93 m. ago SNP MSP wants John Swinney and Nicola Sturgeon to say sorry to transgender people after Supreme Court ruling

Apologies have been demanded from First Minister John Swinney and former SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon

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10 h. ago Trade deal with US isn't certain despite Government efforts to avoid Trump's tariffs, says top minister

Minister for Intergovernmental Relations Pat McFadden said an agreement with the White House is 'possible' - but it was better not to rush it.

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52 h. ago Sister Europe by Nell Zink review – all the ideas Trump deems most dangerous

This comedy of manners set among Berlin’s cultural elite is a prescient interrogation of language, identity and powerOn 7 March 2025 the New York Times published a list of words that the Trump administration was systematically culling from government documents and educational materials. This list, which includes the words “gender ideology”, “affirming care”, “confirmation bias”, “ethnicity”, “identity”, “immigrants”, “racism”, “prostitute”, “political”, “intersectional” and “privilege”, reads like a bingo card for Nell Zink’s astonishingly prescient new novel, Sister Europe, in which a large cast of racially, economically and gender-diverse characters convene over the course of a single evening to attend a literary awards ceremony in Berlin.On its surface, Sister Europe is a comedy of manners set among Berlin’s exclusive and elusive cultural elite. The prose is searingly quick, revelatory and funny: Zink’s dialogue reads like our best plays. Entertaining banter could ...

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4 d. ago New online safety rules will force tech firms to change, Ofcom insists

The regulator has set out how websites and apps must protect children from harmful content.

Science

4 d. ago How a Medicaid scandal could upend the Florida governor’s race and benefit a Trump ally

State Republicans allege that millions in a Medicaid settlement were funneled through a nonprofit overseen by governor’s wife Casey DeSantis

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4 d. ago Sarah Sanders begs her old boss Trump to reconsider after president rejects Arkansas’ request for disaster relief funds

The Arkansas governor and former Trump White House press secretary’s request for federal support was rejected

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5 d. ago Trump latest updates: Elon Musk to ‘significantly’ step back from DOGE role after Tesla profits plunge

Musk told investors that he would likely cut back his work for Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency to one or two days a week

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5 d. ago UK government borrowing spikes as Rachel Reeves scrambles to strike US trade deal to dodge Trump tariffs and revive economy in Washington TODAY

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has vowed to 'defend Britain's interests' as she prepares for talks with American counterpart Scott Bessant during the three-day IMF summit.

Economics

5 d. ago Elon Musk steps back from DOGE role to focus on failing business after Tesla stock decline

Elon Musk has said his time as a senior advisor to President Donald Trump and the de facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will be reduced from next month

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5 d. ago Elon Musk says his time working for Donald Trump will 'drop significantly' as he focuses on Tesla

Elon Musk currently spends a large portion of his professional time working for Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) - but first-quarter profits at Tesla sank this year

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5 d. ago For Trump, the message is all. No surprise he’s targeting NPR and PBS | Margaret Sullivan

Trump’s anti-media diatribes are part of the authoritarian playbook. Congress must reject his planned cutsIt was entirely predictable that Donald Trump would go after public media in America. Harming the reality-based press – in every form, whether public or private – is a central part of his playbook for controlling the political narrative as he moves the country toward an authoritarian model of government.For Trump, the message is all, and anything that gets in the way should be portrayed as an evil to society and stamped out.Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Elon Musk knows he's 'out of his depth' as White House days numbered

Tensions are reportedly growing within the Trump administration as sources close to the US government claim that billionaire Elon Musk is ready to drop and walk away from his position

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7 d. ago Massachusetts governor calls Trump’s attacks on Harvard ‘bad for science’

Maura Healey says president targeting universities hurts US ‘competitiveness’ and affects research and hospitalsMassachusetts governor Maura Healey said on Sunday that Donald Trump’s attacks on Harvard University and other schools are having detrimental ripple effects, with the shutdown of research labs and cuts to hospitals linked to colleges.During an interview on CBS’s Face the Nation, the Democratic governor said that the effects on Harvard are damaging “American competitiveness”, since a number of researchers are leaving the US for opportunities in other countries After decades of investment in science and innovation, she said: “intellectual assets are being given away.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Outrage as Trump’s coal expansion coupled with health cuts: ‘There won’t be anyone to work in the mines’

Agencies protecting coal miners from hazards such as ‘black lung’ among those gutted by government cutsThe Trump administration’s efforts to expand coal mining while simultaneously imposing deep cuts to agencies tasked with ensuring miner health and safety has left some advocates “dumbfounded”.Agencies that protect coal miners from serious occupational hazards, including the condition best known as “black lung”, have been among those affected by major government cuts imposed by the White House and the unofficial “department of government efficiency” (Doge) run by the billionaire Elon Musk. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trump’s approval rating on immigration has tanked in recent weeks as more controversial deportations are revealed

Trump’s approval rating has fallen as many call for the government to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a father and Salvadoran immigrant who was wrongfully deported from Maryland

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9 d. ago Trump RELEASES over 10,000 RFK assassination files as his administration pledges to expose the 'truth'

A cache of files related to the assassination of Robert F Kennedy were released on Friday as part of President Donald Trump's order to open up government records.

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9 d. ago Doge cuts spark questions as employees supporting Musk space launches spared

Department of Transportation employees who provide support for Starlink and SpaceX launches safe amid job cutsElon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” and the Trump administration have spared the jobs of US Department of Transportation employees who provide support services for spacecraft launches by Musk’s companies, SpaceX and Starlink – a revelation that raises a new round of conflict of interest questions around Doge.In its most recent buyout announcement, the transportation department did not note that the positions spared supported Musk’s and others’ space operations. Continue reading...

Technology

1 week ago Donald Trump ‘expecting to make second state visit to UK in September’

US president and first lady received invitation in February from King Charles for unprecedented repeat tripDonald Trump has said he is expecting to travel to to the UK in September for his second state visit.King Charles is preparing to host the US president and first lady as the UK government tries to bolster transatlantic ties after Trump imposed a series of tariffs on trading partners. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Layoffs hit Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as Trump's government downsizing continues

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is being downsized by President Donald Trump

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1 week ago Rep. Elise Stefanik: The Trump favorite planning to run for New York governor

‘Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is GREAT!!!,’ President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday

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