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Jamaica is stepping up campaign for £7.6billion in reparations for slavery – by lobbying the King on London visit
Jamaica has intensified its campaign for £7.6billion in slavery reparations by sending a government delegation to London to lobby King Charles directly. The delegation has presented a petition to Buckingham Palace and is holding talks with the Foreign Office, seeking to draw the King into the debate as Jamaica’s head of state, even though the…
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Trump sets eyes on renaming entire STATE after Lake America change
Donald Trump has signalled he wants to rename New Mexico, posting a Truth Social map with “Mexico” crossed out and replaced with “America.” No explanation accompanied the post, but it followed his recent renaming of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” amid strained US-Canada relations, continuing a pattern established when he renamed the Gulf of Mexico…
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DAVID MARCUS: Congress set to protect AM radio and American discourse
A bipartisan bill requiring an AM radio antenna in every new car sold in the United States is set for a vote in Congress this week, with backers arguing it safeguards both emergency communications and a rare surviving forum for civil public debate. The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, which has more than 300…
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STEPHEN DAISLEY: Andy Burnham isn’t really the man for this moment… yet it’s down to him to break the Net Zero shackles and recharge Great Britain
The Daily Mail columnist Stephen Daisley argues that reports Andy Burnham is about to approve production at the Jackdaw gas field are welcome but only a “half measure,” since the government is reportedly not extending the same green light to the larger Rosebank field. He contends that leaving North Sea oil and gas undeveloped during…
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Prime Minister urged to take a tough stance on SNP’s ‘fake embassies’
Lord George Foulkes, a former Scotland Office minister, is urging Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander to force the SNP government to halt spending on what he calls “fake” foreign embassies and independence-related activity. His intervention follows revelations that the Scottish Government intends to expand its network of overseas offices from nine…
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Raskin calls Piker’s rhetoric ‘irrelevant distraction’ after the streamer said he’d vote for Hamas over Israel
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin brushed aside questions about streamer Hasan Piker’s comments on Hamas and Israel, calling scrutiny of the influencer an “irrelevant distraction” during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press”. The exchange came as host Kristen Welker pressed him on divisions within the Democratic Party over Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s association with…
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Holyrood will seek backing from public on proposals to allow abortions ‘up to birth’
The Scottish Government is preparing to launch a public consultation on recommendations from a review that could allow abortions up to birth in Scotland, though ministers say no legislation will be introduced during the current parliamentary year. The proposals stem from a review commissioned last year by former First Minister Humza Yousaf, and any eventual…
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Christian podcaster flashes menacing glare as he’s arrested for threatening to kill Trump
A Christian podcaster, Benjamin Azariah Southworth, 40, was arrested in Los Angeles after allegedly making repeated online threats to kill President Donald Trump, including calls for his execution. Southworth, host of the “Yass, Jesus!” podcast and a prominent LGBTQ+ rights advocate, has been charged with making harassing telephone calls, cyberstalking and threatening the president’s life,…
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The Guardian view on Burnham’s devolution plans: power must be accompanied by scrutiny | Editorial
This Guardian editorial examines the accountability gap facing Andy Burnham’s proposed devolution plans, which would grant England’s mayors significant new powers and money, including a share of local income tax. The piece argues that while Burnham is right to want to shift power away from Whitehall towards communities, the local scrutiny infrastructure needed to keep…
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MS Now anchor repeatedly corrects guest insistent on calling President Trump a ‘rapist’
Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb was corrected on air by MS NOW anchor Jonathan Capehart after calling President Donald Trump a “rapist” during a live discussion on The Weekend. Capehart pointed out that this was legally inaccurate, as Trump has not been convicted of rape, prompting a back-and-forth in which Cobb insisted a…