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“Bloody shambles”, a senior minister sighs. “Real question marks over his judgement.” “Still a shitshow”, another texts simply, adding: “Terminal inability to make decisions”. Those blunt verdicts frame Sir Keir Starmer’s march into recess: a leader who has steadied himself enough to stave off immediate crisis, but whose authority and judgement are still being openly…
As a psychologist in the occupied West Bank, I have spent my career sitting across from children carrying burdens no child should ever know β lives shaped not by playgrounds or classrooms, but by constant fear. I recognize that fear because I lived it myself. I remember when I was less than 5 years old,…
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, ItalyΒ βΒ Mikaela Shiffrinβs Olympic woes continued Sunday, with the American skier finishing 11th in the womenβs giant slalom at the Milan-Cortina Games. Italyβs Federica Brignone won the race for her second gold of these Olympics, posting a combined time of 2 minutes and 13.50 seconds. Swedenβs Sara Hector and Norwayβs Thea Louise St. Jernesund…
Philip Jansen, the former BT Group boss, is taking on the chairmanship of a US-based payments software company which boasts more than 60 million end-users around the world. Sky News understands that Mr Jansen, who now chairs Heathrow Airport and the London-listed marketing services group WPP, is to take the helm of Xplor Technologies, a…
Ryan Sickler is used to asking the question that people are afraid to ask: βIs there anyone here who has ever actually died and come back and would be comfortable talking about it in front of all of us?β Itβs not your typical comedy show crowd work but it has profound results. During his special…
Sir Keir Starmer should make tackling misogyny the sixth key mission of his government, Harriet Harman has said. The former Labour cabinet minister told our political editor Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast that the work so far to tackle it is “just not good enough”, and women’s voices need to be respected in…
SACRAMENTOΒ βΒ Gov. Gavin Newsom told world leaders Friday that President Trumpβs retreat from efforts to combat climate change would decimate the U.S. automobile industry and surrender the future economic viability to China and other nations embracing the transition to renewable energy. Newsom, appearing at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, urged diplomats, business leaders and policy…
UCLA senior Jordan Chiles remains unstoppable on the floor exercise. A week after reviving her Prince routine to honor fans during a meet at Minnesota, Chiles seamlessly transitioned back at Pauley Pavilion to her energetic routine set to a medley of hits by icons Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder and Tina Turner. The result…
A financial trading company which counts the former mining tycoon and erstwhile Conservative Party treasurer Sir Mick Davis among its board members is reviving plans for a Β£40m London stock market listing. Sky News understands that Iforex Financial Trading Holdings, which sells financial instruments used to place wagers on the direction of equities and other…
History is once again unfolding at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games as Team USA members break records and score dominant triumphs. But as the Games move into their second week, a different and more provocative history is starting to repeat itself, casting a politically charged shadow over the event. Champion skier Mikaela Shiffrin, snowboarder Chloe Kim,…
