Prime minister vows to ‘push past nimbyism’ and calls on tech firms to help build small modular reactors to power AI datacentres Keir Starmer will unveil plans for a historic expansion in nuclear power across England and Wales, pledging to use Labour’s large majority to make new sites across the […]
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Japanese practice Sanaa’s slender, stripped-back buildings boast walls that are just 16mm thick and concrete canopies that look as if they could float away It is not often as an architecture critic that you find yourself referring to the dimensions of a building in millimetres. But then few buildings are […]
Rothschild & Co investigated complaint against the late financier in 2003 and he left shortly afterwards The financier Sir Evelyn de Rothschild left the bank that bears his family name in 2004 after an investigation into a sexual misconduct complaint, it has emerged. Staff at Rothschild & Co were told […]
Netanyahu calls Trump the ‘greatest friend Israel has ever had in the White House’ at a new conference alongside the US president Trump says Palestinians have ‘no alternative’ but to leave Gaza The second Israeli soldier killed in the attack at a military checkpoint in the West Bank earlier today […]
President’s plan, which is low on detail, would involve the permanent resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza to neighbouring countries Trump announce plan to take over Gaza – live updates Donald Trump has vowed that the US would “take over” war ravaged Gaza and “own it”, effectively endorsing the ethnic cleansing […]
The US president has unveiled a plan for the US to take long-term ownership of the Gaza Strip. Here are are the key points from the press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu Middle East crisis – live updates Full report: Trump makes shock Gaza announcement Donald Trump and Israel’s prime minister, […]
Public Accounts Committee examined series of site purchases and found ‘troubling culture that repeatedly wastes public money’ The Home Office’s plans to house asylum seekers reveal a “dysfunctional culture of repeated mistakes and weak internal challenge” that wasted nearly £100m, parliament’s spending watchdog has concluded. A Public Accounts Committee report […]
Review looked into mental health care Calocane received before killing three people in a violent rampage through Nottingham in June 2023 Valdo Calocane, the triple murderer who went on a violent rampage in Nottingham, was not forced to take injectable antipsychotic medication because he did not like needles, a report […]
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau says he had ‘good call’ with US president and that tariffs will be postponed for at least a month South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa has rejected Donald Trump’s claim that the country is confiscating land. AFP reports that Ramaphosa said he was ready to explain his […]
Labour MPs describe ‘breaking point’ in relations, calling for Keir Starmer to stand by party’s manifesto commitments Keir Starmer is facing a growing internal backlash over the potential approval of a giant new oilfield, after Treasury sources indicated Rachel Reeves was likely to give it her backing. MPs described a […]