There is something exquisitely British about watching a government try to sweet-talk the very people it is about to fleece. Like putting out the good biscuits before the bailiffs arrive. And so we have Sir Keir Starmer — a man whose natural habitat is somewhere between a Select Committee hearing and an apologetic queue at Pret — inviting the grandees of British business to No 10 for what Downing Street insists on calling an “informal...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has abandoned plans to raise income tax in this month’s Budget, backing away from what would have been a dramatic break with Labour’s manifesto pledge after warnings it risked sparking a backlash among MPs and voters. According to officials briefed on the decision, Reeves and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer have “ripped up” the proposal, which had been included in the Chancellor’s initial submission of “major measures” to the Office for Budget...
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director Daniel Rogers, during a rare public appearance Thursday, said nearly one in 10 of the agency’s terrorism investigations include at least one person under the age of 18, marking an alarming trend driven by online extremism. Since 2014, there have been nearly two dozen violent extremist attacks in Canada resulting in 29 deaths, and at least 60 victims injured, according to Rogers. Worryingly, he said, nearly one in ten...
Scottish salmon farming is now adding £1 billion a year to Scotland’s economy, according to a major new independent study that underscores the sector’s growing importance to rural communities, the national supply chain and Scotland’s global reputation for high-quality food production. The report, produced by BiGGAR Economics for Salmon Scotland, reveals that the industry’s overall economic contribution has risen by 25 per cent in four years, reflecting both sustained domestic demand and record-breaking international exports....
Former Rep. Louie Gohmert blasted ex-Special Counsel Jack Smith for allegedly targeting his personal phone records as part of his investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots, telling Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that his action ‘destroys the checks and balances that the founders counted on.’ Fox News Digital exclusively reported Thursday morning that Smith targeted then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s personal, private phone records, as well as Gohmert’s. Fox News Digital exclusively...
Former Rep. Louie Gohmert blasted ex-Special Counsel Jack Smith for allegedly targeting his personal phone records as part of his investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots, telling Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that his action ‘destroys the checks and balances that the founders counted on.’ Fox News Digital exclusively reported Thursday morning that Smith targeted then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s personal, private phone records, as well as Gohmert’s. Fox News Digital exclusively...
The Department of Justice under President Donald Trump has opened a probe into Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., over alleged mortgage fraud, Fox News has confirmed. In response, Swalwell said he was not surprised to be targeted by Trump and vowed to keep speaking out while pursuing his lawsuit. ‘As the most vocal critic of Donald Trump over the last decade and as the only person who still has a surviving lawsuit against him, the only...
For catering and food businesses, packaging shapes the entire experience – how well the food travels, how customers consume it and what they say about it afterwards. Yet the story doesn’t end with the meal itself. What happens to those cups and containers once they’ve served their purpose is becoming just as much a part of how our industry is defined. Across the UK, more and more cafés, caterers and food retailers are rethinking the...
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith met with then-FBI Director Christopher Wray months after he began investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots and the 2020 election, Fox News Digital has learned. Fox News Digital exclusively reviewed the document that FBI Director Kash Patel recently shared with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Sen. Ron Johnson containing the new development. Grassley, R-Iowa, and Johnson, R-Wis., are currently reviewing the documents as part of their joint...
Congressional Democrats are warring after one of their own moderates moved to force a vote on formally rebuking a progressive lawmaker, accusing him of undermining the U.S. Constitution with his 2026 announcement. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., stunned fellow lawmakers on Wednesday evening when she filed what’s known as a privileged resolution aimed at scolding Rep. Jesús ‘Chuy’ García, D-Ill., for a move that effectively appeared to clear a path for his chief of staff...
