David Lammy has referred himself to the environment watchdog after an “administrative oversight” meant he went fishing with JD Vance without a rod licence. The foreign secretary failed to catch any fish when he hosted the US vice president at his grace-and-favour retreat in Kent on Friday. “The Foreign Secretary has written to the Environment…
CIF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BASEBALL REGIONALS THURSDAYβS RESULTS Semifinals DIVISION I #8 San Diego Cathedral at #5 La Mirada, Friday at 4 p.m. #7 Huntington Beach 11, #3 Corona 3 DIVISION II #4 Bakersfield Christian 5, #8 Arroyo Grande 0 #2 Newport Harbor 11, #3 Point Loma 6 DIVISION III #8 Kaiser 7, #4 Helix 4…
The Lakers 128-117 winwon, Luka Doncic dominated and then the conversation moved forward, because even though a 128-117 win over the slumping Indiana Pacers on Friday counts all the same in the tight Western Conference standings, it doesnβt say as much about the Lakers as what comes next. Buoyed by four recent wins over struggling…
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…
Cabinet ministers have looked at a blueprint for how Labour could cut taxes on work by taking on “vested interests” profiteering from the cost of living crisis. The draft paper, by the Labour Growth Group and Good Growth Foundation, argues for a complete overhaul of Labour’s economic strategy and messaging to prevent a far-right government….
Are you ready, kids? Because youβll soon be able to visit a certain pineapple house without going under the sea. Universal unveiled new details Wednesday about the various themed lands of its new theme park geared toward families with younger kids. Among them are areas that will spotlight the worlds of βSpongeBob SquarePants,β βShrek,β βMinionsβ…
Homeboy Industries has kicked off a fundraising campaign to raise $100 million for a major expansion of its facilities downtown. The gang-member rehabilitation center has big plans to upgrade its campus near Menβs Central Jail downtown to accommodate more people and teach more skills. Homeboy Industries founder Father Greg Boyle and real estate developer Frank…
Consumer confidence has reached its highest point this year – driven by the Bank of England’s interest rate cuts. The long-running GfK Consumer Confidence Index shows an improvement in how Britons have felt about their personal finances over the past 12 months, as well as in the year ahead. August’s overall index score rose by…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Two House Republicans launched an investigation on Wednesday that will, in part, examine how a California charitable organization used a $500,000 grant that was meant to support victims of the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires, a move that is expanding congressional scrutiny over the response to the disaster. Reps. Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) and Jim Jordan…
The meat processing company JBS is closing a packing facility in Riverside and will lay off 374 employees, according to a notice from the California Employment Development Department. The closure comes as a limited cattle supply has led to record-high beef prices this year. The Riverside facility, operated by JBS subsidiary Swift Beef Co., prepares…