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Minister rejects claim that recognition of Palestine state could breach international law
A minister has denied claims that Sir Keir Starmer could risk breaching international law with his pledge to recognise Palestine as a state. Nearly 40 members of the House of Lords, including prominent UK lawyers, made the claims in a letter to Attorney General Lord Hermer yesterday. Politics latest: Starmer launches late payment crackdown The…
Read MoreInside the relentless race for AI capacity
These spikes threaten cascading power outages, affecting homes and businesses that feed off the same grid network. Last summer, utility providers in Virginia had to grapple with a sudden surge in power after a cluster of facilities switched to back-up generators as a safety precaution, leading to an excess supply that risked grid infrastructure. With…
Read MoreBudget: Christmas food price shock looms, chancellor warned
Food inflation will rise to 6% by the end of the year – posing a “significant challenge” to household budgets in the run-up to Christmas, industry leaders have predicted. The British Retail Consortium is warning that the chancellor risks “fanning the flames of inflation” if she hikes taxes in the coming budget. Despite intense price…
Read MoreUK weather: Fresh yellow warning for thunderstorms comes into force this morning
A yellow thunderstorm warning will come into force this morning – with heavy rain, lighting and hail set to hit parts of southern England. The alert, covering areas including Bristol, Oxford, Southampton, London, Kent and Ipswich, will be in effect from 10am to 9pm. Forecasters have said downpours could dump up to 60mm of rainfall…
Read MoreRenae died from a rare brain disease after getting measles as a baby. Now, her mother wants more children to get vaccines
The mother of a 10-year-old girl who died from complications of measles has urged parents to have their children vaccinated amid a surge of cases. Renae Archer was too young to have the MMR vaccine when she caught the infection at just five months old. A decade later, she was diagnosed with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis,…
Read MoreYusuf Nazir: New report examines death of boy who was sent home from hospital due to a ‘lack of beds’
The mother of a five-year-old boy who died after being sent home from hospital because of a “lack of beds” has told Sky News that the second report into his death “has not brought closure for the family”. Yusuf Nazir died in November 2022. His mother Soniya had rushed her son to Rotherham Hospital’s A&E,…
Read MoreCanada says it will recognise a Palestinian state if certain conditions are met
Canada is planning to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations in September, the country’s prime minister has said. Mark Carney told reporters that the planned move is dependent on certain conditions – including that the Palestinian Authority commits to fundamentally reforming its governance and to hold general elections in 2026 in which Hamas…
Read MoreWoman murdered ex-partner on Christmas Day after seeing his Tinder profile
A woman who stabbed her ex-partner in the heart on Christmas Day after seeing his Tinder profile has been found guilty of his murder. Kirsty Carless, 33, plunged a knife into the heart of 31-year-old Louis Price in the early hours of 25 December 2024, in an attack “motivated by anger and jealousy and fuelled…
Read MoreRenai Belle jailed for murdering Josh McKay in front of his young son in Leyton barber shop
An aspiring rapper who stabbed a charity worker to death in front of his young son in a barber shop has been jailed for life. Renai Belle murdered his former friend Josh McKay, 33, in the neck after he refused to fund his career, the Old Bailey heard. The 30-year-old carried out the pre-meditated attack…
Read MoreUS Federal Reserve defies calls from Donald Trump to cut interest rate
The Federal Reserve has defied calls from US President Donald Trump for a cut to the interest rate by leaving it unchanged. The decision means it stays in the range of 4.3%, where it has remained after the bank reduced it three times last year. “We’re keeping the rates high, and it’s hurting people from…
Read MoreUK flights resume after glitch – as airlines criticise ‘outrageous’ disruption
Flights have resumed after an air traffic control problem caused widespread disruption. The National Air Traffic Service (NATS) apologised and said the glitch happened at 4.05pm at its Swanwick control centre but the system was restored 20 minutes later. “This was a radar-related issue which was resolved by quickly switching to the back up system…
Read MoreFlights resume after air traffic control glitch causes disruption
Flights have resumed after a technical issue at air traffic control caused widespread disruption. The National Air Traffic Service, or NATS, said the glitch happened at its control centre at Swanwick, Hampshire at 4.05pm before restoring the system 20 minutes later. NATS initially issued a statement saying they were “limiting the number of aircraft flying…
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