5 d. ago Venezuela’s new leader faces competing pressures from the US and a government loyal to Maduro

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez is set to deliver her first state of the union speech

Politics

6 d. ago Cheap Chinese imports to help drive inflation to target, says Bank rate

Alan Taylor sees inflation hitting the Bank’s 2% target by the middle of the year.

Economics

9 d. ago Iran arrests protest leaders as crackdown intensifies amid threat of US intervention

Washington and Tehran step up war of words over Donald Trump’s threat to intervene in response to unrestIranian authorities have arrested key members of the protest movement that has rocked the country over the last two weeks, the national police chief said, as Washington and Tehran threaten each other over the prospect of US intervention in the Islamic republic.“Last night, significant arrests were made of the main elements in the riots, who, God willing, will be punished after going through legal procedures,” the police chief, Ahmad-Reza Radan, told state TV on Sunday, without specifying the number of those arrested. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Judge unmasks trans zealot's links to shady group behind hacking attack on free speech campaigners

Autumn Redpath, 22, was named by Mr Justice Bright as a 'respondent' to an injunction imposed on the group after it hacked the website of the Free Speech Union.

Events

1 week ago Former UnitedHealth Chief Legal Officer to Join Wilmer in London

Former UnitedHealth Chief Legal Officer to Join Wilmer in London  Law.com

Society

2 w. ago Top union accuses Texas of targeting teachers over Charlie Kirk posts

American Federation of Teachers sues over what it says are unconstitutional investigations into social media commentsA major Texas teachers’ union filed a federal lawsuit against the state on Tuesday challenging what it describes as unconstitutional investigations into hundreds of educators who posted comments on social media following the September killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.The Texas American Federation of Teachers, which represents approximately 66,000 public school employees, is asking a federal court to block the Texas Education Agency and its commissioner, Mike Morath, from continuing investigations that the union argues violate teachers’ free speech protections. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Free Speech Union legal chief says he was targeted by Chinese spies pretending to be researchers

Bryn Harris, the chief legal counsel at the FSU, suspects he was the target of a 'China capture' campaign.

Events

3 w. ago British campaigner launches legal challenge against Trump administration after deportation threat

Imran Ahmed, an anti-disinformation advocate, claims he is being targeted over his work scrutinising social media companiesA British anti-disinformation campaigner close to Keir Starmer’s chief of staff has launched a legal challenge against the Trump administration after being told he could face deportation from the US in a row over freedom of speech.Imran Ahmed, the chief executive of the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), has filed a complaint against senior Trump allies including the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the attorney general, Pam Bondi, in an attempt to prevent what he says would be an unconstitutional arrest and removal. Continue reading...

Politics