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Keir Starmer attacks those ‘spreading lies’ over child sex grooming gangs after comments from Elon Musk – UK politics live
Prime minister’s speech announcing NHS reforms derailed by questions over inflammatory claims from Elon Musk. Starmer is now summarising some of the measures in the elective reform plan.. Here is ...The Guardian - 4d -
Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over failures in abuse scandal handling
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s tenure in office ends Monday, after an investigation found that he failed to tell police about serial abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon ...ABC News - 4d -
Why has Elon Musk reignited debate over the UK rape gangs scandal?
Latest intervention by close ally of Donald Trump puts Keir Starmer’s role under the spotlightFinancial Times - 5d -
How ‘Stop the Steal’ Became a Protest Slogan in South Korea
Right-wing YouTubers helped President Yoon Suk Yeol get elected. Now that he’s been impeached, they’re rallying his supporters with conspiracy theories.The New York Times - 5d -
Chris Mason: Musk looms large over UK as MPs return for 2025
Another year in Westminster has got off to an explosive start after the tech billionaire's intervention.BBC News - 5d -
'Musk turns on Farage' and 'big freeze hits Britain'
Elon Musk's calls for Nigel Farage to be replaced as Reform UK leader, and weather disruption leads the papers.BBC News - 5d -
Musk says UK's Farage should not be Reform party leader
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Sunday that British politician Nigel Farage should not be the Reform U.K. party’s leader. “The Reform Party needs a new leader,” Musk said in a post on the social ...The Hill - 5d -
Thousands protest in Montenegro to demand ouster of top security officials over mass shooting
Several thousand people have participated in street protests in MontenegroABC News - 5d -
Tulip Siddiq under rising pressure to resign over property scandal
Anti-corruption minister received accommodation from a developer with links to ousted Bangladeshi governmentFinancial Times - 5d -
In Reversal, Musk Trashes Farage, U.K.’s Anti-Immigrant Populist
Elon Musk, the billionaire backer of Donald J. Trump, had been promoting Nigel Farage. But on Sunday Mr. Musk said Mr. Farage “doesn’t have what it takes.”The New York Times - 5d -
California Police Department Agrees to Reforms After Federal Inquiry
The Antioch Police Department was under investigation by the Justice Department after racist text messages between its officers were released in 2023.The New York Times - 5d -
Musk says Farage 'doesn't have what it takes' to be Reform UK leader
Nigel Farage claims Musk's call is due to a disagreement over support for far-right activist Tommy Robinson.BBC News - 5d -
Musk calls for Farage to be replaced as Reform party leader
Surprise split comes after two men disagreed over jailed rightwing activist Tommy RobinsonFinancial Times - 5d -
South Korean protesters call for President Yoon’s arrest as deadline nears
Protesters in South Korea are calling for President Yoon Suk Yeol to be arrested as a warrant expires at midnight on Monday. The chief of security for Yoon, Park Chong-jun, said Sunday he could not ...The Hill - 5d -
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Farage refuses to condemn free speech ‘hero’ Musk’s remarks on Jess Phillips
Reform leader praises billionaire after what health secretary calls ‘a disgraceful smear of a great woman’. Nigel Farage has refused to condemn Elon Musk for his comments about Keir Starmer and ...The Guardian - 5d -
Farage defends Musk after grooming gangs posts
The tech billionaire has used his X platform to heavily criticise the UK government and individual ministers.BBC News - 5d -
South Korean protesters brave cold to demand impeached president's ouster
Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight into Sunday near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for his ouster and ...ABC News - 6d -
Nigel Farage claims Reform can win power - but how realistic is that?
With new financial backers and a rapidly growing base, Reform UK seems to have momentum, but will it last?BBC News - 6d -
Protesters march in London for release of teenage boy in Dubai jail
Marcus Fakana from north London was convicted of having sex with British girl, now 18, when they were on holiday. Protesters have marched through central London calling for the release of a ...The Guardian - 6d -
Washington Post cartoonist resigns over paper’s refusal to publish cartoon critical of Jeff Bezos
Pulitzer prize winner Ann Telnaes had drawn a cartoon of the paper’s owner kneeling before Donald Trump. The Washington Post ’s Pulitzer prize-winning editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes has resigned ...The Guardian - 6d -
Caen fans protest Mbappé ownership: 'Not a toy'
Fans of French second division side SM Caen made their feelings about part-owner Kylian Mbappé clear on Friday, unfurling several banners during their 1-0 defeat to Clermont Foot.ESPN - 6d -
Farage distances himself from Musk on Robinson
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has voiced support for jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson.BBC News - Jan. 4 -
Nigel Farage ‘very pleased’ Elon Musk backs Reform UK, calling him a ‘hero’
Speaking at party conference, its leader calls reports of tech mogul’s potential $100m donation ‘somewhat overexaggerated’. Nigel Farage has hailed Elon Musk as a “hero” and said he was “very ...The Guardian - Jan. 3 -
US health care reform: Why there are no easy fixes
While attention has been focused on the manner in which insurance companies handle claims, the broader issue is how the U.S. health system should be improved to serve the public interest.The Hill - Jan. 3 -
Musk is 'misjudged and certainly misinformed' over UK grooming attacks, says minister
A senior British minister has pushed back on Elon Musk’s criticism of the government's handling of a historic child grooming scandalABC News - Jan. 3 -
South Korea’s Dueling Protests
A standoff between the impeached president’s security team and officials seeking to detain him was echoed on the streets outside the presidential residence.The New York Times - Jan. 3 -
Labour’s pension reforms are based on flawed analysis
What exactly do savers get out of investing in the UK, other than a patriotic glow?Financial Times - Jan. 3 -
Will Congress get another shot at PBM reform?
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Congress missed a chance at PBM reforms. Will they get another? Lawmakers ended 2024 on the cusp of passing a ...The Hill - Jan. 2 -
Editors at Science Journal Resign En Masse Over Bad Use of AI, High Fees
Members of the Elsevier-published Journal of Human Evolution quit, citing AI production processes introducing errors, high author fees, and concerns over editorial independence.Wired - Jan. 2 -
Sanders calls for H-1B visa reform: 'Elon Musk is wrong'
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has taken a swipe at Elon Musk’s defense of the H-1B visa program, which has driven a wedge between two factions of President-elect Trump’s most ardent supporters. ...The Hill - Jan. 2 -
Twenty councillors quit Labour in Starmer protest
The group have accused the party of "abandoning traditional Labour values" in recent months.BBC News - Jan. 2 -
Farage and why Badenoch does not have time to ‘watch this space’
Chatter about a Boris Johnson return illuminates the depth of the Conservative party’s funkFinancial Times - Jan. 2 -
UK's new city of culture hopes to win over the doubters
Being the UK's new City of Culture is a chance for Bradford to challenge prejudices against the city.BBC News - Jan. 2 -
Protesters in Syria demand justice for disappeared activists and accountability from all factions
Protesters in Syria have held a sit-in demanding justice for four activists who were forcibly disappeared in 2013 and whose fate remains one of the most haunting mysteries of the country’s 13-year ...ABC News - Jan. 1 -
Tens of thousands of people in Istanbul protest Gaza war
Tens of thousands of people have gathered on Istanbul’s Galata Bridge on New Year’s Day to express solidarity with Palestinians in GazaABC News - Jan. 1 -
Hundreds apply for restitution for abuse suffered at Florida reform schools
Hundreds of people who say they suffered physical or sexual abuse at two state-run reform schools in Florida are in line to receive tens of thousands of dollars in restitution from the state, after ...NBC News - Jan. 1
