More than 75% of Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters think PM should open talks on joining EU customs union – UK politics live
YouGov poll for the Times suggests even 40% of Conservative voters support such a moveWes Streeting, the health secretary, used an interview with the Observer published at the weekend to suggest that he favours joining a customs union with the EU. This is something that Keir Starmer has ruled out.But Labour supporters back Streeting on this. According to YouGov polling for the Times, 80% of people who voted Labour at the last general election say a future leader should open negotiations on joining a customs union with the EU. Continue reading...
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Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, say investigators
Russia’s Investigative Committee says it is looking into whether Ukraine intelligence services were behind attackA Russian general has been killed after an explosive device detonated beneath his car in what Moscow described as a likely assassination carried out by Ukrainian intelligence services.Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, the head of the operational training directorate of the Russian armed forces’ general staff, died of his injuries, a spokesperson for Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a statement. Continue reading...
Trump officials halt offshore wind-farm projects over ‘national security risks’
Interior department move affects five projects under construction in latest blow to industry targeted by TrumpThe Trump administration has said it is immediately pausing all leases for offshore wind farms already under construction, in the heaviest blow yet to an industry that the administration has relentlessly targeted throughout the year.Trump’s department of interior said that it is halting the building of five wind projects due to “national security risks”. The department said it will work with the US department of defense to mitigate the risk of the wind turbine towers creating radar interference called “clutter” that could in some way hamper the US military. Continue reading...
Larry Ellison provides personal guarantee for Paramount takeover of Warner Bros Discovery
WBD had urged shareholders to reject $108.4bn hostile takeover bid from Paramount, which is controlled by the Ellisons, following $82.7bn Netflix deal The tech billionaire Larry Ellison has agreed to provide a personal guarantee of more than $40bn for Paramount Skydance’s fight to gain control of Warner Bros Discovery, amid an extraordinary corporate battle over the entertainment giant.WBD urged shareholders to reject a $108.4bn hostile takeover bid from Paramount – which is controlled by the Ellisons – last week, having agreed to sell its storied movie studios, HBO cable network and streaming service to Netflix in a $82.7bn deal earlier this month. Continue reading...
Top Senate Democrat moves on legal action over Epstein files release – US politics live
Chuck Schumer announces he is introducing resolution to force Senate to initiate legal action against justice department for ‘blatant disregard of law’Furthermore, RADAR online, which filed suit eight years ago after the FBI failed to disclose Epstein investigative files under an April 2017 public records request, noted that the Epstein Files Transparency Act didn’t spell out what happens if DOJ officials don’t follow the law.“There is no mechanism for non-compliance in the Act. Some members of Congress have suggested impeachment is the appropriate remedy,” the spokesperson said.This document dump, I believe, does little to clear things up and now that files are disappearing or being so heavily redacted that they are useless.The Epstein records are different because they are part of a government investigation and include grand jury documents and some documents with legitimately private information about victims. Plus, the release was compelled by congress. So, this is a very different type of public records case. But we know that.Sometimes withholding can be for perfectly legitimate reasons. But sometimes a court will need to make decisions. Continue reading...
What We Know About U.S. Interceptions of Oil Tankers in Venezuela
A Venezuela-bound vessel fled after rebuffing an attempt by the Coast Guard to seize it, the latest twist in the escalating U.S. pressure campaign against the Maduro government.
New Trump envoy says he will serve to make Greenland part of US
Denmark warns Washington to respect its sovereignty, while Greenland says it will decide its own future.
Manchester music and football stars gather for funeral of Stone Roses’ Mani
Liam Gallagher, Paul Weller, David Beckham and former bandmates among the mourners at Manchester cathedralThe Stone Roses singer, Ian Brown, has remembered his bandmate Gary “Mani” Mounfield as a “true musical comrade” and “always a beautiful soul and spirit” as hundreds gathered for the charismatic bassist’s funeral.Paul Weller, Liam Gallagher, Peter Hook, Tim Burgess, Bez, David Beckham and Gary Neville were among the mourners at the service at Manchester Cathedral on Monday morning. Outside, fans packed the street. Continue reading...
At least three killed in Israeli attack on southern Lebanon’s Sidon
Deadly Israeli air strike is latest in Israel's near-daily violations of 2024 ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.
Illegal settlement expansion: How Israel is redrawing occupied West Bank
Israel's approval of 19 new settlements stands to redraw occupied West Bank, undermining prospect of two-state solution.