3 d. ago Voices: First Sadiq, now Andy will no one rid Keir Starmer of his turbulent mayors?

As the mayor of Greater Manchester proposes a ‘popular left programme’ – just days after the mayor of London defied Downing Street with a new plan for drugs law – is the prime minister under threat from colleagues with their own fiefdoms, asks John Rentoul

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4 d. ago Colorado suspect had 16 unused Molotov cocktails and 12 victims identified, Boulder official says – live updates

Suspect Mohamed Soliman told law enforcement officials he planned attack on ‘Zionist group’ for over a yearSuspect charged with multiple felonies in attack on Colorado rally for Israeli hostagesThe attack in Boulder occurred as people with a volunteer group called Run For Their Lives was concluding a weekly demonstration to raise visibility of the hostages who remain in Gaza.Video from the scene shows a witness shouting, “He’s right there. He’s throwing molotov cocktails”, as a police officer with his gun drawn advances on a bare-chested suspect holding containers in each hand.She has spoken at our synagogues as well as other synagogues and schools just about her background and the Holocaust and from her own perspective.She is passionate about standing up for good things and she is an extremely exceptional person. Always a smile on her face. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump Team’s Plan B is to ram through tariffs using obscure law to negate ‘rogue judges’: report

An appeals court has paused a lower court decision blocking enforcement of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

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7 d. ago Renfrewshire residents reminded to contribute to consultation on play spaces

The survey, which will evaluate the quality, location and range of outdoor play facilities, will close on Friday, June 13.

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8 d. ago Experts warn of more attacks and terrorism as Trump hacks law enforcement budgets to fund his deportation plans

A database of attempted and successful targeted violence was shut down, among other resources provided to local and state authorities

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8 d. ago East Ayrshire Council announce "phased" plan for pavement parking enforcement

Motorists in East Ayrshire will no longer be able to park on most pavements from July after the council announced plans to begin enforcing the new law.

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1 week ago We have a chance to prevent AI decimating Britain’s creative industries – but it’s slipping away | Beeban Kidron

The government has doubled down on a plans that would allow mass cultural theft, but we are fighting it at every stageBeeban Kidron is a film director and crossbench peer in the House of LordsFor months now, legends of music, literature, product design, the visual arts and more have been sounding the alarm about the British government’s plan to undermine copyright law. The fight kicked off when the government launched a consultation into regulating artificial intelligence with its own “preferred” outcome: letting AI companies steal copyrighted work by default unless the owners of that work “opt out”. But opting out is impossible to do without AI transparency. The plan is a charter for theft, since creatives would have no idea who is taking what, when and from whom.When the government stoops to a preferred outcome that undermines the moral right to your work and income, you might reasonably be angered. As Elton John said last weekend: “The government have no right to do this to my so...

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1 week ago Football fans to be given powers to stop clubs deserting local areas under new law plan

EXCLUSIVE: Labour by-election candidate David Russell says he will introduced a member's bill if he wins.

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2 w. ago DeSantis signs law limiting development in Florida's state parks after plan drew broad backlash

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Thursday curtailing what kind of development can happen in Florida’s prized state parks

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3 w. ago Mark Drakeford announces changes to Wales' planned tourism tax

The process for the planned tourism tax to become law is continuing at through the Welsh Parliament

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3 w. ago Provision of child play spaces should be duty in English planning law, MPs say

Parliamentary group launched alongside campaign for ‘play sufficiency duty’ that matches those in Wales and ScotlandUK politics live – latest updatesA duty to provide space for children to play on new developments should be embedded in planning law, MPs and campaigners have said.The first ever all-party parliamentary group on play was launched on Tuesday alongside a campaign to bring in a “play sufficiency duty” in England to match those in Wales and Scotland. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Space for children to play should be a requirement in planning law, say MPs

Parliamentary group launched alongside campaign for ‘play sufficiency duty’ that matches those in Wales and ScotlandUK politics live – latest updatesA duty to provide space for children to play on new developments should be embedded in planning law, MPs and campaigners have said.The first ever all-party parliamentary group on play was launched on Tuesday alongside a campaign to bring in a “play sufficiency duty” in England to match those in Wales and Scotland. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Labour's £25 billion tax raid and work reforms see businesses take a battering as report finds employers' hiring plans at lowest level since records began

Research today lays bare the impact of a £25billion raid on businesses and a planned shake-up of employment law.

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3 w. ago Scottish golfer boosts DP World Tour card bid with strong Spanish display

Euan Walker joins David Law in top 20 in Road to Mallorca Rankings on Hotel Planner Tourgolf

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3 w. ago London council plans garden bonfire ban to tackle harmful air pollution

The plan by Hammersmith and Fulham Council involves creating a new by-law to prevent residents from burning household or garden waste

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4 w. ago Wenger wants to fix VAR offsides but broken handball rule is the real problem | Max Rushden

While Fifa’s chief of global development focuses on offside toes and noses, VAR needs a helping hand somewhere elseFive years ago, Fifa’s chief of global development, Arsène Wenger, outlined his bold plans to change the offside law.“The most difficult [issue] that people have [with VAR] is the offside rule,” he said. “You have had offsides by a fraction of a centimetre, literally by a nose. It is the time to do this quickly. Continue reading...

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