Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary after less than a week
The White House says Katie Zacharia is leaving the press secretary job just days after starting, following heavy media scrutiny of her background.
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UK keeps the door open to tariffs on Chinese electric cars as it eyes a place in Europe's industry plan
Police look at Palestine Action post by wife of UK security adviser Jonathan Powell
Burnham asks Swinney to help push power out to Scotland's regions
Sacked Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins settles with the government
Sir Olly Robbins, removed as the top official at the Foreign Office over the vetting of Peter Mandelson, has reached a settlement believed to be worth six figures, ending his court challenge.
IMF tells Britain to look at pensions and welfare, not banks, before the budget
The International Monetary Fund has urged Chancellor John Healey to find savings in pensions and welfare rather than raise taxes on banks, as he weighs a bank tax for this month's budget.
Reform councillor Alan Feeney resigns after being filmed calling Asian families parasites
The former deputy mayor of Solihull has given up his seats on two councils and apologised after an undercover TV investigation caught his remarks. He has also been suspended from his job in the prison service.
Airbus boss warns Burnham that a US satellite deal could cost Britain its place in European space
Guillaume Faury has written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him not to give the £2.4bn Skynet military satellite contract to Lockheed Martin.
Ex-top official Robbins reaches settlement with government over sacking
Sir Olly Robbins was sacked as the top civil servant in the Foreign Office over the vetting of Lord Mandelson.
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Amid talk of public execution, public opinion on death penalty is split
A majority of Americans support the death penalty for people convicted of murder, but support becomes more divided when questions vary.
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Sally Rooney's books will no longer be sold in U.K. after Palestinian Action support
The Irish author said her books can no longer be sold in the UK after she pledged the royalties to a banned pro-Palestinian group.
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Police assess Palestine Action post by national security adviser's wife
Downing Street says Sarah Helm, the wife of Jonathan Powell, "does not represent the government in any capacity".
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A teen opened fire at an Oregon elementary school, leaving three kids and one teacher dead. And, the Justice Department is suing California over alleged noncitizen voters.
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Do Americans own the president's papers? Appeals court to weigh in
The administration says papers created in the White House belong to Donald Trump, not to the American people. The case could ultimately end up at the conservative-leaning Supreme C
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Burnham says ‘too much time is wasted in those dramas’ when asked about Scottish independence – as it happened
This blog is now closed Burnham spoke of Ravenscraig, once the pride of Scotland’s steel industry that employed tens of thousands of people before it closed in 1992. He said: When
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Housing loans granted while Burnham was mayor investigated by councillors
A senior councillor says concerns have been raised about the transparency of the process to approve the loans.
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'Everything got worse': Gen Z express frustration, regret after Trump vote
A focus group of eight Gen Z Trump voters reported feeling unhappy or disappointed with the state of politics, with some going as far as to say they regret supporting him in 2024.
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Banks expect to be hit with higher taxes in Budget
Senior banking executives have told the BBC they expect to be "on the menu" in the chancellor's Budget tax later this month.
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Suspicious mailings to election officials, congressional offices under investigation
The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are looking into the mailings, some of which included an unidentified powdery white substance.
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British food and drink exports to EU collapse by more than a third since Brexit
NFU analysis of official data shows falls in exports to UK’s largest trading partner since 2019 include 70% for sugar and 74% for egg products Exports of British food and drink to
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We must save water as drought becomes new normal, says minister
Severe drought was declared across parts of southern England after months of low rainfall.
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U.S. historic preservation law faces the most serious threat in its 60-year history
Congress and a federal agency are threatening to weaken the country's historic preservation law, fueling a backlash that critics say is as fiery as the one that led to the law's cr
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The Guardian view on the banks: too big to fail cannot mean too big to tax | Editorial
Financiers owe their windfalls and bonuses to higher interest rates. Britain should reclaim more for the public and resist City lobbying John Healey is planning to tax British bank
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Equality watchdog writes to Greens over 'Zionism is racism' motion
The party was reported to the Equality and Human Rights Commission by MPs and antisemitism campaigners.
9h agoInside the race between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos for control of outer space
The Atlantic writer Josh Tyrangiel says Musk and Bezos each want to colonize the moon, mine its resources and launch thousands more satellites. He says their only real competition
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The right’s scrounger rhetoric dominates the benefits debate. Labour must fight back – and win | Frances Ryan
The prime minister has a once-in-a-generation chance to reintroduce fairness to the system. He has to seize the moment Back in 2009, months before the coalition government unleashe
15h ago
Reform councillor calls TV report 'vote interference'
ITV News filmed undercover with Reform councillors and candidates around the country.
3h ago
After booting 760K off ACA health plans, the Trump administration adds some people back
The Trump administration provided few details about its process for canceling hundreds of thousands of Affordable Care Act enrollments — even as the next stage of the anti-fraud ef
1d ago
The water torture goes on at Thames. Sector-wide reform isn’t moving much faster | Nils Pratley
If ‘public control’ bit is delaying overhaul, that needs to be nailed down sharpish or continued uncertainty could be costly It is strange now to recall that Thames Water had a pro
1d ago
Councils warned of risks of high street pedestrianisation
The government says the process "needs to be well considered", warning that banning traffic could damage local economies.
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