Keir Starmer waters down UK clean power target in policy reset

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Is Fighting Populism From the Lonely Center Ground

One of the last centrist leaders left on the global stage, Prime Minister Keir Starmer this week outlined his plan to deliver change for people in the U.K. Will it be enough?

The New York Times - 5d

President Biden is leaving Trump a shocking mess to clean up

The Biden years have planted land mines on many fronts for the incoming Trump team. Shamefully, rather than trying to repair the damage they’ve caused, they are racing to do more.

The Hill - 5d

Bidders line up for struggling Thames Water

The water firm has received multiple bids as it faces running out of money next year.

BBC News - 5d

How Starmer wants to sharpen Whitehall is unclear

PM speech may herald a Starmerite era of public sector reform mirroring that of Tony Blair, but it faces economic challenges

Financial Times - 5d

For Opponents Hiding from Venezuelan Government, No Food, Water or Power

Six leading opposition activists and advisers have taken refuge at the Argentine diplomatic residence for eight months. Now, the police are cutting off basic services.

The New York Times - 6d

Thames Water receives bid from Covalis and France’s Suez

UK investor is teaming up with French group as part of a bid for control of troubled utility

Financial Times - 6d

How reachable are Keir Starmer’s new policy ‘milestones’?

Targets aimed at showing voters that government is on track vary wildly in ambition, experts say

Financial Times - 6d

Will Starmer’s new milestones become millstones?

In a live event of the show, the team reviews Labour’s first five months

Financial Times - 6d

Can Keir Starmer’s six targets turn the tide? What the PM said – and what it all means

They might have sounded a tad familiar, but the prime minister is hoping these pledges will win back trust. Sir Keir Starmer’s speech on Thursday mentioned the word “milestone” eight times and ...

The Guardian - 6d

The Starmer pledges that will be hard to hit

The prime minister has set out what's he's calling Labour's "plan for change" - the goals for his government to achieve.

BBC News - 6d

Judge Labour on six targets, Starmer says in major speech

The PM says the pledges, ranging from living standards to the NHS, will allow voters to hold the government to account.

BBC News - 6d

Missing: a clear direction for Starmer

Labour’s obsession with winning the next election is distorting government

Financial Times - 6d

Keir Starmer's Six Milestones (Don't Call it a Relaunch)

What was in the Prime Minister’s ‘Plan for Change’?

BBC News - 6d

Keir Starmer says new ‘milestones’ on living standards, NHS and more are ‘almighty challenge’ – UK politics live

Prime minister makes speech intended to to show Labour government is ‘delivering change’. Starmer says there is record dissatisfaction with the NHS. The public insititutions but that they are not ...

The Guardian - 6d

Keir Starmer waters down UK clean power target in policy reset

PM also redefines economic growth goals as he sets out ‘milestones’ for government

Financial Times - 6d

Starmer, it’s all about delivering on those pledges

Labour’s biggest problem remains its promises on income tax, value added tax and national insurance

Financial Times - 6d

UK leader Starmer will outline his 'Plan for Change.' Just don't call it a relaunch

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is trying to change the narrative on his five-month-old government

ABC News - Dec. 5

Starmer to take aim at Whitehall with new UK ‘mission’ targets

Prime minister will outline milestones as he faces plunging poll ratings

Financial Times - Dec. 4

LPGA updates policy on transgender women golfers

An LPGA policy change means transgender women who have gone through male puberty will not be allowed to compete on leading women's golf tours from next year.

BBC News - Dec. 4

How to sleep, breathe and drink water better, according to an expert

Michael Breus, a clinical psychologist and author of "Sleep Drink Breathe: Simple Daily Habits for Profound Long-Term Health," shares tips on how to better hydrate and more.

CBS News - Dec. 4

Starmer refuses to repeat Labour’s G7 growth pledge

Prime minister will set new target on Thursday, as he courts investment during Qatari visit to Britain

Financial Times - Dec. 4

Keir Starmer's reset

Amol and Nick on whether the PM’s big speech is a reset moment after a bumpy few months.

BBC News - Dec. 4

U.S. slams China for hitting Philippine vessels with water cannons

China put "lives at risk" with the "unlawful use of water cannons" against Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, the U.S. ambassador in Manila says.

CBS News - Dec. 4

International police raids target people smugglers heading for UK

Yahoo News - Dec. 4

EDF to keep 4 UK nuclear power stations open longer than planned

Latest extensions to plants’ working lives could see some sites keep running into next decade

Financial Times - Dec. 4

California cuts back on water deliveries, anticipating dry year ahead

California's cities may only receive about 5 percent of the water deliveries they have requested this year, with dry and warm conditions expected to persist through the winter, state officials ...

The Hill - Dec. 3

Thames Water creditors veto use of £3bn loan to pay fines

Troubled utility faces fines of £400mn by March 2027 as it tries to avoid renationalisation

Financial Times - Dec. 3

UK's Starmer hosts Greek leader but says Parthenon Marbles are not on the agenda

Greece’s prime minister is in London on for his first top-level U.K. meeting since a spat last year over the contested Parthenon Marbles

ABC News - Dec. 3

WATCH: Alligator drags catch through water

Visitors to Florida’s Everglades National Park were stunned to see an alligator swimming with its catch — a Burmese python so large it stunned the tour guides.

ABC News - Dec. 3