Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to a reporter before a weekly Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on June 3 in Washington, D.C. Tillis announced he would not run for reelection in 2026 after voting against President Trump’s signature legislation. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images What do you call […]
Sanchia Berg News correspondent Getty Images Last summer, a woman was arrested at Gatwick Airport after she arrived from Nigeria with a very young baby girl. The woman had been living in West Yorkshire with her husband and children, and before leaving the UK for Africa had told her GP she was pregnant. That was […]
PA Media Many parts of the UK are in the throes of their third heatwave The UK is breaking heat and rainfall records increasingly frequently as its climate continues to warm, the Met Office has warned. The country’s changing weather patterns mean the UK now experiences a “notably different” climate to what it was just […]
Then-candidate Donald Trump is rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being struck by a bullet during a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A Senate committee report released Sunday blames the U.S. Secret Service for a “cascade of preventable failures” that […]
Mark Poynting and Erwan Rivault BBC Climate & Data teams Getty Images Shading from the midday Sun during a recent heatwave in southern France Warmer water at the seaside might sound appealing for your holiday dip, but a recent ocean heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea has been so intense scientists fear potentially devastating consequences for […]
The husband of TV presenter Fiona Phillips says they have become socially isolated since her Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Phillips, who hosted ITV’s GMTV breakfast programme, announced in 2023 that she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s the previous year, at the age of 61. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Martin Frizell, a former editor of […]
Newsportu’s Scott Simon asks veteran career diplomat Nicholas Burns about the Trump administration’s plans to downsize the State Department. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Secretary of State Marco Rubio complains of bloat in his agency. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MARCO RUBIO: When I get a decision memo early on at the State Department, and they would hand […]
Talks between Health Secretary Wes Streeting and the British Medical Association (BMA) will take place next week in a bid to avert strike action in England’s NHS, the BBC understands. Resident doctors, previously known as junior doctors, announced earlier this week that they will walk out for five consecutive days from 25 July until 30 […]
Wimbledon, United Kingdom – Expectations will run high, and so will the temperatures in southwest London, when Carlos Alcaraz steps on Centre Court to defend his Wimbledon title against Jannik Sinner on Sunday. The next instalment of an enthralling rivalry between the top two players in men’s tennis will come under the limelight once again […]
BBC Amy Loring, a makeup artist and influencer, says a lack of “clear” labelling on products can have “severe” consequences Makeup and skincare ingredients should be listed in English and not Latin to protect people with allergies, campaigners say. Cosmetic companies display ingredients in Latin, or using scientific names. But MP Becky Gittins, who has […]