Scottish First Minister John Swinney has defended SNP proposals to impose a price cap on essential grocery items, rejecting characterisations of the policy as a 'potty gimmick'. The plan would limit the cost of a defined...
The UK government has proposed removing 'grab and go' fatty food options from school lunch menus, a move welcomed by chefs and health campaigners. However, many schools and pupils are resistant, with students warning tha...
Al Jazeera published an analysis exploring the possibility and implications of the United States withdrawing from NATO, reflecting ongoing uncertainty about American commitment to the alliance under the current administr...
Liza Tobay, a German national who has lived in the UK for 15 years, was stranded in Düsseldorf after her settled status was incorrectly 'red flagged' by the Home Office while she attempted a connecting flight from Munic...
US President Donald Trump described the ongoing war on Iran — which has killed more than 2,000 people — as a 'little diversion', drawing attention for the minimising language used to characterise a significant and de...
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall announced the government's first investment under a new £500m sovereign AI fund, taking a stake in a British AI startup. Kendall urged the public to 'make AI work for Britain' and downpl...
Former Downing Street adviser and conservative commentator Steve Hilton has outlined his rationale and strategy for believing California can be turned into a competitive Republican state, in a profile published by Politi...
Sir Olly Robbins, the Foreign Office's most senior official, has been forced out after it emerged that Lord Mandelson failed security vetting but the department overruled the decision and allowed him to take up his post ...
The Trump administration is pressing countries worldwide to support a 'trade over aid' declaration at the United Nations as part of a sweeping overhaul of US foreign assistance spending. Critics, including Eric Pelofsky ...
The Trump administration announced visa restrictions targeting 26 individuals across the Western Hemisphere accused of undermining US interests by supporting adversary nations. The State Department framed the move as par...
Speaking at the end of the International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there are no issues with UK fuel supply. She also confirmed that she and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband are explor...
Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Lauren Boebert, representing opposite ends of the political spectrum, have joined calls for accountability and reform regarding sexual misconduct in Congress. Their rare bipar...
Forty out of 47 Democratic senators voted to block a sale of military bulldozers to Israel, a result rights advocates are hailing as a 'historic' shift in US congressional attitudes toward the conflict. The vote is seen ...
The UK government has said Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not know that Peter Mandelson had failed the security vetting process for his ambassadorial appointment. A spokesperson said the decision to override the vetting...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has cautioned that increasing defence spending will require 'difficult choices,' with other budgets including welfare potentially facing cuts. She said she is 'working through a range of options'...
The US House of Representatives has voted down the latest attempt to curtail President Trump's authority to wage war against Iran, with nearly all Democrats voting in favour of the resolution. The defeat came a day after...
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called Nigel Farage an 'opportunist' who does not genuinely believe in unionism after he urged Scottish nationalists to back Reform UK in the Holyrood election. Farage had argued tha...
MPs from Labour and the Liberal Democrats have condemned the government's £330m NHS contract with US spy-tech company Palantir, calling it 'dreadful' and 'shameful' in a parliamentary debate. The government responded th...
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a combative three-hour congressional hearing in which lawmakers pressed him repeatedly on vaccines while he sought to redirect attention to chronic disease. The hearing hig...
Viktor Orbán's political defeat threatens to end Hungarian state support for a network of British right-wing figures who benefited from his 'illiberal democracy,' including Conservative peer Lord Frost and Reform UK-lin...