PPE Medpro, the company linked to Baroness Michelle Mone, has been wound up after a court ruling that makes it unlikely the government will recover most of the £148 million owed over a failed pandemic PPE contract. The Insolvency and Companies Court ordered the company into liquidation on Thursday, just months after it lost a High Court battle with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) over the supply of 25 million surgical gowns...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that the Kennedy Center’s board voted unanimously to rename the institution to the ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’ in recognition of what she described as President Donald Trump’s efforts to save the building over the past year. ‘Congratulations to President Donald J. Trump, and likewise, congratulations to President Kennedy, because this will be a truly great team long into the future! The building will no doubt attain new levels of...
Second lady Usha Vance worked to ensure a provision limiting the use of cellphones in Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) classrooms was included in the National Defense Authorization Act, Fox News Digital has learned. The Senate passed the NDAA Wednesday — a bill that authorizes $901 billion for the Department of Defense, provides a pay raise for U.S. troops, and more. ‘Education is foundational to a child’s future, and the Second Lady has long...
Mental health in the workplace has become a central concern for Australian businesses, with organisations increasingly recognising that employee wellbeing directly influences productivity, retention, and company culture. While mental health initiatives often focus on counselling services, flexible working arrangements, and stress management programmes, one fundamental element is frequently overlooked: the physical environment in which employees spend their working hours. Here’s a startling reality: the average office worker spends 1,700 hours per year sitting at their...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday called for the U.S. and other allies to respond to bellicose ‘signals’ from Russia. ‘Today, we again heard signals from Moscow that they are preparing to make next year a year of war. These signals are not only for us. It is crucial that our partners see them, and not only see them but also respond — especially partners in the United States, who often say that Russia wants...
Congress may be winding down for the year, but senators are making one last push for the Trump administration to follow the law and release its trove of files and documents related to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Lawmakers last month passed legislation that compels the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release all materials related to Epstein, and the deadline is Friday. Senate Democrats are already prepared to act in case the DOJ doesn’t follow...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a sweeping package of proposed regulatory actions Thursday to end ‘sex-rejecting procedures’ on minors as part of President Donald Trump’s January executive order calling on the department to protect children from ‘chemical and surgical mutilation.’ ‘Today, we are taking six decisive actions guided by gold standard science and the week one executive order from President Trump to protect children from chemical and surgical mutilation,’ HHS...
A pair of conservative lawmakers is launching a new group in the House of Representatives to ‘protect Western civilization in the United States,’ according to one of its founders. Reps. Keith Self, R-Texas, and Chip Roy, R-Texas, are starting the ‘Sharia Free America Caucus,’ Fox News Digital learned first. ‘Anytime you go to a fight, you bring as many friends with you as you can. I’m a military guy,’ Self told Fox News Digital. ‘So...
Shoppers are paying significantly more for Christmas food this year, with festive chocolate treats costing up to 70 per cent more than last Christmas and the price of a turkey rising by as much as £15, according to new research from consumer champion Which?. The organisation analysed the cost of key ingredients for a traditional Christmas dinner alongside popular seasonal treats such as mince pies, sparkling wine and chocolates. It found that while overall grocery...
Amazon is reportedly in discussions to invest as much as $10 billion in OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, in a move that could value the business at more than $500 billion and further intensify competition in the global AI market. The talks, first reported by The Information and subsequently confirmed by multiple sources, are said to be at an early and fluid stage. News of the potential deal pushed Amazon shares up around...
