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Burnham ‘running scared’ of the Greens as he delays crucial North Sea drilling approval until after two sides face off for Starmer’s old seat
Andy Burnham has been accused of “running scared” of the Green Party after reportedly delaying approval of North Sea drilling at the Jackdaw oil field until after the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. He had been expected to lift the drilling moratorium at next week’s Trade Unions Congress conference, but the decision has apparently been…
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Republican midterm convention and Sabalenka reach US Open final as Lions women confirm New Zealand tour
Republican delegates rallied behind Trump in Dallas despite sliding approval ratings, while Sabalenka beat Pegula to reach a third straight US Open final against Rybakina; also today: De Niro’s 9/11 tribute, Sall Grover’s Australian court defeat, and Stephen King’s praise for Carrie.
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Technology brief split across departments as UK removes minister
The UK government has faced criticism after reshuffling ministerial responsibilities for science, technology and digital government under new prime minister Andy Burnham, splitting a once-unified brief across multiple departments and scrapping the dedicated technology minister role. Dame Chi Onwurah, chair of the Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, had pressed ministers for clarity after the…
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Chancellor urged to remove ‘hidden taxes’ from energy bills
More than 120 organisations, including Energy UK, the CBI, End Fuel Poverty and Age UK, have written to the chancellor urging him to remove “hidden taxes” from energy bills, arguing this would ease the cost-of-living crisis and stop businesses closing. The letter calls for levies that fund government policies, currently making up around 10% of…
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Ex-congressman reveals why he’s STILL convinced US intelligence knew about the hijack plot for a YEAR before 9/11
Former US congressman Curt Weldon has renewed his long-standing claim that a secret Pentagon intelligence programme, Able Danger, identified lead 9/11 hijacker Mohamed Atta and his associates more than a year before the attacks, but that warnings were blocked from reaching the FBI. Weldon, a ten-term Pennsylvania representative, says the claim cost him his political…
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Labour’s big plan to tackle youth unemployment will increase the cost to the taxpayer before it makes major benefit savings, architect warns
The Labour government’s plan to tackle Britain’s youth unemployment crisis will require additional taxpayer investment before it delivers any benefit savings, according to Alan Milburn, the former Labour cabinet minister leading the review. Milburn said his recommendations amount to “a 10-year plan for youth participation” rather than a quick fix, meaning the initiative is unlikely…
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Will MPs kill off assisted dying law today? Controversial law returns to the Commons with vote on a knife-edge as supporters vow to force ‘flawed’ plan through Parliament
MPs are voting on the Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday, after the assisted dying legislation was reintroduced to the Commons by Labour MP Lauren Edwards following its collapse in the House of Lords earlier this year. The Bill previously passed two Commons votes but ran out of…
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World Commemorates 9/11’s 25th Anniversary with Ceremonies and New Grief Support Initiatives
The United States marked the 25th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on Friday with ceremonies at the three attack sites: the 9/11 Memorial in New York, the Pentagon in Virginia, and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania. The attacks, in which 19 al-Qaeda hijackers seized four commercial airliners, remain a defining…
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Death anniversary tributes, assisted dying vote and Cruz convention shooting threat dominate
Britain marked 25 years since 9/11 as MPs debate assisted dying for terminally ill adults; a Dallas convention heckler urged shooting Ted Cruz’s rivals, while the Atlantic stays hurricane-free and the Premier League returns.
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Unions demand worker negotiation rights over workplace AI systems
The Trades Union Congress (TUC), Britain’s largest trade union body, has urged the government to guarantee workers a formal say before employers roll out AI in the workplace, arguing that ministerial enthusiasm for the technology has outpaced any credible plan for the people who will work alongside it. In a letter to newly appointed AI…