π Listen to This Is Why on your podcast app π Sir Keir Starmer is promising help for working people whose energy bills are going up because of the Iran war. The last energy bailout after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine cost Β£40bn, and on top of the costs of support during the COVID pandemic…
An acclaimed author and historian of the libertarian movement fell to his death last week, his employer confirmed. The body of Brian Doherty, 57, senior editor of the libertarian magazine Reason, was found Thursday βafter a fallβ in the Battery Yates park portion of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the publication wrote. The National…
Donald Trump has said he’s “disappointed with Keir [Starmer]” over the prime minister’s initial refusal to send aircraft carriers to the Middle East. Repeating his jibe from a few days into the Iran war, the US president said: “Unfortunately Keir is no Winston Churchill.” Mr Trump was speaking to reporters in the Oval Office alongside…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ President Trump has once again mocked Gov. Gavin Newsomβs dyslexia as βdisqualifyingβ for leadership, marking at least the fourth time in a week that the president has targeted the California Democrat for being open about his diagnosis. In remarks Monday in the Oval Office, Trump said Newsom was βdumbβ and should never be allowed to…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> PHOENIX β After a few days away, Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts returned to Camelback Ranch over the weekend, now a father of three after his wife, Brianna, gave birth. The 33-year-old Betts said earlier in camp he was looking to ease into spring training ahead of his 13th major league season in an…
The UK government is preparing a possible court case against former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich after he missed a deadline to release Β£2.5bn he raised from the sale of the club. It comes after Sir Keir Starmer announced in mid-December that the Treasury was issuing a licence for the transfer of the frozen funds to…
We’re used to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the war leader in his combat fatigues. They were the ones that memorably earned him a dressing down from Donald Trump in the Oval Office last year. But in his third speech to the UK parliament since the Russian invasion four years ago, we saw him suited…
BEIRUTΒ βΒ Israel said on Tuesday it had assassinated Iranβs top security official, Ali Larijani, a move that β if confirmed β represents a palpable hit to an Iranian leadership that has shown little interest in compromise after almost three weeks of war with the U.S. and Israel. Killing Larijani, who led the country as de facto…
MILANΒ βΒ Milanβs two first-division soccer teams share a stadium, the majestic San Siro, and the top two spots in the Serie A standings. They each have American owners and fanatically loyal supporters. And both are among the most iconic and successful teams in history. But thatβs where the similarities wane. Because while Inter Milan believes it…
More than one million properties are due to get government-funded internet upgrades, and a new tool has been launched to tell you if you can get one. The Project Gigabit scheme aims to bring gigabit-capable broadband, which offers faster and more reliable internet, to hard-to-reach rural areas. The programme launched in 2021, but the rate…