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Sep 29, 2026 - World

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Sep 29, 2026 - World

PM expected to call for a debate on the future of the mechanism that determines pension increases in his speechBurnham to signal willingness to look at scrapping pension triple lock to fund social careAngela Rayner, the housing secretary, has apparently confirmed that Andy Burnham will float the prospect of getting rid of the pensions triple lock to help fund the creation of an NHS-style care service.Asked about the prospect on Sky’s Electoral Dysfunction podcast, Rayner said that Burnham was “absolutely right to start the conversation” and that he was being “brave”.The high principle on this is that people have paid in all their lives. They are willing, I think, to look at that.What they don’t want is what they consider to be, quite frankly, incompetent politicians that are going to take something from us to fill a black hole.When we met with Andy [Burnham] this week, it certainly wasn’t mentioned.But I do think that it’s important that Labour make sure that working-class people know that they’re on their side, and this would be a direction of travel that would say the opposite to that.What I understood the national care service to be was a universal benefit: everybody paid in and everybody gets out, and that is what actually the principle of that is.Going to a group of people who are getting around £12,500 a year in order to pay for it to take away their security is wrong. Continue reading...

Sep 29, 2026 - World

Kristen Michal says attack ‘against Milrem Robotics was ordered by Russian special services’, after Kremlin denies involvementRutte begins by recalling a drone shot down in Lithuanian airspace by Nato fighter jets two weeks ago.He says “the repeated drone incidents along our eastern flank showed the evolving nature of the threat, and we are strengthening our integrated air and missile defence.”“We are adapting and reinforcing our posture against drones.” Continue reading...

Sep 29, 2026 - World

CNN, MS Now and Politico say administration has ‘persisted in unpredictably and inconsistently implementing its ban’ despite a judge’s restraining orderSign up to the US Breaking News emailOn Capitol Hill today, former special prosecutor Jack Smith will face questions from lawmakers on the Senate judiciary committee at 9am ET.It’s set to be a showdown after many Republicans have publicly slammed Smith – who led the criminal investigation into Donald Trump’s actions ahead of the January 6 insurrection in 2021, efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the president’s retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort. A number of GOP lawmakers have sought to investigate Smith’s move to collect call toll records and messages of Republican members of Congress as part of his investigations. Continue reading...

Sep 29, 2026 - World

US secretary of state and Donald Trump express concerns about decision to bail suspects; some residents reported as hesitant to return homeRubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford plotTell us: have you been affected by the incident at RAF Fairford?Former national co-ordinator for UK counter-terrorism policing Nick Aldworth said investigators make bail decisions based on risk rather than investigative or geopolitical concerns.His comments come as US president Donald Trump had earlier said he was “surprised” the five men had been freed on bail.The provision of bail is set from a concrete foundation devoid of political or even investigative influence.A custody officer will determine if those in custody will present any of a number of statutory risks and if they do not, then bail is usually granted if there is a need to conduct further investigation.I have every confidence that if the police have released these individuals on bail, that they do not pose any ongoing risks to the public at large. The rest will undoubtedly come out in the ongoing investigation. Continue reading...