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Labour leader examining proposals to overhaul gas standing charges and make heat pumps cheaper to run than boilers Andy Burnham is considering radical plans that could cut household energy bills by £130 a year and make running a heat pump cheaper than a gas boiler. In his speech on Friday as he became the new Labour leader, Burnham promised to reduce the price of “essentials”, and a cost of living package is expected to be one of his first announcements in Downing Street. Continue reading...

As Andy Burnham prepares to take office, promising radical change and looking to move power out of London, Dan Haygarth and Jemma Robinson ask people in the capital about the incoming prime minister

William Nyarko, Executive Director of the Africa Centre for International Law and Accountability (ACILA), has called for sweeping reforms to political finance laws across Africa to require electoral candidates to disclose campaign donations and file financial reports and returns, arguing that the current legal gap is fuelling corruption, state capture and the misuse of public resources.

Frances Black first introduced the Occupied Territories Bill in 2018.

Brazil · Business Key Facts —The Deal. UAE state-owned EDGE Group has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Brazilian aerospace engineering firm Akaer, pending regulatory approvals. —The Price. No purchase price has been disclosed by either party, though EDGE has invested roughly BRL 3 billion (USD 590 million) in Brazil since 2023. —Embraer’s Stance.…

Trump Media & Technology Group unveils a paid-for, licensed data feed called 'Truth API' to provide banks and trading firms the fastest access to posts from the 10 most influential Truth Social accounts, but does not give any pricing details

The UN refugee agency and the Ethiopian government have opened a new support centre in Addis Ababa to provide refugees with free legal advice and access to essential services. The initiative aims to help refugees navigate bureaucracy, obtain vital documents and improve their chances of finding work. Ethiopia hosts more than one million refugees, making it Africa's third-largest refugee-hosting country. Tom Canetti reports from Addis Ababa.

Andy Burnham is planning to bring Jonathan Reynolds back as business secretary as the incoming prime minister moves to deliver on his pledge to lead a “pro-business” government. Reynolds, who served as business secretary until last September before becoming chief whip, is expected to return to the department when Burnham unveils his cabinet this week,…

He suggested Nigeria should consider hybrid governance models, pointing to successful systems in Arab nations that blend traditional leadership structures with modern administration.

While the Democrats were still listed as “pro-Israel” members of Congress on AIPAC’s political donations page, the option of donating to them was unavailable.

The prime minister’s wife, Sara Netanyahu, requested a security detail for the rest of her life. Yaron Blum argued that the request did not reflect reality.

From Keith Olbermann's fascism accusations to Rachel Maddow's dictatorship warnings, a look at how the network shifted sharply left over 30 years.

The legislation would eliminate the tip credit for restaurant workers and other tipped employees—which has not worked out well in the past.

Where are Hegseth’s hormones when Trump needs them?

Outgoing PM has joked about cookery classes and cutting hedges, but does the international stage beckon? As his time in Downing Street comes to an end, Keir Starmer has been joking with friends about what he might do after he stands down as prime minister. He has teased that he might take a cookery course. “He needs it, he only makes two meals,” one friend said. Another not entirely serious suggestion was cutting his father-in-law’s hedge in the expectation that if he did well, he could…

Kevin Warsh’s testimony to Congress “offered some heat but not a lot of new light” on the outlook for interest rates, one economist said.

Incoming prime minister likely to reverse manifesto pledge and allow new North Sea licences, reports say Andy Burnham is expected to relax the government’s restrictions on new oil and gas drilling when he becomes prime minister, according to reports. A decision to grant new licences for the practice in the North Sea would mark a departure from Labour’s 2024 manifesto, in which it pledged to honour existing licences but not issue new ones. Continue reading...

The official attributed the achievement to improved voluntary tax compliance, digital tax administration, public enlightenment, tax reforms, an empowered workforce, as well as the enabling environment created by the administration of Governor Biodun Oyebanji.

