Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S. military said Sunday. Both pilots were recovered alive, with one suffering minor injuries in the incident. The incident came as the U.S. military conducted airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, though the U.S. military’s Central Command…
Rhys Matthews Rhys was homeless for two years before finding suitable housing with charity Emmaus Vulnerable people with care needs are living in “beyond disgraceful” homes because the government has so far failed to enforce a new law, MPs and charities claim. The Supported Housing Act was passed in June last year to create standards…
A trading breakthrough means much of Britain’s best loved food and drink could soon appear much more frequently on Japan’s menus. A total of 39 iconic products have won special protected status so British businesses can export to Japan confident in the knowledge their wares will not be imitated. Items ranging from Gower Salt Marsh…
In the wake of recent shootings at Jewish schools, the federal government is planning to hold a national forum to combat antisemitism in the country. The forum will be held in Ottawa in February of 2025 to “discuss the growing public safety threat of antisemitism,” the Department of Justice Canada announced on Friday. “Canada has…
After a disastrous start to his Premiership, Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour MPs are now discussing the previously unthinkable prospect of axing the Prime Minister, insiders have said. Sir Keir Starmer’s initial months in Number 10 have been marked by enormous turbulence, with his government grappling with significant challenges on both the domestic and international fronts….
After a month-long strike, Canada Post is continuing to ramp up its operations and the postal service expects that most of its backlog of deliveries will be cleared before Christmas. Canada Post workers returned to the job on Tuesday after they were ordered by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to end the countrywide strike….
An “overheated” immigration system that admitted record numbers of newcomers to the country has harmed Canada’s decades-old consensus on the benefits of immigration, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said, as he reflected on the changes in his department in a year-end interview. The system, he said, needed some discipline to get the country back on track….
If there’s an art to lying, the PM hasn’t bothered to master it. He lies and lies again, and there’s no art in it at all. He just says whatever suits him at the time. I’ve been running through the PM Keir Starmer‘s broken promises, u-turns and pledges, and it’s exhausting. If I tried listing…
Pensioners have until the end of Saturday to apply for benefits which could unlock access to the winter fuel payment, or risk missing out on up to £300. It has been switched to a means-tested benefit including for those on pension credit, but official estimates suggest there are 760,000 households who do not claim pension…
This is awkward for Downing Street to say the least. The person chosen by the British government to be the keystone in the most important of bilateral relationships is, according to one of the incoming president’s close aides, a “complete moron”. Chris LaCivita is a central character in Trump’s orbit. He managed Trump‘s election victory…
