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Reform UK suspends Scotland candidate over financial allegations
Scotland leader Malcolm Offord told BBC Radio Scotland that the party had "spent a lot of time on vetting" candidates
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CBS News Cuts 6% of Staff as Bari Weiss Reshapes the Division
The layoffs affected several dozen employees at the news division, which is owned by the technology heir David Ellison. The company is also shuttering CBS News Radio.
A Meatpacking Strike in Colorado Is Another Stress to Trump’s Economy
The walkout at the JBS plant in Greeley, Colo., comes as beef prices have soared, cattle supplies have plunged and immigration sweeps have stressed the labor supply.
Farage 'will fight' Essex council reorganisation
A Conservative council leader says it shows the Reform leader "knows nothing" about local government.
Neighbourhoods to get £20m funding boost
Local people can help decide where the £20m over a decade should go, the government says.
Border security chief to step down after 18 months in the job
Martin Hewitt had been tasked with cutting the numbers trying to get to the UK in small boats.
Trump Administration Sues Harvard Over Accusations of Antisemitism
The administration had spent months investigating the Ivy League school. The two sides had been in talks to negotiate a settlement.
Pregnant in ICE Detention: Handcuffs and Pleas for Medical Care
Women describe conditions that violate longstanding agency guidelines for how pregnant detainees should be treated.
Trump Friend Asked ICE to Detain the Mother of His Child
Paolo Zampolli, a former modeling agent and a longtime Trump ally, was in a custody battle over his son. An ICE official agreed to help.
Civil case against Gerry Adams over IRA bombings withdrawn
A lawyer for the claimants said on Friday that proceedings would be "discontinued".
Deferring to Trump, G.O.P. Lawmakers Resist a Public Accounting on Iran
Nearly three weeks into a war that polls show is unpopular, top Republicans have yet to call administration officials to testify about it, arguing that hearings would put divisi...
UK borrowing costs hit highest level since 2008 financial crisis
The interest rate on government debt is climbing over fears about inflation, interest rates, and public spending, experts have said.