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Ministers row back on council homes vow as Spurs cash in on Savinho sale to City
UK housing and water policy, Meloni’s Rome advice to Badenoch, Singapore’s baby bonus, Mexico’s deadly bull run and an OpenAI escape probe also feature, plus Tottenham’s £75m Savinho deal.
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Dreame’s dream of a rocket-powered car is dead
Dreame, the Chinese vacuum-cleaner manufacturer with ambitions to become a broader technology conglomerate, has reportedly shut down its automotive division after government funding dried up. The move follows tighter Chinese government scrutiny of the £3.4 trillion private fund industry, with regulators specifically singling out Dreame’s spending, and it undercuts the company’s efforts to expand from…
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Birmingham bids to become England’s first 20mph city as ‘anti-motorist’ council policy moves to lower speed limit on hundreds of roads
Birmingham City Council is aiming to make Birmingham the first city in England to adopt a 20mph speed limit as standard across all residential and local roads, forming part of a wider Birmingham Transport Plan intended to transform the city’s transport network by 2031. The Liberal Democrat, Green and independent-led council says the move would…
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Burnham mulls insolvency law shake-up to help bring utilities under public control
Andy Burnham is examining changes to the UK’s insolvency laws in an effort to make it easier to bring struggling utilities, including Thames Water, under public control. The prime minister has pledged to reshape how Britain’s essential services are run over the next decade, but officials say the existing “special administration regime” could act as…
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Mobile phones could be banned for the full day in EVERY Scottish school under new proposal
The Scottish Government has launched a public consultation on plans to introduce a national ban on mobile phone use in schools, with ministers considering whether it should apply throughout the entire school day or only during lessons. The move marks a significant escalation from previous 2024 guidance that merely encouraged headteachers to restrict phone use,…
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Trump-backed Ken Paxton unveils ‘Texas first’ datacenter plan aimed at ‘negative impact’
Ken Paxton, the Trump-backed Republican Senate candidate in Texas, unveiled a “Texas first” datacentre plan aimed at curbing the “negative impact” of the facilities, prompting a sharp response from Democratic rival James Talarico, who accused him of hypocrisy given nearly $500,000 in industry donations and past votes for billions in tax handouts to datacentre firms.…
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Doubts grow over Trump-backed Graham in South Carolina runoff
Darline Graham’s bid to permanently succeed her late brother, Lindsey Graham, in the US Senate ended with a South Carolina runoff against Congressman Ralph Norman that many Republicans privately doubted she could win. She had been appointed to the seat temporarily after her brother’s sudden death, but her limited political experience became a central issue,…
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A66 Crash Tribute Sparks Political Row as Minister Defends Honouring All Seven Victims
A Home Office minister has attracted criticism from senior Conservatives following her decision to pay public tribute to all seven people killed in an A66 collision, including five young men whose vehicle struck and kill
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Government under fire as Russia threatens UK factories and gold hits five-month high
Burnham signals more tax rises are possible before October’s Budget as Russia warns of strikes on British drone factories over Ukraine support; Carney readies fresh tariffs against the US, and Druckenmiller attacks Bessent over bond yields.
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Trump Threatens Lake Ontario Renaming as Canada-US Trade Dispute Escalates
A trade dispute between the United States and Canada escalated sharply after negotiations between the two countries broke down, prompting Washington to impose 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion of Canadian goods, including hockey equipment and alcohol, while threatening a further 50% levy on cars, car parts and steel from 1 January. President Donald Trump…