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Judge blocks construction of Trump's massive arch after federal agency approval
The Trump administration had hoped the construction of the 250-foot arch could begin as early as this week.
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‘I feel free now’: Shabana Mahmood’s immigration shake-up provokes mixed emotions
Some relatives of British citizens say they feel left behind, but announcement has brought relief to many care workers “The only time we’re regarded as human beings is when they need a lot of hands onboard, like during Covid. But after that, we’re tossed away like we’re some rubbish,” Aneisha Williams says. Williams, 39, was months from qualifying for indefinite leave to remain after 10 years in the UK. But claiming housing benefit could delay her settlement for years under Shabana Mahmood’s “earned settlement” plans. Continue reading...
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PM tells firms to publish salaries in job adverts ahead of new law
The government argues the change will help jobseekers and could help to prevent pay discrimination.
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International
Watch: Is it the end of the road for Tesla's Cybertruck?
The car company's CEO Elon Musk has said production will halt in Texas, to focus on the firm's self-driving Cybercabs.
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Democrats start plotting as civil war breaks out among Republicans | Politics Weekly America
Jonathan Freedland hosts a live panel to look at what happens next – for Donald Trump, the Republicans who might want to succeed him, and for Democrats looking ahead to 2028
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Policing needs reform to cope with modern criminals, Met Police chief warns
The Met Police chief used a speech to argue that the current policing system in England and Wales is "heading for failure" without urgent change.
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International
The most diverse, anti-establishment Congress in history is cause for optimism
After years of outrage or numbness being the main options for dealing with politics, Tuesday’s results were permission to be human and optimistic
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Federal judge temporarily halts building work on Trump’s triumphal arch
US judge issues 14-day block on construction on DC monument after it was approved by planning commission
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‘I’m not asking for special treatment’: the would-be migrants waiting to start their new lives in Australia
Reducing ‘net overseas migration’ has become a national preoccupation. What does it mean for the people waiting to come in?
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Back to Back Barries: Dissecting the One Nation voting blocs – podcast
Tony Barry and Shaun Ratcliff (filling in for Barrie Cassidy) break down the One Nation vote into four categories: ‘Red Meat’, ‘Precariats’, ‘Triple Haters’, and ‘Hanson Enthusiasts’
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The Victorian Liberals’ campaign bus was supposed to be a reset. Instead it became the symbol of a rough week
Crashing into a shop awning ended the first outing of the Jess Express – but the opposition’s electoral momentum will be harder to stop
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Oxford, Bethnal Green and the Guardian: the British sojourn of a younger Abdul El-Sayed
In a Guardian article in 2010, the Oxford Rhodes scholar said UK democracy had the ‘upper hand’ over the US
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