2 h. ago ‘Call on the Government to help protect elephants and dolphins from cruel tourist abuse’

Star Paws columnist Catherine Lamb is urging the Government to protect animals and implement the Low Welfare Act. Plus: could your cat or dog have dementia?

Politics

7 h. ago The US supreme court appears ready to nullify the Voting Rights Act | Moira Donegan

Court has repeatedly expanded states’ leeway to make voting laws that would have previously been deemed discriminatoryThe last remaining piece of the 1965 Voting Rights Act – section 2, which empowers the federal government to protect voters from racial gerrymandering meant to dilute Black political power – appears headed for an untimely end. At oral arguments in Louisiana v Callais on Wednesday, the US supreme court appeared ready to strike down section 2, effectively completing the gradual nullification of the Voting Rights Act that it has pursued for over a decade.The case stems from new congressional districting maps that were drawn in Louisiana after the 2020 census, which found both that the state was eligible for six seats in the House of Representatives and that its population was about one-third Black. The state initially drew maps that featured only one majority-Black congressional district, rejecting seven more racially fair maps; voters sued, and federal courts ordered L...

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38 h. ago UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told

Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequateBritain must prepare for global heating far in excess of the level scientists have pegged as the limit of safety, the government’s climate advisers have warned, as current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate.Heatwaves will occur in at least four of every five years in England by 2050, and time spent in drought will double. The number of days of peak wildfire conditions in July will nearly treble for the UK, while floods will increase in frequency throughout the year, with some peak river flows increasing by 40%. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Furious Speaker hits out at ministers over China spying scandal and warns parliament is not getting protection

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle accused the Government of failing to protect MPs after Parliament was 'spied on' by China.

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3 d. ago California governor signs law to protect kids from the risks of AI chatbots

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation aimed at protecting children from the potential dangers of AI chatbots

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8 d. ago Trump calls for jailing of Chicago mayor and Illinois governor as national guard arrives in city

President accused Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker of failing to protect Ice officers as troops deploy to ChicagoDonald Trump on Wednesday called for the imprisonment of Brandon Johnson, Chicago’s mayor, and JB Pritzker, the Illinois governor, accusing them of failing to protect US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers.“Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday morning. “Governor Pritzker also!” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump authorizes national guard deployment to Chicago, White House says, as border patrol there shoots woman

Illinois governor JB Pritzker says administration is escalating ‘aggression against Illinois citizens and residents’Donald Trump has moved to deploy the national guard in another city by authorizing 300 troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago, where the government said border patrol agents shot and injured a woman while firing at someone who tried to run them over.White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson confirmed that the president had authorized using Illinois national guard members, citing what she called “ongoing violent riots and lawlessness” that local leaders have not quelled. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Israel lays blame for Manchester terror attack at the feet of Keir Starmer as his government is accused of failing to protect British Jews

Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar said the Prime Minister had failed to tackle the 'rampant anti-Semitic incitement in Britain' and demanded an immediate 'change of course'.

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2 w. ago Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era

In wake of the Trump administration’s censorship threats, the actor re-established the Committee for the First Amendment with A-list supportJane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, the McCarthy-era initiative started by her father, Henry Fonda, with a groundswell of celebrity support.The new committee, established to protect free speech from government censorship, has the support of over 550 entertainment figures, including: Quinta Brunson, Viola Davis, Kerry Washington, Natalie Portman, Aaron Sorkin, Spike Lee, Pedro Pascal, Ben Stiller, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Penn, John Legend, Damon Lindelof, Julianne Moore, Janelle Monáe, Barbra Streisand, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ethan Hawke, Billie Eilish, Anjelica Huston and Judd Apatow. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US government shutdown live: ‘erratic’ and ‘unhinged’ Trump to blame for shutdown, say senior Democrats

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries say Republicans shut down government ‘because they do not want to protect healthcare of the American people’US government shuts downTracker: how each US senator votedThis shutdown is expected to be worse than previous ones. The impact on federal workers could be even more severe.Before Trump’s most recent threat of mass layoffs on Tuesday, a memo released last week by the White House’s office of management and budget told agencies not just to prepare for temporary furloughs but for permanent layoffs in the event of a shutdown. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Andy Burnham calls for whistleblowers to end the Nuked Blood Scandal

Mayor Andy Burnham said the new Hillsborough Law can protect government whistleblowers who can finally tell the truth about radiation experiments on troops

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2 w. ago Footballers could go on strike over fixture schedule, warns Chris Wood

Players are urging Fifa and football’s governing bodies to put safeguards in place to protect them

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2 w. ago Jaguar Land Rover wins £1.5bn UK loan support after cyber attack

Government says guarantee from UK Export Finance will protect the automotive supply chain

Economics

3 w. ago Budget tax rises are 'inevitable'. How to shield your money from Rachel Reeves with time running out: JEFF PRESTRIDGE

A warning tax rises must surely come in November's Budget came after government borrowing soared way above forecast. We reveal how to protect your money.

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3 w. ago Tax rises are 'inevitable': How to shield your money from Rachel Reeves' Budget with time running out: JEFF PRESTRIDGE

A warning tax rises must surely come in November's Budget came after government borrowing soared way above forecast. We reveal how to protect your money.

Economics