White House seeks to run out the clock on funding after already slashing billions in aid in move decried as overreach. Published On 29 Aug 202529 Aug 2025 United States President Donald Trump has sought to cut another $5bn in foreign aid already approved by Congress. The move is the latest effort by Trump to […]
Thailand’s suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, center, arrives at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Sakchai Lalit/AP BANGKOK — Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister, ruling that as the country’s leader she violated constitutional rules on ethics in […]
Cardiff City have signed defender Gabriel Osho from French Ligue 1 side AJ Auxerre for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract. The 27-year-old former Luton Town centre-back is only the second signing of the summer for League One leaders Cardiff. Osho was part of the Luton side that earned promotion to the Premier League […]
Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC News and Aoife WalshBBC News Getty Images Chickenpox can start with flu-like symptoms, such as a high temperature and headache. All young children in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January next year. It will be given as two doses, […]
Pritti MistryBusiness reporter, BBC News PA Media NHS patients will lose access to new cutting-edge treatments because of skyrocketing costs, the pharmaceutical giant Novartis has claimed amid a row over drug pricing deals. The warning comes after talks over the cost of medicines for the UK between Health Secretary Wes Streeting and pharma firms broke […]
Esme StallardClimate and science reporter, BBC News Getty Images Beddington incinerator has breached its environmental permits on 916 occasions Beddington incinerator, which serves four south London councils, faces enforcement from the Environment Agency after exceeding air pollution limits on 916 occasions. The offences, which occurred between 2022 and 2024 at the energy-from-waste plant, were revealed […]
Meghan OwenWork and money correspondent, BBC London and Lauren StanleyBBC London BBC Keisha and her daughter live in a flat that they say can reach 43C in summer As the UK experiences hotter temperatures families across the country are increasingly feeling the impact, with their homes no longer a sanctuary but an unbearable space that […]
Grace Wood BBC News, Yorkshire BBC Firefighters have been tackling the fire on Langdale Moor since 11 August A fundraiser to support firefighters, farmers and gamekeepers battling a moorland blaze for the 17th consecutive day has raised more than £19,000. Amy Cockrem set up a Justgiving page initially hoping to raise £100 to buy food […]
FILE – A view of houses in Nuuk, Greenland, Sunday, June 22, 2025 Kwiyeon Ha/AP hide caption toggle caption Kwiyeon Ha/AP COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark’s foreign minister summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump […]
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