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Top Fed Official Calls for a 25 Basis Point Rate Cut in July

Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Christopher Waller, a member of the Fed’s governing board and a possible contender to become the next chair after Jerome Powell, has called for a July rate cut. He joins the growing list […]

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Consider This from NPR : NPR

Donald Trump and his girlfriend (and future wife), former model Melania Knauss, financier (and future convicted sex offender) Jeffrey Epstein, and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell pose together at the Mar-a-Lago club, Palm Beach, Florida, February 12, 2000. Davidoff Studios Photography/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Davidoff Studios Photography/Getty Images Donald Trump and his girlfriend (and […]

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Almost 600 killed in south Syria violence, monitoring group says

Reuters The fighting was sparked by a dispute between the Bedouin and Druze communities A monitoring group says 594 people have been killed during the recent violence in southern Syria that took on a sectarian dimension. The UK-based Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR) documented a significant outbreak of brutality in the killings that have […]

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Congress rescinds $9 billion meant for foreign aid, NPR and PBS : NPR

People participate in a rally to call on Congress to protect funding for US public broadcasters, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (Newsportu), outside the Newsportu headquarters in Washington, DC, on March 26, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The House has approved a […]

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BMA and Streeting talks ‘constructive’

Resident doctors say they have had “constructive discussions” with the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, and talks will continue over the next few days, in an attempt to avert planned strike action. The doctors, previously known as junior doctors, announced last week that they will walk out for five consecutive days from 25 July until 30 […]

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Senate approves cuts to NPR; Trump on the Fed : NPR

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories The Senate approved legislation early this morning to rescind $9 billion in federal funding for Newsportu, PBS, their member stations and foreign […]

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Babies from three people’s DNA prevents heriditary disease

Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal conditions, doctors say. The method, pioneered by UK scientists, combines the egg and sperm from a mum and dad with a second egg from a donor woman. The technique has been legal here for a […]

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