A member of the health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s newly overhauled federal vaccine advisory panel withdrew after a conflict of interest review, a spokesperson has told the Guardian. Dr Michael Ross, who was involved in multiple private healthcare companies, withdrew after review of his financial holdings. Kennedy unilaterally fired all 17 members of the…
The vice-mayor of a tiny southern California city is under fire after appearing to call on street gangs to organize in the face of immigration sweeps by federal agents in Los Angeles. In a video post on social media that’s since been deleted, Cynthia Gonzalez, vice-mayor of Cudahy, said she wanted to know where all…
A man has been found guilty of murdering a 14-year-old schoolboy, Daniel Anjorin, with a samurai sword last year. Marcus Monzo, 37, carried out a marauding attack while in a state of cannabis-induced psychosis in Hainault, north-east London, on 30 April 2024, the Old Bailey heard. Monzo was found guilty of the murder of Anjorin,…
Britain is to obtain air-launched nuclear weapons by buying a squadron of 12 F-35A fighter jets, which are capable of carrying the US B61-12 gravity bomb as well as conventional arms, Keir Starmer has announced at the Nato summit. What are the basic details? The jets, made by the US defence giant Lockheed Martin, will…
The biggest expansion of the UK’s nuclear deterrent in a generation will put the nation on the “nuclear frontline” and mobilise a new generation of anti-nuclear weapons protesters, campaign groups have warned. Anti-nuclear and anti-arms campaign groups are planning mass protests against nuclear weapons – of a kind not seen since the days of the…
The owner of Asda slumped to a near £600m loss last year as sales at the supermarket group fell and the cost of servicing its debt pile increased. The retail group dropped £599m into the red in the year to 31 December, before tax payments, down from a £180m profit in 2023, according to accounts…
A court has heard a New South Wales state MP’s alleged sexual abuse victim was spurred to action after learning the politician had been appointed as families minister, which he likened to a vampire running a blood bank. The Kiama MP, Gareth Ward, 44, is on trial in the NSW district court after pleading not…
University graduates in the UK are facing the toughest job market since 2018 as employers pause hiring and use AI to cut costs, figures suggest. The number of roles advertised for recent graduates is down 33% compared with last year and is at the lowest level in seven years, according to the job search site…
England’s poorest areas will get billions in extra health funding under new government plans to tackle stark inequalities in access to care and health outcomes. NHS services in deprived and coastal places will receive a £2.2bn boost this year to pay for more staff and equipment to help them close the wide gap in resources…
A former chief of staff to Rishi Sunak who was made a Conservative peer has taken a job as “external affairs” chief at an artificial intelligence company that he encountered while working at No 10. Liam Booth-Smith, who entered the House of Lords last year, has joined Anthropic, which recently signed a memorandum of understanding…
