Thousands of people have marched through an East Sussex market town to protest against UK government plans to house asylum seekers on a former military site. Crowds of men, women and children walked to Crowborough from the base, where the Home Office plans to house up to 500 male asylum seekers as part of plans […]
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Inside Trump’s plan to rebuild Gaza without Palestinians | News
The US launches a “Board of Peace” for Gaza, but Palestinians have no seat at the table. A billion dollars buys a seat at the table shaping Gaza’s future, and Palestinians aren’t invited. As the US moves into phase two of a ceasefire, a so-called “Board of Peace” promises reconstruction while conditions in Gaza remain […]
Trump health care plan doesn’t fix skyrocketing Affordable Care Act premiums : NPR
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday. On Thursday, he made a health care announcement via a social media video. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images In a video posted to social media Thursday, President Trump announced an outline for new health care legislation. The […]
Hochul and Mamdani to unveil free child care plan in New York City
NEW YORK — New York City parents may soon have access to free child care for their 2-year-olds, under a plan set to be unveiled Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The two Democrats are expected to detail the program at a news conference Thursday morning, along with a pledge from Hochul […]
Trump and Zelensky Meet to Finalize Peace Plan
new video loaded: Trump and Zelensky Meet to Finalize Peace Plan transcript Back transcript Trump and Zelensky Meet to Finalize Peace Plan President Trump said a peace deal was “maybe very close” after meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. A joint U.S.-Ukraine proposal appeared to remain a work in progress as Russia rejected several […]
U.S. offers Ukraine 15-year security guarantee as part of peace plan : NPR
President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands at the start of a joint news conference following a meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, in Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP KYIV, Ukraine — The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for a period of 15 years as […]
Zelenskyy unveils details of new peace plan, seeks Trump talks on territory | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for a meeting with United States counterpart Donald Trump to discuss “sensitive issues” as negotiators inched closer to a final draft of a peace plan, nearly four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Zelenskyy told reporters in an embargoed briefing on Tuesday that US and Ukrainian negotiators had […]
Zelensky Calls Peace Plan ‘Quite Solid,’ Russia Then Launches Missiles
new video loaded: Zelensky Calls Peace Plan ‘Quite Solid,’ Russia Then Launches Missiles Tuesday morning, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that the latest American-backed proposals for a peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow looked “quite solid,” Russia launched a series of drone and missiles strikes against Ukraine. By Jamie Leventhal December 23, […]
Government waters down farm inheritance tax plan
Kate WhannelPolitical reporter PA Media Farmers protested against the changes again at last month’s Budget Government proposals to tax inherited farmland have been watered down, with the planned threshold increasing from £1m to £2.5m. The climbdown follows months of protests by farmers and concern from some Labour backbenchers. At last year’s Budget, ministers said they […]
‘No coherent plan for social mobility’ and Strictly fix claim ‘boshed’
The Guardian leads with an interview with the government’s social mobility commissioner, Alun Francis, in which he says that the government lacks an “overarching narrative” to pull various social mobility policy strands together and urges Sir Keir Starmer to set out a clearer strategy. It also features a photo of people celebrating the winter solstice […]