Nandy breached code over appointment of donor to lead football regulator pred 3 urami in 26 minutami Culture secretary ‘deeply regrets error’ after inquiry finds failures in declaring past donations by watchdog nomineeLisa Nandy, the culture secretary, has apologised to Keir Starmer after an inquiry found she failed to say that her choice of nominee to lead a new football regulator had donated to her and to Labour before she nominated him for the role.Nandy said she regretted the errors highlighted in a report by William Shawcross, the commissioner for public appointments. Her apology comes a week after the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, made her own written apology to the prime minister for failing to obtain a licence before renting out her family home. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Israel carries out wave of airstrikes on southern Lebanon pred 3 urami in 50 minutami Three towns attacked despite truce with Hezbollah in what Israeli military says was effort to prevent group rearmingThe Israeli military has carried out a wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon in what it described as an attempt to prevent Hezbollah rearming.Israeli warplanes struck the towns of Kfar Dounine, Tayr Debba and Zawtar al-Sharqiya on Thursday, about an hour after issuing evacuation warnings to residents. No deaths had been reported at the time of publishing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Lammy says he was right not to discuss mistakenly freed prisoner at PMQs pred 3 urami in 55 minutami Justice secretary says he did not have ‘all the detail’ at the time and there is ‘mountain to climb’ on prisons crisisDavid Lammy has said the government has “a mountain to climb” to tackle the prisons crisis and insisted he was “not equipped with all the detail” when questioned in parliament the previous day about a mistaken prisoner release.After a fraudster mistakenly freed from prison handed himself in on Thursday, the justice secretary said he had been right not to provide details to MPs at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday about the release of a sex offender who remains at large. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nancy Pelosi, a force on Capitol Hill for decades, to retire from Congress pred 3 urami in 59 minutami Decision marks the close of a storied 20-term congressional career for the first woman to serve as House speakerUS politics live – latest updatesNancy Pelosi, a California Democratic representative and the first woman to serve as speaker, announced on Thursday she will retire from Congress, two years after stepping down from House leadership.Pelosi, who has represented San Francisco in Congress for nearly 40 years, said in a video address to her constituents that she would “not be seeking re-election”. Smiling as the music swelled over footage of a storied 20-term congressional career that saw Pelosi rise to the apex of American politics, she said she would finish out her final year in office. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Revealed: Qatar-linked intelligence operation targeted ICC prosecutor’s alleged victim pred 4 urami in 5 minutami Exclusive: Woman who accused Karim Khan of misconduct was subject of covert operation involving two British private intelligence firmsThe woman who has accused the prosecutor of the international criminal court of sexual abuse has been targeted by private intelligence firms as part of a covert operation said to have taken place on behalf of Qatar.The Guardian can reveal details of the intrusive operation, which has obtained sensitive information about the woman, who works at the ICC, and her family members. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump announces plan to cut cost of weight loss drugs and expand access pred 4 urami in 16 minutami Injectable versions of GLP-1s from Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk will see reduced prices and broader coverageDonald Trump announced a plan on Thursday to reduce the costs of some weight loss drugs for certain patients and expand access to them for people on public health insurance.The agreement will make oral versions of GLP-1s, which aren’t yet to market but are expected to be approved in the coming months, available at $150 per month for starting doses. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
