Andy Burnham elected Leader of the Labour Party – The Labour Party
Andy Burnham, MP for Makerfield, has today (Friday 17 July) been elected Leader of the Labour Party. Burnham received the support of 379 Labour MPs and 23 affiliate organisations. This afternoon, at Labour’s Special Conference at the Trades Union Congress in London, the new Labour Leader was officially announced by Shabana Mahmood MP, Chair of Labour’s […]
A Strange 'Cold Blob' in The Atlantic Signals We're Almost at a Tipping Point
There's a strange anomaly in the North Atlantic, just south of Greenland: A 'cold blob' of ocean and air that's cooling down while the rest of the world warms up.Now a new analysis of this cold blob …
Roman gods, Saxon graves and witch marks: The strange and spectacular discoveries found beneath Britain’s HS2 railway
Archaeologists keep finding amazing things.When the HS2 railway was first announced, a lot of people were understandably thrilled. The railway is supposed to link Britain’s two largest cities, London …
Carney says economic plan 'settling in' after Canada's economy shrinks
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the government’s plan to build up the economy is “settling in” as work continues on getting major projects built and expanding non-U.S. trade relationships. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre argued Tuesday Carney’s policies are setting Canada back and putting the country in a weaker negotiating position with the United […]
Prime Minister Carney highlights new measures to combat antisemitism and support Canada’s Jewish community
Today, that nature is being tested, as Canadian Jewish communities face a surge of antisemitism to levels not seen in the post-war period. Last year, over two-thirds of all religion-motivated hate crimes were directed at Jewish Canadians, who make up only 1% of the population.
New US tariff plan targets EU and dozens of economies over forced labour imports
The EU and UK are among the economies targeted by a new US tariff proposal linked to forced labour imports, potentially reopening trade tensions just weeks after Brussels reached a deal with …
Amazon’s List of the Best Books of the Last 10 Years
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.Amazon’s Best Books of the Last 10 YearsAmazon decided to have a little throwback moment with its latest round-up, which looks at the books they’ve chosen as the best book of
Go on, admit it—you use ChatGPT (or something like it) more than you are willing to admit. You use it for all sorts of things, some of which you’re probably even hiding from yourself. No? Fine, then it’s just me. But let me share with you something that occurred to me regarding large language models.
Tony Blair on why Britain and Labour are in crisis | The News Agents
Since Keir Starmer took office almost two years ago - the first Labour Prime Minister in 14 years - Tony Blair has been holding his tongue.But that has all c...
Labour has 'no coherent plan' for country, says former Prime Minister Tony Blair | BBC Radio 4 Today
Sir Tony Blair has accused Sir Keir Starmer's government of having no "coherent plan" for the country and introducing policies that have held back business. ...
World's Fastest-Warming Continent Swelters Under Record 'Heat Dome'
Europe, which is in the throes of a record-smashing heatwave this week, is the world's fastest-warming continent and stretches into an even more rapidly heating Arctic.After record high temperatures …
Harvard graduate creates AI tool that lets anyone start a business with just a single photo and it's already made four people millionaires
A Harvard graduate has created an AI tool that can build an entire online business from just one photo.And incredibly, the platform has already helped make four users millionaires.The startup was …
How billionaires get away with paying less tax than you | The News Agents
As billionaire wealth soars to unprecedented heights, calls to “tax the rich” are getting louder across the world. But while politicians on the left often ch...
What 476,000 Years of Building Reveals About Humanity
Below, Stefan Al shares five key insights from his new book, Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home.Stefan is an architect and Associate Professor of Urban Planning at …