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Trump bans Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier from US market
Donald Trump has escalated his trade dispute with Canada by declaring that Bombardier, the Canadian aerospace manufacturer, will no longer be permitted to sell aircraft in the United States unless it builds them domestically. The move follows the breakdown of US-Canada trade talks last month, after which Washington imposed a 50% tariff on more than…
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United Utilities pays £1m over sewage contamination at Fylde resorts
United Utilities has been fined nearly £1m after pleading guilty to five environmental permit offences over a raw sewage discharge along the Fylde coast in June 2023, which polluted popular holiday spots including Blackpool. Preston magistrates’ court ordered the company to pay £964,225 in fines and costs, in a case the Environment Agency classed at…
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Government proposals risk ending annual shareholder votes on pay
The government’s business department has launched a 12-week consultation on “modernising corporate reporting”, part of a wider push to cut red tape for companies. While some elements, such as trimming reporting clutter and clarifying exemptions for smaller firms, are broadly welcomed, the Guardian’s Nils Pratley warns that two specific proposals would seriously undermine shareholder transparency…
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Market volatility forces UK to pay peak long-term borrowing rates
The UK government paid the highest interest rate on a 30-year bond since the Debt Management Office was established in 1998, as global bond market turmoil pushed up the cost of British borrowing. On Tuesday the Treasury paid 5.82% to borrow £4bn, a stark signal of the fiscal pressure facing chancellor John Healey, who used…
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MPs hit out at bid to ‘railroad’ assisted dying law through Parliament as they warn about ‘unsafe’ legislation ahead of its return to Commons
MPs have criticised what they describe as an attempt to “railroad” the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill through Parliament, as the assisted dying legislation prepares for its Second Reading in the Commons on Friday. The Bill, reintroduced by Labour’s Lauren Edwards after falling in the House of Lords last session, would allow terminally…
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South Park Changes Name to South America
South Park has renamed itself “South America” in a satirical dig at President Donald Trump, mirroring his real-world order to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” after trade talks between the US and Canada broke down. Apple Maps and Google Maps both updated their listings to reflect the joke, extending it into everyday digital infrastructure and…
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Ex-Senator Kyrsten Sinema suffers major blow in ‘homewrecker’ lawsuit by scorned ex-wife of her bodyguard boyfriend
A US federal judge in North Carolina has ruled that an “alienation of affection” lawsuit against former Senator Kyrsten Sinema can proceed to trial, rejecting her attempt to have the case dismissed. The suit was brought by Heather Ammel, ex-wife of Sinema’s former bodyguard and current boyfriend Matthew Ammel, and the ruling means Sinema could…
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Rising bond-market pressure on Healey, Ulez fine row and Newcastle’s secret Howe exit plan
The Chancellor’s growth pledge draws scepticism as more migrant boats are warned of; a London pensioner fights a disputed Ulez fine, Newcastle reveal months of planning for Howe’s exit, Australia targets big tech, and a Florida search continues for a missing family plane.
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New law to force tech firms to stop children taking or sharing nude images
The government has confirmed it will legislate to force tech companies to stop children taking or sharing nude images on smartphones and other devices, after Apple and Google failed to meet a three-month deadline set in June with measures ministers say fall short. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy told MPs on Tuesday that although both firms…
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EUAN McCOLM: The MSPs now griping about Holyrood are the very same people who helped erode democratic standards
Columnist Euan McColm criticises a new IPPR Scotland report in which former MSPs, speaking anonymously, complained of “deep frustration and disillusionment” with how the Scottish Parliament operates. He argues it is hypocritical for politicians who served at Holyrood between 2021 and 2026 to now blame their colleagues for declining standards, when they themselves were part…