Minister refuses to rule out further benefit cuts amid backlash over cuts to disability payments – UK politics live | Politics
Important Events Shows key events only Please turn on JavaScript and use this feature The Guardian was published today by his father, Brian, who has mental health issues, receiving a PIP. Share The priorities argue that those who don't have the condition “meaning they can't work” will not lose out from reducing disability benefits. in […]
Trump tariffs creating ‘high uncertainty’, Bank of Japan warns; Musk’s X ‘valued at $44bn again’ – business live | Business
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Who Is Government? by Michael Lewis review – what Doge is trying to destroy | Politics books
IT is a bit off-putting for Michael Lewis, perhaps America's most consistently successful non-fiction author, opening his new book boasting that the previous ones sold 500,000 copies. The book in question was The Fifth Risk in 2018, where Lewis responded smartly to Donald Trump's first administration with a profile of a few unknown federal employees […]
Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination | Turkey
Turkish police reported Wednesday that they had arrested the Iklem Imamomor tribe, the main rival of President Receptacle Taip Erdogan, as part of an investigation into the link between corruption and terrorism. The state-run Anadoru agency reported that prosecutors also issued warrants to 100 other people. Authorities closed several roads around Istanbul and banned demonstrations […]
Vladimir Putin agrees to 30-day halt to attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid | Ukraine
Vladimir Putin agreed to a limited ceasefire to stop Russia, which targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure, after a high-stakes call with Donald Trump. However, Russian leaders have refused to commit to a 30-day full ceasefire sold by Trump, which Ukraine agreed to last week, halted hopes of bringing hostility to the US president. The Kremlin said […]
Trump administration may fire more than 1,000 EPA scientists and scrap research office, Democrats say | US Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to eliminate the Office of Scientific Research and will be able to fire more than 1,000 scientists and other employees who provide a scientific foundation for regulations protecting human health and ecosystems from environmental pollutants. 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists (75% of staff in the research program) […]
Trump releases thousands of pages on John F Kennedy assassination | Trump administration
On Tuesday, the Trump administration released thousands of pages of files concerning the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President, who was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas in November 1963. “So people have been waiting for this for decades,” says Donald Trump. I said “And I have to be responsible people, many different […]
Imane Khelif hits back at Donald Trump and targets Olympic gold defence in LA | LA Olympic Games 2028
Iman Keriff looks forward to defending the Olympic title in Los Angeles and says he will not be threatened by US President Donald Trump. The 25-year-old Algerian boxer, who won gold amid controversy and media attention at last year's Parisiolm, has shown her intention to repeat the feat in 2028, and is back after Trump […]
Only 10% of non-surgical treatments for back problems kill pain, says review | Back pain
Most treatments for back pain do not work, and even a small number of people who provide little relief have found a global review of evidence on one of the world's most common health problems. Six in 10 adults in the UK live with back pain at some point. Symptoms include unbearable pain, limited movement, […]
The impact of Trump 2.0 on Australia is evidence of how American we suddenly aren’t | Van Badham
Australians have discovered that our American cousins' behavior has been a challenge recently. Cultural differences are as broad as the Pacific Ocean between us. I wasn't sad to see “Baby Wombat Grabber” go. The first mistake made by online influencer Montana-based tourist Sam Jones was to steal Joey from his mother at night. Her second […]