The Latest Breaking News from Lee Harris

‘Very vulnerable’ prison officer avoids jail over relationship with inmate

A prison officer has been spared an immediate jail term after engaging in a romantic relationship with an inmate, an affair a judge branded as far more serious than merely "stupid".

The Independent UK · Jul 3

'You're Wrong': UK Deputy PM David Lammy Confronts JD Vance Over Migrant Comments on Teen's Murder

UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy told JD Vance 'you're wrong' during a phone call over comments linking the murder of teenager Henry Nowak to mass migration. Lammy stressed that the killer is British-born and urged Vance not to politicise the case.

International Business Times UK · Jun 8

“I absolutely hate synthesizers. They're really bad - horrible. I can take their existence from a live point of view now, but if they didn't exist, I'd be delighted”: The surprising music theory that underpinned a Talk Talk classic

Mark Hollis’ masterpiece became an anthem of self-determination, but it was far from an overnight success

MusicRadar · Apr 7

Judge considers Democratic challenge to Trump troop deployment in Memphis

City government declines to raise objection in court but state leaders and ACLU seek to block deployment of troops

The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2025

Trump Threatens Another Federal Takeover of D.C. While Planning Memphis Crackdown

Trump’s emergency order in the nation’s capital expired last week, but he has already rolled out a plan to crack down on crime in Memphis.

Reason · Sep 16, 2025

The Very Best Of Talk Talk to be reissued on double vinyl and CD in March

New version of post-rock legends Talk Talk's Best Of has been re-ordered to run chronologically

Louder · Jan 22, 2025

“He’s so playful and cheeky… nothing he ever does sounds muso. I recognise the punk-rock chancer that I am in his playing”: What Guy Pratt learned from Tony Levin

Pink Floyd and Saucerful of Secrets bassist hails his friend and counterpart for inspired work with Peter Gabriel, King Crimson and much more

Louder · Aug 23, 2024

"I was halfway through Atom Heart Mother thinking, 'What the f*** are we doing? This is a bit ambitious!'": The stories behind Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets' new Set The Controls setlist

Warning: Contains spoilers

Louder · Jun 10, 2024

Lee Harris obituary

Other lives: Founder of London’s first ‘headshop’ devoted to cannabis and a publisher and editor of HomeGrown magazine

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2024

How Ron DeSantis waged a targeted assault on Black voters: ‘I fear for what’s to come’

In gerrymandering voting maps and gutting one of the biggest expansions of voting rights, the Florida governor seeks to dilute Black political power

The Guardian - US · Apr 12, 2023