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Substack has announced it will legally support foreign writers lawfully residing in the U.S. who face government targeting over their published work, partnering with the nonprofit FIRE to expand its existing Defender program. The Verge reports: In their announcement, Substack and FIRE mention the international Tufts University student who was arrested by federal agents last week. Her legal team links her arrest to an opinion piece she co-wrote for the school's newspaper last year, which criticized Tufts for failing to comply with requests to divest from companies with connections to Israel. "If true, this represents a chilling escalation in the government's effort to target critics of American foreign policy," Substack and FIRE write. The initiative builds on Substack's Defender program, which already offers legal assistance for independent journalists and creators on the platform. The company says it has supported "dozens" of Substack writers facing claims of defamation and trademark infringement since it launched the program in the US in 2020. It has since brought Substack Defender to writers in Canada and the UK.

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Mothering Sunday has just passed, the day when Christians honour their 'mother church', the place where they were baptised into the faith.

A Cornell University student facing deportation after his visa was revoked because of his campus activism said he decided to leave the United States, declaring: 'Long live the student intifada!'

Neil Young expressed his concerns about President Donald Trump preventing him from returning to America following his European tour. 

Naomi Campbell made a surprise appearance at Usher's sold-out concert in London on Tuesday.

Tributes have been paid to Natasha Saada, 34, who grew up in Mill Hill, north London, and her two young daughters, who were killed after a car smashed into the family in New York on Saturday.

Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has filed for an IPO aiming for a $5 billion valuation. It marks the company's second attempt at going public amid renewed momentum in the crypto sector and signs of recovery in tech IPO markets. CNBC reports: A prior merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) collapsed in late 2022 amid regulatory challenges. Since then, Circle has made strategic moves to position itself closer to the heart of global finance, including the announcement last year that it would relocate its headquarters from Boston to One World Trade Center in New York. Circle reported $1.68 billion in revenue and reserve income in 2024, up from $1.45 billion in 2023 and $772 million in 2022. The company reported net income last year of about $156 million., down from $268 million a year earlier. A successful IPO would make Circle one of the most prominent pure-play crypto companies to list on a U.S. exchange. Coinbase went public through a direct listing in 2021 and has a market cap of about $44 billion.

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News that Keanu Reeves is on board for John Wick 5 had fans in disbelief, with many convinced it was an elaborate April Fools' prank. An animated prequel and a spin-off were also announced.

Isla Fisher has shared an uplifting message with her fans as she navigates her $119 million divorce from comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.

The handful of hardened Albanian criminals deported from the UK under a much-vaunted Government scheme to serve prison sentences in their native country can be exposed today.

Adolescence has hit Netflix's Top 10 Global chart, gaining a jaw-dropping 96.7million views in just three weeks.

This is the warped moment a former Army major who slashed his ex-wife's throat laughed and told police officers 'you don't get much action' as he was arrested for attempted murder.

Founded two years before Queen Victoria 's Golden Jubilee, The Lady is Britain's oldest - and stateliest - magazine for women.

'Petite, blonde and bubbly' Kerri Pegg, 42, (left) was allegedly in a relationship with Anthony Saunderson (right) when he was serving a prison sentence for drug offences at HMP Kirkham in Lancashire.

A Chinese student unmasked as one of Britain's worst rapists may have targeted more than 80 victims, police have revealed.

MoffettNathanson has crowned YouTube the "New King of All Media" as the Alphabet-owned video platform has become a major force in Hollywood, dominating time spent watching TV. From a report: The firm estimates that YouTube as a standalone business could be worth as much as $550 billion -- or nearly 30% of the tech giant's current valuation. The figure is based on the firm's analysis of enterprise value as a multiple of revenue in 2024 for Netflix (10.5x revenue), Meta (8.8x), Roku (2.4x), Warner Bros. Discovery (1.4x), Fox (1.3x) and Disney (1.3x). In 2024, YouTube was the second-largest media company by revenue at $54.2 billion, trailing behind only Disney. However, the MoffettNathanson analysts predict YouTube will take the top spot in 2025, becoming a leader in both engagement and revenue. "YouTube has the potential to become the central aggregator for all things professional video, positioning itself to capture a share of the $85 billion consumer Pay TV market and the ~$30 billion streaming ex. Netflix market in the U.S.," they wrote in a Monday research note. "On monetization, when comparing YouTube's massive TV screen engagement to its estimated TV revenue, it remains significantly under-monetized relative to its scaled reach and differentiated offering. This signals a substantial runway for improving its monetization strategy."

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The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, notched up a 'lengthy' criminal record under 15 identities before finally being snared on fraud charges and lined up for deportation in 2014.

The Tory leader said Britain 'should not be persecuting people for expressing themselves' over abortion rights.

The comedian, 47, admitted he came 'very close' to take his own life when he was a 'super depressed' teenager.

Meghan Markle has revealed that there's just one more day until she launches her lifestyle brand, As Ever - and is celebrating with a cheeky dance.