- French health ministry extends smoking ban NPR
- France to ban smoking on beaches, parks and near schools BBC
- Ooh la law: France snuffing out smoking in parks, beaches, more Fox News
- France to ban smoking at beaches, parks and outside schools to protect children Reuters
- France Banning Being French With New Smoking Laws The Daily Beast
Future of world-renowned children’s centre in hands of Reform UK
Pen Green, a model for Labour’s Sure Start, could face closure if Reform-led North Northamptonshire council fails to act
A world-renowned children’s centre that provided the model for Sure Start is on the brink of collapse, with its future in the hands of the newly elected Reform UK leadership of its local council.
The Pen Green Centre, which pioneered wrap-around care and learning for preschool children in one of the most deprived areas of the UK, was the blueprint for Labour’s totemic early years Sure Start programme in the late 1990s.
Continue reading...Hamas reviews Gaza ceasefire proposal as U.S. expresses optimism – The Washington Post
- Hamas reviews Gaza ceasefire proposal as U.S. expresses optimism The Washington Post
- Israel accepts a US proposal for a temporary Gaza ceasefire and Hamas gives a cool response AP News
- Trump says Gaza deal ‘very close,’ suggests announcement could be imminent The Times of Israel
- How Israel is responding to latest U.S. proposals to pause war in Gaza PBS
- Time's Up for the Warmongers and Dreamers of Settlements: Seal the Deal Now Haaretz
Macron Says Israel Can’t Have ‘Free Pass’ in Gaza – The New York Times
- Macron Says Israel Can’t Have ‘Free Pass’ in Gaza The New York Times
- Israel accuses Macron of waging a 'crusade against the Jewish state' Le Monde.fr
- Performance, Punishment or Policy: What Would Recognizing Palestine Really Mean? Haaretz
- Israel accuses France’s Macron of ‘crusade against the Jewish state’ The Times of Israel
- Macron's 'recognition' of a Palestinian state is a way to punish Israel - opinion The Jerusalem Post
Rolls-Royce and feather crown among King Charles’s coronation gifts
Official register reveals presents included £300,000 car from king of Bahrain, as well as trees and a model ship
King Charles received coronation gifts ranging from a luxury Rolls-Royce to a feather crown and two hand-woven coconut leaf hats, according to an official register.
The Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II, thought to be worth at least £300,000, was given by the king of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa. As an official gift to Charles as head of state, the car will become part of the royal mews to be used on official occasions and not for private use, sources indicated. The Bahraini king also gave Charles a decorative clock.
Continue reading...Government sells final shares in NatWest 17 years after £45bn bailout
Sale ends state ownership of the banking group, then known as Royal Bank of Scotland, after 2008 rescue
The UK has sold its final shares in NatWest Group, ending 17 years of state ownership since the £45bn taxpayer bailout that saved the bank from collapse at the height of the 2008 financial crisis.
The full privatisation of NatWest is a symbolic moment for the banking group – formerly known as Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) – and draws a line under the most tumultuous chapter in its near 300-year history.
Continue reading...Gerry Adams’ BBC libel win risks more benign view of Troubles taking hold
Concerns raised that hefty award to politician over Spotlight episode could lead to less hard-hitting journalism
For more than half a century, Spotlight has roved a beam over Northern Ireland, illuminating dark and overlooked topics. But now the flagship BBC documentary series is itself in the glare of scrutiny.
Gerry Adams’ victory in a libel case on Friday dealt a heavy blow to Spotlight and the BBC and raises questions over the programme and the impact of the case on journalism in the UK and Ireland.
Continue reading...China hits back after Trump claims it is ‘violating’ tariff truce
The remarks from both sides raise concerns that a trade war could erupt again between the two largest economies.
Confusion and concern loom over Mexico’s historic judicial election
Mexico is set to elect its judges, from the Supreme Court to local magistrates. But will the vote lessen corruption?
Airbus A320 destroyed by Israel only few minutes after it landed full of passengers – airlive
- Airbus A320 destroyed by Israel only few minutes after it landed full of passengers airlive
- After Sanaa airport strike, Houthis say they’ll start targeting Israeli civilian planes The Times of Israel
- Israel Strikes Yemen’s Main Airport Again After Houthi Attacks The New York Times
- Israeli airstrikes target Yemen airport as Netanyahu warns Houthis, Iran ABC News
- Israel says it has hit Houthi targets including last plane at Sanaa airport Reuters
China has ‘totally violated’ its trade agreement with the US, says Trump
President took to social media to denounce Beijing in the latest development in his ongoing tariff war
Donald Trump declared that China has “totally violated its agreement” against the US on trade just two weeks after the countries reached a deal, raising fears that the trade war will continue to rattle the global economy.
“I made a FAST DEAL with China in order to save them from what I thought was going to be a very bad situation,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday morning. “Everybody was happy! That is the good news!!! The bad news is that China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US.”
Continue reading...Thom Yorke calls Netanyahu an ‘extremist’ in statement on Gaza
Radiohead frontman makes lengthy statement after he had been criticised over perceived silence on the war, and for previously performing in Israel
After he was criticised for his silence on the subject, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has made a statement regarding the war in Gaza, saying Benjamin Netanyahu and his Israeli administration are “extremists” who “need to be stopped”.
He also criticised Hamas, saying the organisation “chooses too to hide behind the suffering of its people”.
I think Netanyahu and his crew of extremists are totally out of control and need to be stopped, and that the international community should put all the pressure it can on them to cease. Their excuse of self-defence has long since worn thin and has been replaced by a transparent desire to take control of Gaza and the West Bank permanently.
I believe this ultra-nationalist administration has hidden itself behind a terrified & grieving people and used them to deflect any criticism, using that fear and grief to further their ultra-nationalist agenda with terrible consequences, as we see now with the horrific blockade of aid to Gaza …
Continue reading...Suspect in South African student’s murder killed in police shootout
'Please stop killing women,' urges the police minister as the search continues for two more suspects.
Taylor Swift buys back her master recordings
The singer announces that she owns the masters to her first six albums, for the first time ever.
Floods kill at least 110 people after heavy rain in Nigeria
Torrential rains in the central town of Mokwa led to the deadly floods, authorities say.
Floods kill at least 110 people after heavy rain in Nigeria
Torrential rains in the central town of Mokwa led to the deadly floods, authorities say.
Israel claims Hamas losing control over Gaza civilians as GHF ramps up aid operations – The Times of Israel
- Israel claims Hamas losing control over Gaza civilians as GHF ramps up aid operations The Times of Israel
- How the controversial US-Israeli backed Gaza aid plan turned to chaos BBC
- Headlines for May 29, 2025 Democracy Now!
- Breaking Hamas's grip: Israel and US bypass terrorist group to deliver aid The Jerusalem Post
- Hamas faces 'legitimacy crisis' as desperate Gazans flock to US-backed aid centers Fox News
Six killed as RSF attack devastates Sudanese hospital in North Kordofan
Obeid hospital suffers severe damage in paramilitary assault, worsening health crisis in Sudan's civil war.
Max Planck Society sees flood of US job applicants amid Trump swoop on universities – Reuters
- Max Planck Society sees flood of US job applicants amid Trump swoop on universities Reuters
- World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts The New York Times
- Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them AP News
- Reversing the brain drain: Can Europe successfully woo scientists amid US research cuts? France 24
- Funding is drying up, and so are career options. Some budding scientists are debating abandoning their research. The Boston Globe
Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke legal status for 500,000 migrants
The ruling means 530,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela are at risk of being deported.