Ultimatum appears to endorse threat by Donald Trump, who on Tuesday also appeared to back annexation of West Bank Middle East crisis – live updates Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel will resume fighting in Gaza if Hamas does not release more hostages by noon on Saturday, endorsing a threat […]
Year: 2025
Deputy PM Angela Rayner announces plans as she presents £350m funding increase for affordable housing Rogue landlords in England will face curbs on how much housing benefit they can receive if their properties are substandard, Angela Rayner has said as she announced an extra £350m for affordable housing. The deputy […]
Bank to offer first two-year deal under 4% with rivals likely to follow suit The first sub-4% mortgages for months are going on sale, handing a much-needed boost to first-time buyers and those worried about refinancing their home loan. Santander on Thursday will start offering fixed rate deals at 3.99% […]
Kim Leadbeater will submit what she calls ‘judge plus’ amendments to her bill Opinion: I’m changing my bill to ensure people have the right to a dignified death – here’s how MPs are to scrap the requirement for a high court judge to decide on assisted dying cases amid growing […]
Modified US duties will be enforced ‘without exceptions’, said president, in controversial bid to boost economy Why Trump tariffs will be ‘very bad for America and for the world’ US politics – live updates Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum on Monday, ramping up his controversial […]
President proposes letting ‘all hell break loose’ if hostages held by Hamas are not returned to Israel at noon on Saturday Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has warned that if all the Israeli hostages held in Gaza are not returned by Saturday at noon he would propose […]
Most answers had ‘significant issues’ when researchers asked services to use broadcaster’s news articles as source Leading artificial intelligence assistants create distortions, factual inaccuracies and misleading content in response to questions about news and current affairs, research has found. More than half of the AI-generated answers provided by ChatGPT, Copilot, […]
Gerald Cooney, former leader of Tameside council, says he warned regional officials about Trigger Me Timbers group Labour was warned more than a year ago about a “vile” WhatsApp group involving two of the party’s MPs, local councillors and a series of offensive messages, the Guardian has been told. It […]
Ex-Foreign Office official says he saw conduct that ‘crossed the threshold into complicity with war crimes’ Mark Smith: I saw illegality and complicity with war crimes. That’s why I quit the UK Foreign Office Britain’s system for controlling arms exports is broken, subject to political manipulation and has seen conduct […]
MP apologises for messages posted in same group chat Andrew Gwynne was sacked as a minister over The Burnley MP Oliver Ryan is being investigated by the Labour party over “unacceptable and deeply disappointing” comments in a WhatsApp group. Ryan said he was a member of the WhatsApp chat that […]