Reinstate windfall tax on banks after surge in profits, TUC urges
Unions group wants rate returned from 3% to 8% after big four UK lenders reveal £14bn total profit in first quarter An increased windfall tax should b...
Black people in England twice as likely to suffer stroke as white counterparts
In-depth study also reveals patients from black African and Caribbean backgrounds are less likely to receive timely carePeople from black backgrounds ...
Correspondents’ dinner suspect faces new charge of assaulting federal officer
Revised indictment alleges Cole Allen, accused of targeting Trump, assaulted federal officer with deadly weaponCole Tomas Allen, the suspected gunman ...
Rubio insists US is ‘very fortunate’ as Iran war pushes gas price near $4.50
US secretary of state says US is better off than other countries hit by disruption in oil suppliesMarco Rubio has argued the US is in a “very fortunat...
FDA blocked studies finding Covid and shingles vaccines safe, HHS official says
Serious side effects from vaccines were rare, scientists found in studies funded by US taxpayer moneyThe US Food and Drug Administration has blocked t...
Zack Polanski falsely claimed to be British Red Cross spokesperson, charity says
Green party leader also accused of incorrectly stating he was a full member of the National Council of HypnotherapyZack Polanski falsely claimed to be...
California ‘failing victims’ of violent crime as financial support plummets
Analysis finds victims’ compensation program is awarding less money to fewer people, although budget has increasedVictims of violent crime in Californ...
‘Grotesque’: parties criticise Reform UK plan to set up migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas
Pledge ahead of local elections dismissed as ‘not a serious policy’ and ‘profoundly un-British’Coming just days before millions go to the polls, Zia Y...
Senate Republicans propose package including $1bn that could go to Trump ballroom
New immigration enforcement package could fund security of $400m ‘East Wing modernization project’Senate Republicans have released a new immigration e...
Georgia county poll workers targeted by US attorney seeking their contact information
Fulton county is trying to fend off subpoena from federal prosecutor looking to get contacts of 2020 election workersFulton county, Georgia, is trying...
US-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each side
Conflict appears to have reached painful stalemate, but leaders in Tehran and Washington seem to think victory is nearThe month-old ceasefire between ...
Andrew Tate sought CPS assurance he would not be arrested if he returned to UK, court hears
Disclosure made at preliminary hearing for civil case in which four women accuse the influencer and his brother of rapeAndrew Tate sought written assu...
MoD has no system to detect civilian harm caused by military, study shows
Revelation comes after report commissioned by department released in response to charity’s FoI requestThe Ministry of Defence has no system for examin...
US announces deals with tech firms for national security review of AI models before release
Agreements with Microsoft, Google DeepMind and xAI focus largely on recognizing cybersecurity, biosecurity and chemical weapons risksThe US government...
Prosecutors to ‘fast-track’ hate crime cases in England and Wales after spate of attacks
Staff told to prosecute as quickly as they can, rather than waiting to gather all evidence, to tackle ‘climate of fear’ felt by Jewish communityProsec...
Ex-US spy for Israel calls for Gaza ethnic cleansing as he seeks Knesset seat
Jonathan Pollard, who served 30 years for selling US military secrets, advocates ‘forcible removal’ of PalestiniansJonathan Pollard, a former US navy ...
US to take steps to curb antidepressant prescribing, RFK Jr says
Plan promotes ‘deprescribing’ as psychiatrists warn crisis stems from lack of access to care, not overuseThe federal health department will begin a se...
Stop plotting to oust Keir Starmer, ex-deputy Labour leader urges MPs
Tom Watson, who had role in attempted coup against Tony Blair in 2006, said move would go down extremely badly with votersLabour MPs have been urged t...
Dark clouds, protests and resignations dampen start of 61st Venice Biennale
Russian pavilion to stay closed as outcry over Israel’s inclusion also grows – but nesting seagull provides some light reliefThe 61st Venice Biennale ...
Alberta separatists submit 300,000 signatures to push independence referendum
Authorities investigate leak of 2.9 million voters’ details, adding to turmoil around independence pushAlberta separatists have delivered more than 30...
Man and ex-partner killed in Bristol blast after he forced entry into house
Ryan Kelly, 41, had ‘explosive device’, say police, who are treating death of woman, Jo Shaw, 35, as homicideA man forced his way into a house in Bris...
A veneer of normality has returned to Tehran, but fears for the future are rife
From economic woes to concerns that war could break out again at any moment, underlying worries run deepIn the weeks since the fragile ceasefire with ...
Barrister in Palestine Action trial facing contempt of court proceedings
Rajiv Menon KC accused of defying judge’s orders to not inform jury of right to acquit on basis of conscienceA leading human rights barrister is facin...
Hundreds of animals rescued from ‘appalling’ conditions at California sanctuary
San Diego Humane Society finds 400+ animals at Julian site, with malnutrition and injuries amid bankruptcy disputeAuthorities in California have rescu...
Democrats urge Rubio to acknowledge Israel possesses nuclear weapons amid Iran war
Letter from House Democrats to secretary of state calls for end to ambiguity over Israel’s nuclear weapons programsHouse Democrats have asked secretar...
Israeli army chief admits discrimination against Palestinians in the West Bank
Leaked remarks by Maj Gen Avi Bluth describe fatal shootings of stone-throwers and different treatment for Jewish settlersThe Israeli army chief in th...
Farage’s partner refuses to confirm how she paid for house in his constituency
French publication Le Monde says Laure Ferrari ‘dodged’ question when quizzed over property purchase in ClactonNigel Farage’s partner, Laure Ferrari, ...
Expert brands rescue of Timmy the whale ‘an all-round catastrophe’ over deficient tracker
Marine biologists step up criticism of privately funded operation to release stranded humpback whale off Germany’s Baltic CoastMarine biologists and ...
US Secret Service agent placed on leave for allegedly fondling himself in public
John Andrew Spillman was part of an external screening security detail for the PGA Championship, which Trump is attendingA US Secret Service officer h...
