Donald Trump may actually have finally lost it this week.

While the US president already has a reputation for being unpredictable, mercurial and chaotic – to say the least – he seems to have taken it to a new level in the last few days.

The maverick Republican picked a fight with Canada by starting a trade war and then rubbed salt in the wound by renaming Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes on the border between their countries, Lake America.

He upped the pettiness by sharing AI videos showing Canadian geese with his trademark blonde hair and carrying machine guns patrolling the shores of “Lake America”.

Trump is also all over the place with the Iran war, a conflict he started in February.

The US-Israeli strikes against Tehran gave the Iranians the chance to seize control of the major oil shipping lane, the Strait of Hormuz.

They have let almost no trade through the major waterway in the last six months and the global economy continues to suffer.

America’s allies in the Gulf are suffering the real-world consequences as Iran has retaliated by hitting US military bases in the region.

But the president seems to be in denial about the reality of the war.

He even posted an AI video of a US attack on an Iranian oil hub which never actually happened.

Trump appears to be testing new UK prime minister Andy Burnham, too.

The president has refused to deny reports America could stop supporting Britain’s claims to the Falkland Islands.

If the States did withdraw its backing for the British Overseas Territory – and instead start supporting Argentina’s claim to the archipelago – then it would spell major trouble for the UK-US “special relationship” and trigger Burnham’s first international crisis.

Could Trump be looking to punish the UK for not supporting his offensive on Iran, as a leaked Pentagon email from April suggested?

Or is it his way of forcing the government to spend more money on defence. With Trump, you simply can never tell.

This is not the first time the president has upended international diplomacy, of course – his insistence Greenland belongs to him continues to rile Nato members – but his behaviour does appear even more illogical than usual.

It hardly seems politically savvy to focus on the international stage when Americans are preparing to elect members to Congress in the November midterm elections.

The president may not be on the ballot paper but he needs Republicans to hold the Senate and the House of Representatives to get key legislation passed.

Current predictions suggest the electorate are poised to deliver a brutal blow to Trump and his party by handing control of Congress to the Democrats.

Americans are concerned about the cost of living and elected Trump on the promise that he would put “America First” and bring prices down.

Instead, his war in Iran has led to a spike in oil prices and pushed up the cost of living both in the US and around the world.

There is growing anger that he rarely seems focused on the everyday problems of the very people who voted him into the White House.

So why is he still doubling down on that bizarre decision this week?

Listen to Commons People as we unpack the fallout from the recent Trump drama and why he cannot continue to ignore his domestic problems.

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This article contains major spoilers for the third season of Love Is Blind UK.

If ever there were an argument in favour of Netflix’s Love Is Blind “experiment”, it’d be the third season of the UK edition.

This year, not only did more couples than ever before get engaged in the pods, a record number actually made it down the aisle and said “I do” – all of whom are still together to this day.

However, because of just how much love was in the air on the set of Love Is Blind UK’s third iteration, that meant multiple couples’ romances never actually made it onto our screens.

Among them were Sammy and Jonathan, a wellbeing coach and tech recruiter who met in the pods when filming got underway last year.

Eventually, they were one of the 14 couples who got engaged in the pods, although producers didn’t select them to continue on in the process, meaning it was entirely in their own hands what happened next for their love story.

Ahead of the Love Is Blind UK finale, Sammy and Jonathan shared their journey in an emotional post, revealing that two days after making it back home after filming, things got real for them when they started texting.

Then, a month after getting engaged, they finally met face-to-face for the first time, embarking on a holiday to Malaga together to get to know one another better.

By October, they found themselves in a regular long-distance relationship… albeit one where they’d already agreed to get married before they’d even clapped eyes on each other.

“No pods. No cameras. No producers,” they recalled. “Just us actually figuring out how to be a normal couple after the least normal start imaginable.

“Back to work. Living opposite sides of the country AND secretly engaged, but unable to tell anyone. Let the real experiment begin…”

The post then charted more of the highs and lows of their relationship, including finding out that Sammy was pregnant in April 2026, before suffering a “silent miscarriage” two months later.

Check out their Instagram post for yourself below:

“AND HERE WE ARE,” the post concluded. “Almost one whole year later, we finally get to talk about us.

“We didn’t get picked to continue on Love Is Blind. At the time, that felt like the end of our story. Turns out, it was the beginning of the best bit.

“No cameras. No experiment. No guarantees. We just kept choosing each other. And now you’re finally in on the secret… so, thanks for coming to our VERY hard launch. Follow along for whatever happens next.”

“Petition for Netflix to release our engagement tape starts here,” they joked.

Meanwhile, Sammy also let slip to The Sun that, early on in the process, she almost became embroiled in a love triangle (or, perhaps, love square) with another of this year’s hopefuls.

