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Economy Britain funds the wind farms. SSE and Equinor bank the profits.
Bills rose 13% this month as record renewables came online, but the savings never reached households. Energy firms…
UK Seven PMs, no votes: Burnham gets Number 10
Britain is about to get its seventh prime minister in a decade with no vote, while the donor network and lobby-linked…
World Congress unmasks whistleblowers under child-safety rules
A reporter was subpoenaed over her sources as Congress passed an age-verification law that could unmask whistleblowers…
UK Woman strangled; tried by US military
Dr Sarah Steele was strangled by a US airman in Cambridge, but it was a court martial of his colleagues, not a British…
Middle East US Tomahawk killed 120 Iranian schoolchildren
Iran's funeral for Khamenei draws millions as evidence mounts that Washington's assassination gamble killed diplomacy…
UK Four jailed as terrorists; Starmer’s law enables more
TITLE: Four jailed as terrorists, Starmer’s last bill targets journalists # TYPE: analysis # DESK: uk # REGISTER…
United States CAIR branded terrorist with no subpoenas, no charges
Florida declared CAIR a terrorist organisation and RFK Jr's HHS opened a probe into its funding, the same week, against…
UK Jailed, banned, silenced: Starmer’s final power grab
Four activists are serving years as convicted terrorists while a caretaker government forces through a law that could…
United States Trump wins power to sack regulators; Fed stays protected
SCOTUS let Trump fire regulators who protect consumers and workers, then ruled the Fed alone stays out of his reach.
Middle East As millions mourned Khamenei, Israel hunted the negotiators
Israel plotted to kill Iran's peace negotiators mid-talks as millions mourned Ali Khamenei, a war Washington still…
United States Trump pick stalls warrantless spy bill
Trump's pick of political loyalist Bill Pulte to lead intelligence agencies threatens FISA Section 702 renewal…
Middle East Iran’s missile barrage on Israel rewrites Middle East balance as Tehran defends Lebanon
Iran fired 30 ballistic missiles at Israel hours after Israeli warplanes hit Beirut, signalling that Tehran will no…
United States Trump announces $700m coal investment using wartime powers
Trump's $700m coal plant bailout invokes wartime powers as petrol hits $4.24 — but climate experts warnlocked-in…
UK Pacific islands face militarised oceans as AUKUS drones deploy without consent
Pacific island nations say nothing as UK-US-Australia deploy underwater drones across their waters from 2027
United States Former GEO Group VP Becomes Interim ICE Chief as Detention Profits Surge
Families in ICE detention face another private prison executive leading the agency as GEO Group profits jump 700%.
United States Judge reopens Trump IRS settlement probe after 35 former judges cry fraud
A federal judge is investigating whether Trump's $1.8bn IRS settlement was a 'fraud on the court' after ex-judges…
UK Starmer and Mandelson face questions over missing messages as files reveal scope of ‘Lord Mandelson’s influence
Newly released Mandelson files expose disappearing messages, stolen phones, and deep Labour ties to discredited Epstein…
Middle East UN documents systematic Israeli Prison rape
Verified abuse includes rape, genital mutilation, forced nudity — as Israel cuts diplomatic ties with UN in protest.
United States Capitol rioter joins Pentagon counter-terror team
Civilians in Yemen, Somalia and the Sahel face new risk as a Capitol rioter joins the office overseeing hostage rescue…
UK Starmer’s disappearing messages erase public records
The PM uses disappearing messages, but the real story is whatBritons have lost: evidence of decisions on benefits, Gaza…
Middle East Thousands in Gaza face new Israeli expansion
Reports reveal Israel plans Yellow Line expansion into Gaza, threatening further Palestinian displacement as occupation…
UK Unite demands Russian jet fuel ban
Union leaders condemn 'hypocrisy' as UK continues purchasing Russian aviation fuel months after claiming solidarity…
Middle East Prosecutor testifies Israel tried to silence genocide probe
Former ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda testifies that Israel waged a pressure campaign to stop her office…
Economy One million young Brits left behind
Over a million young people in the UK are neither in education nor employment, as experts warn of a growing 'lost…