WASHINGTON (AP) — US Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife in federal custody after indictment on bribery and conspiracy charges, officials say.
Angela Rayner has overturned a decision blocking the construction of a £670m data centre on green belt land, days after Labour vowed to “send a clear message to the Nimbys”.
Kemi Badenoch has hit back at Sir Keir Starmer for joking about her comments on working at McDonald's - saying he would face calls to resign if he were a Conservative prime minister. Ms Badenoch, who replaced Rishi Sunak as Tory leader last month, has spoken extensively about her time working at the fast food chain.
Millions of households face a stealth council tax rise because of Government plans to create more directly elected mayors.
A Conservative peer has been stripped of his CBE after making derogatory comments about Sikhs and Pakistanis on social media and bullying an Indian journalist.
Emergency services attend six-vehicle crash involving 10 people on M6
The Syrian government appears to have fallen after a lightning offensive by rebels. President Bashar al Assad fled Damascus on a plane for an unknown destination, according to two senior Syrian army officers speaking to the Reuters news agency, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Syria's army command has now notified officers that his 24-year rule has ended, an officer who was informed of the move told Reuters.
After nearly eight decades of official denial and obfuscation of the UFO phenomenon, the new head of the Pentagon’s UFO analysis office made a remarkable admission last month.
Counter-terror police are investigating reports that an Oxford Union speaker broke the law by “expressing support” for Hamas during a debate on Israel.
"We’re just hoping for, looking for prayers," Jazmir Tucker's family said after he was shot and killed on Nov. 28
Angela Rayner has declared that nimbys will “no longer have the upper hand” as she unveiled plans to end their “chokehold” on housebuilding.
Rumblings of discontent are already emerging on the Labour backbenches.
For more on the GOP agenda in the new Congress, watch CNN’s “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju” this Sunday at 8 a.m. ET and 11 a.m ET.
PM vows to overrule local authority heads who stymie housing revolution amid concerns from wildlife groups and Labour-run administrations
The special reflective number plates cannot be read by speed and bus lane cameras and are illegal
Georgia Republican claims children are taking pills to ‘destroy their bodies before they’re old enough to vote’ or ‘join the military.’ Their advocates are ‘demons’ under orders from ‘Satan,’ she railed
A busy city centre shopping road ground to a halt after debris came crashing down from a building amid the high winds of Storm Darragh.
Royal Mail is urging early posting of Christmas cards and letters and has a special postmark as a reminder.
A Conservative call to keep any rise in Blackburn with Darwen borough's council tax at inflation or lower for 2025/26 has been rejected.
France’s Socialist party has proposed a Left-wing prime minister as it is expected to emerge as kingmaker in Emmanuel Macron’s attempt to form a new government
STORY: French President Emmanuel Macron is facing a tricky political situation as he scrambles to find a new prime minister to lead France's unruly parliament.After rejecting calls to quit, Macron promised to take action.:: TF1"We can't allow ourselves to be divided or to do nothing. That's why I'll name a prime minister in the coming days.":: What is Macron doing?Right now, Macron is in full damage-control. His last prime minister, Michel Barnier, was ousted in a no-confidence vote over a controversial 2025 budget bill. Frustrated by Barnier's belt-tightening measures, lawmakers pushed him out.Macron now needs to figure out how to pass the budget bill that caused the crisis in the first place.And name a new prime minister who'll last.:: How is he going to do that?Macron's best bet appears to lie with the Socialist Party.Ironically, the Socialists were part of the push to oust Barnier. But they've since signaled they might be willing to support another government.If Macron can win their backing, it could give his new prime minister a buffer to fend off no-confidence threats from both Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and the hard-left France Unbowed. :: Why is Macron rejecting the blameMacron, who sparked France's festering political crisis in June by calling a snap election that delivered a hung parliament, was defiant in his address to the nation.:: TF1"I will never take the blame for the lack of responsibility of others, and notably lawmakers who chose, knowingly, to bring down the budget and the government of France a few days before Christmas."He dismissed their actions as an "anti-republican front" aimed at creating chaos.Notre Dame reopening was supposed to be his triumph, but instead he's fighting fires within his government.
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