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Darren Jones reveals he doesn’t want to serve as Andy Burnham’s chief secretary despite giving up own leadership ambitions to back the incoming Prime Minister – and takes swipe at remaining leadership rival
Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister and a close ally of Keir Starmer, has indicated he does not wish to keep his current post under Andy Burnham, the incoming Prime Minister, even though he abandoned his own leadership ambitions to support Burnham. Speaking at the Politico Conference in London, Jones said the role…
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Big Money! Jobs! Newsom Boasts Expanded CA Film/TV Tax Credits “Delivering Results”; Eddie Murphy’s ‘Donkey,’ Disney & Ben Affleck Flicks Get Latest Incentives
California Governor Gavin Newsom has marked the first anniversary of the state’s expanded film and television tax credit programme, which was raised to $750 million a year, by hailing it as a success that is bringing production back to California. On the same day, 41 films were awarded a combined $187 million in fresh incentives,…
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ABC tells the government to get out of its newsrooms
ABC has written to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to challenge an investigation into whether the daytime talk show The View should keep its status as a “bona fide” news programme. The dispute matters because that classification exempts the show from the “equal time rule”, and ABC argues the agency is improperly using its powers…
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French court clears path for conservative presidential candidate, but house arrest threatens campaign
Marine Le Pen's embezzlement ban was shortened to allow a 2027 presidential run, but she must wear an ankle monitor that could complicate campaigning.
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John Fetterman torches Bernie Sanders on Fox for pushing ‘predator … communists’
Senator Bernie Sanders has withdrawn his endorsement of Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, after a further alleged victim came forward with sexual assault allegations against him. The reversal is a notable one for the veteran progressive, and it followed a day of mounting pressure as a growing number of Democrats distanced themselves…
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Michael Rapaport owns up to getting Trump wrong after years of bashing him
Michael Rapaport reveals how the Hamas hostage crisis shifted his views on Trump and why he's stopped insulting the president.
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EUAN McCOLM: John Swinney’s policy on conversion practices is deranged… if passed it WILL be weaponised against parents
Writing in the Daily Mail, columnist Euan McColm strongly criticises Scottish First Minister John Swinney’s proposed legislation to ban conversion practices, arguing that if passed it would be “weaponised against parents”. The piece frames the plan as the latest example of what McColm characterises as the SNP’s long-standing tendency, over two decades in power, to…
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Hamas says it will dissolve Gaza government, but Israel warns group still seeks Hezbollah-style control
Critics say Hamas' dissolution of its Gaza governing body is a performative step to preserve armed control while surrendering only civilian burdens.
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NYT columnist says she ‘deeply’ regrets praising Senate hopeful after rape allegation
I can’t complete this one — the article text didn’t come through. Instead of the story, the fetch returned a server error (“502 Bad Gateway”), so there’s no content to summarise. Producing a summary from just the headline would mean inventing details I don’t actually have. If you can paste the article text, I’ll summarise…
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Ghana delays visit by South African president amid row over anti-migrant protests
Many in Ghana feared his presence would lead to mass protests, and officials say it is postponed for now.