69 h. ago A staff office for the US nuclear waste repository will no longer face DOGE cuts

Federal officials have backtracked on plans to cancel a lease for office space in New Mexico where dozens of U.S. Department of Energy employees who oversee the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository are based

Events

4 d. ago US and Kyiv officials to meet, Zelenskyy’s chief of staff says, after intelligence sharing with Ukraine curbed – Europe live

Andriy Yermak says he has discussed next steps with US national security adviser Mike Waltz after CIA move to force sides to negotiation tableRussia takes a positive view of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s statement last night that he is willing to negotiate over the war, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, however, that it was not clear how this would work because Ukraine had a legal ban on negotiating with Russia, Reuters noted. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago Quick actions prevented 'horrific situation' during Welsh school fire

The fire completely destroyed parts of the primary school, but pupils and staff will soon be able to return according to one council official.

Events

9 d. ago Government must reassure Foreign Office staff after aid cuts, says SNP MP

Chris Law was speaking following the resignation of development minister Anneliese Dodds over the decision to cut the aid budget.

Politics

9 d. ago BBC pressured to axe senior staff who oversaw Gaza documentary narrated by son of a Hamas official

A core of executives who work on the BBC's current affairs output are under intense scrutiny over the programme - and whether licence fee money was paid to the terror group.

Politics

1 week ago Battery breakthrough as scientists turn atomic waste into electricity

Breakthrough technology promises decades of uninterrupted power

Science

1 week ago Scientists invent nuclear battery that turns atomic waste into electricity

Breakthrough technology promises decades of uninterrupted power

Science

2 w. ago Senior detective in charge of violent sex cases who slept with junior police staff and bragged about being a 'bad ass' is banned from being a police officer

Former DCI Roger Wood has has been slammed by his Hampshire Constabulary after he struck up sexual relationships with junior police staff and bragged he was a 'bad ass'.

Events

2 w. ago Police Scotland officer suspended after 'attempting to bring drugs' into darts event

It is understood that the off-duty officer was searched by staff at the Ovo Hydro at the event earlier this month.

Events

2 w. ago Unions sue over federal worker firings, alleging Trump administration misused probationary periods

Unions for federal workers have filed a lawsuit to block the mass firings of probationary federal employees by President Donald Trump’s administration, alleging that officials are exploiting and misusing the probationary period to eliminate staff across government agencies

Politics

2 w. ago Deutsche Bank went on hiring spree while failing to deliver on costs

German lender has bulked up on back-office staff who do not generate revenue

Economics