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Local bus services in England still declining despite investment – report | Public transport newsthirst.

Local bus services in England have continued to decline despite attempts by successive governments to bolster investment in services, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report. The spending watchdog found that efforts to revive routes and attract more passengers had so far failed, with a 15% fall in the total miles operated by buses…

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US reaches deal with China to speed up rare earth shipments, White House says, amid efforts to end trade war | International trade newsthirst.

The United States has reached an agreement with China on how to expedite rare earth shipments to the US, a White House official has said, amid efforts to end a trade war between the world’s biggest economies. President Donald Trump said earlier on Thursday that the US had signed a deal with China the previous…

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‘Twitter killer’ who murdered nine in Japan reportedly executed | Japan newsthirst.

Japan has executed a death row prisoner, public broadcaster NHK and other media outlets said Friday, the first time since 2022 that the country has enacted capital punishment. The justice ministry declined to confirm the hanging but NHK, citing government sources, said the prisoner was 34-year-old Takahiro Shiraishi, who murdered nine people in 2017. Shiraishi…

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Police identify seven as main suspects in Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry | Post Office Horizon scandal newsthirst.

The police criminal inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal is investigating more than 45 individuals, with seven formally identified as main suspects. The investigation, which the police described as unprecedented in size and scale, is the first to examine potential offences of perjury and perverting the course of justice by those who made…

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Trump makes case for ‘big, beautiful bill’ and cranks up pressure on Republicans | Donald Trump newsthirst.

Donald Trump convened congressional leaders and cabinet secretaries at the White House on Thursday to make the case for passage of his marquee tax-and-spending bill, but it remains to be seen if his pep talk will resolve a developing logjam that could threaten its passage through the Senate. The president’s intervention comes as Senate majority…

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Jamaica to ask King Charles to refer issue of reparations for slavery to UK’s privy council | Jamaica newsthirst.

Jamaica will ask King Charles to request legal advice on the issue of slavery reparations from the judicial committee of the privy council, the final court of appeal for UK overseas territories and some Commonwealth nations. Under the Judicial Committee Act of 1833, the king, who remains Jamaica’s head of state after the country gained…

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