
Anthony Head in "Ted Lasso."

Andy Burnham has proposed a 20% cut to business rates for pubs with many smaller, family-run enterprises taken out of paying the levy altogether, in his first major policy initiative during the Makerfield byelection. Burnham’s plans amount to a notable criticism of Keir Starmer’s policy in the area, with the Greater Manchester mayor saying: “Labour have got it wrong on small businesses.” He has previously been wary of discussing concrete policy decisions, in part because of a desire to focus on

Brendan Banfield was convicted in the 2023 murders of his wife and a man prosecutors said he "catfished" on a fetish website.

Inside the stadium during the Premier League Summer Series at MetLife Stadium on July 26, 2025 in East Rutherford, N.J.

The announcement was made by both countries Friday a day after North Korea unveiled a new facility to produce nuclear fuel. (Image credit: Ahn Young-joon)

Guardian - World · Oct 8
Technology secretary promises to support people whose jobs are swept away by automation Liz Kendall has insisted Labour will make artificial intelligence “work for workers”, and not abandon people whose jobs are swept away by its rapid advance. With public fears mounting about the impact of AI on employment, particularly for young people, the technology secretary claimed that the government could shape the way it is adopted. Continue reading...

Fox News · Oct 8
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , D-N.Y., slammed Senate Republicans after most of them voted to pass a bill to green light billions of dollars in funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The measure passed 52-47, mostly along party lines, though one Republican, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, joined Democrats in voting against passage. "Tonight, Senate Republicans passed a rotten bill that makes their priorities painfully clear

NBC News · Oct 8
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell on May 27.

Fox News · Oct 8
Liberal journalist and former CBS anchor Katie Couric admitted Thursday that CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss had little choice but to fire longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley after his explosive confrontation with network leadership, even as she expressed sympathy for his frustrations over changes at the storied newsmagazine. "I don't think that Bari Weiss had any choice but to let Scott Pelley go," Couric said on her online show . "I mean, I think it's a classic definition of i