Shabana Mahmood accuses asylum seekers of making ‘vexatious, last-minute claims’ pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 5 minutami Home Office says it will review modern slavery laws to save PM’s ‘one in, one out’ returns deal with FranceShabana Mahmood has accused asylum seekers of making “vexatious, last-minute claims” to avoid removal to France as the Home Office said it would review modern slavery laws to save Keir Starmer’s returns deal.After an 11th hour injunction that scuppered Labour’s “one in, one out” scheme, the home secretary said she would stop claimants “suddenly deciding that they are a modern slave on the eve of their removal”, adding that it made a “mockery of our laws and this country’s generosity”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK to explore extraditing Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brückner pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 9 minutami Met chief Mark Rowley says many questions remain and detectives are liaising with German and Portuguese policeMark Rowley has said the British police investigation into Madeleine McCann will explore extraditing the German national Christian Brückner to the UK to stand trial over the three-year-old’s disappearance.Brückner was released from a German prison on Wednesday after serving a seven-year jail term for the rape of an elderly woman in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in 2005, two years before Madeleine disappeared while on holiday with her family in the same town. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by a quarter point, for first time in nearly a year – live updates pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 10 minutami Rates now stand at a range of 4% to 4.25% as reduction comes amid concern of political pressure on independent central bank from Trump A reporter asked Jerome Powell about Stephen Miran’s appointment, specifically on the fact that Miran is the first Fed governor to also have a role in the executive branch while also serving on the Fed board. Miran is the chair of the Council of Economic Advisors.“The committee remains united in pursuing our dual mandate goals,” Powell said in response. “We’re strongly committed to maintaining our independence and beyond that, I really don’t have anything to share.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Republicans propose $88m in security for lawmakers after Charlie Kirk killing pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 29 minutami Funds included in stopgap measure House Republicans released that would keep government through 21 NovemberCongressional Republicans have proposed $88m in new security spending for lawmakers, judges and top government officials in response to the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but the money has been caught up in a partisan battle over government funding that could spark a shutdown.The funds are included in a stopgap measure Republicans in the House of Representatives released Tuesday that would keep the government open through 21 November without making major changes to policy, and gives negotiators time to work out a long-term deal. Under the proposal, an additional $30m would be available for security for members of Congress, another $30m would go towards protective services for executive branch employees and $28m would be spent on security for supreme court justices. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Police arrest man filmed at far-right rally allegedly calling for Keir Starmer to be shot pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 36 minutami Video from ‘unite the kingdom’ rally captured man saying ‘someone needs to shoot Keir Starmer’A man allegedly captured on video at the far-right rally in London on Saturday threatening to kill Keir Starmer has been arrested by police.An investigation was launched on Sunday in connection with the video, which was filmed at the event organised by the far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hiker attacked by bear in Yellowstone national park flown to hospital pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 53 minutami Trail closes after 29-year-old man suffers non-threatening injuries in backcountry encounter with possible grizzlyA Yellowstone national park trail remained closed on Wednesday after a possible grizzly bear attacked a hiker, leaving him with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.The 29-year-old man suffered injuries to his chest and arm in Tuesday’s attack on the Turbid lake trail north-east of Yellowstone Lake. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Irish police find child remains in hunt for boy not marked as missing for four years pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 55 minutami Gardaí believe body is that of Daniel Aruebose, whose 2022 disappearance was not noticed by authorities until last monthIrish police investigating the fate of a boy who disappeared four years ago but was only registered by authorities as missing last month have found the remains of a child on Dublin wasteland.Gardaí named the missing boy as Daniel Aruebose, who is thought to have vanished in 2022 aged three, after they discovered the remains on Wednesday in the Donabate area of north Dublin. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Scottish parliament scraps legal verdict of ‘not proven’ pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 7 minutami Third option for juries – blamed for country’s lower conviction rates for rape and sexual assault – abolishedThe Scottish verdict of “not proven” – a global legal anomaly thought to be a key factor in the country’s significantly lower convictions rate for rape and sexual assault – has been abolished.MSPs agreed to scrap the unique Scottish verdict as they voted through a series of major changes that Angela Constance, the justice secretary, said “put victims and witnesses at the heart of a modern and fair justice system”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Obama says Trump deepened US divide in rush to ‘identify enemy’ after Charlie Kirk shooting pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 13 minutami Former president describes a ‘dangerous moment’ in the US, following White House response to shootings of Kirk and Melissa HortmanBarack Obama addressed the recent killing of Charlie Kirk and told a crowd in Pennsylvania on Tuesday the country was “at an inflection point”, but that political violence “is not new” and “has happened at certain periods” in US history.Obama added that despite history, political violence was “anathema to what it means to be a democratic country”.This article was amended on 17 September 2025. A previous version misspelled the name of Melissa Hortman. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nick Clegg: US-UK tech deal is ‘sloppy seconds from Silicon Valley’ pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 24 minutami Meta’s former president of global affairs says agreement will leave UK more reliant on US tech firmsA multibillion-dollar transatlantic tech agreement announced to coincide with Donald Trump’s state visit represents “sloppy seconds from Silicon Valley”, Nick Clegg, Meta’s former president of global affairs, has said.The former deputy prime minister said the deals, heralded with great fanfare by the government as it tries to foster growth in the UK, were “mutton dressed as lamb” and would make the country ever more reliant on US tech firms. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
