8 h. ago US national debt reaches a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports

The U.S. government’s gross national debt has surpassed $37 trillion, setting a new record

Economics

12 h. ago US court says Trump’s Doge team can access social security numbers and other sensitive data

Court refuses to block ‘department of government efficiency’ from accessing data such as citizenship statusUS politics live – latest updatesA US appeals court on Tuesday rejected a bid by a group of unions to block the Trump administration government downsizing team known as the “department of government efficiency” (Doge) from accessing sensitive data on Americans.The Virginia-based fourth US circuit court of appeals in a 2-1 decision said the unions were unlikely to prevail on claims that Doge would violate federal privacy laws by accessing data at the US Department of Education, treasury department, and office of personnel management. Continue reading...

Events

16 h. ago In Trump’s America, vaccination rates are declining and measles is spreading | Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump and RFK Jr have made every effort to undermine one of the major civilizing advances of the 20th century – our public health infrastructureNew data from the CDC suggests a grim back-to-school tradition emerging: in 2024, kindergarten vaccination rates declined for the fifth consecutive year. Meanwhile, vaccine exemptions reached a record high.These statistics became all the more disturbing last fall when, shortly after 286,000 children began their educations without proof of full immunity against measles, a man who has bragged about never getting a flu shot was re-elected to the presidency. Since then, the US has contended with its largest measles outbreak in three decades, while the leaders who should be stamping out this crisis are instead fanning the flames. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Huge blow to Canary Islands as tourists ignore 'bleak' warning

Despite a wave of anti-tourist protests across Spain in May, international tourism to the country and its islands has reached record-setting heights - with British tourists leading the pack

Events

7 d. ago Britons' cars have never been OLDER: Average age of motors on the road reaches record high

A review of official vehicle registrations figures by the RAC Foundation found that the average car on the country's roads at the end of 2024 was nine years and 10 months.

Transport

7 d. ago Environmental fears grow as average age of UK cars reaches record high

Drivers are benefiting from the improved ‘build-quality’ of modern cars but this is ‘bad news for the environment’

Politics

3 w. ago Author John Niven celebrates 20 years writing with comic Scots parenthood novel

Having already been a guitarist trying to reach the charts and then working for a major record label, John Niven has never been one to make a living from the everyday nine-to-five.

Culture

4 w. ago Government launches crackdown on private parking firms after fines reach record high

Around 39,000 parking tickets are issued each day across the UK by private firms

Politics