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Crackdown on vape shops and bookies as Burnham gives councils power to choose what is on their high streets
The government is set to give English councils greater powers to reject licences for betting shops, vape stores and venues with round-the-clock slot machines, as part of a drive to revive Britain’s “hollowed-out” high streets. Deputy Prime Minister Andy Burnham will scrap the “aim to permit” rule, introduced under Tony Blair’s 2005 gambling liberalisation, which…
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Ella Langley Just Beat Morgan Wallen’s Billboard Record
Country star Ella Langley’s single “Choosin’ Texas” has set a new record on the Billboard Hot 100, spending 17 weeks at Number One and surpassing Morgan Wallen’s previous 16-week run with “Last Night” in 2023. Wallen, whom Langley is currently supporting on select dates of his Still the Problem tour, remains a close collaborator rather…
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Pc Harper’s mother ‘more angry than ever’ as she asks Burnham to meet her over early release scheme
Debbie Adlam, the mother of murdered Pc Andrew Harper, has asked Andy Burnham for a meeting to explain why her son’s killers cannot be exempted from the Government’s early release scheme. The request follows a Downing Street statement saying it is “not possible” to exclude “one or two offenders” convicted of manslaughter from the policy,…
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In Dangerous Times, There Is Progress on Munitions Procurement
The military has discovered that it can buy missiles in advance.
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New poll shows voters are turning on Trump-backed Max Miller accused of ‘abusing’ ex-wife as Republicans scramble to save his seat
A poll suggests Ohio congressman Max Miller, a Trump-endorsed Republican, could lose his previously safe seat after allegations that he abused his ex-wife, claims first reported by the Daily Mail and denied by Miller. The survey found Democratic challenger Brian Poindexter leading Miller by eight points in Ohio’s 7th District, a seat Donald Trump won…
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Cassidy blasts vaccine order, saying Trump has no ‘expertise to make these changes’
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) blasted an executive order President Trump signed Monday that splits the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) shot across three separate visits. “I’m a doctor. This executive order is wrong. The President does not have the expertise to make these changes. Vaccines are overwhelmingly safe. Vaccines are effective. Vaccines DO NOT cause…
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After his Reflecting Pool vandalism case is dismissed, David Hearn looks for closure
The ex-Olympian accused of damaging the reflecting pool tells NPR the experience has been “Orwellian” and “Kafkaesque.” And it’s not over yet: His lawyers are fighting to close the case permanently.
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July was hottest month on record in contiguous US: NOAA
July marked the hottest month on record in the contiguous U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Temperatures in the mainland 48 states and Washington, D.C., averaged 76.9 degrees Fahrenheit. That was roughly 0.1 to 0.2 degrees hotter than July 1936 and July 2012, according to the NOAA, which has records dating…
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Bipartisan House members introduce Graham’s Russia sanctions bill
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced on Monday companion legislation to the Russia sanctions bill that passed the Senate earlier this month, a symbolic move but one that signals critical support. Reps. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) introduced the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 alongside 16 of…
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Child vaccine schedule reduced as Trump moves to dramatically shift medical power to parents
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order overhauling the childhood vaccination schedule recommended by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a move his administration says restores greater medical decision-making power to parents. The White House has branded the initiative the “Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations”, arguing that the changes bring the…