Illegal meat on most UK High Streets, official says

UK slow to stop meat imports after German disease outbreak, experts say

MPs told belated response to foot-and-mouth cases in Europe was because of failings in post-Brexit border regime

Financial Times - 8h

Illegal N.Y.P.D. Stop-and-Frisk Tactics Went Unchecked, Monitor Says

Anti-crime units stopped and frisked too many people unlawfully in 2023, according to a new report that comes months before a mayoral election in which public safety may be a pivotal issue.

The New York Times - 1d

Some GOP officials say federal workers buyout program is illegal

Some Republicans have pointed out at least two reasons the offer for "deferred resignations" to government employees is unlawful.

CBS News - 1d

DeepSeek will not derail Wall Street’s tech rally, say fund managers

Chinese start-up could reorder winners and losers from AI boom

Financial Times - 3d

Trump says helicopter in crash was flying too high

President Trump on Friday asserted the military helicopter involved in Wednesday night's deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C., was "flying too high." "The Blackhawk helicopter was flying ...

The Hill - 4d

‘Illegal’ among words most often linked to migrants in UK politics, report finds

Exclusive: Language during debates reinforces view of migration as inherently unlawful, says Runnymede Trust. UK politics live – latest updates The word “illegal” has been one of the terms ...

The Guardian - 4d

Trump says U.S. will send "worst criminal illegal aliens" to Guantanamo Bay

President Trump said he wants to prep Guantanamo Bay for "the worst criminal illegal aliens."

CBS News - 5d

WH Smith High Street sales fall amid talks to sell stores

High street sales dropped 6% in the 21 weeks to January 25, the retailer said.

BBC News - 6d

Trump fires senior labor board official in ‘unprecedented and illegal’ move

Gwynne Wilcox pledges to challenge decision after dismissal in effect paralyzes National Labor Relations Board. US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has fired a senior official at ...

The Guardian - Jan. 28

British retail faces a reckoning as 232-year-old chain looks to sell its high street stores

British retailer WH Smith is looking to sell its historic high street business to focus on its travel store unit in the latest hit to the U.K.'s retail industry.

CNBC - Jan. 27

AI prototypes for UK welfare system dropped as officials lament ‘false starts’

Exclusive: Pilots for staff training, jobcentres and speeding up disability benefit payments not being taken up. ‘Serious concerns’ about DWP’s use of AI to read correspondence from benefit ...

The Guardian - Jan. 27

Trump and Starmer agree to ‘meet soon’, says Downing Street

Ahead of the phone call between the two leaders, the US president lavishes praise on the UK prime minister

Financial Times - Jan. 26

WH Smith in talks to sell high street stores

The business says it is exploring a possible sale as its travel retail business arm accounts for most of its profits.

BBC News - Jan. 25

Streeting accuses Farage of 'miserabilist' vision for UK

The health secretary says Reform UK has a "poverty of ambition" for the UK that Labour "utterly rejects".

BBC News - Jan. 25

Hundreds of "illegal immigrant criminals" arrested, White House says

Hundreds of "illegal immigrant criminals" in the U.S. were arrested and hundreds more flown out of the country on military aircraft, the White House said.

CBS News - Jan. 24

Storm Eowyn hitting UK, Ireland 'a likely danger to life' according to official

A massive storm is hitting parts of the U.K. and Ireland Friday, according to the United Kingdom’s national weather and climate service.

ABC News - Jan. 24

Trump Says DEI Is Illegal. Here’s the Truth

Companies have been focused on DEI for decades.

Inc. - Jan. 23

The most hated investments in 2024 outperformed Wall Street’s favorites — again

Our author’s annual “Pariah Capital” picks beat the world’s top money managers.

MarketWatch - Jan. 23

‘It was pure accident’: how Chase UK’s boss went from communist Poland to Wall Street banking … via linguistics

Having left the library behind, the once budding academic talks about building JP Morgan’s UK digital lender from scratch. It all started in spring 2019, in a secret office on the seventh floor of ...

The Guardian - Jan. 21

UK employers cut jobs after Budget, official data shows

Drop in payrolled workforce comes even as wage growth accelerates

Financial Times - Jan. 21

Taliban official calls for girls' high schools to open, calling closure an 'injustice'

The Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the ...

NBC News - Jan. 21

South African police say ringleader in illegal gold mining disaster allowed to escape by officers

Yahoo News - Jan. 20

Santander considers UK exit amid frustrations with high street banking

Spanish group reviewing its presence in the country as returns lag other markets

Financial Times - Jan. 18

Bereaved maternity families' treatment shocking, says Streeting

Health secretary responds to bereaved parents in Leeds, following investigation showing 56 deaths at NHS trust may have been preventable.

BBC News - Jan. 17

The graffiti artist who went from New York street to high-end boutique

Futura’s work was once a byword for rebellion — now his work adorns luxury fashion. Is he a sell-out or just a survivor?

Financial Times - Jan. 17

UK officials raise hopes of reviving Edinburgh’s supercomputer dreams

Labour axed a similar tech project at Edinburgh university after taking power in July

Financial Times - Jan. 16

Poland ‘most attacked’ online by Russia, says minister

Warsaw identifies Moscow-backed disinformation group trying to disrupt presidential election, Krzysztof Gawkowski says

Financial Times - Jan. 16

Chancellor will remain for all of Parliament, Downing Street says

Market jitters have raised questions over Rachel Reeves' management of the economy.

BBC News - Jan. 13

UK government borrowing costs rise towards 16-year high

Yields jump after strong US jobs data, threatening to wipe out room for extra borrowing under Labour’s budget rules

Financial Times - Jan. 10

UK security officials monitor Elon Musk's posts

A Home Office team is tracking the reach and impact of posts by the tech mogul and others for security risks.

BBC News - Jan. 10

Most of the world's 35,000 online pharmacies are run illegally, U.S. warns

Ninety-six percent of online pharmacies were found to violate the law, meaning they were operating without a license and selling medications without prescriptions.

CBS News - Jan. 9

Civil servant long-term sickness hits post-pandemic high in UK

Ministry of Justice was department with highest average length of absence

Financial Times - Jan. 9

Streeting says he is ashamed of NHS winter problems

The health secretary sees patients left crying and distressed, as hospitals declare critical incidents.

BBC News - Jan. 7

UK officials recommend probe into Houchen’s Teesworks project

Regeneration scheme should be investigated over value-for-money concerns, deputy prime minister Angela Rayner told

Financial Times - Jan. 7

Analysis links fluoride exposure to low IQ but finds 'high risk of bias' in most studies

An analysis of more than 70 studies on fluoride and IQ levels concluded there was a relationship between higher levels of the common water additive and lower IQ levels in children, though a large ...

The Hill - Jan. 6