Category: News
Trump hails achievements of first 100 days despite polls revealing American disapproval on economy – live
a rally in Warren, Michigan and he has fulsome praise for what he calls “the most successful 100 days of any administration in the history [more…]
UK Ikea boss backs calls to pedestrianise Oxford Street as flagship store opens
The UK boss of Ikea has backed calls to pedestrianise Oxford Street as the world’s largest furniture retailer finally opens its delayed store in London’s [more…]
Labour not protecting people, economy and homes from climate crisis, watchdog says
Labour is putting people, the economy and the environment in increasing peril by failing to act on the effects of the climate crisis, the UK’s [more…]
Labour’s pledge to hire 6,500 extra teachers in England will be a ‘challenge’, report says
A key government pledge to appoint 6,500 extra teachers in England by the end of this parliament will be difficult to achieve and is likely [more…]
GMC approves 36 courses to teach more than 1,000 NHS physician associates
More than 1,000 physician associates (PAs) could begin their careers in the NHS every year after regulators approved dozens of courses to teach them. The [more…]
Fly-tippers’ vehicles to be crushed in bid to save England from ‘avalanche of rubbish’
Councils will be encouraged to work with police forces to seize and crush vehicles used by fly-tippers, in the latest phase of a government policy [more…]
Canada election: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre loses seat he held since 2004
Canada’s Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, has lost his own seat in the country’s general election, in a stunning blow for the 45-year-old career politician who [more…]
‘Trump wanted to break us’, says Carney as Liberals triumph in Canadian election
Mark Carney has used his victory speech to claim Donald Trump wanted to “break us” as he led Canada’s Liberal party to a fourth term [more…]
Fears for health of Alaa Abd el-Fattah and mother as hunger strikes take toll
The family of the imprisoned British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah say they fear for his health along with that of his mother, Laila Soueif, as [more…]
Trump’s first 100 days supercharged a global ‘freefall of rights’, says Amnesty
The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency have “supercharged” a global rollback of human rights, pushing the world towards an authoritarian era defined by [more…]