New Jersey city lowered the voting age for school board – only 4% of teens showed up to cast ballots
Overall turnout came in at 3.47 percent, just below the 3.94 percent turnout among young voters
Starmer declines to rule out tech tax changes as part of future trade deal
The Prime Minister said discussions are ‘ongoing’, but that the agreement announced on Thursday ‘doesn’t cover’ the digital services tax.
John Rentoul answers your questions on Starmer’s trade deals – and their impact UK’s EU bargaining power
In a live Q&A, John Rentoul answered readers’ questions on Starmer’s trade deals, their impact on the UK’s global future, and their potential effect on relations with the EU
Fears grow FBI head Kash Patel isn’t taking his job seriously as he skips morning briefings and frequently attends UFC fights
Directors of the bureau typically attend a daily 8.30 a.m. meeting during which they are briefed on the most significant intelligence and law enforcement information
Sue Gray calls on Starmer to support Afghan women and girls in first remarks since sacking
Sue Gray was sacked in October after losing a bitter power struggle with Keir Starmer’s elections chief Morgan McSweeney
Government heads back to court in dispute over ‘farmed’ label on Scottish salmon
Exclusive: Activists say shoppers being misled as judge gives permission to appeal against his own decision
Tearful George Santos pleads for a pardon from Trump
Disgraced former congressman is asking the president to offer him a pardon, commutation or clemency – saying he believes he has been unfairly punished
Two men found guilty of felling Sycamore Gap tree
Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers have been found guilty by a jury at Newcastle Crown Court of causing criminal damage to the Sycamore Gap tree
Fastest sinking city in the US is revealed in new study and it’s not in Florida
Some localized spots in one city are found to be sinking up to 50 millimeters per year
Trump gets the Fox News band back together for his second administration
In just his first few months in office, Trump has already hired 23 Fox Newsers to work in his administration, Justin Baragona reports — including one of the network’s most loyal MAGA sycophants to serve as DC’s top prosecutor