Month: January 2026

All government departments and local authorities will get real-terms funding increases after Plaid agrees to abstainCardiff Bay’s Labour administration has managed to pass the Welsh budget after striking a deal with Plaid Cymru, releasing a real-terms funding increase for all government departments and local authorities before May’s Senedd elections.With 100 days to go before the contest, in which polls suggest the pro-independence Plaid Cymru will end more than 100 years […]

‘It’s not an episode of The Apprentice, there has to be a lawful process’, says West Midlands police chief commissionerThe West Midlands police and crime commissioner has said politicians provided a “degree of fiction” regarding his power to sack a police chief over the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, adding it was not an “episode of The Apprentice”.The home secretary withdrew her confidence in chief constable Craig Guildford after […]

Company cites impact of mandatory age checks introduced in summer 2025 under the Online Safety ActPornhub is to stop new users accessing its site in the UK from next week, citing the impact of mandatory age checks that were introduced last summer under the Online Safety Act.The porngraphy website, which is one of the most visited in the world, announced that from 2 February only users who have already verified […]

Exercises described by President Trump as an ‘armada’ to be led by the USS Abraham Lincoln amid standoffThe US has announced plans to hold multi-day military exercises in the Middle East as it deploys what Donald Trump has called an “armada” led by the USS Abraham Lincoln to the region as part of a tense standoff with Iran.The display of US air power was announced as the White House has […]

The trial against Meta and YouTube was ‍scheduled to kick off with jury selection in California Superior Court.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

The network is set lean into podcasters bringing on more controversial conservative leaning voices.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

India and the European Union have announced a landmark trade deal after two decades of talks, creating a market of two bSource: www.aljazeera.comRead full article