He took over from Sir Keir Starmer on Friday ahead of entering Number 10 Downing Street on Monday

Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission aims to turn churches into PACs

Brazil · Business Key Facts —Allegation. JBS is accused of indirect cattle purchases from six farms on Brazil’s slave-labor dirty list between 2016 and 2023. —Rebuttal. JBS says it does not buy from farms linked to forced labour and updates its monitoring systems regularly. —Lawsuit. Labour prosecutors sued JBS and Cargill in April 2026, seeking…

MANILA, Philippines — Palace press officer Claire Castro slammed Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano following his recent claim about the P10,000 assistance allegedly rejected by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Castro said in a viber message to reporters on Saturday that the Malacañang will present evidence to counter the allegations related to Cayeto’s statement during a Facebook

If completed as planned, Donald Trump's triumphal arch outside Arlington National Cemetery will tower over the graceful Memorial Bridge, obstruct the view of the Lincoln Memorial from the cemetery (and vice versa), and offend anyone whose taste is north of Liberace. But there's another aspect of this grotesquerie that deserves some attention: Namely, what is the triumph Trump is celebrating? The Arch of Titus in Rome celebrates the Roman victory over the Jews and the sacking of Jerusalem in…

County delegate elections may prove more important than any debate at the July 25 convention

For centuries, philosophers from Socrates and Augustine to John Rawls have asked, “What is the good life?” Now, CNBC has come up with the answer: Apparently, it is abortion, childcare, and voting without photo identification. Who knew human flourishing aligned so perfectly with Democratic Party priorities? CNBC’s pronouncement on what constitutes a good life comes…

Hearing from allies of incoming prime minister Andy Burnham, Dan Haygarth tracks the year that saw the mayor of Greater Manchester set his sights on Number 10

Like its counterparts in most other countries, the US electorate is more interested in consumer goods than in geopolitical questions that, sooner or later, could have devastating consequences. Leer más

International corporate lawyer and entrepreneur, Victoria Bright, has urged the government to strengthen Ghana's existing courts and create specialised courts where necessary instead of establishing new public tribunals under the proposed Public Tribunal Bill.

Senator Olajide Ipinsagba boasts that Ondo APC faces no viable opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections, citing strong candidates and Tinubu’s perfor

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs has received a comprehensive briefing from the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Mr Eric Opoku, on the implementation of the Government's flagship Feed Ghana Programme and preparations for the ongoing farming season.

The creditors bidding to rescue Thames Water remain confident they will be able to present a revised takeover proposal to Andy Burnham’s government, despite preparing for the possibility ministers reject the deal, a source told City AM. People close to the London & Valley Water (L&VW) consortium said they expected to engage with the new…

A member of the National Communications Team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Theophilus Dzimega Jnr, has urged the Minority in Parliament to support the reintroduction of the tribunal system, arguing that it will strengthen the country's fight against illegal mining.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Constitutional Studies (CenCES), James Kwabena Bomfeh Jnr., has criticised the passage of the Tribunal Bill, 2026, warning that the process surrounding the legislation raises concerns about Ghana’s democratic governance.

Brazil · Politics Key Facts —30-day suspension. Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered a blanket ban on in-person visits to former President Jair Bolsonaro, with exceptions only for lawyers and health professionals. —Milei visit blocked. The ruling directly prevents Argentina’s President Javier Milei from meeting Bolsonaro during his planned late-July trip to Brazil. —185 logged visits.…

Scott Turner blasted Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rent freeze and tax proposals, saying socialist progressive policies will drive businesses from New York City.

Government’s food security push is said to rely on animal feed imports with vulnerability to supply chain shocks The government’s planned poultry sector growth plan is a risk to national security, campaigners have warned. Earlier this month, the environment secretary, Emma Reynolds, told the Groundswell agriculture festival that the key to improving food security was consuming more homegrown produce, and said this was why the government had set up the Farming and Food Partnership Board, whose…

Republican campaign committees and political action committees are outraising their Democratic counterparts by millions of dollars ahead of the November midterm elections. But in an election cycle where President Donald Trump is not on the ballot, and Democrats are itching to regain control of at least one branch of Congress after being shut out of…

In 1975, not long after I left the New York City Department of Investigation, a city building inspector accepted a $50 cash envelope to overlook a code violation. He was corrupt. In 2024, a hedge fund manager donated $10 million to a super PAC supporting the senator who then blocked legislation that would have cost…

The warning from Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) that he could leave the Democratic Party over its fading support for Israel comes with a large asterisk. It was a threat that prompted the centrist Democrat to spend much of Thursday clarifying to reporters in the halls of the Capitol. Roughly half of House Democrats voting to…

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. Podcaster Ben Shapiro does not like Vice President JD Vance.…

Even in the president’s backyard there’s bipartisan opposition to the sprawling and noisy computer farms he’s been calling “liquid gold.”

The address was embarrassing, but it nevertheless must be taken seriously as preparation for a new election interference campaign.