“As the days went on, Taylor was like my top [choice],” she revealed. “Maybe until, like, day four.

“But as Taylor was starting to come down [in Sammy’s view], Jon was then coming back up.”

She continued: “The first few dates, you just connect with these people. And I think me and Taylor had connected very instantly on the fact that we both lost a parent. And I think that initially connected us.

“And then, as you date more, you start to realise, ‘oh wait, maybe we’re not as compatible as initially we thought’. And the opposite kind of happened with Jon. We had an initial spark, but then as we started to chat more and more, and the dates got longer, the connection just built and built.”

All three seasons of Love Is Blind UK are now streaming on Netflix, with the streaming giant recently giving an update about the franchise’s future.

Evan Rachel Wood had some strong words for the team behind the new Practical Magic sequel.

The Westworld actor appeared in the original film alongside Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, and while the majority of the cast were invited back for the upcoming sequel, Evan’s role was recast, with Joey King taking over as Kylie Owens.

While Evan called Joey “a sweetheart” she wasn’t as effusive about others involved in the cult classic’s follow-up.

“I really appreciated Joey King reaching out to me, because no one who worked on the original film did,” Evan shared on her Instagram Stories. “She’s a sweetheart.”

Evan and Alexandra Atrip played Sandra Bullock’s character’s daughters in the 1998 film, but neither reprised their roles in the sequel.

Joining Joey’s Kylie in Practical Magic 2 is Game Of Thrones star Maisie Williams, who has taken on the role of Antonia.

Evan was 11 when she played Kylie in the 1998 witchy favourite, and although the film is set over 25 years later, the character is now being played by an actor 10 years her junior.

At the premiere of her new Ryan Murphy TV show The Shards in July, Evan admitted she felt “sad” that she wasn’t asked back for the sequel.

“We bonded with that cast so much as children, and so to miss out on the opportunity to look at that cast and look at that house as an adult and see the history in our eyes, it’s something that can’t be faked,” she told Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet.

“I’m sad that doesn’t get to exist, especially for the fans.”

She also called out the makers of the sequel for not following the original source novel.

“I think in the book, it would’ve made sense to bring me back. I think in the way they’re redoing it and approaching it, it didn’t make sense,” she said at the premiere.

Evan immediately spoke out on Instagram when the sequel was announced, clearing up why she was not part of the cast.

“I offered my services, even if it was one scene or one line,” she wrote. “I was told they are re-casting. I am sorry to disappoint the fans. It was not in my control or my choice. I would have happily rejoined my sisters.”

Practical Magic 2 is out in cinemas on Friday 11 September.

We now know high-intensity yoga is one of the best exercises you can do to boost sleep quality.

And, according to new research, it turns out you can even rely on movement to help counter the effects of pulling an all-nighter.

Sleep deprivation is no joke and is thought to impact one in three adults globally. Poor quality sleep can impact negatively on our physical and mental health, as well as increasing the risk of accidents.

“Sleep loss affects nearly every aspect of how we think and function, but many people can’t simply stop what they’re doing and get more sleep,” said Professor Marc Roig, from McGill University’s School of Physical and Occupational Therapy.

So, researchers from his team set out to discover whether exercise or a short nap could help mitigate against some of the effects of sleep deprivation on the brain.

The relatively small study involved 54 healthy young adults who stayed awake for 30 hours under lab supervision.

They were then assigned to one of three groups: a 20-minute cycling session, a 90-minute nap or doing nothing.

Three days later, researchers tested their memory for images they had viewed immediately after each intervention and found those who had exercised or napped had better memory recall.

In fact, they performed about 22% better on memory tests after 30 hours without sleep, than those who did neither.

“Our findings show that even a brief bout of exercise may help preserve one of our most important cognitive abilities,” said Prof Roig.

What’s more, brain recordings revealed that exercise and napping helped memory recall in different ways.

While napping appeared to help the brain recharge, making it easier to take in and remember new information, exercise helped the brain use its remaining resources more efficiently.

Researchers suggested the findings could inform fatigue-management strategies in workplaces where sleep loss is common and mistakes can have serious consequences – for example, in healthcare settings.

“A nap isn’t always possible in the middle of a shift,” said first author Madhura Lotlikar, a doctoral candidate in McGill’s Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery.

“Exercise is accessible, inexpensive and easy to implement. That makes it a promising tool to help people stay cognitively sharp when sleep is limited.”

Previous research has also found that physical activity might counter some of the negative impacts of poor sleep. The study authors said, at the time, that people who did at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity exercise per week “were, to some extent, protected against the detrimental health effects of poor sleep”.

Regular exercise can also improve sleep quality overall.

If you’re chronically sleep deprived, and it’s causing you distress or impacting wellbeing, speak to a specialist who can offer tailored support to your circumstances.