11 h. ago Pacific island states urge rich countries to expedite plans to cut emissions

Developed countries pressed to submit national plans well before Cop30 as time runs out to avoid 1.5C temperature riseRich countries are dragging their feet on producing new plans to combat the climate crisis, thereby putting the poor into greater danger, some of the world’s most vulnerable nations have warned.All governments are supposed to publish new plans this year on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, but so far only a small majority have done so, and some of the plans submitted have been inadequate to the scale of action needed. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Unilever cuts 6,000 jobs so far under ongoing revamp as ice cream spin

The consumer goods giant said it was ‘ahead of plan’ on the restructure, which will see 7,500 jobs cut worldwide.

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64 h. ago Kemi Badenoch urged to 'rein in' former Tory leader rival Robert Jenrick after he 'calls for a coalition with Farage's Reform'

Mr Jenrick was secretly recorded telling Conservative students that 'one way or another' centre-Right voters had to be united to ensure Keir Starmer does not 'sail through the middle' again.

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3 d. ago Plan to cut 20% of car journeys in Scotland by 2030 dumped by SNP Government

Car usage in Scotland would need to drop to a level last seen in 1994 if the ambitious target was to have been met.

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3 d. ago PMQs live: Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch to face off as Tory leader faces calls to sack rival

Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch will face each other in the Commons for the first time in three weeks with the transgender court ruling and Robert Jenrick's antics expected to dominate

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3 d. ago DWP cuts to PIP and the seven conditions likely to secure payments in 2025

MPs will soon vote on Labour's brutal plans to cut a staggering £4.8 billion in disability payments. However, these seven health conditions could guarantee PIP claimants don't lose their money

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3 d. ago Rubio outlines plan to cut State Department ‘bloat’ as leaked memo details potential embassy cuts

Agency ‘unable to perform its essential diplomatic mission,’ spokeswoman says

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3 d. ago Welsh Tory to quit at next Senedd poll to fight general election betting charges

Russell George, who is among 15 people under investigation, says he wants to focus on clearing his nameA Welsh politician who is among 15 people charged after bets were placed on the timing of the 2024 general election is to quit at the next Senedd election. Russell George, the Conservative member for Montgomeryshire, said he was withdrawing his candidacy to stand in next year’s election to focus on clearing his name. The Senedd member was one of a number of people linked to the Conservative party reported to have made bets on the election date, which was called by then-prime minister Rishi Sunak. Senedd Conservative leader Darren Millar withdrew the whip from George last week after the Gambling Commission announced the charges, meaning he now sits as an independent within the Welsh parliament.George, 50, said in a statement on Tuesday: “I was shocked and surprised to have been informed by the Gambling Commission that I am facing charges for cheating. “To be clear, I have never chea...

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3 d. ago US army to test enlisted men and women with same physical standards

Change to requirements to serve in combat roles expected to drastically cut number of womenThe US army unveiled plans on Monday to require a fitness test with identical physical standards for men and women in combat positions after the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, ordered the elimination of gender-based fitness requirements in frontline roles.The revamped army fitness test, which replaces the combat fitness test, will be “sex-neutral” and force female soldiers in 21 combat specialties to meet the same benchmarks as men – a change expected to drastically cut the number of women qualifying for these positions. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago British Steel halts redundancy plans after Government rescue

In March, British Steel’s Chinese owners announced plans to shut down its Scunthorpe furnaces and cut jobs.

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6 d. ago New BBC TV licence fee update over calls to scrap it for over

A new petition calling on the UK Government to scrap the BBC TV licence fee for every person over State Pension age has received nearly 50,000 signatures to date

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7 d. ago Councils could use new AI tool to ‘digitise records and cut planning backlogs’

Ministers hope the tool will perform in 40 seconds tasks that take around one to two hours for planners to complete.

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8 d. ago Israeli foreign minister planned to cut London trip short before UK blocked arrest attempt

Israeli foreign minister planned to cut London trip short before UK blocked arrest attempt  Middle East Eye

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8 d. ago ‘We’re going to stand up to Trump,’ says Mark Carney in second Canadian election debate

PM focuses on threat from across the border as most polls show his Liberals leading Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party in tight raceCanada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, faced sustained attacks from his Conservative rival at an election debate on Thursday but the Liberal leader sought to focus attention on what he calls Canada’s top threat: Donald Trump, the US president.Most opinion polls show Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party trailing Carney’s Liberals ahead of the 28 April vote for Canada’s federal government. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago SNP urged to drop gender policies ‘for good’ after Supreme Court ruling

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay also called on Holyrood ministers to address Parliament on the issue next week.

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1 week ago Schools could face strikes as early as autumn if pay remains ‘unacceptable’

The National Education Union leader has called on the Government to take the ‘necessary steps to avoid a confrontation’ with the teaching profession.

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1 week ago New update on calls to scrap proposed DWP changes to benefits for disabled people

More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition urging the UK Government to halt welfare reforms.

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1 week ago China’s Xi Jinping is in Vietnam to figure out how to ‘screw’ the US, says Trump

US president issues scathing view of Chinese counterpart’s motivations amid escalating trade war with Beijing Xi Jinping’s tour of South-east Asia this week is likely intended to “screw” the United States, President Donald Trump has suggested, as the Chinese leader embarks on five-day tour of some nations hardest hit by Trump’s tariffs.China’s president arrived in Hanoi on Monday, where he met Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam, called for stronger trade ties, and signed dozens of cooperation agreements, including on enhancing supply chains. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Nigel Farage says Elon Musk calling for new Reform leader was 'him trying to encourage me'

The billionaire adviser to Donald Trump called for a new leader of Reform UK

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1 week ago Musk trying to encourage me with tweet calling for new Reform UK leader – Farage

Elon Musk and Nigel Farage have clashed over the former’s support for the jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson.

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