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Pensioners are taking action in the courts to try to reverse Rachel Reeves’s winter fuel payment cut (Image: Getty) Scottish ministers axed the winter fuel payment as “direct consequence” of the UK Government’s decision to scrap it, a court has been told. Pensioners Florence and Peter Fanning, from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, have brought the Scottish … Read more

In a Democratic National Committee race thus far dominated by tactical debates, Faiz Shakir is running on ideology. He wants the party to be more economically populist. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty Images Faiz Shakir, a leading progressive strategist who managed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, announced a last-minute run for the chairmanship of the Democratic … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Attorney General, Pam Bondi, on Wednesday refused to admit Trump lost the presidential election in 2020. During her confirmation hearing at the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) asked Bondi, “Are you prepared to say today, under oath, without reservation, that Donald Trump lost the … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) told CNN on Tuesday that he’s willing to partner with President-elect Donald Trump to strengthen his state. (Watch the video below.) Host Jake Tapper asked Moore if he planned to adopt a somewhat collaborative approach like Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), or take a more adversarial stance like California … Read more

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Pampas grass has a different meaning to some (Image: Getty) Many things in our day-to-day world carry hidden sexual meanings – be it cheeky wordplay, innuendos or physical items like the aubergine and its infamous emoji counterpart. While some of these suggestive references are universally recognised, others remain , leaving the uninitiated puzzled. This very … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING Jesse Watters was not impressed after Michelle Obama said she would not attend GOP President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, even though neither Trump nor his wife attended Democrat Joe Biden’s four years ago. On Tuesday’s broadcast of “Jesse Watters Primetime,” the Fox News host complained that the former first lady had already missed former … Read more

Mourners sit in a vehicle on Jan. 15 with the bodies of victims killed by an Israeli air strike in Deir el-Balah, Gaza. Israel has killed more than 46,000 Palestinians in its war against Hamas. Majdi Fathi/Getty Images Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas have reached the first stage of a ceasefire agreement that would … Read more

Council leaders representing 18 authorities in England want to postpone elections this year. (Image: Getty) Eighteen council leaders have asked the Government to postpone elections this year, which critics have claimed is a denial of democracy. Prime Minister Sir wants to abolish two-tier council areas to devolve more power from Westminster. With 21 county councils … Read more

The number of flood alerts in England jumped by almost a third (Image: Getty) Flood warnings hit a record high in England during 2024, figures have revealed. The number of flood alerts issued by the Environment Agency jumped by almost a third between 2023 and 2024 to 7,625. This was the highest number of warnings … Read more