Starmer refuses to rule out freeze on tax thresholds
The freeze means people risk being dragged into a higher tax band if they get a pay rise.
Blood scandal victims harmed further by compensation delays, inquiry chair says
Payments need to be made fairer and faster, the chair of the public inquiry into the disaster says.
Resident doctors in England to strike for five days in July
The medics say the walkout can still be avoided if the government enters pay negotiations.
Lions win again but Brumbies expose flaws
The British and Irish Lions win again but concede four tries against a dogged Brumbies side in Canberra.
Jury-free trials recommended by senior judge to save courts from ‘collapse’
A senior judge recommends a shake-up of the system, but some barristers argue juries are essential for fair justice.
Canceled grants get the spotlight at a Capitol Hill ‘science fair’
On Tuesday, scientists held an event organized by House Democrats in which they stood in front of posters outlining their work — and the federal cuts that now threaten it. (Image credit: Scott Neuman)
Over 160 people still missing after Texas floods. And, federal layoffs can now resume
The death toll for the Texas floods tops 100 as the search and rescue efforts continue for over 160 missing people. And, the Supreme Court is allowing Trump to resume mass federal layoffs for now. (Image credit: Ronaldo Schemidt)
Over 160 people still missing after Texas floods. And, federal layoffs can now resume
The death toll for the Texas floods tops 100 as the search and rescue efforts continue for over 160 missing people. And, the Supreme Court is allowing Trump to resume mass federal layoffs for now. (Image credit: Ronaldo Schemidt)
Warren lays out her own framework for crypto market structure
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday plans to lay out her own “principles” for legislation creating regulatory rules of the road for the digital assets market. Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee and a vocal critic of the crypto industry, is offering up her framework in contrast to the principles put forward…
Senate GOP gears up for test on Trump’s DOGE cuts
Senate Republicans are staring down a mid-July deadline to approve a batch of funding cuts pursued by President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), even as some in the GOP express misgivings about the request. The GOP-led Congress has until July 18 to approve more than $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid and public…