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No hard feelings, eh? Rayner stokes Streeting rivalry as she wipes floor with Defence Sec in TUC dinner speech
Angela Rayner used a speech at the Trade Unions Congress dinner to mock Defence Secretary Wes Streeting over his failed leadership bid against Sir Keir Starmer earlier this year, in a public display of Cabinet rivalry. Mr Streeting had resigned and called for Starmer to quit, but after days of speculation about a leadership challenge,…
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The NHS’s ‘anti-Semitic rot’ revealed: Jews subjected to ‘death threats, a Nazi salute and racial abuse during surgery’
The Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) has accused the NHS of harbouring an “anti-Semitic rot” after collecting testimony from Jewish staff and patients who described abuse while working or being treated in British hospitals. The allegations, including a Nazi salute performed by a colleague and a surgeon making offensive remarks about Jewish people during an operation,…
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Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for curbs on AI at ‘pro-human’ summit
Senator Bernie Sanders and strategist Steve Bannon shared a platform at the “Pro-Human Assembly” in Washington on Tuesday, both warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence and calling for restrictions on Silicon Valley “oligarchs”, despite occupying opposite ends of the political spectrum. The event highlighted an unusual convergence between progressive and populist-right figures on AI…
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Victims and witnesses of Southport stabbing attack at centre of ‘completely unacceptable’ data breach: Ministry of Justice issues apology
The Ministry of Justice has apologised after victims and witnesses of the Southport attack had their personal data inappropriately accessed by government staff in 2024, in what officials called a “completely unacceptable” breach. Those affected were only told about the incident recently, despite the disciplinary process against those responsible having concluded in April 2025, and…
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Carney says Canada will pursue ‘unique economic alliance’ with EU amid US trade spat
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has said Canada will pursue a “unique security and economic alliance” with the European Union, as he seeks to reduce the country’s reliance on trade with the United States. Speaking at the inaugural Canada Investment Summit, Carney described Canada as a “safe harbour” for investment amid a fractured relationship with…
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Elementary school teacher showed girls his nudes and touched them inappropriately in campaign of classroom abuse, police say
A Florida elementary school teacher has been arrested and charged after allegedly showing young female students explicit images and videos of himself and others, and inappropriately touching them, over the course of the 2024-2025 school year. Cesar Oriol Cardoso, 53, is accused of luring girls into his classroom at Sunset Park Elementary School in Miami-Dade…
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Trump trustees close Kennedy Center after court blocks renaming bid
Donald Trump’s handpicked board at the Kennedy Center has voted to close the Washington performing arts venue with immediate effect, capping months of conflict over the institution’s future. The board ordered the emergency shutdown hours after a federal judge blocked its separate attempt to rename the building after Trump, with trustees citing “dire” financial trouble…
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John Healey in talks with Canada about UK joining new global defence bank
John Healey, now chancellor, is in talks with Canada about the UK joining a new multilateral defence bank, weeks after his predecessor Rachel Reeves rejected the idea. Britain has been formally invited to become a founding member of the Canada-led defence, security and resilience bank (DSRB), which backers say could help fund defence projects more…
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South African president vows justice as more women’s bodies found near Johannesburg
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed that “no stone will be left unturned” in the hunt for those responsible for killing several women in and around Kempton Park, north-east of Johannesburg, over the past two months. Police say the investigation now covers eight deaths, most of the victims found partially or fully naked, after…
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The Guardian view on the Bank of England’s £120bn bill: power without accountability | Editorial
This Guardian editorial argues that the Bank of England’s programme of quantitative tightening (QT) has landed the Treasury with a bill that could reach £120bn, exposing a flaw in the 1997 settlement that made the Bank independent. That arrangement assumed monetary policy (set by the Bank) and fiscal policy (set by the Treasury) could be…