Britain could be wealthy and great again, but is held back by being grossly overtaxed, famed economist Art Laffer, the creator of the Laffer Curve, has warned the UK’s new left-wing Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

Arthur Laffer, the American economist who advised Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and now President Donald Trump and who is perhaps best known generally for his Laffer Curve theory that there is a maximum effective tax rate in any economy, beyond which government takings actually fall even as demands rise, has warned the British government it’s on the wrong side of that gradient.

Noting that the British government has already scared away many high earners — and many of those “wonderful people” to the United States — Laffer said rationalising the tax code and cutting several unjust and unwise taxes could see people flood back, and foster a return to greatness for moribund Britain. Laffer told The Times: “Britain should be great again… and it's all taxes and regulations that have been just killing you. It's so sad because you have the potential to be rich and prosperous and just at the same time. And you're missing these opportunities.”

Authorities in Mexico arrested a former governor in connection with the cover-up of an infamous massacre where police forces kidnapped 43 education students during a protest. The police turned them over to cartel gunmen who are believed to have slaughtered them and disposed of their bodies.

The arrest took place on Wednesday afternoon in Mexico State when authorities arrested Angel Aguirre, who was the governor of Guerrero in 2014 at the time of the massacre. He is accused of helping to cover up the incident. Soon after the arrest, Mexico's Attorney General Ernestina Godoy released a video on social media where she provided details of the case and what led authorities to move against Aguirre.

🔴 Mensaje a medios de la titular de la FGR, @ErnestinaGodoy_, sobre el caso Ayotzinapa.

Sigue la transmisión aquí ▶️ https://t.co/r1iKFqQzpx

— FGR México (@FGRMexico) August 6, 2026

Known as the Ayotzinapa massacre, the kidnapping and murders happened in September 2014, when a group of student stole some buses to make their way to a protest. As Breitbart Texas reported, along the way, Mexican authorities shot at the buses and kidnapped the students, only to

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Four people, including a child, were killed in Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and the surrounding region, local officials said Saturday, as Ukraine hit another oil refinery in Russia.

Residents endure regular drone and missile barrages that Kyiv´s depleted air defenses are struggling to counter amid Moscow’s 4-year-old full-scale invasion, while repeated Ukrainian strikes on oil facilities have caused fuel shortages and rattled Russians.

Two grandparents and their 3-year-old grandson were killed after multiple Russian drones destroyed their home in the Brovary district of Kyiv region, northeast of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early Saturday.

Three other members of the same family and a neighbor who came to their aid were hospitalized, local authorities said. The attack reduced the house to rubble and wrecked outbuildings and cars.

In the city of Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at least one other person died in a “strike involving six ballistic missiles against civilian infrastructure.”

In its daily report, Ukraine´s air force said it had downed or intercepted 135 of 151 drones launched by Russia overnight. The attack also involved six ballistic missiles

During his opening monologue on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that he doesn’t believe Democratic Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong’s renunciation of her prior denunciation of Thanksgiving and said, “I don’t believe you people who renounce things. We know what you said. You mean it, live by it.”

After mentioning Hong’s critcism of Thanksgiving, Maher said, “Of course, yesterday…renounced it. I don’t believe you, I don’t believe you people who renounce things. We know what you said. You mean it, live by it. … No, you meant it. You know why I know she meant it? Because she hates all holidays. She talked about feeling attacked on Christmas when someone put on her computer a Christmas scene. She doesn’t like fireworks, 4th of July. Halloween, all the far lefties hate Halloween, costumes that are inappropriate, oh please. This woman doesn’t like Valentine’s Day, another way of capitalism taking over our love life. She said Valentine’s Day, the holiday that brings out the worst of humanity. That’s the holiday that brings out the worst of humanity? Have you ever been to a Black Friday sale? People will hip check an old lady to

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) – A drone entered Bulgarian airspace on Saturday and exploded close to an international gas pipeline shortly after crossing the border from Romania.

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the drone exploded just after 5 a.m. about 100 meters (330 feet) inside Bulgarian territory. It was not detected or identified while flying through either Romanian or Bulgarian airspace.

“There are no casualties or damage to buildings. The area has been cordoned off. We continue to monitor the situation,” Radev said following a government emergency meeting.

Radev said the unmanned aerial vehicle exploded around 200 meters from a Romanian compressor station, and about 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) from Bulgaria’s compressor station on the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline.

Hungary Blocks EU Weapons Aid to ‘Hostile’ Ukraine After Leaks of Alleged Plan to Bomb Pipelinehttps://t.co/UGhvQ8THvx

— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) May 21, 2023

“We will continue to monitor the situation and strengthen surveillance. Following this incident, we will also redeploy border police anti-drone detection and countermeasure capabilities from the border with Turkey to the border with Romania,” Radev said.

It was unclear where the drone had originated or whether it was linked to Russia or

New York Times bestselling author Wynton Hall, author of Code Red, is speaking on AI and the future of the conservative movement at Young America’s Foundation’s (YAF) National Conservative Student Conference in Washington, DC.

Hall is Breitbart News’ Social Media Director and the author of the New York Times bestseller Code Red: The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI and an expert on the emerging and unsettling capabilities of AI in its many forms, including its use on the battlefield as well as an agent of espionage and even sabotage.

In June during a Breitbart News Fight Club Founders’ Roundtable, Hall laid out five action items for conservatives to undertake to deal with the coming artificial intelligence revolution that will disrupt politics, national security, the economy, and more.

