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You’re probably tired by now of hearing all about “black holes”. It’s one of those phrases trotted out by journalists in an effort to make economic policy sound a little more interesting. And in some senses it’s a massively misleading image. After all, when people talk about fiscal holes, what they’re really talking about is…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ After an overnight session and hours of floor debate, the House voted Thursday to approve the βBig Beautiful Billβ β giving final congressional approval to a landmark achievement for President Trump after he wrangled Republican lawmakers to pass the most expensive legislation in history by the Fourth of July. The 218 to 214 vote, which…
The BBC issued a formal apology after broadcasting a controversial performance from the rap-punk group Bob Vylan at Englandβs Glastonbury festival. Bob Vylan β outspoken critics of Israelβs war on Gaza β led its crowd at last weekendβs festival in a chant of βDeath to the IDF,β or Israel Defense Forces. The BBCβs director- general…
Sir Keir Starmer should use his deputy Angela Rayner more effectively because she is popular with the public, Harriet Harman has said. Speaking to Sky News political editor Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast, Baroness Harman said the prime minister can use his deputy in two ways after she successfully led the effort behind…
Liverpool FC and Portugal forward Diogo Jota and his brother, fellow soccer player AndrΓ© Silva, died in a car crash early Thursday morning, Spanish authorities said Thursday. Jota was 28, and Silva was 25. The brothers were found dead near Zamora, Spain, the countryβs Civil Guard confirmed to the Associated Press. Police are investigating the…
United States immigration agents have detained prominent Mexican boxer Julio CΓ©sar ChΓ‘vez Jr. and are working to deport him, with officials saying he has βan active arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives.β Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested ChΓ‘vez in Studio City on Wednesday and…
Donald Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ has been passed by the US congress, sending it to the president to sign into law. The controversial tax breaks and spending cuts package cleared its final hurdle as the Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly approved the bill with a 218-214 vote. The bill delivers tax breaks Mr Trump promised…
Michael Madsen, the actor who was a staple in numerous Quentin Tarantino films including βKill Billβ and βReservoir Dogs,β has died. He was 67 A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriffβs Department confirmed to The Times that deputies responded to the actorβs Malibu home Thursday morning and found him unresponsive. He was pronounced dead…
Improving NHS GP services will be a challenge but it is one the health secretary will take “on the chin”, he told Sky News. The government launched its 10-year plan for the NHS on Thursday, including moving care into the community, digitising the service and focusing on prevention rather than sickness. Labour pledged in its…
Sir Keir Starmer has declared that “the future already looks better for the NHS” as he unveiled the government’s 10-year plan for the health service. Speaking at the Sir Ludwig Guttmann Health Centre in east London, surrounded by NHS staff, the prime minister explained that his government will fix the health service by moving care…
