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Burnham says he wants to cut welfare bill 'as soon as we possibly can'

Opponents raised concerns over the lack of details on welfare reform in Wednesday's Budget, after welfare spending was forecast to increase from £353bn this year to £431bn in 2031/32. Asked whether he would seek to…

Von der Leyen touts ‘associate member’ status for Canada over objections of EU capitals

Such a status, she said, would be open “only to our closest partners outside of Europe, who are ready to open a new frontier together — and to chart the course together, to think beyond the terms of our partnership…

Matthew Bowles: Badenoch deserves some credit for her Budget response

It was rather appropriate for John Healey to deliver a Budget that was, by almost every metric, a little dull. With the City pricing in the possibility of an early election, a Chancellor keen to avoid upsetting the…

Reform UK launches its own ‘newspaper’ with Farage on front page

Though the party is hiring qualified journalists to write its newspapers, the only "reporter" credited with writing articles is Farage, the party leader. Political parties often put out pamphlets made to look like…

Canada to join EU network of supercomputers

The network consists of 14 supercomputers (some ranked in the global top 10), 19 AI-focused AI factories and 10 quantum computers. The vehicle will also run seven massive AI data center hubs , known as AI gigafactories…

No evidence Donald Trump’s mother said he’d be a ‘disaster’ for the United States

But there’s no evidence Mrs Trump ever said these words. The posts include an image of Mr Trump, alongside text providing some biographical details about Mrs Trump and a quote that refers to the president as “an IDIOT…

Former Spanish employment minister died in train crash

During that period, she developed a warm personal relationship with Ursula von der Leyen, now European Commission president, who was then her counterpart in Germany’s labor ministry. As employment minister, Báñez oversaw…

Lagarde’s bandages due to a ‘little skin cancer,’ not ‘kick-boxing in Thailand’

7 ahead of her term officially ending in October next year. The ECB did not reveal what Lagarde’s immediate plans are, however she has previously hinted she may want to weigh in on France’s 2027 presidential race . An…

Russian strike on busy train platform kills at least 14 in Dnipro

“This is precisely why Ukraine has always said that just and decisive action by America and Europe is needed in response to Russian escalation … It is time for new, stronger sanctions steps by the EU, the United States…

Polls Apart: The dehumanisation of Palestinians

It could be weeks before any result because Israeli elections are extremely complicated and depend on coalitions. The one certainty is that little will change for the Palestinians. No candidates are interested in…