UK will have to ‘dial back’ military plans without more funding, says chief of defence
Rich Knighton tells Lords committee he is ‘most concerned’ about impact on day-to-day military activitiesBritain will have to “dial back” on military ...
UK defence funding crisis has been a long time coming
John Healey’s complaint is that Starmer sat on this problem for months before making a derisory offerUK politics live – latest updatesJohn Healey’s re...
Trump signs $70bn immigration act ensuring ICE funding through 2029
Package allocates $38bn to ICE, $26bn to Customs and Border Protection and $5bn more to the DHSSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald...
U.S. and Iran exchange strikes. And, House passes ICE and Border Patrol funding
The U.S. and Iran have exchanged strikes after a helicopter was downed Monday near the Strait of Hormuz. And, House Republicans have passed a bill to ...
World-leading UK science facilities at risk amid £162m funding crisis
Diamond Light Source and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source face cuts of up to 20% as Science and Technology Facilities Council seeks savingsBritain’s scien...
Lyhanna: lawyer for murdered French girl’s family calls for more justice system funding
Political row emerges over state’s failure to tackle sexual violence against children as people protest across FranceA lawyer for the family of an 11-...
Plan for AI legal assistants in England and Wales ‘cannot replace funding and staff’, lawyers say
David Lammy to announce trial of AI assistants in crown courts in effort to cut backlog of casesA plan to roll out virtual legal assistants powered b...
South Africa rolls out game-changing HIV shot amid funding shortfalls
A new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection could transform South Africa's fight against the epidemic — but U.S. aid cuts and limited doses threaten t...
The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed chan...
Black founders raise highest amount of quarterly funding since 2022, but there’s a catch
Speaking to TechCrunch, Crunchbase’s head of research Gené Teare, said the factors holding back Black founders include “access to networks, relationsh...
Inquiry into Post Office Horizon scandal faces five-year delay without extra funding
Police officer in charge says budget could reach £19.3m and nearly 100 more investigators are neededThe police criminal inquiry into the Post Office H...
Nurseries in England charging extra fees to cover funding gap, campaigners say
Head of Early Years Alliance says additional charges paid by parents represent ‘cross-subsidy’Parents of nursery children in England are being charged...
UK universities warn of cuts for impoverished students if dire funding issues continue
Nearly a third of vice-chancellors would cut hardship support if necessary over next three years, according to pollVice-chancellors have said they may...
Republicans stall votes on partisan ICE funding amid party infighting
Republicans had planned to try to pass a major funding bill for Immigration and Customs Enforcement by the end of the week but plans collapsed over un...
Senate Republicans expected to ditch $1bn funding plan for Trump’s ballroom
Top Republicans fear diverting taxpayer dollars toward the White House ballroom will alienate voters before midtermsSenate Republican leaders are expe...
NPR trims jobs in newsroom overhaul as it confronts era without public funding
NPR is offering buyouts to journalists as it overhauls its newsroom, with the threat of layoffs to follow. Two recent gifts totaling $113 million are ...
