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Food security is an issue we can no longer ignore | Letters
Local community food-growing could be best line of defence, writes Dan Farag, while David E Alexander says the government must be more open about its emergency planning, and Antony So says we need to look beyond stockpiling food George Monbiot is right that Britain has become dangerously complacent about food security (Britain’s scorched fields mean…
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Trump names physician Overton to lead FDA
President Trump has nominated Dr Heidi Overton, currently his deputy assistant for domestic policy, to become the next commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration. Overton, a physician known for her pro-life views, had been serving on the White House’s Domestic Policy Council and would take charge of the agency responsible for regulating food,…
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Cross-border deal, Alaska Senate race and Florida upset headline busy day
The United States and Canada announced a tentative cross-border trade arrangement on 19 August, prompting President Donald Trump to delay planned 50 per cent tariffs on certain Canadian imports for three days while documents were finalised. The proposed duties, which had been due to affect about $20 billion of goods, had raised concerns about costs…
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Johnny McDaid To Receive BMI President’s Award at 2026 BMI London Awards
Songwriter and musician Johnny McDaid, best known as a member of Snow Patrol and a frequent collaborator with Ed Sheeran, will receive the BMI President’s Award at the 2026 BMI London Awards. The private ceremony takes place on 28 September at The Dorchester in London, hosted by BMI CEO Mike O’Neill alongside senior BMI executives,…
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Woke LA lawmaker lifts ban on homeless encampments in parks, sparking fears City of Angels will become more squalid than ever
Los Angeles city councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, has moved to lift the ban on homeless encampments in the city’s parks, a decision that has provoked criticism from residents and commentators who fear it will worsen conditions in areas already struggling with visible homelessness. The move touches on the…
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Trump teases potential Kim Jong Un meeting later this year
President Donald Trump said he expects to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “later this year”, pointing to continued direct diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang. The remarks come despite a swift denial from North Korea, suggesting the two sides may hold differing views on the state and prospects of their relationship, and highlight Trump’s…
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Fury as UK health chiefs won’t disclose source of ‘imported’ deadly eggs – as major salmonella outbreak kills one and sickens 200
UK health officials are facing criticism for refusing to name the country of origin of eggs linked to a major salmonella outbreak that has killed one person and left around 200 others ill. Campaigners and affected families argue that withholding the source of the contaminated, imported eggs prevents consumers from making informed choices and undermines…
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Axelrod criticizes Ossoff’s remark about Natalie Harp: ‘Distracted and detracted’
Democratic strategist David Axelrod on Wednesday criticized recent comments from Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) about President Trump and his longtime aide Natalie Harp. “No one has been more consistently eloquent or incisive in exposing @realDonaldTrump than @Ossoff. The paragraph from his weekend speech that has gotten so much attention was a brutal takedown. But two…
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Why a Wexford youth charity is the BIG loser in a row involving a doomed cash-for-passports scheme, an insolvent housing developer… and the slick Canadian ‘migration investment architect’ it paid 720K euro to find rich foreign donors
A Wexford-based youth charity has emerged as the major loser in a tangled financial dispute involving a failed cash-for-passports investment scheme, an insolvent housing developer, and a Canadian consultant described as a “migration investment architect”. The charity reportedly paid the consultant €720,000 to help source wealthy foreign donors, but the wider scheme collapsed, leaving the…
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Texas took on Big Tech’s grip on kids — Congress should follow
Texas state Rep. Ellen Troxclair called on Congress to pass the App Store Accountability Act following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed the state to enforce child safety legislation.