Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday. Trump has used a swing through the south west to focus on economic issues but despite touting his economic policies, the candidate has continued to focus on immigration and repeating false and debunked conspiracies about immigrant communities. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide […]
A ban on junk food adverts being shown on TV before 21:00 will come into force on 1 October 2025, the government has confirmed. Labour said the watershed on junk food advertising would be enforced alongside a total ban on paid-for online adverts, both aimed at tackling childhood obesity. The Conservatives had previously committed to […]
BBC Environmental groups gathered outside the High Court in London ahead of the ruling Plans to build the UK’s first deep coal mine in more than 30 years have been quashed. Two campaign groups had brought legal action over the previous government’s decision to grant planning permission for the site near Whitehaven in Cumbria. At […]
Labour, and Starmer, suffer sharp fall in popularity since election, poll suggests Even when Keir Starmer was on course earlier this year to win the election by a landslide, pundits were saying that, given the number of “tough choices” the government would have to take, it would not take long before it became unpopular. Today […]
Boeing workers are to go on strike after they overwhelmingly rejected a tentative deal between union representatives and the plane maker that included a 25% pay rise. More than 30,000 workers – who produce planes including the 737 Max and 777 in the Seattle and Portland areas – are set to down their tools from […]
Getty Images Dumfries and Galloway Council is consulting on a change to its school week Two teaching unions have called on a council to postpone its consultation on plans to change the school week. The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) and Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) said there were “nuts and bolts issues” which needed […]
Republican candidate says workers who put in more than 40 hours should not pay taxes on overtime. Former United States President Donald Trump has pledged to scrap all taxes on overtime work if re-elected to the White House. Addressing supporters in Tucson, Arizona, on Thursday, Trump said the plan to eliminate taxes on work beyond […]
BBC Irish language campaigners have staged a protest at Belfast’s new Grand Central Station after the transport hub was opened without Irish language signage. Around 100 protesters took part, with a large flag bearing the logo of the campaign group, An Dream Dearg, draped across the station’s floor. Dr Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh, a spokesperson for […]
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 12, 2024, 05:00 AM ET The point at which Manchester United knew they were making progress in the summer transfer window — the club’s first under the new leadership team put together by Sir Jim Ratcliffe — came in mid-July. With Matt Hargreaves, director of football negotiations, locked in complicated talks with […]
Former President Donald Trump appears for his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in May 2024 in New York City. Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images New York’s appeals court is keeping in place a limited gag order on former President Donald Trump, striking down his latest attempt to get […]