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Sharp fall in government borrowing in December, figures show
UK government borrowing fell sharplylast month, due to more income from taxes and higher National Insurance Contributions outweighing…
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How lawmakers salvaged the spending process after a record government shutdown
Congress is on track to pass full-year funding for at least 11 of the 12 annual spending bills nearly a third of the way into the fiscal…
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Government pulls Hillsborough Law amendment after backlash
Becky Morton,political reporter,and Daniel De Simone,investigations correspondent The government has pulled an amendment to its…
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Exiled crown prince urges world to help protesters topple Iran's government
Watch: 'The Islamic Republic will fall', says exiled crown prince The exiled son of the last Iranian shah (king) has called on the world…
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Government sets out plans for north of England rail investment
Emer MoreauBusiness reporter The government has set out its vision for major rail improvements across the north of England, which it says…
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Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK
The government has dropped plans to make it compulsory to have digital ID in order to prove a right to work, the BBC understands. Digital…
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From Airbnb to the White House: Joe Gebbia is reshaping the government in Trump’s image
During President Donald Trump’s first administration, he left hundreds of government designers, across half a dozen or more agencies, to…
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Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop the immigration crackdown
Minnesota and its two largest cities sued the Trump administration Monday to try to stop an immigration enforcement surge that has led to…
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House staffer charged with swiping and pawning hundreds of government cellphones
A former House committee staffer has been arrested on charges of stealing hundreds of government cellphones and selling them at a pawn…
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What a Lobster Heist Tells Us About Government Failure
On December 12, criminals made off with a $400,000 shipment of lobster meat from a freight hub outside of Boston. It was the latest and…
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Venezuelan government begins releasing political prisoners
The Venezuelan government has begun releasing detainees considered political prisoners by human rights groups, in what officials described…
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Who needs AI deepfakes when the Trump government can dispute video evidence that we can plainly see?
In the age of rampant AI slop, seeing isn’t always believing. There’s more than one way, though, to make people doubt their own eyes. Many…
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Government accused of dragging its heels on deepfake law over Grok AI
Laura Cress,Technology reporterand Chris Vallance,Senior technology reporter Campaigners have accused the government of dragging its heels…
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Government to water down business rate rise for pubs
The government is poised to announce a climbdown on forthcoming increases to the business rates bill faced by pubs. In the coming days the…
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Chevron in talks with US government for expanded Venezuela license: sources
Washington also wants other US companies to be involved in oil exports from the country Oil producer Chevron is in talks with the US…
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Government to review 'information failures' in British-Egyptian activist case
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has launched a review into what she calls "serious information failures" in the case of British-Egyptian…
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Singapore: 3 Men Charged Over Alleged Molestation, Harassment at Government Facility
Three men were charged in court on December 23 following reports of alleged molestation and harassment at a government facility. The…
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Trump's first year has changed the way government speaks
If Ronald Reagan was the Great Communicator, then President Trump is the Big Editor, trying to shape the way the country thinks about the…
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Government waters down farm inheritance tax plan
Government proposals to tax inherited farmland have been watered down, with the planned threshold increasing from £1m to £2.5m. The…
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Starmer lacks coherent social mobility plan, top government adviser says
Sir Keir Starmer does not have a "coherent approach to social mobility", the government's social mobility commissioner has said. Alun…
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Trump Judge Threatens to Hold Government in Contempt Over ICE
“ICE held them, day after day, without access to bunks, bedding, soap, showers, toothbrushes or clean clothes,” Brown stated in his…
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Government data stolen in hack, minister confirms
Sam FrancisPolitical reporter Government data has been stolen in a hack though officials believe the risk to individuals is "low", Trade…
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Government borrowing higher than expected in November
UK government borrowing was higher than expected last month, according to the latest official figures. Borrowing - the difference between…
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UK government halts Ajax trial after soldier falls ill in another vehicle
The government has paused all testing of Ajax armoured vehicles after another soldier was injured during safety trials. Three separate…