2 h. ago Virginia GOP candidate for lieutenant governor says he won't exit race despite governor's push

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin is asking his party’s candidate vying to be Virginia’s next lieutenant governor to step aside

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20 h. ago Why were hundreds of koalas shot in an aerial cull in Victoria?

Shooting of marsupials has sparked outrage but government says ‘compassionate’ response was needed after bushfire destroyed 2,200 hectares of national parkThe Victorian government has used aircraft to shoot about 700 koalas in south-west Victoria.The government says the unprecedented step was taken to prevent further suffering of the animals, after a fire in Budj Bim national park burned through 2,200 hectares, including a large area of manna gum, a key food source for koalas in the park. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Omagh families will be ‘satisfied’ by Irish Government steps

Last week, the Irish government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the inquiry investigating the blast.

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64 h. ago What exactly is Elon Musk's role in the US Government and why is he stepping down from Doge?

The world’s richest man has already sparked several controversies in this advisory role, but has said his time in office may soon be up

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3 d. ago Blood test trial offers ‘exciting new era in cancer detection’

Scientists are assessing a blood test which can detect 12 different cancers.

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7 d. ago Government must ‘step up’ its response to youth violence – teaching union chief

More action is needed than just restricting pupils’ access to mobile phones, Patrick Roach, general secretary of the NASUWT, said.

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8 d. ago Cory Booker to visit El Salvador in effort to return wrongly deported man to US

Democrats press Trump administration to follow supreme court order to bring back Kilmar Ábrego GarcíaWho is Kilmar Ábrego García, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador?Cory Booker plans to travel to El Salvador, a source familiar with the New Jersey senator’s itinerary said, as Democrats seek to pressure the Trump administration to return a wrongly deported Maryland resident.Booker’s trip to the Central American country would come after the Maryland senator Chris Van Hollen traveled there this week to meet with his constituent Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadorian national deported last month in what the Trump administration acknowledged was an “administrative error”. Despite a supreme court ruling saying his administration must “facilitate” Ábrego García’s return, Trump has refused to take steps to do so, and El Salvador’s government on Wednesday denied Van Hollen a meeting with the deportee. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Lib Dems urge ministers to suspend China visit after MP blocked from Hong Kong

Sir Ed Davey has written to Foreign Secretary David Lammy, urging the Government to take steps in retaliation for Wera Hobhouse’s deportation.

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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 Birmingham rubbish strikes set to continue after bin workers reject offer

The Government has stepped in in an attempt to prompt an end to the deadlock.

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1 week ago Why UK Government stepped in to save British Steel but didn't keep Port Talbot blast furnaces going

The UK government has been accused of 'double standards' and has been warned that the people of Wales will not forget what has happened

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2 w. ago NHS meets key cancer target amid warning that patients still face delays to care

The overall waiting list for treatment also fell for the sixth consecutive month.

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2 w. ago SNL's brutal takedown of Elon Musk leaves audience groaning in discomfort

SNL's cold open left fans uncomfortable after the show brutally took aim at Elon Musk. The tech CEO announced he would be stepping down from his high-profile government role on Wednesday.

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2 w. ago Elon breaks with Trump on tariffs as he goes public with White House dissent

Elon Musk expressed hope for a future zero-tariff agreement between the US and Europe in a bold statement made as he steps down from his role at the Department of Government Efficiency.

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2 w. ago US protests live: Demonstrations planned across US to oppose Trump agenda

More than a thousand events to be held across the country in a show of defiance against Trump’s ‘authoritarian overreach’Several congressional members are expected to make apperances and deliver speeches at the Hands Off protest in Washington DC today.They include Democrats Jamie Raskin and Glenn Ivey of Maryland, Maxwell Frost of Florida, Katherine Clark of Massachussetts and Don Beyer of Virginia, as well as Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.This is a nationwide mobilization to stop the most brazen power grab in modern history. Trump, Musk and their billionaire cronies are orchestrating an all-out assault on our government, our economy and our basic rights – enabled by Congress every step of the way.They want to strip America for parts – shuttering social security offices, firing essential workers, eliminating consumer protections and gutting Medicaid – all to bankroll their billionaire tax scam. They’re handing over our tax dollars, our public services and our democracy to the ultra-rich.I...

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2 w. ago FIA forced to act at Japanese GP as multiple FIRES at circuit disrupt F1 weekend

The Japanese Grand Prix has been heavily disrupted by grass fires breaking out at the Suzuka Circuit, with the sport's governing body now being forced to step in

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2 w. ago Government urged to step in over 'chaos' supercar parking blighting Greater Manchester suburb

Fights have erupted between ignorant motorists and locals

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3 w. ago Musk to remain ‘friend and adviser’ to Trump after leaving Doge, says Vance

Vice-president makes remark after reports that president told cabinet members billionaire will be stepping backJD Vance said on Thursday that Elon Musk would remain a “friend and an adviser” to the vice-president and Donald Trump after he leaves his current role with the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge).In recent days, several news outlets, including Politico, reported that Trump had told members of his cabinet that the tech billionaire, who holds the position of “special government employee”, would soon be stepping back from his role in the administration, and would take on a supporting role and return to the private sector. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Winter virus levels remain higher than usual despite warm weather

The NHS has published its final weekly snapshot of the performance of hospitals in England this season.

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3 w. ago Donald Trump's telling comment about Elon Musk as world's richest man to leave White House

A comment Donald Trump made about Elon Musk is recirculating after reports the Tesla boss is set to step down from his government role - and his DOGE department could also disappear

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