In the clearest sign yet that he had no intention of backing away from the controversial plan to send illegal migrants to Rwanda, the Prime Minister declared that “where we lead others will follow”. Ahead of meetings with world leaders at the G20 summit in India, the Prime Minister said that other countries are now looking at “similar solutions” and […]

Akshata Murty, wearing a striking red dress, enjoyed a kickaround at the British Council, as husband Rishi Sunak asked kids about their favourite sports. After they raised their hands, Mr Sunak said: “There is a lot of basketball [fans], not enough cricket – definitely not enough cricket.” The couple were given sports tops with their surnames on the back and […]

How Queen Elizabeth II's death unfolded – one year later Humza Yousaf’s Scottish Green coalition partners have been accused of a “churlish stunt” after declining to pay tribute to the late Queen in a special Holyrood session. Party leaders came together at the Scottish Parliament yesterday ahead of the one-year anniversary of Elizabeth II’s death. But the Scottish Greens, who […]

Colorado’s ban on a controversial abortion-reversal treatment won’t take effect until late October or later under a decision this week to delay enforcement of new state medical rules. The Colorado Medical Board cited a pending lawsuit by a Catholic clinic challenging the state’s new ban on the treatment when it voted Wednesday to push back enforcement of its rules until […]

Pet stores in Aurora will soon be prohibited from selling cats and dogs in their stores unless they have come directly from animal shelters or nonprofit animal rescues, making Aurora the 13th city in the state to implement such a ban as cities try to crack down on puppy mills. Aurora doesn’t have any pet stores that sell dogs and […]

Republicans in Wisconsin are coalescing around the prospect of impeaching a newly seated liberal justice on the state’s Supreme Court, whose victory in a costly, high-stakes election this spring swung the court in Democrats’ favor and threatened the G.O.P.’s iron grip on state politics. The push, just five weeks after Justice Janet Protasiewicz joined the court and before she has […]

Pressure is building on Denver Mayor Mike Johnston as the city’s new leader barnstorms neighborhoods to sell his plan for temporary “micro-communities” as part of an initiative to house 1,000 homeless people by year’s end. The pushback isn’t just from the neighbors of potential sites, who fret over perceived problems ranging from drug use to depressed property values. Advocates for […]

Bridget Phillipson grilled on rebuilding crumbling schools Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has insisted the Government “will spend what it takes” to make classrooms safe from crumbly concrete. More than 100 schools must shut fully or partially because of potentially collapsible reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) just as children were set to return from summer holidays. Former Home Secretary Priti Patel said […]

As he heads toward a re-election campaign next year, President Biden is betting that his success in pushing for policies intended to lower health care costs for millions of Americans will be rewarded by voters at the ballot box. In speech after speech, Mr. Biden talks about capping the cost of insulin at $35, putting new limits on medical expenses […]

Mark Harper says ULEZ expansion is ‘about raising money’ Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has backed “Blade Runners” who are targeting ULEZ cameras amid fury at Sadiq Khan’s much-hated expansion. Hundreds of enforcement cameras installed by Transport for London (TfL) in outer London have been vandalised or stolen by vigilantes opposed to the controversial scheme. Sir Iain, who […]