Labour has restored the whip to a further three MPs who voted against the two-child benefit cap, the Guardian understands. Ian Byrne, Imran Hussain and Richard Burgon were among seven parliamentarians who were suspended in July for supporting an amendment to the king’s speech, tabled by the SNP. They had been sitting as independents in…
Workers at the US Department of Labor are organizing a protest ahead of the scheduled meeting of Elon Musk’s staff at the “department of government efficiency” (Doge) with the management at Frances Perkins Building in Washington DC at 4pm on Wednesday. “Lower-level IT supervisors were basically asked to plan to stay late after the 4pm…
A badger captured glancing up at a graffiti version of itself has won the Natural History Museum’s people’s choice award for wildlife photographer of the year. The image was taken by a British photographer, Ian Wood, on a quiet road in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex. After residents started leaving food scraps on the pavement for…
A fresh round of lawsuits alleging sexual assault have been filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs, though the rapper and mogul continues to deny wrongdoing. On Tuesday, a man filing in New York’s Southern District court anonymously as John Doe alleged that Combs coerced him into sex acts over a number of years. The man, who…
Staff at Santander UK are bracing themselves for further job losses, as the bank confirmed it would push ahead with a cost-cutting programme after a 38% drop in full-year profits. An earnings report by the Madrid-based Banco Santander released on Wednesday showed that the UK was its only region to suffer a slump in profits…
Banning smartphones at school does not improve academic grades and children’s wellbeing, a study suggests. Researchers from the University of Birmingham did find that spending longer on phones and social media in general was linked to lower grades, poor sleep, disruptive behaviour and a lack of exercise. But these outcomes did not differ between schools…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Flags at half-mast across Sweden All government buildings and royal palaces in Sweden will fly flags at half-mast from 9am today to commemorate yesterday’s shooting. The decision was announced in a series of press releases by the royal family, the government,…
The brother of a man allegedly connected to a caravan found laden with explosives in Sydney has said his sibling is “just a normal person, he doesn’t hate anyone”. Scott Marshall, 36, and his partner, Tammie Farrugia, 34, were named on a police search warrant as part of the investigation into the caravan, which police…
François Bayrou, the French prime minister, is almost certain to survive a vote of no confidence on Wednesday after the move that threatened to topple the government – for the second time in two months – lost the support of socialists and the far right. The decision by the Socialist party (PS) not to support…
A newly formed group dedicated to fighting what it calls the covert use of affirmative action in admissions decisions by colleges in the University of California system announced on Monday that it was filing a lawsuit, aiming for an injunction to prohibit any consideration of race in student admissions. “The University of California has not…
