Starmer is warned against ‘appeasing’ Trump with tax cut for US tech firms

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Labour MP and Lib Dem leader express concern social media companies could be let off hook just as benefits are cut

Keir Starmer has been warned against “appeasing” Donald Trump as he considers reducing a major tax for US tech companies while cutting disability benefits and public sector jobs.

His chancellor, Rachel Reeves, confirmed on Sunday that there were “ongoing” discussions about the UK’s £1bn-a-year digital services tax that affects companies including Meta and Amazon.

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Education secretary orders inquiry into allegations of student loan fraud

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Bridget Phillipson instructs Public Sector Fraud Authority to look into whether millions of pounds falsely claimed

Fraud experts will investigate the university loans system amid concerns that students are falsely claiming millions of pounds without intending to study, the education secretary has announced.

Bridget Phillipson has instructed the Public Sector Fraud Authority to coordinate the response to allegations that individuals with no genuine academic intent are enrolling in degree courses to secure loans.

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Germany is unlocking billions to supercharge its military at a seismic moment – Hacker News

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  1. Germany is unlocking billions to supercharge its military at a seismic moment  Hacker News
  2. Germany is unlocking billions to supercharge its military at a seismic moment for Europe  CNN
  3. Merz and SPD try to narrow differences in German coalition talks  Reuters
  4. Germany votes for historic boost to defence spending  BBC.com
  5. Germany's likely next leader wins parliament's backing for huge defense and infrastructure spending  The Associated Press
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IRS nears deal with Ice to share data of undocumented immigrants – report

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Immigration officials could give names and addresses, raising concerns about abuse of power by Trump administration

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reportedly nearing a deal to allow immigration officials to use tax data to support Donald Trump’s deportation agenda, according to reports by the Washington Post.

Under the proposed data-sharing agreement, said to have been in negotiations for weeks, Immigration And Customs Enforcement (Ice) could hand over the names and addresses of undocumented immigrants to the IRS, raising concerns about abuse of power from the Trump administration and the erosion of privacy rights.

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Some Americans Have New Anxiety Traveling Abroad – Live and Let’s Fly

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  1. Some Americans Have New Anxiety Traveling Abroad  Live and Let's Fly
  2. The case for boycotting the United States | Robert Reich  The Guardian
  3. The New American Travel Anxiety: ‘Will They Hate Us?’  The New York Times
  4. US tourism sector to lose $64 billion due to Trump administration's trade wars: Report  The Times of India
  5. These European travelers are rethinking US trips due to Trump policies  USA TODAY
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A legal showdown looms in Israel as Netanyahu moves to oust top officials – The Associated Press

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  1. A legal showdown looms in Israel as Netanyahu moves to oust top officials  The Associated Press
  2. Israeli Cabinet Moves to Fire Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara  The New York Times
  3. Defying protests, Israeli cabinet votes no confidence in attorney general  Reuters
  4. Government seeking to operate ‘above the law,’ AG charges ahead of no-confidence vote  The Times of Israel
  5. Netanyahu’s Cabinet Starts to Oust Legal Chief as Protests Grow  Bloomberg
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Iceland’s minister for children quits after admitting she had a baby with a teenager 30 years ago – The Associated Press

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  1. Iceland's minister for children quits after admitting she had a baby with a teenager 30 years ago  The Associated Press
  2. Iceland’s minister for children resigns over relationship with teen when she was 22  CNN
  3. Iceland Minister Quits After Confessing To Having A Child With Teenage Boy  NDTV
  4. Iceland Minister for Children Quits After Admitting She Had 16-Year-Old’s Baby Decades Ago  PEOPLE
  5. Iceland’s minister for children quits after admitting she had a baby with teen: report  New York Post
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Service at Heathrow airport returns to normal two days after forced closure

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More than a thousand flights were cancelled on Friday after a fire at an electrical substation caused a power cut

Heathrow airport has returned to normal business two days after it was forced to close when a fire at an electrical substation caused a power cut.

Europe’s busiest airport had more than 1,000 flights cancelled on Friday after the fire at the substation in Hayes, west London.

