72 m. ago New Zealand ‘mega strike’: 100,000 public sector workers demand better conditions

Teachers, nurses and public service staff among those walking off job and also pressing for more government investment in health and educationAn estimated 100,000 nurses, teachers and public sector staff walked off the job in New Zealand on Thursday to call on the government to better fund and resource public services, in one of the country’s largest ever strikes.The so-called “mega strike” brought together workers from multiple sectors, including more than 60,000 school teachers, 40,000 nurses and salaried medical specialists and 15,000 public service staff. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Trump administration: President expands ‘narco’ boat strikes to Pacific Ocean as at least 34 killed in ongoing campaign

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said ‘narco-terrorists’ have ‘no safe harbor anywhere in our hemisphere’

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2 h. ago Former world chess champion may face discipline for unproven claims about Daniel Naroditsky

Chess’ international governing body is considering disciplinary action against a former Russian world champion who persistently leveled unproven cheating allegations at Daniel Naroditsky in the year leading up to the American grandmaster’s death

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3 h. ago New York City mayoral debate live: Mamdani, Sliwa and Cuomo trade jabs over Israel, rent and Trump

Candidates come out swinging as they vie for New Yorkers’ votes in final debate“It’s us versus them,” Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate, says in his brief opening statement, in which he claims that he is the true representative of New Yorkers.Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor, begins by urging the Knicks to win, and then pivots to attacking “my main opponent”, Zohran Mamdani. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Scotland will get new nuclear power station if Labour win Holyrood election, Miliband says

Plans for a new nuclear power station in Scotland will be developed by the UK Government, Ed Miliband has confirmed.

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4 h. ago New York City mayoral debate live: Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa face off for final time

The two-hour debate is likely to focus on public safety, cost of living, housing and Trump “It’s us versus them,” Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate, says in his brief opening statement, in which he claims that he is the true representative of New Yorkers.Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor, begins by urging the Knicks to win, and then pivots to attacking “my main opponent”, Zohran Mamdani. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Immigration turmoil as Mahmood says Home Office ‘not yet fit for purpose’

The number of migrants who have come to the UK so far this year in small boats has exceeded the total for last year, sources said.

Society

4 h. ago Government should introduce new statutory category of Send support – report

A Send taskforce set up by the Institute for Public Policy Research has recommended creating a new system of additional learning support.

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4 h. ago Tony Blair Institute urges shift in focus from clean to cheaper power by 2030

A paper by the former Labour PM’s think tank is the latest intervention in an increasingly fractious energy debate.

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4 h. ago Reeves hails £500m package for homes and transport in Oxford

The Chancellor said the Government has ‘massive ambitions’ for the area.

Economics

4 h. ago Households and businesses to receive stronger protection against energy firms

Plans to strengthen the ombudsman will help customers resolve disputes with their suppliers, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said.

Economics

4 h. ago Miliband: Labour will invite nuclear bosses to Scotland day after election win

The Scottish Government under the SNP has been against new nuclear power.

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4 h. ago OpenAI to store data on British soil for first time under Government deal

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy will set out plans to allow firms to host information on ‘sovereign servers’ run by the tech giant.

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4 h. ago Dramatic moment US strikes ‘drug vessel’ killing two as government vows to fight boats ‘bringing poison to our shores’

STUNNING footage shows US forces bombing another "narco boat" allegedly filled with drugs - killing two people in the Pacific. It marks the eighth time that the American military has launched a "lethal kinetic" strike against suspected drug traffickers. Dramatic footage showed a small boat rocking around in choppy waters before it was targeted by a...

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5 h. ago California National Guard to support food banks due to expected food assistance delays

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will deploy the National Guard to support food banks because of expected delays to federal food assistance amid the government shutdown

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5 h. ago Malicious prosecution lawsuit by Alec Baldwin in 'Rust' shooting moves to federal court

A lawsuit by actor Alec Baldwin alleging malicious prosecution in the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie has been reinstated and moved to federal court

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5 h. ago Go nuclear or ‘go hungry’: GOP senators warm to drastic move of killing filibuster as voters suffer and shutdown nears record

Democrats’ nuclear option had wide-reaching consequences that ultimately empowered Trump, Eric Garcia writes. If Republicans kill the filibuster to reopen the government, it might permanently break the Senate

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5 h. ago Florida plans to rid Everglades of invasive pythons by turning them into HANDBAGS

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has partnered with a leather company to rid the Everglades of Burmese pythons.

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5 h. ago Appellate court pauses lawsuit over Everglades detention center due to government shutdown

A federal lawsuit over an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” has been paused by an appellate court because of the government shutdown

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5 h. ago UN Security Council pressures Haiti's leaders to hold general election as deadline nears

U.N. Security Council members have warned Haiti’s leaders that time is running out to restore security and hold general elections as the deadline to install a new government nears

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