MADRID (AP) – A diplomatic spat between Spain and Italy over the rush of tens of thousands of migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta escalated on Saturday after the government in Madrid announced border controls on Italian travelers in response to Rome’s decision to impose sanctions on visitors from Spain.

Italians arriving at Barcelona airport were subject to random police checks after the controls were put into effect overnight, according to Spain´s state news agency EFE.

The Spanish government said the controls would stay in place for at least a month after Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni rejected Spain´s warning on Friday that it would take “proportionate measures to protect the interests and dignity of its citizens” if Rome didn´t lift its own restrictions by an Aug. 9 deadline.

Italy began enforcing air and sea border controls on Spanish citizens on Aug. 1 following Meloni´s scathing criticism of the progressive migration policies of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

The feud was triggered after the sudden arrival of 72,000 migrants from Morocco at Spain´s North African territory late last month. Although most of the migrants have since gone back,

You expect to find dead bodies in a funeral home — but not more than 50 of them, unrefrigerated and producing a stench that wafted into the neighborhood and prompted investigators to pay a visit.

Authorities are still investigating the South Chicago Chapel where a total of 56 bodies were discovered this week in various states of decomposition, according to investigators.

That revelation came months after nearby residents complained about a "stench" coming from the funeral parlor, Fox News Digital  and other outlets reported.

State and local officials alerted the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office (MEO), which sent investigators and forensic pathologists to the site to get a look inside.

There they made the grim discovery.

"Multiple decedents" were stored in an unrefrigerated area under “deplorable conditions,” investigators alleged.

“Staff is assessing the conditions of the remains, searching for documentation regarding identification of the decedents as well as death certificates,” the MEO said in a statement. “This process could take several days to ensure proper disposition.”

Meanwhile, state officials suspended the license of funeral home director Johanna Morgan on Wednesday. State business records show Morgan incorporated South

Marvel Studios has cast Kit Connor, who is best known for the gay romance series Heartstopper, to portray one of the most famous superheroes in an upcoming reboot of the X-Men film series.

According to Deadline, the 22-year-old Connor will play Cyclops in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The character, a mutant with the ability to shoot lethal laser beams from his eyes, has been a pillar of the comics series and its film adaptations.

The British actor shot to prominence for his lead role in the gay romance British Netflix series, Heartstopper, where he plays a high school rugby player who falls in love with a nebbish, openly gay fellow student (Connor’s co-star Joe Locke has also appeared in a Marvel Studios show, the one-season Disney+ series Agatha All Along). The series was aired from 2022 to 2024. Based on the series of books and comics by young adult author Alice Oseman, the series frequently depicts gay sex among teens and also transgender characters.

The

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was confirmed Saturday to lead the U.S. Department of Justice, the news coming after Republican lawmakers struggled to make a decision.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) announced at the last minute on Friday that he would support Blanche’s confirmation, Fox News reported Saturday.

During his announcement, Cassidy said the process was about Blanche, the difficulty of his job, and “how the American people can be best served.”

I will support Todd Blanche for U.S. Attorney General. pic.twitter.com/PKWr3atuvA

— U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (@SenBillCassidy) August 7, 2026

Cassidy’s support placed Blanche in the position to be confirmed.

In a social media post early Saturday, Blanche wrote, “I am deeply honored by the trust and confidence President Trump has placed in me to lead the Department of Justice as our great nation's 88th Attorney General. I am grateful to the Senate for staying late to complete this process.”

“To the dedicated public servants of the Department of Justice, thank you for your work each day to uphold the law and keep our country

Friday on FNC’s “Hannity,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) warned that a movement within the Democratic Party was running on an agenda to radically change America.

According to Blackburn, it was Democrats’ mission to “start over” in the United States.

“Senator, you’ve seen the craziness that is infecting the Democratic Party,” guest host Jason Chaffetz said. “I mean, it’s hard to recognize — I mean, even from just a few years ago, let alone years ago. What’s your perspective on this craziness that’s coming into the — I mean, you got Democrats firing on Democrats because they can’t figure out who they are and where they want to go.”

Blackburn replied, “Yeah. Yes. And in Tennessee, I talked to people that have been Democrats all their lives who are saying, ‘Hey, wait a minute. This is not what we are.’ When you look at the Democrat socialist agenda, they want to run your life 24/7/365. They want to make certain that they own everything, that there’s no private property. They’re not running on different policies, which is what used to be what Democrats did. You would have a point and a counterpoint about different policies whether it was

Failed Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum (D) is reportedly back in jail after he tested positive for methamphetamine in Alabama, TMZ reported Friday.

The news came after Gillum was arrested in July on charges relating to possession of dangerous drugs, drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana, according to Breitbart News.

Meanwhile, TMZ reported of the suspect:

Baldwin County Assistant D.A. John Oxford tells TMZ… Andrew is taking part in random drug testing known as “color code drug testing.” Basically, we’re told Andrew is assigned a color by the court, and he’s supposed to call a hotline every day. If he calls the hotline and his color is read out, he has to report that day for a drug test.

Oxford says Andrew didn’t show up for his drug test on a day his color was called… so he was tested for drugs at his court appearance Thursday… and it came back positive.

Andrew Gillum locked up again, authorities say he tested positive for meth.

Details: https://t.co/5z1CCiZklP pic.twitter.com/6ktxHpX1Zj

— TMZ (@TMZ) August 7, 2026

Numerous reports of controversy involving Gillum, who is the former mayor of Tallahassee, have come out over the years.

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