Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has sparked controversy by claiming that migrants are eating swans from London's Royal Parks, allegations that have been firmly denied by the parks' managing charity. During an LBC radio interview, Farage stated that "swans are being eaten in royal parks" and that carp were being taken from ponds "by people who come from different cultures." When pressed by host Nick Ferrari about whether eastern Europeans and Romanians were responsible, Farage responded, "So I believe."

The Royal Parks charity quickly issued a rebuttal, stating that no such incidents have been reported across London's eight royal parks. A spokesperson emphasized that "we've not had any incidents reported to us of people killing or eating swans" and highlighted the organization's close work with the Swan Sanctuary to ensure swan welfare. Swans are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, making it illegal to kill, harm, or disturb them in the UK.

Fizza Qureshi, chief executive of the Migrants' Rights Network, condemned Farage's comments as "ridiculous, harmful and nothing new," accusing him of "regurgitating debunked stories" that have resurfaced since 2007. She characterized the claims as "not only absurd but utterly dangerous" and suggested they were drawn from "unverified social media and far-right organizations" to deliberately incite hatred against migrants.

The allegations bear similarity to former US President Donald Trump's claims about Haitian migrants eating Americans' pets, with Labour MPs pointing to the comparison as evidence of Farage's unreliable rhetoric. The controversy emerges amid ongoing political tensions between Reform UK and Liberal Democrats, though wildlife authorities maintain there is no evidence supporting the swan consumption claims.

A major outage at Amazon Web Services has disrupted operations for numerous popular applications and platforms globally, affecting millions of users. The cloud computing infrastructure failure began early Monday morning, with users reporting widespread issues accessing services including Snapchat, Duolingo, Zoom, and various gaming platforms. Amazon confirmed it was investigating increased error rates and latency across multiple AWS services, though the company has not yet identified the root cause of the system failure.

The disruption appears to have originated with servers hosted in the US-EAST-1 region, according to initial reports. This triggered a cascade effect that impacted AWS infrastructure supporting millions of websites and applications worldwide. Downdetector, a platform that monitors service outages, reported receiving over four million problem reports in a single morning—more than double the typical weekly volume—indicating the scale of the disruption across affected services.

Among the services experiencing significant operational problems are communication platforms like Zoom, Signal, and Slack; gaming services including Roblox, Fortnite, and PlayStation Network; social media applications such as Snapchat; and financial services from banks including Lloyds and Bank of Scotland. Streaming platforms Prime Video and Crunchyroll, along with educational tool Duolingo and design platform Canva, have also been affected by the cloud service failure.

The outage has manifested differently across regions, with Amazon's own websites remaining operational in Europe while still experiencing service-specific errors. AWS engineers are actively working to mitigate the issues and restore normal operations. The company has committed to providing regular updates as they work to resolve the widespread service disruption that has highlighted the internet's heavy reliance on cloud infrastructure providers.