Senate Republicans are racing to pass a budget bill that is pivotal to President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda ahead of a self-imposed 4 July deadline. Party leadership have been twisting arms for an initial vote on the “Big Beautiful Bill” by Saturday afternoon, following the release of its latest version – all 940 pages –...
Kate Whannel Political reporter EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Kim Leadbeater, the MP behind the assisted dying bill, has said she is “confident” MPs will back the legislation when it returns for its final stage in the House of Commons on Friday. If the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – which allows terminally ill adults to get...
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. Over the objections of critics who say a landmark cryptocurrency bill lacks adequate consumer and financial system protections, among other concerns, several Senate Democrats voted with Republicans on Tuesday to pass the legislation that would establish a regulatory...
This season Piastri is in another league compared to his team-mate. The incident in Canada was a direct result of Lando making yet another mistake. McLaren need to prioritise Oscar for the rest of the season, surely? – Anon To describe Piastri as “in another league” from Norris this year is a bit of a...
Fly-half Finn Russell says he wanted to “give a kid from Bath the limelight” as he explained why he unselfishly passed to Max Ojomoh for the crucial second try in their 23-21 Gallagher Premiership title win over Leicester Tigers. It helped seal Bath’s first league title since 1996 and their third trophy of the season,...
BBC Sport looks back at Bruno Fernandes’ assist to Kobbie Mainoo in the 2024 FA Cup final between Manchester United and Manchester City. Read full article at source...
The body which runs Nigeria’s university-entrance exams has admitted to a “technical glitch” which compromised some results of this year’s tests, after nearly 80% of students got low grades. Students have complained about not being able to log in to the computers, questions not showing up and power cuts making it impossible to take the...
Motorists are being urged to drive more carefully on Dartmoor to help cut the number of animals injured or killed. Devon and Cornwall Police said 144 animals, including ponies, cattle and sheep, were killed on Dartmoor’s roads in 2024. Rangers, members of the emergency services and the British Horse Society have carried out patrols to...
Declan Rice captured the mood and flagged up the danger signals in his final message as Arsenal gathered in a huddle before they faced the formidable challenge of Paris St-Germain. “If we don’t have the ball, we die,” Rice told his Arsenal team-mates as they finished their warm-up before the Champions League semi-final first leg...
Cameron Weldon BBC News, South West BBC Clive Angior said he used to carry his late wife’s bus pass in his pocket for sentimental reasons A man from Devon said a “total mistake” left him upset as he lost a treasured item that belonged to his late wife. Clive Angior, 81, from Plympton, said he...
Half-centuries from Sol Budinger, Ian Holland, Peter Handscomb and Logan Van Beek helped Leicestershire reach a commanding 423-9 after Derbyshire had asked them to bat first on the first day of their County Championship match in Leicester. The East Midlands rivals are both looking to build on winning starts to their Division Two campaigns. Derbyshire,...
An emergency law to override new rules about how to sentence offenders from ethnic minorities will not be passed before Easter, government sources have confirmed. Guidelines due to come into effect in England and Wales on Tuesday advise judges to consider the lives of offenders from ethnic minority and other backgrounds before deciding on punishment,...