Labour readmits four MPs suspended for rebelling

Wanted: a clear governing philosophy for Labour

School and workers’ rights reforms jar with the government’s stated growth mission

Financial Times - Jan. 17

Colombia suspends peace talks with ELN rebel group again after violence in northeastern region

Yahoo News - Jan. 17

Apple suspends error-strewn AI generated news alerts

The tech giant was facing pressure to pull the feature after it made repeated mistakes summarising headlines.

BBC News - Jan. 17

Apple suspends AI-generated news alert service after BBC complaint

Inaccurate notices branded with broadcaster’s logo sent to iPhone users but tech firm works on improvements. Apple is suspending an artificial intelligence feature that made inaccurate summaries of ...

The Guardian - Jan. 17

England’s roads are a ‘national embarrassment’, MPs say

Worsening surface conditions and infrastructure project delays have caused continuing problems

Financial Times - Jan. 17

Police chief suspended for alleged gross misconduct

Thames Valley Police Chief Constable Jason Hogg leads England's largest non-metropolitan force.

BBC News - Jan. 16

UK housebuilders predict sector growth on Labour planning reforms

Taylor Wimpey and others say government measures will boost sector in spite of economic uncertainty

Financial Times - Jan. 16

MP Mike Amesbury pleads guilty to assault

Suspended Labour MP admits punching man to the ground in incident captured on CCTV in his Cheshire constituency

Financial Times - Jan. 16

MP Mike Amesbury admits street assault

The 55-year-old was charged after video footage captured him punching a man to the ground.

BBC News - Jan. 16

Pacers Bennedict Mathurin suspended one game for bumping referee

Touch a referee in anger and the suspension is automatic.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 16

Fix special needs education system or face 'lost generation', say MPs

A report finds the special educational needs and disabilities system in "disarray" and lacking funds.

BBC News - Jan. 15

Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment: trial of suspended South Korean president begins

First of five hearings into martial law declaration lasts only minutes, while Yoon Suk Yeol remains holed up inside his presidential compound. The first hearing in the impeachment trial of South ...

The Guardian - Jan. 14

South Korea begins impeachment trial against suspended president

Yoon will be removed from office if at least six of the eight-member bench votes for his impeachment.

BBC News - Jan. 14

Rotherham MP Champion backs national grooming inquiry

The Labour MP says "nothing less than a full inquiry... will restore faith in our safeguarding systems".

BBC News - Jan. 13

Sudanese army captures key city from rebels

Yahoo News - Jan. 13

The US labour market is not cooling

And replies on stablecoins

Financial Times - Jan. 13

‘Mainlined into UK’s veins’: Labour announces huge public rollout of AI

Plans to make UK world leader in AI sector include opening access to NHS and other public data. Why Labour is pinning its hopes on AI to drive UK growth Artificial intelligence will be ...

The Guardian - Jan. 12

One of four lynx captured in the Scottish Highlands dies

Wildlife officials in Scotland say one of four lynx thought to have been released illegally in the Scottish Highlands has died the day after it was captured

ABC News - Jan. 11

One of four lynx captured in Scottish Highlands dies

Postmortem will be carried out on wild cat, one of four humanely captured in Cairngorms after illegal release. One of the four lynx captured in the Scottish Highlands this week has died. The ...

The Guardian - Jan. 11

Zion late for flight, suspended 1 game by Pels

The Pelicans suspended Zion Williamson for one game for a violation of team policies, with sources telling ESPN's Shams Charania that Williamson was late to a team flight to Philadelphia on Thursday.

ESPN - Jan. 11

Labour intensifies push for growth to avoid ‘disastrous’ tax rises

Punishing week on bond markets ends with UK government borrowing costs significantly higher

Financial Times - Jan. 10

MPs urge checks as Shein refuses to answer questions

The chair of a committee of MPs has written to the London Stock Exchange with concerns over the fashion retailer.

BBC News - Jan. 10

Rebels force RFU vote on under-fire Sweeney

Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney's future will be voted on by rugby clubs across England after his critics forced the governing body to call a crisis summit.

BBC News - Jan. 10

Senior Labour MP raises ‘concerns’ with City regulator over planned Shein listing

Trade committee chair Liam Byrne writes to FCA and London Stock Exchange after questioning of fast-fashion group

Financial Times - Jan. 10

Labour’s economic reality check approaches

Rising cost of borrowing piles pressure on UK fiscal rules and government’s promises, but politics make cuts complicated

Financial Times - Jan. 10

Yankees agree to terms with four arbitration-eligible players

The Yankees announced they have come to terms with four of the five arbitration-eligible players on one-year contracts on Thursday.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 10

Rebels issue demand for RFU chief Sweeney sacking

The crisis at the top of English rugby erupts as rebels call for a final confrontation over Rugby Football Union's embattled chief executive Bill Sweeney

BBC News - Jan. 9

Henry Zeffman: Market trouble threatens Labour's economic plans

Chancellor Rachel Reeves may have to choose between tax rises and spending cuts, writes Henry Zeffman.

BBC News - Jan. 9

London’s airports test Labour with plans for rapid growth

Luton and Gatwick ruling to come this year, while Stansted and City expansion already approved

Financial Times - Jan. 9

MPs reject calls by Tories for national inquiry into UK grooming gangs

Government uses its Commons majority to dismiss Conservatives’ demand backed by Elon Musk

Financial Times - Jan. 8

MPs vote against Tory call for new grooming gangs inquiry

MPs rejected a Tory amendment calling for a grooming gang's inquiry by 253 votes.

BBC News - Jan. 8

Four cases to test Trump’s antitrust strategy

The new antitrust team appointed by President-elect Trump includes bipartisan members with no clear indication of their enforcement approach, but historic precedent suggests that they may not ...

The Hill - Jan. 8

MPs urge clampdown on tenants' antisocial behaviour

Reform UK MP Lee Anderson calls for a "three strikes and you're out" for social housing tenants.

BBC News - Jan. 8

The Biden Presidency: Four Illusions, Four Deceptions

History will not remember his term of office fondly.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

England have 'power' to boycott Afghanistan match - MP

England's men's players have the "power" to make their own stand and refuse to play Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy, says Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi.

BBC News - Jan. 7

Shein accused of ‘not respecting’ UK MPs in grilling on labour practices

Online fast-fashion retailer refuses to answer questions about whether it uses cotton from China’s Xinjiang region

Financial Times - Jan. 7

Shein lawyer refuses to tell MPs if fashion firm uses Chinese cotton

Yinan Zhu declined to say whether it retailer's suppliers used Chinese cotton amid concerns over forced labour.

BBC News - Jan. 7

Arrest warrant extended for suspended South Korean president

Yahoo News - Jan. 7

Sprawling winter storm blamed on at least four deaths

A sprawling winter storm is blamed on the deaths of at least four people and dumped 2 feet or more of snow in some areas. The storm stretched from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic, leaving tens of ...

NBC News - Jan. 6

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