20 h. ago Alan Shearer’s foundation to help disabled people reaches £7m landmark

The former England and Newcastle United footballer is aiming for more funds to keep an activity centre running.

Economics

25 h. ago Marine Le Pen ruling is fuel for the global right’s attacks on court authority

Rightwing and populist leaders are seizing on conviction to push narrative they are being silenced – but legal experts disagreeThe three-word message, launched minutes after the verdict came in, was succinct in its solidarity. “Je suis Marine!” Hungary’s Viktor Orbán posted on social media after France’s far-right leader, Marine Le Pen, was found guilty of embezzling European parliament funds and barred immediately from running for public office.Messages soon came tumbling in from Brazil to Belgium, hinting at how rightwing nationalist and populist leaders had seized on the ruling to push their own narrative. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Temporary reprieve for beautiful waterway as charity diverts funds to stop it running dry

The Monmoutshire and Brecon canal still faces a bleak future unless a permanent solution is found

Politics

7 d. ago Marine Le Pen banned from running for French president after embezzling EU funds

Le Pen handed jail sentence and immediate five-year ban from political office, excluding her from running in the French presidential elections in 2027

Politics

7 d. ago Marine Le Pen jailed for four years and banned from running for French president after embezzling EU funds

Le Pen handed five-year ban from political office, excluding her from running in the French presidential elections in 2027

Events

7 d. ago Marine Le Pen barred from running for French presidency in 2027

Far-right leader found guilty of embezzlement of European funds and immediately barred from running for officeEurope live – latest updatesThe French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been barred from running for president in 2027 after a court found her guilty of a vast system of embezzlement of European parliament funds and banned her from running for public office with immediate effect.The decision was a political earthquake for Le Pen, the leader of the far-right anti-immigration National Rally (RN) party, who had hoped to mount a fourth campaign to become president. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Marine Le Pen banned from running for public office after being found guilty of embezzling EU funds

Le Pen risks being excluded from the French presidential elections in 2027 if she is handed a five-year ban from political office

Events

8 d. ago Desperate, broke and his meal ticket dad powerless, Hunter Biden is caught in a cozy lunch with a controversial guest...

Hunter Biden is not only desperate for funds, but willing to run to donor Gaurav Srivastava who's being sued for fraud and theft

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1 week ago Judges block Trump’s executive orders against two US law firms

Jenner & Block and WilmerHale granted temporary reprieves while president announces settlement with Skadden Arps

Politics

3 w. ago Appeal for commemorative playground for Southport victims hits £250,000 target

Sergio Aguiar, whose daughter Alice was murdered in the incident last year, is running the TCS London Marathon for the fundraising appeal.

Events

3 w. ago Eco milestone for Scottish vinyl pressing plant looking to be ‘greenest on the planet’

“Building and running the greenest vinyl pressing plant in the world has been fundamental to our vision and strategy for the business”

Politics

3 w. ago No Other Land director calls Florida mayor’s campaign against his film ‘very dangerous’

Israeli Oscar-winner Yuval Abraham speaks out after Miami Beach mayor proposed evicting a local cinema for screening the Palestinian-focused documentaryThe Israeli director of No Other Land has criticised a Florida mayor’s efforts to evict a local cinema after it screened his Oscar-winning documentary about Palestinian displacement in the West Bank, saying: “Banning a film only makes people more determined to see it.”Steven Meiner, the mayor of Miami Beach, has issued a draft resolution calling for the termination of the city’s lease agreement with O Cinema, and withdrawing $40,000 in promised grant funding for the nonprofit that runs the independent cinema. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago £1bn property fund run by Andy Burnham's office 'expected to be extended'

The GMCA said it will 'robustly defend' its administration of the fund

Economics

4 w. ago Will there be a government shutdown? Trump says it’s possible

A proposed temporary funding bill would keep the government running through the fiscal year

Politics

4 w. ago Households earning £31,000 or less can get free energy help through DWP scheme

The help comes from the Household Support Fund - which is a government-funded scheme run by the DWP - that has given local councils pots of cash to support struggling households in their area.

Economics