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Bank of England urged to slow or halt bond-selling to slash UK borrowing costs
Economists are pressing the chancellor, John Healey, to push the Bank of England to slow or halt its bond-selling programme, which they say is adding billions of pounds to the cost of government borrowing. The Bank’s monetary policy committee meets this week to set interest rates and decide whether to ease its “quantitative tightening” (QT),…
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Trump says AI safety fears a ‘hoax’ as he rejects calls for greater safeguards
Donald Trump has dismissed growing concerns about the safety of artificial intelligence as a “hoax”, rejecting calls from industry figures for stronger safeguards on the technology. His comments came after Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, told the BBC that a mandatory, independently verifiable “kill switch” may be needed across the AI industry, part of a…
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China tightens travel restrictions for citizens
China has introduced sweeping new rules restricting overseas and outbound travel for its citizens, a move critics say hands Beijing even greater control over the population. Under the regulations, people deemed to have “harmed” national security or interests while abroad can be barred from leaving China for up to three years, with the rules also…
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Barnaby Joyce hits back at critics of One Nation’s ‘net zero’ migration plan as experts warn of economic fallout
One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has defended the party’s controversial migration policy against criticism that it lacks any modelling of its economic impact, arguing that elected politicians rather than unelected officials should decide the matter. The plan, unveiled by Pauline Hanson ahead of Labor’s own migration reforms, aims to cut temporary visa holders and overstayers…
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Fears for Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg as he disappears amid humiliating personal crisis: Neighbors reveal alarming sight outside his New York apartment… as family ‘swoop in’ for damage control
Jack Schlossberg, the 33-year-old grandson of President John F Kennedy, has reportedly vanished from public view following a heavy defeat in his New York congressional primary bid, with sources telling the Daily Mail his family stepped in to support him amid concerns he was struggling to cope. Neighbours in his Chelsea apartment building say he…
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SNP Government’s attitude to defence is ‘damaging’ prospects north of the Border
A report from the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee warns that Scotland could miss out on rising UK defence investment unless persistent skills shortages are tackled, and suggests SNP Government policies have fostered negative perceptions of the sector that are hampering recruitment. Committee chairman Patricia Ferguson said Scotland’s defence sector is “world-leading” and well-placed…
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Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says leaders must address ‘unpaid debts’ to Black communities
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said on Saturday that political leaders need to acknowledge and address “unpaid debts” owed to Black communities, made during a discussion of how to re-engage Democratic voters who did not back him in the primary. El-Sayed, who faces Republican Mike Rogers in a closely watched Senate contest, made the…
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Middle East drone strikes send oil above $108 as Man Utd crash 5-0
At home, Harry Dunn’s mother slams a secret US diplomat flight amid a child-images inquiry, and an ex-HMP Bristol pharmacy technician is jailed for smuggling drugs; Revolut suffers a data breach and MPs push for an AI regulator.
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As President Connolly was shaking hands with Donald Trump just a few miles away in the Áras, her sister was filmed unleashing this astonishing rant on US television
A sister of Ireland’s President Catherine Connolly was filmed by CNN telling Donald Trump to “flatten your bloody White House” during a Dublin protest against his visit, held on the same day the president met Trump at Áras an Uachtaráin. Dr Margaret Connolly, a Sligo-based GP and pro-Palestinian activist previously detained by Israel while trying…
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McConnell returns to Senate chamber after three-month absence
US Senator Mitch McConnell reappeared at the Capitol on Monday evening, ending a public absence of more than 90 days following a serious fall at his Washington home on 14 June. The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican, who has previously had childhood polio, arrived in a wheelchair looking frail and pale to cast a vote, prompting scrutiny…