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Horrifying reason cruise ship guests were asked to turn off lights and close curtains while in certain waters – World News – UNILAD

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  1. Horrifying reason cruise ship guests were asked to turn off lights and close curtains while in certain waters - World News  UNILAD
  2. Cruise Passengers Told to Remain Alert as the Ship Passed Through a Spot 'Known for Piracy Threats'  PEOPLE
  3. Cruise passengers were told to draw curtains and turn off lights as they passed through a pirate hot spot  Business Insider
  4. Cunard's Queen Anne passengers warned of pirates on maiden voyage  New York Post
  5. Horrifying reason cruise passengers are asked to close curtains through certain waters  Daily Mail
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Istanbul mayor jailed on day of likely presidential nomination

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Ekrem İmamoğlu, rival of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, placed in pre-trial detention along with dozens of staff and officials

An Istanbul court has formally arrested the city’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, on corruption charges, sending him to pre-trial detention on the day he is expected to receive his party’s nomination to run for president.

The mayor of Turkey’s largest city and a rival of the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was jailed on charges of leading a criminal organisation, bribery, misconduct and corruption, along with dozens of his staff and municipal officials.

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Pope Francis is back home: Here’s what his recovery will entail – Axios

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  1. Pope Francis is back home: Here's what his recovery will entail  Axios
  2. Pope Francis appears frail as he’s discharged from hospital to continue recovery at Vatican  CNN
  3. Pope Francis Makes Public Appearance in Rome  The New York Times
  4. Pope Francis makes first public greeting and blessing from hospital  Vatican News - English
  5. Pope Francis makes 1st public appearance in five weeks, returns to the Vatican  Fox News
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Gérard Depardieu to appear in Paris court over sexual assault allegations

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Actor, 76, denies claims made by assistant director and set designer who worked with him on Les Volets Verts

Gérard Depardieu will become the most high-profile French person to stand trial on #MeToo abuse allegations when he appears in a Paris court on Monday.

The actor, a titan of French cinema with more than 200 films and television series to his name, is accused of sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021.

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Canada to head to polls as Mark Carney calls snap election for 28 April

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Prime minister launches contest expected to focus on US relations, as Liberals enjoy lead over Conservatives

Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has called a snap election on 28 April, firing the starting gun on a contest that is widely expected to focus on the strained relationship with the US amid threats to Canada’s economic and political future.

“We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetime because of President [Donald] Trump’s unjustified trade actions and his threats to our sovereignty,” he said. “He wants to break us, so America can own us. We will not let this happen. We’re over the shock the shock of the betrayal, but we can never forget the lessons. We have to look out for ourselves. We have to look out for each other.”

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Labour must involve whole country if it wants to achieve its goals, report warns

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Age of ‘command and control’ is over, says Demos, with work needed from business, charities, unions and public

Labour’s missions are at risk of failing unless the government does more to involve the whole country from businesses to the wider public, as the age of “command and control” is over, a report from Demos has warned.

The thinktank called on the government to embrace “mass mobilisation” for businesses, charities, unions and the wider public to drive its flagship missions, which promise growth, clean energy, cutting crime, rebuilding the NHS and reforming education.

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Andy Peebles, former Radio 1 DJ and presenter, dies aged 76

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Host of Top of the Pops and My Top Twelve among other shows was one of last people to interview John Lennon

Andy Peebles, the former Radio 1 DJ and presenter who was one of the last people to interview John Lennon, has died aged 76, his family has confirmed.

Peebles began his radio career in Manchester in 1973 and joined Radio 1 in 1978, where he was a familiar voice for 14 years.

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3,000-Year-Old Secret Found in King Tutankhamun’s Tomb – The Daily Galaxy –Great Discoveries Channel

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  1. 3,000-Year-Old Secret Found in King Tutankhamun’s Tomb  The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
  2. King Tutankhamun’s tomb hid a 3,000-year-old secret ritual, scientists reveal  New York Post
  3. Archaeologists uncover a 3,000-year-old SECRET hidden in Tutankhamun's tomb  Daily Mail
  4. Relics in Tutankhamun’s tomb hint he invented elaborate burial rites  New Scientist
  5. Archaeologist makes historic Tutankhamun discovery after studying Egyptian pharaoh's tomb  LADbible
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