Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, joined from left by, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks after Senate passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill.” Millions are estimated to lose health care if the bill becomes law. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle […]
The United States Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill on Tuesday, following intense negotiations and a marathon voting session on amendments. The bill, which still faces a challenging path to final approval in the House of Representatives, would impose deep cuts to popular health and nutrition programmes, among other measures, […]
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Getty Images A woman fans herself during the June heatwave in Madrid Spain and England have recorded their hottest June ever, as scorching temperatures continue to grip Europe. Spain’s weather service Aemet said the “extremely hot” June – with an average temperature of 23.6C (74.5F) – “has pulverised records”, surpassing the […]
Getty Images Babies born to fathers over the age of 60 went up by 14.2% in 2024 compared to the year before, official figures show. Of 594,677 live births in England and Wales last year, 1,076 babies had dads over 60, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Total births in England in 2024 […]
A street vendor shot in the head by police during protests two weeks ago has died a day after being declared brain-dead in hospital, his family says. “Boniface is no more. We have just viewed his body,” family spokeswoman Emily Wanjira told the BBC. Boniface Kariuki was shot as police cracked down on a protest […]
BBC There’s a saying that Robert F Kennedy Jr is very fond of. He used it on the day he was confirmed as US health secretary. “A healthy person has a thousand dreams, a sick person only has one,” he said as he stood in the Oval Office. “60% of our population has only one […]
US Treasury says it removed 518 Syrian individuals and entities from its list of sanctions after president’s decree. Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle a web of sanctions against Syria, a move that will likely unlock investments in the country more than six months after the […]
Getty Images The Oasis Live ’25 reunion tour marks the end of a 15-year split between the Gallagher brothers It’s been 15 years since Oasis last performed live, following the band’s dramatic split in 2009 after a backstage bust-up. But Stop Crying Your Heart Out – because Liam and Noel Gallagher are reuniting, and Cardiff […]
BBC The blocks came down in plumes of dust Two well-known Glasgow tower blocks have been blown up in a planned demolition. Numbers 305 and 341 Caledonia Road in the Gorbals were brought down to make way for new housing. Owners New Gorbals Housing Association (NGHA) will replace the high-rise flats with more than 100 […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 28, 2025. Gavriil Grigorov/Pool Sputnik Kremlin/AP hide caption toggle caption Gavriil Grigorov/Pool Sputnik Kremlin/AP KYIV — Russia launched the largest aerial assault on Ukraine overnight since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, which added that one of its F-16 fighter jet […]