61 m. ago House vote on Trump’s big bill hangs in balance as Johnson vows to ‘get it over the line’

Speaker struggles to muster enough Republican votes as lawmakers object to provisions and costUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump’s signature tax-and-spending bill is hanging in the balance as Republicans struggle to muster sufficient votes in the US House of Representatives.House speaker Mike Johnson is determined to pass the bill as soon as possible, but has been frustrated by lawmakers who object to its provisions and overall cost. They have blocked House Republicans from approving a rule, which is necessary to begin debate on the measure and set the stage for its passage. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Takeaways from AP report on company that sold 200,000 carbon credits to remove CO2 from ocean

A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon capture technology

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1 hour ago Company's carbon credits raise questions about unproven ocean technology to fight global warming

A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon capture technology

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1 hour ago ‘People pay to be told lies’: the rise and fall of the world’s first ayahuasca multinational

Alberto Varela claimed he wanted to use sacred plant medicine to free people’s minds. But as the organisation grew, his followers discovered a darker realityThe first time Dalia* took ayahuasca nothing happened. The second time it changed her life. It was 2017, and she had joined a dozen strangers in a chalet outside Barcelona. Everyone was searching for something. For many it was a way out of misery: an escape from years of addiction, or a last-ditch attempt to survive crippling depression. Dalia, a therapist in her early 30s, hoped ayahuasca would help her process the recent death of her mother. “I felt completely alone at that time,” she said. “And I think in some form that’s how everyone there felt.”The retreat, run by a wellness company called Inner Mastery, began with the two dozen participants talking about their expectations, before imbibing ayahuasca. The Amazonian plant brew, which contains dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a powerful naturally occurring psychoactive, induces an a...

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2 h. ago Judge blocks Trump’s asylum ban at southern border saying he exceeded authority

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that an executive order by President Donald Trump suspending asylum access at the southern border is unlawful

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2 h. ago SNP Government to evaluate potential benefits of four day working week for Scots

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Greens have pushed for more organisations to adopt a four-day working week but Keir Starmer has ruled out the UK civil service being one of them.

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2 h. ago Increased popularity of Scots beauty spots is a double edged sword

Record View says although communities benefit from tourism, the infrastructure often struggles.

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3 h. ago House voting on rule to pave the way to final debate on Trump’s tax

Procedural vote would open final debate but measure has already been voted against by enough Republicans to have it failWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Republican voters on Trump legislation: ‘This bill is a no-brainer!’Donald Trump on Tuesday toured “Alligator Alcatraz”, a controversial new migrant detention jail in the remote Florida Everglades, and celebrated the harsh conditions that people sent there would experience.The president was chaperoned by Florida’s hard-right governor, Ron DeSantis, who hailed the tented camp on mosquito-infested land 50 miles west of Miami as an example for other states that supported Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Schools watchdog warns too many children get 'life lessons from AI and influencers' and classrooms must focus on 'human interaction'

Sir Martyn Oliver, chief inspector of schools, believes many pupils' world views are now being shaped by shadowy figures on the internet.

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6 h. ago Tougher rules needed for utility firms digging up roads, MPs say

The Commons Transport Committee set out plans to stop roads being dug up multiple times.

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7 h. ago Judge ends order blocking deportation of family of man charged in Boulder firebomb attack

A federal judge has ended an order blocking the deportation of the family of a man charged in a fatal firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado

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7 h. ago Starmer backs tearful Reeves – but refuses to rule out tax rises after welfare debacle

Chaotic PMQs sees chancellor upset – reportedly after clash with speaker – as PM fields questions over black hole left by U-turn

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8 h. ago Business confidence remains weak after NI and wage cost hikes, says BCC

The British Chambers of Commerce urged the Government to rule out further tax hikes for firms later this year.

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8 h. ago Diddy verdict live: Sean Combs denied bail despite being cleared of most serious crimes in sex trafficking trial

The judge ruled Diddy will remain behind bars as he awaits sentencing, citing his history of domestic violence

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9 h. ago House at standstill as Republican leaders continue to try to rally holdouts, delaying rule vote – US politics live

Democrats criticize tax-and-spending bill as House Republicans scramble to get legislation passed by Trump-imposed deadlineWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Donald Trump on Tuesday toured “Alligator Alcatraz”, a controversial new migrant detention jail in the remote Florida Everglades, and celebrated the harsh conditions that people sent there would experience.The president was chaperoned by Florida’s hard-right governor, Ron DeSantis, who hailed the tented camp on mosquito-infested land 50 miles west of Miami as an example for other states that supported Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Judge blocks order barring asylum access at border and gives administration two weeks to appeal

A federal judge has ruled that an executive order by President Donald Trump suspending asylum access at the southern border is unlawful

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10 h. ago Trump bill latest: ‘Big Beautiful’ July 4 in peril as House Republicans struggle to find votes

GOP stalled on second rules vote as Democrats all present to block president’s tax and spending plan

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10 h. ago Four arrested outside Downing Street and Westminster at Palestine Action protest

The arrests included ‘a man who blocked the gates of Downing Street with his mobility scooter’

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10 h. ago Wimbledon 2025 LIVE: Emma Raducanu vs Marketa Vondrousova result and latest reaction

British No1 hits top form to set uo blockbuster clash with world number one

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10 h. ago Premier League chief reveals the Liverpool transfer that he should have blocked

Liverpool are splashing the cash after becoming Premier League champions, just as they did in 2020 when they forked out £45million to bring in Diogo Jota from Wolves

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