Downing Street is actively investigating changes to the controversial winter fuel payment cut over growing concerns about the policy’s deep unpopularity among voters. No 10 has stepped up its work on reviewing the policy by carrying out internal polling and focus groups on how voters would respond to potential modifications to it. The Guardian first…
CCTV shows inmates escaping New Orleans jail Ten prisoners, several of them facing murder charges, have escaped from a New Orleans jail and may have had help from staff inside the facility, authorities say. The inmates are thought to have fled around midnight, and were discovered missing during a headcount at 08:30 local time (13:30…
When the Trump administration slapped 145% tariffs on China, the shipping and logistics industries slowed to a trickle. Now they’re dealing with the opposite problem: a surge. The administration’s decision to “pause” the steep tariffs for 90 days has left companies rushing to get orders in before the window closes. Insiders say the threat now…
Rachel Reeves’ local Labour party will call for the chancellor to abandon her plans to cut disability benefits as rebellion among MPs over the policy grows. The Leeds West and Pudsey constituency Labour party (CLP), which campaigned to return Reeves to parliament last year as its MP, has agreed to write to her “as soon…
Nine people have been killed in a Russian drone attack on a civilian minibus in north-eastern Ukraine, local officials say. Regional military leaders said seven other people were injured in the attack on Saturday morning in Bilopillia, Sumy, as the minibus travelled to the regional capital close to Russia’s border. The report came just hours…
Israel’s military has announced the launch of a major offensive aimed at defeating Hamas and securing the freedom of remaining hostages in Gaza. The Israeli Defense Forces said on its Hebrew X account that it had mobilised troops for “Operation Gideon’s Chariots” to seize “strategic areas” of the strip. Hamas-run civil defence and health ministry…
A leading US clinic hopes its fecal waste biobank will help researchers make new discoveries about how to treat cancer patients – one of several efforts to turn human waste into medicine. The Mayo Clinic biobank is part of researchers’ years-long effort to “personalize” medicine by uncovering how the microbiome changes how patients react to…
Jack Hartung. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Tesla has appointed longtime Chipotle executive Jack Hartung to its board of directors, effective June 1. As part of the board, Hartung will join Tesla’s audit committee, the electric vehicle company disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. The addition comes as Tesla…
At least four people died and others were hurt after severe storms including a possible tornado swept through St Louis on Friday, as tens of millions of Americans in multiple states braced for possible damage from expected high winds and severe weather this weekend. St Louis mayor Cara Spencer confirmed the deaths after storms tore…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell departs after holding a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Federal Reserve will look to reduce its headcount by 10% over the next couple of years, including…
