Yahoo News Politics daily briefing: January 8
All the latest political developments in the UK, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak demands ‘bold and radical’ action to ease the NHS crisis amid looming strikes.
All the latest political developments in the UK, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak demands ‘bold and radical’ action to ease the NHS crisis amid looming strikes.
Earlier China said the balloon was a weather research ‘airship’ that had been blown off course
A Russian spin doctor-turned-mercenary has apparently been targeted in a possible execution attempt in eastern Ukraine in what analysts have suggested could be a warning to the increasingly influential boss of the Wagner Group.
The former prime minister has come out fighting – but she's gotten it all wrong. Again
Millions will see costs mount by another 40% in April as rebate scheme ends and chancellor lets cap go up to £3,000
President Joe Biden says he “ordered the Pentagon to shoot it down on Wednesday as soon as possible”
Having been grossly misled in the referendum, Britons’ anger is mounting as the reality of our plight becomes clear
John Bercow tells Nigel Farage 'grotesque blunder' of Brexit is 'nonsense on stilts'GB News
Yes voters fell from 53% to 47% when compared to a similar survey carried out in December.
THE political past is catching up with Rishi Sunak and could help determine his future as Prime Minister. As he sits in his Downing St bunker, the PM could be forgiven for thinking will he ever wake up from what he last week dubbed a “nightmare job”.
Households could be fined for using their wood-burning stoves without realising they are breaking rules, campaigners have warned.
Sadiq Khan has been warned that Home Counties rebels could shrink the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (Ulez) expansion area by blocking signs alerting drivers that they are entering the zone.
Sputnik/Evgeniy Paulin/KremlinRussia’s military is preparing for heavy losses ahead in a new offensive, according to a source apparently stationed at a Russian military headquarters in Ukraine, Novaya Gazeta reported.Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to send tens of thousands of men to war in Ukraine knowing very well that he is going to make them into “minced meat,” the source said.The source accused the Russian military of not taking any dangers of the offensive into account and pr
Rawle Ganpot, 73, Fayrose Dickson, 69, and their son Paul Dickson, 49, currently rely on foodbanks to survive, court told.
Germany has given the green light for the export of Leopard 1 battle tanks to Ukraine in a €100 million deal to bolster Kyiv’s defences.
RumbleRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) lamented this week about how little she was getting paid as a member of Congress, claiming that her low congressional salary had made her “life miserable” as she “made a lot more money” before stepping into public service.The MAGA firebrand, who fashions herself as a populist concerned about the plight of everyday Americans, recently appeared on investigative journalist turned professional troll Glenn Greenwald’s podcast. While ostensibly there to talk ab
"It's very difficult with what we have, because what we have was not meant to shoot down balloons," a former naval aviator told Insider.
Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Chase Doak/Reuters and ELIZABETH FRANTZ/ReutersThe United States shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean Saturday at approximately 2:40 p.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 4.The balloon was taken down as it floated over the Atlantic Ocean east of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.An operation is now underway to recover debris from the balloon, which had been flying at about 60,000 feet.Less than an hour earlier, two anonymous U.S. officials told the Associ
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) mocks Democrats for being "triggered" by his assault rifle lapel pins. Twitter wags noted he looked pretty triggered by Jan. 6 violence.
Russia is so desperate for soldiers that it is press-ganging women convicts in occupied regions of Ukraine into joining the Russian army, the Ukrainian military has said.
Joanna Cherry has told Nicola Sturgeon to “eat some humble pie” as the rift between the two SNP figures further escalated over the party’s gender recognition reforms.