Download IPFS Twelve Reform UK-controlled councils, along with one Conservative-led authority, have announced plans to pursue legal action to block hotels from being used as asylum seeker accommodation. The move follows a High Court ruling on 19 August 2025, which granted Epping Forest District Council a temporary injunction against the[Read More…]

Download IPFS Thousands of Airbus workers across the UK are set to strike for 10 days in September 2025 over a pay dispute, potentially disrupting wing production at the company’s factories in Broughton, North Wales, and Filton, near Bristol. The industrial action, led by the trade union Unite, follows a[Read More…]

Download IPFS Four Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers were injured in two unrelated domestic incidents in Cheetham Hill and Withington on 19 August 2025, sustaining bite marks, broken bones, and other injuries. The assaults occurred while officers were responding to high-risk calls, underlining the dangers of frontline policing. In Cheetham[Read More…]

Download IPFS Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening economic cooperation with China, encouraging Chinese enterprises to invest in key sectors of the country’s economy, particularly the maritime industry. The Prime Minister extended the invitation during a meeting with a delegation from Shandong Xinxu Group[Read More…]

Download IPFS In a major step to ease festive travel, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday announced that more than 12,000 trains will operate for Bihar during the upcoming Diwali and Chhath festivals. The decision is aimed at managing the heavy rush of passengers, as demand for train tickets typically[Read More…]

Download IPFS The Trump administration has revoked the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials, according to an announcement made Tuesday by U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. In a memo posted to X, Gabbard said the officials lost their clearances for “politicizing and manipulating intelligence,[Read More…]

Download IPFS The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to prove that voting technology company Smartmatic has a long history of bribing election officials around the world, according to a new court filing unsealed this week. Federal prosecutors allege that three Smartmatic executives, who were indicted last year on charges[Read More…]

Download IPFS Sony has announced a price increase for PlayStation 5 consoles in the United States, marking the first significant adjustment since the gaming system launched in 2020. The new pricing takes effect on August 21 and has already sparked widespread reaction from American gamers. The company confirmed that both[Read More…]

Download IPFS More than 750 current and former federal health employees have accused Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of fueling threats and violence against U.S. public health workers. In a letter sent Wednesday to Kennedy and members of Congress, the group claimed that his rhetoric[Read More…]

Download IPFS The administration of President Donald Trump has escalated its confrontation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) by imposing sanctions on four officials accused of targeting American and Israeli nationals in war crimes investigations. The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday that two ICC judges and two prosecutors were added[Read More…]