Getty Images The pound has dropped to its lowest value against the dollar since November 2023 while government borrowing costs have continued to rise. The pound fell to $1.21 on Monday morning as the recent sell-off continued. Meanwhile, the rate at which the government can borrow money – known as the yield – rose again,…
Britain’s old class system is dead and its replacement is altogether more troubling. Instead of being defined by who your parents are, you are now defined by what you think. So gone are the upper, middle and working classes. In their place are the progressive, aggrieved and bigoted classes. How do you know which one…
CBS News Los Angeles Live In the wake of multiple wildfires that have torched tens of thousands of acres and left at least two dozen dead of Los Angeles County, local firefighters and first responders have received support from across the world. While over the weekend crews of firefighters arrived from Mexico to assist local…
1/12: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” after the devastating Pacific Palisades fire, Jonathan Vigliotti reports from the area, while FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell and Rep. Judy Chu of California discuss the response. Plus, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich joins. Be the first…
The chair of the UK COVID-19 Inquiry will not “hesitate to make recommendations about the use of social media” and its role in spreading “misinformation and disinformation” around vaccines, the secretary to the inquiry has told Sky News. The independent public inquiry resumes on Tuesday with Module 4 looking at Vaccines and Therapeutics. Ben Connah,…
MPs will today debate a change in the law proposed by a bereaved mother who believes social media may hold crucial clues to her son’s death. Jools Sweeney was 14 when he was found unconscious at home in April 2022. His parents and friends who saw him earlier that day say there were no signs…
The government will “mainline AI into the veins” of the UK, with plans being unveiled on Monday by Sir Keir Starmer. The prime minister is set to promise investment, jobs and economic growth due to a boom in the sector. It comes as his government battles against allegations they are mismanaging the economy and stymied…
The following is the full transcript of an interview with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Jan. 12, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to Naples, Florida and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who has a new documentary airing on PBS, “Coming to America.” It examines…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says talk of Canada becoming the 51st state is a distraction from more pressing threats of U.S tariffs on Canada and their likely impact. In an interview that aired Sunday on MSNBC, he says Canada is ready to respond with retaliatory tariffs should president-elect Donald Trump follow through with a threat to impose…
Ministers’ plans for carbon capture and nuclear power could increase energy costs by £35 billion by 2030, campaigners have suggested. Trying to deliver carbon capture and storage (CCS) and new nuclear power plants would make decarbonising the UK’s energy supply slower and more expensive, climate charity Possible said. It suggested these technologies could increase costs…
