Party pledges to bring all passenger rail – but not rolling stock – into public ownership as contracts with train operators expire Labour will fully nationalise the train network within five years of coming to power, with a pledge to guarantee the cheapest fares as part of “the biggest reform […]
Along with 11 fake electors, seven allies of the ex-president including Mark Meadows and John Eastman were also charged An Arizona grand jury has charged 18 people involved in the scheme to create a slate of false electors for Donald Trump, including 11 people who served as those fake electors […]
Israeli prime minister terms pro-ceasefire rallies ‘horrific’ as students demand universities divest from weapons makers The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday condemned pro-Palestinian protests at universities in the United States as “horrific”, saying the demonstrations “have to be stopped”, as he categorized students as antisemitic. There’s been rising […]
Exclusive: Dmytro Kuleba hails US aid package but says allies need to increase arms production to help fight Russia Ukraine war – live updates Ukraine’s foreign minister has enthusiastically praised US politicians for approving a long-delayed $61bn military aid package for Ukraine, but said western allies needed to recognise that […]
Home secretary visits Lampedusa in Italy as National Audit Office says scheme could surpass £580m by 2030 Several flights a month will deport asylum seekers to Rwanda “indefinitely”, the home secretary has said, as he argued that the £1.8m a person cost of the scheme was justified. James Cleverly, in […]
The Senate, in a bipartisan super-majority, overwhelmingly voted to advance the measure, which Joe Biden is expected to sign The US Senate voted resoundingly on Tuesday to approve $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as a bipartisan super-majority united to send the long-stalled package to Joe Biden’s desk […]
Watchdog says only a third of local authorities are confident they will have enough places for September The deployment of the government’s childcare scheme to tens of thousands more families is facing “significant uncertainties” and may struggle to meet its own targets, according to a report by Whitehall’s spending watchdog. […]
Juan Merchan reserves judgment on prosecutors’ request for maximum fine but tells Todd Blanche ‘you’re losing all credibility’ Skeptical judge and National Enquirer deal: key takeaways Pecker says he was ‘eyes and ears’ of Trump campaign The New York judge presiding in Donald Trump’s criminal trial held off on deciding […]
Three-decade campaign by the Gweagal community of La Perouse sees repatriation of four spears to Kamay Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Four spears stolen from Kamay, now known as Botany Bay in Sydney, […]
Authorities in Greece warn the dust concentrations can reduce sunlight and visibility, while increasing levels of fine pollution particles pose health risks Clouds of dust blown in from the Sahara covered Athens and other Greek cities on Tuesday, one of the worst such episodes to hit the country since 2018, […]