39 h. ago Mobile phones should be banned in school classrooms, says SNP Education Secretary

Jenny Gilruth said the Scottish Government trusts headteachers to take the action they deem necessary

Events

64 h. ago Senate fails to pass stopgap funding bill as government heads for midnight shutdown – live

Resolution that would keep current levels of funding until 21 November failed to reach the 60 votes needed to passUS heads toward first government shutdown in nearly seven yearsThe US government is hurtling towards its first shutdown in six years, with no signs congressional leaders are near agreement on legislation to continue funding beyond the Tuesday night deadline to prevent workers from being furloughed and agencies from shutting their doors.Congress’s Republican majority is pushing legislation to fund the government through 21 November, but Democrats have refused to vote for it unless it includes a series of concessions centered on healthcare. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Senate fails to pass stopgap funding bill as government heads for midnight shutdown – follow live

Resolution that would keep current levels of funding until 21 November failed to reach the 60 votes needed to pass US heads toward first government shutdown in nearly seven yearsThe US government is hurtling towards its first shutdown in six years, with no signs congressional leaders are near agreement on legislation to continue funding beyond the Tuesday night deadline to prevent workers from being furloughed and agencies from shutting their doors.Congress’s Republican majority is pushing legislation to fund the government through 21 November, but Democrats have refused to vote for it unless it includes a series of concessions centered on healthcare. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago US on brink of government shutdown as lawmakers remain deadlocked

Republicans and Democrats trade blame for funding impasse as midnight deadline looms

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2 d. ago Trump says ‘no choice’ but to cut federal workers if government shuts down as midnight deadline looms – live

Democrats and Republicans exchange blame as Congress barrels toward deadline without a dealUS heads toward first government shutdown in nearly seven yearsThe US government is hurtling towards its first shutdown in six years, with no signs congressional leaders are near agreement on legislation to continue funding beyond the Tuesday night deadline to prevent workers from being furloughed and agencies from shutting their doors.Congress’s Republican majority is pushing legislation to fund the government through 21 November, but Democrats have refused to vote for it unless it includes a series of concessions centered on healthcare. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago US government heads toward first shutdown in six years as lawmakers fail to reach agreement

Republicans push legislation to fund government through late November, but Democrats refuse unless it includes concessions centered on healthcareUS politics – latest updatesThe US government is hurtling towards its first shutdown in six years, with no signs congressional leaders are near agreement on legislation to continue funding beyond the Tuesday night deadline to prevent workers from being furloughed and agencies from shutting their doors.Congress’s Republican majority is pushing legislation to fund the government through 21 November, but Democrats have refused to vote for it unless it includes a series of concessions centered on healthcare. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump talks with Democrats fail to yield breakthrough as US shutdown nears

Democrats strike optimistic tone after high-stakes meeting but Republicans accuse rivals of ‘hostage-taking’A high-stakes meeting between Donald Trump and top congressional Democrats on Monday resulted in no apparent breakthrough in negotiations to keep the government open, with JD Vance declaring afterwards: “I think we are headed into a shutdown.”Democrats, who are refusing to support the GOP’s legislation to continue funding beyond Tuesday unless it includes several healthcare provisions, struck a more optimistic tone following the Oval Office encounter, which also included the Republican leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Andy Burnham gives Keir Starmer another headache with dig at major policy

Andy Burnham has been turning heads at Labour’s annual conference with his criticism of the Government amid rumours he’d be a prime candidate to one day succeed Keir Starmer

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4 d. ago Andy Burnham gives Keir Starmer huge headache as he refuses to back digital ID policy

Andy Burnham has been turning heads at Labour’s annual conference with his criticism of the Government amid rumours he’d be a prime candidate to one day succeed Keir Starmer

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4 d. ago Postwar Gaza authority potentially led by Tony Blair ‘would sideline Palestinians’

Draft plan’s critics say it hands power to international figures and splits Gaza from Palestinian Authority in West BankA plan for a postwar Gaza governing authority potentially headed by the former UK prime minister Tony Blair would sideline key Palestinian political figures, while giving significant authority to its chair on most key issues, according to a leaked confidential proposal.The 21-page draft document, seen by the Guardian and Haaretz in Israel, envisions the governance and reconstruction of postwar Gaza being led by international officials, with Palestinians relegated to subsidiary roles. It also proposes a Gaza investment promotion and economic development authority involving “public-private partnerships and blended finance instruments” aimed at delivering “commercially viable returns” for investors. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Former Wisconsin Democratic economic development head joins governor's race

The former state economic development director for Wisconsin is running for governor as a Democrat, promising to reject “divisive politics.”

Politics

5 d. ago Trump to meet lawmakers as US government heads to a shutdown

Republicans and Democrats trade blame as deadline approaches to agree funding deal

Politics

6 d. ago ‘Don’t trust Trump’: how UK health experts are fighting back against a war on medicine

Ministers and medical groups have acted quickly to limit fallout after US president made unproven link between paracetamol and autismWes Streeting, the UK health secretary, was in a government car heading back into central London from a flag-raising to mark the UK’s recognition of Palestine when he saw the news. “He was aghast,” an aide said. Streeting was reading on his phone that Donald Trump had just warned women not to take Tylenol – known outside the US as paracetamol – during pregnancy.The US president had alleged without evidence that the common painkiller caused autism in children. “Don’t take Tylenol,” Trump said about a drug also known as acetaminophen. Continue reading...

Science

7 d. ago Tony Blair ‘puts forward plans to lead interim government in Gaza’

The body would oversee the reconstruction and governance of the beleaguered Strip with Tony Blair heading it for up to five years, it has been claimed

Politics

7 d. ago Tony Blair ‘puts forward plan to lead interim government in Gaza’

The body would oversee the reconstruction and governance of the beleaguered Gaza Strip, with former PM heading it for up to five years, it has been claimed

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9 d. ago UK government tells Brits to pack 'crucial ID' when heading out on holiday

The UK government's Foreign Office has issued a useful checklist for travellers heading overseas

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9 d. ago Massive tactical voting push could cost Reform 67 seats and a majority at next election

Nigel Farage would walk into No10 at the head of a majority government if people voted for their first-choice party in a general election tomorrow.

Politics

1 week ago ‘Something is working’: UN climate chief optimistic about green transition

Exclusive: Simon Stiell believes economic benefits will compel countries to speed up climate actionCleaning up industry and the global economy will produce massive economic dividends for countries that grasp the opportunity – as the example of China has shown, the UN climate chief has said, before a crunch summit of world leaders this week.In a last-ditch call to heads of government summoned to New York by the UN secretary general this week, Simon Stiell, the executive secretary of the UN framework convention on climate change, said governments would almost certainly fail to come up with the climate commitments needed to fulfil the Paris agreement before a deadline this month, but they could still reset their economies to reap the advantages of low-carbon growth. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Head of police group tells Government: Stop setting us up to fail

The president of the Police Superintendents’ Association outlined the challenges of policing issues such as offensive online statements.

Events

2 w. ago Who are the other potential Tory defectors to Reform UK? Other top Conservatives are tipped to join Nigel Farage's party following Danny Kruger's switch

Reform leader Nigel Farage said Danny Kruger would head up his party's efforts to prepare for Government.

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