Yahoo News Rishi Sunak says defence spending uplift is 'fully funded' following Labour criticism
Rishi Sunak has insisted his uplift in defence spending is "fully funded" after Labour branded the announcement a pre-election "gimmick".
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The TelegraphPalestinian student ‘full of joy’ after Oct 7 attack upset her visa has been revoked
A Palestinian student who said she was “full of pride” after Hamas launched its attack on Israel faces deportation.
- HuffPost UK
'Why Do You Hate Pensioners?': Rishi Sunak Suffers Brutal Loose Women Grilling
The prime minister was taken to task live on ITV.
- HuffPost
OUCH! Desi Lydic Tells Trump How 'Everyone' Around Him Really Feels
"The Daily Show" correspondent hits the former president with a blunt reality check.
- HuffPost
Mary Trump Thinks She Knows Exactly Why Ivanka And Don Jr. Haven't Turned Up In Court
Their no-show at Donald Trump's hush money trial is down to two things, said the former president's niece.
- The Telegraph
‘I’m a bin lady – but I’m being taxed like a second homeowner’
Innocent home movers are being caught out by a council tax crackdown intended for wealthy second home owners.
- The Telegraph
Keir Starmer’s plan for government is vanishing before the voters’ eyes
The strange thing about Keir Starmer’s policy ideas is that they tend to evaporate as the years go on. He ran for Labour leader with clear, radical pledges: to abolish the House of Lords, waive all university tuition fees and more. Over time, such promises were downgraded then, dropped altogether. On Thursday, it seemed his policy vanishing act was complete. Amid great fanfare in an Essex film studio, the Shadow Cabinet gathered to reveal the latest strategy: to promise, in effect, almost nothin
- The Telegraph
It’s time to bring back the world’s greatest fighter jet – from the 1990s
The Lockheed Martin F-22 is the US Air Force’s best fighter. The Lockheed Martin F-16 is its most numerous fighter. But its workhorse fighter – the type which balances capability and mass – is the Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle, the multi-role version of the classic air-superiority fighter. The Eagle was the best fighter in the world before the F-22 came along.
- The Telegraph
Putin and Xi are being handed a terrifying victory
Joe Biden is the worst US president since Jimmy Carter. He specialises in betraying America’s friends and rewarding its enemies, in humiliating the West and empowering the Global South’s autocracies.
- CNN
Opinion: Did Trump’s defense think this strategy would work on Cohen?
Norm Eisen writes that he saw something unprecedented in Trump’s trial: Michael Cohen was talking directly to the jury, and all the jurors were looking at him and listening.
- The Daily Beast
MAGA Rep’s Insane Biden Claim Is Too Much Even for Maria Bartiromo
Fox Business NetworkRep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) made a bizarre claim Thursday, insisting that he has “evidence” to support his allegation that President Joe Biden was “jacked up on something” during the State of the Union address. He even offered to show his so-called proof to Fox Business Network host Maria Bartiromo “offline.”The MAGA congressman’s wild accusation seemed to go too far for the pro-Trump conspiracy-loving Bartiromo, who once relied on “wackadoodle” claims made by a woman who thinks
- CNN
Exclusive satellite images show destroyed Russian jets and building at Crimean airbase
Satellite images exclusively obtained by CNN show three destroyed Russian jets and damaged buildings at Belbek airbase in occupied port city of Sevastopol on Wednesday.
- CNN
Opinion: Stormy Daniels testified about something billions of humans do. Why was she demeaned for it?
The media decided to erroneously describe a grown woman openly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with a grown man as obscene, writes Danielle Campoamor.
- The Independent
British decline linked to Brexit, weak leadership and poor finances in damning report
A damning report has shown that the UK has dropped out of the top 10 countries for good governance under Rishi Sunak’s leadership
- The Daily Beast
House Oversight Committee Hearing Goes Totally Off the Rails Thanks to MTG
TwitterA House Oversight Committee hearing that was supposed to cover contempt proceedings for Attorney General Merrick Garland devolved into chaos and name-calling after repeated interruptions from a certain far-right representative from Georgia.Thursday night’s meeting was originally intended to advance a measure to hold Garland in contempt for refusing to hand over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur. But it quickly fell off the rails, with Marjorie Taylor
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Majorie Taylor Greene Insults Jasmine Crockett, Sends Oversight Committee Hearing Into Chaos
Even by recent standards, Thursday's meeting of the House Oversight Committee was a shocking train wreck.
- HuffPost
Trump Camp Reportedly 'Irked' That Biden Called His Debate Bluff
The former president had suggested that his successor was reluctant to debate him. But on Wednesday, that claim was thrown out the window.
- Evening Standard
Home Office announces deportation crackdown on Bangladesh asylum seekers
The Home Office said it had “streamlined” its returns agreement with Bangladesh
- HuffPost
Ex-Trump Lawyer Explains How GOP Stooges Could Hurt The Case More Than Anything
Tim Parlatore recalled one moment in particular that could have “a negative impact” on the jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial.
- The Telegraph
The sons of Putin’s elite are kept safe while ordinary Russians become cannon-fodder
A class disparity has emerged within the Russian military, contrasting the fates of ordinary soldiers and the privileged elite. This divide has ignited widespread anger and criticism, even among top-level troops who feel betrayed by their leadership during the ongoing battle over Ukraine.
- HuffPost
Ex-Aide Reveals The Big Argument Likely To 'Backfire' On Trump
Onetime press secretary Stephanie Grisham said this line of attack probably won't work.