Exclusive: Ministers considering options to bring down child poverty without removing rule entirely Parents of under-fives could be exempted from the government’s two-child benefit limit under a range of options UK ministers are considering as they try to bring down child poverty numbers without removing the rule altogether. Ministers are […]
EU said it will reply ‘firmly and immediately’ to ‘unjustified’ trade barriers, signaling it’s ready to retaliate against levies Donald Trump has threatened to slap 25% tariffs on the European Union, claiming the 27-country bloc was “formed to screw the United States”. Speaking at his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, […]
The actor was found at a New York apartment on Wednesday, with the cause of death unknown but not being treated as suspicious Michelle Trachtenberg: a life in pictures The actor Michelle Trachtenberg, known for her performances in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Harriet the Spy, has died at the […]
President says ‘I hear he’s coming on Friday’ amid reports that terms of US-Ukraine aid exchange have been reached Donald Trump has said that Volodymyr Zelenskyy is likely to visit the White House on Friday to sign a rare earth minerals deal to pay for US military aid to defend […]
Climate Change Committee issues advice to government on meeting carbon emissions target by 2050 What would reaching net zero mean for life in 2040s Britain? Giving up two doner kebabs’ worth of meat a week will be enough to keep the UK within safe climate limits by the end of […]
NHS staff fear power grab by health department as health secretary looks to shrink body due to ‘duplication’ of roles Wes Streeting will axe thousands of jobs at NHS England after his ousting of its chair and chief executive in what health service staff fear is a power grab. The […]
Malaysia transport minister says firm Ocean Infinity has resumed hunt for the plane, which went missing in one of aviation’s biggest mysteries A new search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been launched more than a decade after the plane went missing in one of aviation’s greatest enduring mysteries. Maritime […]
Announcement prompts concerns that PM is pandering to US president and warnings over consequences of aid cuts Keir Starmer has announced that Britain will “fight for peace in Europe” with a generational increase in defence spending paid for by slashing the foreign aid budget. The move, just two days before […]
Watchdog recommends use of ‘hash-matching’ to allow images to be identified at scale wherever they are shared Tech platforms should combat the rapid rise in explicit deepfakes and “revenge porn” by using a database of images to protect women and girls online, according to new guidance being drawn up by […]
Leader of victorious conservative alliance says continent must build defence capability as US moves towards ‘America alone’ motto The man expected to be Germany’s next chancellor has said Europe must act swiftly to increase its defence capability in the face of a US administration whose motto is moving towards “America […]