BBC News Trump has long thrown out unconventional ideas at rallies. On Wednesday night, that came in the form of an offer to pay every adult US citizen $5,000 (£3,700) if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November. The only caveat, Trump said, was the money would have to be spent in the US. […]
BBC News Plans to give mayors in England the power to introduce a levy on tourists are expected to be outlined on Thursday. Under the proposals, a fee would be charged to people staying overnight and local leaders would decide how the revenue raised should be reinvested. The idea – dubbed the tourist tax – […]
BBC News Dr Samantha Burgess, strategic lead for climate at Copernicus, described August as “a remarkable month in the global climate record”, and its impacts had been “increasingly being felt by communities, economies and ecosystems across the world”. The combination of record air temperatures, record ocean heat and Europe’s exceptional summer showed how climate change […]
BBC News UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have triggered a series of Israeli counter-measures against UK nationals and organisations. The sanctions came after Israel opened up tenders for the construction of settlement homes in the strategically important so-called E1 area east of Jerusalem, plans that have drawn widespread international […]
BBC News James Reed, chairman and chief executive of recruitment company Reed, says one of the biggest mistakes people make is thinking about what an employer can do for you rather than what you can offer in return. “The biggest mistake is thinking that the world owes you a living,” he says and instead suggests […]
BBC News Dr Faye Bate, a trained medical doctor and women’s health expert, is also wary of advice suggesting all women should train differently according to their menstrual phase. “A one-size-fits-all model of ‘you should be exercising this way in this phase and a different way in a different phase’ shouldn’t be advice that applies […]
BBC News Trump also said further negotiations with Iran could possibly happen, “but it’s not something we’re looking at”. The US president initially predicted the war, which is now in its seventh month, would last only a matter of weeks. The conflict, and its knock-on effects on everything from gas to groceries, has led to […]
BBC News A chaplain who used a sermon to tell pupils they did not have to believe in “LGBT stuff” has reached a legal agreement with the school that dismissed him. Rev Bernard Randall was sacked by Trent College in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, in 2019, two months after the sermon. He appealed and his dismissal, […]
BBC News The UK needs new regulations for AI products used in the NHS and other healthcare settings, says Britain’s industry watchdog. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which regulates all medical devices and licenses treatment drugs in the UK, has published 44 recommendations to update its policies as the use of AI […]
