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    • Treasury says Northerners typically receive £2,000 more per year in government services

      The Treasury has published figures showing that people in the North of England typically receive nearly £2,000 more per year in government services than those in the South, undermining claims that the region is short-changed by Westminster. The data comes amid Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s pledge to shift more power and resources northwards, arguing the…

    • Fetterman: Trump has ‘zero leverage’ over lame-duck GOP senators 

      Senator John Fetterman said President Trump has “zero leverage” over Republican senators who are leaving office or have lost their party’s nominations, arguing that they are freer to oppose his preferred attorney general nominee, Todd Blanche. The comments underline growing tensions within the Republican Senate caucus and could complicate the administration’s effort to secure confirmation…

    • Pat McAfee pokes fun at Anthony Fauci pleading the Fifth Amendment live on ESPN

      ESPN presenter Pat McAfee mocked Dr Anthony Fauci on his Thursday programme after Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during a US Senate hearing. The segment drew attention because McAfee has considerable editorial freedom at ESPN and used a live sports-entertainment platform to comment on a politically charged event. The article says Fauci pleaded the…

    • Italy closes air and sea borders, suspends Schengen with Spain over Ceuta migrant crisis

      The article text was unavailable because access to the page was denied. As a result, the reported claim in the headline cannot be independently summarised or verified from the supplied material. The headline alleges that Italy closed air and sea borders and suspended Schengen arrangements with Spain in response to a migrant crisis in Ceuta.…

    • John Healey tells minsters to prepare for budget cuts to finance new Burnham pledges

      Chancellor John Healey has told Cabinet ministers to identify spending cuts or reprioritise existing budgets to fund Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s new policy commitments. The move signals that the Government does not intend to provide additional funding for recent cost-of-living, devolution and education measures, placing pressure on departments ahead of the 28 October Budget. Healey…

    • George Santos settles with CFTC over Kalshi bets

      Former US congressman George Santos has settled with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over trades on Kalshi prediction markets linked to his attendance at the 2026 State of the Union address. Regulators said he made misleading social-media posts about his plans, moving contract prices in ways that benefited his positions; the case highlights concern over…

    • Trump appeals ruling finding he colluded with DOJ in $10B IRS suit

      Donald Trump has appealed a federal judge’s ruling that his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS was improperly coordinated with his own Justice Department. The ruling matters because it challenges the legitimacy of litigation in which the President sued agencies within his administration and raises wider questions about judicial oversight and the use of public…

    • Trump seizes on Spain migrant chaos to warn America is NEXT if Republicans lose

      President Trump used a cabinet meeting at Camp David to seize on a migrant surge at Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, calling it an “invasion” and warning that the United States would face an even worse fate should Republicans lose November’s elections. His remarks, branding Spain’s socialist government’s handling of the crisis a “catastrophe”,…

    • Jack Smith’s Senate phone records probe turns to Verizon’s handling of subpoenas

      A Senate investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost inquiry is examining Verizon’s decision to comply with subpoenas for Republican lawmakers’ phone records. The issue matters because Republicans argue the requests may have bypassed constitutional protections for members of Congress, while Verizon says it was responding to legally valid demands. Senator Chuck Grassley…

    • Trump pooh-poohs Iran’s potential role in Minnesota water facility hacks

      President Donald Trump dismissed the possibility that Iran was behind recent cyberattacks on Minnesota water systems, instead blaming the state and its Democratic governor, Tim Walz, without providing evidence. The comments matter because investigators have not yet publicly identified those responsible, while federal agencies have warned of an ongoing threat to critical infrastructure from Iran-affiliated…