Democrat Adam Schiff, the California congressman who led Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial, has won his campaign for US Senate, a powerful position he is expected to hold for decades. In a state where Democratic voters decisively outnumber Republicans, Schiff cruised to victory ahead of his opponent, Republican Steve Garvey, a former Major League Baseball…
Elon Musk was sued in a proposed class action on Tuesday by registered voters who signed his petition to support the constitution for a chance to win his $1m-a-day giveaway, and now claim it was a fraud. The complaint, filed by Arizona resident Jacqueline McAferty in federal court, said Musk and his America Pac organization…
Boris Johnson was “fired for banging on about his book” during a guest appearance on Channel 4’s coverage of the US election, according to the programme’s co-host, Krishnan Guru-Murthy. It was not clear whether Johnson’s exit from the programme had been planned or if he had departed early. During the show, the former UK prime…
The harsh regime of ankle bracelets and curfews imposed on non-citizens released from indefinite immigration detention has been struck down by the high court. On Wednesday the court ruled in favour of a stateless refugee from Eritrea whose challenge argued the visa conditions breached the separation of powers and amounted to punishment. The decision will…
Electoral college votes Electoral college votes First results expected after 18.00 EST (15.00 PST or 23.00 GMT) How does the US election work? The winner of the election is determined through a system called the electoral college. What is the electoral college and how does it work? Each of the 50 states, plus Washington DC,…
The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda has expressed “deep shock and sadness” after the suspected homicide of one of the country’s most prominent MPs. Asot Michael, 54, was found unresponsive with what appeared to be “multiple puncture wounds about his body” at his home just after 8am, according to police on the Caribbean island….
An XL bully dog has been put down after fatally attacking a 10-year-old girl in North Yorkshire last week. Savannah Bentham, from the Malton area, was fatally attacked by her family’s pet dog at home on Friday. On Tuesday, the dog was identified as an XL bully and was euthanised by a vet, North Yorkshire…
Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan has hit back at “disgusting” online trolls who he claimed use his relationship with his son as “ammunition” against him. The 32-year-old Irish actor, who is dating US singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter, has a two-year-old son, Brando, with his former partner. Speaking on the Louis Theroux podcast, he spoke extensively about the…
Thousands of children as young as two in England are being treated for health complications linked to severe obesity as leading experts warned of an “escalating public health crisis”. NHS data shows that one in 10 children joining primary school have obesity: 9.6% of reception-age children in 2023-24, up from 9.2% in 2022-23. Among year…
A secondary school in the Netherlands is blocking parental access to children’s grades for a term in an attempt to reduce the pressure on pupils to perform. Like many countries, the Netherlands has a system under which students need a certain grade average to progress to the next year, but Jordan – Montessori Lyceum Utrecht…
