Several killed after bus crashes into Stockholm bus stop
Several others have have been injured in the crash in the Swedish capital, police say.
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Trump threatens investigation of Epstein links to Bill Clinton and Democratic donors as pressure grows to release files - live
US president dismisses questions over his links to financier as ‘hoax’ before announcing he will ask Pam Bondi to investigate leading Democratic figuresThe US trade representative, Jamieson Greer, said that the US has “essentially reached a deal with Switzerland”, after the country was hit with a 39% tariff on Swiss exports to the US.“We’re really excited about that deal and what it means for American manufacturing,” Greer told CNBC today in an interview. Continue reading...
Justice Dept. Memo Blessing Boat Strikes Is Said to Rely on Trump’s Claims About Cartels
Accounts of a secret Justice Department memo offer a window into how administration lawyers approved the president’s desired course of action.
Treasury won’t cut threshold for higher rate income tax, say sources – UK politics live
Fallout continues over budget income tax U-turn, with Treasury saying expected fiscal gap has dropped to £20bnThis is from Helen Miller, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies thinktank, on the market reaction to the chancellor’s reported budget U-turn.Investors will have 2 broad concerns about news that Chancellor won’t increase income tax rates1. Does it signal less willingness to do politically difficult thingsBritain’s long-term borrowing costs were sent soaring as reports suggested the latest U-turn would leave Rachel Reeves scrambling to fill a gaping black hole in the nation’s finances just two weeks before the 26 November budget.Yields on 30-year UK government bonds, also known as gilts, jumped as much as 14 basis points in early trading, and the yield on 10-year gilts also shot up 12 basis points – rising the most since July. Continue reading...
Several dead and injured, police say, after bus crashes into bus stop in Stockholm – Europe live
Cause of crash near University of Technology not yet knownWe have just had an update on the death toll from the overnight attack on Kyiv, via AFP, with authorities now reporting six people dead.in Brussels Continue reading...
MP Adnan Hussain quits Your Party over ‘persistent infighting’
Blackburn MP criticises ‘struggle for power’ amid tensions between Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah SultanaThe leftwing Your Party spearheaded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana has had a major split after another independent MP involved, Adnan Hussain, quit because of “persistent infighting and a struggle for power” in the organisation.The departure of the Blackburn MP, who is secretary of the limited company behind Your Party, is yet another blow after renewed disagreements between Sultana and Corbyn, this time over the handover of membership levies. Continue reading...
‘We’re sick of being the story’: what next for the Telegraph after takeover collapses?
Media group’s future is again in limbo – and it faces questions over the asking price as well as regulatory hurdlesRedBird Capital drops £500m Telegraph takeover bidThe withdrawal of the bid for the Telegraph led by RedBird Capital has once again plunged the future of the titles into uncertainty, and raises questions over the dogged refusal of its sellers to drop the eye-watering £500m asking price that had driven away other potential suitors.On Friday, a consortium that also included UAE fund International Media Investments (IMI) as well as the owner of the Daily Mail and the billionaire Sir Leonard Blavatnik, dropped its bid abruptly with no explanation given. Continue reading...
Who is Jeannette Jara, the communist leading Chile’s presidential election?
Polls show Jara with strong support in the first round of voting. But will that carry her through a likely run-off?
Man, 61, found guilty of stalking former Tory minister Penny Mordaunt
Edward Brandt bombarded Mordaunt with calls and jumped a barrier at her office, leaving her feeling vulnerable, court heardA 61-year-old man has been found guilty of stalking the former Conservative MP and leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt.The behaviour of Edward Brandt, which included bombarding Mordaunt with emails and calls and jumping a security barrier at her office, left her feeling vulnerable and drained, Southampton crown court heard previously. Continue reading...
Searches for lorazepam surged after release of The White Lotus, data shows
Third series of TV drama spiked interest in anti-anxiety drug amid warnings over illicit production of ‘benzos’In the third series of the hit TV show The White Lotus, the entitled North Carolina housewife Victoria Ratliff is often shown reaching for her lorazepam. Now researchers say internet searches for the anti-anxiety drug surged after the show’s release.Lorazepam, also known by its brand name Ativan, is a type of drug known as a benzodiazepine, or “benzo”. It is thought to work by boosting the effect of a neurotransmitter called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the brain. Continue reading...