Sadiq Khan claims some opposing ULEZ are ‘far right’ BBC children’s presenters Dick and Dom have become the latest figures to publicly criticise Sadiq Khan’s expansion of London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ), which is claimed to be an attempt to improve air quality in outer London with expensive daily charges for anyone whose car […]
Thousands of ballots remain to be counted in Denver’s 2023 municipal election, but two candidates — Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough — have taken an early lead in the race for mayor. In unofficial results released at 7 p.m., Johnston was leading all candidates with 22,146 votes, about 24.5% of ballots tabulated so far. Brough […]
Nato secretary general welcomes ‘historic day’ for alliance as Finland prepares to join Vladimir Putin has been warned that Finland will add major strength to the NATO alliance, helping to form a ring of steel in Europe. Tory MP Tobias Ellwood – Chair of the Defence Select Committee – said that Finland is “bringing far […]
Gary Lineker reinstated as presenter as BBC apologises Gary Lineker was wrong to compare the Government’s rhetoric over small boats to that of 1930s Germany, David Baddiel has suggested. The comedian warned the overuse of Nazi references could amount to “soft-core Holocaust denial”. Mr Lineker last month sparked a BBC impartiality row over tweets slamming […]
Blaming Brexit for Dover chaos is ‘lame excuse’, Tory MP says A critical incident was declared at the Port of Dover over the weekend following travel chaos, which saw passengers stuck in 14-hour-long queues. But do you think Brexit is to blame for the disruption? Vote in our poll. The Port announced on Monday morning, […]
Biden greets visitor after pardoning turkeys at the White House. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images As Biden weighs a final decision on whether to run for a second term, White House officials are showing how the powers of the presidency can be harnessed for a re-election campaign. Driving the news: The emerging strategy is on full […]
Sen. John Fetterman (center). Photo:Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Friday returned to his home in Braddock, Penn., after being discharged from a hospital in Washington where he was treated for depression. Driving the news: The first-term senator said in a statement that he will be back in the Senate when his colleagues […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (left) and Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Photos: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc and Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is pressing Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to hold a vote on "common sense" gun safety legislation in the aftermath of Monday's Nashville school shooting. The big picture: Though […]
Adult film actress Stormy Daniels in New York City in April 2018. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images Adult film star Stormy Daniels called the historic indictment of former President Trump "poetic" in a new interview following the New York grand jury's decision to bring charges against him. Why it matters: The comments mark the most extensive […]
Wealth funds in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have invested hundreds of millions of dollars with Jared Kushner’s private equity firm, according to people with knowledge of the transactions, joining Saudi Arabia in backing the venture launched by former President Donald J. Trump’s son-in-law as he left the White House. The infusion of money […]