to another company, arguing that it vaguely paints it as a threat to national security to get around the First Amendment. The widely expected lawsuit filed on Tuesday may be setting up what will likely be a protracted legal fight over TikTok's future in the United States — and could end up before the Supreme Court. If TikTok loses, it says it will be forced