Social media sites such as Facebook and X will still have to comply with UK law, Science Secretary Peter Kyle has said, following a decision by tech giant Meta to change rules on fact-checkers. Mark Zuckerberg, whose Meta company includes Facebook and Instagram, said earlier this week that the shift – which only applies in…
A “revolutionary” plan to establish Britain as a world centre for Artificial Intelligence while harnessing the technology in the public sector will be unveiled this week. Labour will announce a radical change in approach so the country makes the most of its potential rather than obsessing about risks. Ministers want to “shake the UK out…
Half the public think Elon Musk is having a negative impact on British politics following his rants on X about Labour and Sir Keir Starmer, according to a new survey. The South African-born billionaire has spent much of the past week attacking the prime minister over his opposition to another national inquiry into grooming gangs….
Jack Smith, who led prosecutions against Trump, resigns from Justice Department – CBS News Watch CBS News In a widely expected move, special counsel Jack Smith departed from the Justice Department after years of federal investigations into President-elect Donald Trump. Willie James Inman has the details. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for…
Democratic officials facing questions, criticism from Los Angeles area residents over fire response – CBS News Watch CBS News On Saturday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and L.A. Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley presented a united front at a press briefing, following reports the mayor had dismissed the chief over her complaints of insufficient resources….
Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department after submitting his investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump, an expected move that comes amid legal wrangling over how much of that document can be made public in the days ahead. The department disclosed Smith’s departure in a court filing Saturday, saying he had resigned…
Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark, who is considering a run for federal Liberal leader, has backtracked on her claim this week that she’d never been a member of the Conservative party. Clark told CBC Radio’s The House that she is “very seriously” considering a leadership bid, but expressed disappointment with the short timeline for…
Kemi Badenoch has called for the PM to sack Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq after she was named in an investigation into claims her family embezzled up to £3.9bn from infrastructure spending in Bangladesh. In a post on X, the Conservative Party leader said: “It’s time for Keir Starmer to sack Tulip Siddiq,” adding that the…
Ed Miliband has been accused of having an “obsession” with net zero targets that is leading to higher and higher energy bills for ordinary consumers. Over the past six months, Britain has repeatedly topped league tables as the nation with the most expensive electricity prices in the world, but the Energy Secretary is showing no…
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has called on Sir Keir Starmer to sack Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq over allegations she lived in properties linked to allies of her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, the deposed prime minister of Bangladesh. It comes after the current Bangladeshi leader, Muhammad Yunus, said London properties used by Ms Siddiq should be…
