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TORIES MOVE TO BAN INMATES FROM USING ECHR  – Dangerous criminals use ECHR to sue the prison service over their segregation in jail The Tories are to put forward a legal block to prevent terrorists and dangerous criminals using human rights laws to sue the prison service over their segregation in jail. Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, will present a bill in Parliament to make human rights claims over their confinement in separation centres “inadmissible.” It follows successful claims by prisoners that their segregation – designed to prevent them harming officers and radicalising other inmates – had breached their…

CARCINOGENIC PESTICIDES FOUND AT UK PLAYGROUNDS – 8 out of 13 playgrounds tested had traces of glyphosate Campaigners from the Pesticide Action Network have been out across London and the Home Counties, taking swabs and soil samples from 13 different playgrounds. Traces of glyphosate—a weedkiller the World Health Organization has labeled a ‘probable carcinogen’—were found in eight of them. The tests covered areas in Kent, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire, and Tower Hamlets. The only place that came back completely clear? Hackney—and that’s because they banned the use of the chemical in their green spaces back in 2021. Everywhere else, it seems, councils…

TRUMP PUSHES U.S. INTEREST IN GREENLAND – Trump says U.S. needs Greenland amid tensions with Denmark as working group set up  President Donald Trump has reiterated that the United States needs strategic control of Greenland, saying Denmark cannot be relied upon to defend the vast Arctic territory against potential threats from rival powers. Speaking after high-level talks in Washington involving U.S., Danish and Greenlandic officials, Trump said Greenland is vital to U.S. national security and insisted that something will “work out” on the island’s future governance — even as fundamental disagreements remain. Danish and Greenlandic leaders pushed back, reaffirming that…

DENMARK, GREENLAND PUSH BACK ON TRUMP – Denmark and Greenland say U.S. talks were frank as Trump repeats calls to control Greenland  Denmark and Greenland say talks with the United States over the future of Greenland were frank but constructive, even as sharp differences remain. Speaking after meetings in Washington on Wednesday, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said discussions focused on long-term security in Greenland, but acknowledged that the sides continue to disagree. Greenland’s Foreign Minister said she wanted stronger cooperation with the United States, but stressed that Greenland does not want to be owned by Washington. The talks,…

CANADA’S PRIME MINISTER ARRIVES IN CHINA Mark Carney arrived in Beijing today in the first visit to China by a Canadian prime minister since 2017. The trip is expected to focus on narrowing a years-long rift that widened in 2024 when former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau followed in the footsteps of the Biden administration and slapped 100% tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Carney who shared his trip plan on social media stated that China is our second-largest trading partner, and the world’s second largest economy. A pragmatic and constructive relationship between our nations will create greater stability, security, and prosperity…

STARMER EXPECTED TO JOIN BOARD TO OVERSEE GAZA – PM is expected to accept an offer to sit on a Trump-led board to run Gaza temporarily Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to accept an offer to sit on a U.S. President Trump-led board that would temporarily run Gaza, The Times newspaper reported on Tuesday. The report cited a senior British official as saying the first meeting was expected to take place next week on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Israel and Hamas in October signed off on Trump’s 20-point plan which says that a…

UK OFFICIALS MAY BE BARRED FROM US –  If they block X over its AI service Grok, US officials warn Government officials face being banned from the United States if they block X over its AI service Grok, which can create naked images of women and children. On Monday night, US officials warned that they had the “right to up the ante” and introduce travel bans if Sir Keir Starmer makes good on his threat to block Elon Musk’s social media platform. Liz Kendall, the Technology Secretary, said the Government would this week bring into force a new offence criminalising…

Interest rates set by the Bank of England should continue to fall as inflation is likely to settle ​around the central bank’s 2% target soon, BoE policymaker ‌Alan Taylor said on Wednesday. “We can now see inflation at target in mid-2026, rather than having to wait until 2027 as in our previous projection,” Taylor said in the text of a speech he was due ‌to give at the National University of Singapore. “I see ​this as sustainable, given cooling wage growth, and I now therefore expect monetary policy to normalise at neutral sooner rather than later….Interest rates ‍should continue on…

The U.S. president wields enormous power and Donald Trump has greatly expanded his executive authority over the past year. But there is one area where he is learning the limits of presidential power – his ability to quickly lower the cost of living. As a candidate, Trump promised bold economic fixes to tackle voters’ biggest concern – high inflation. But, in office, Trump has discovered what his predecessors learned: taming prices is much harder than rhetoric suggests. Inflation is immune to the power of the presidential bully pulpit and cannot be cowed into submission through threats. With just 10 months until pivotal…

UK CONDEMNS IRAN LEADERSHIP -Britain has requested the Iranian ambassador to underline the gravity of the situation Foreign minister Yvette Cooper today publicly condemned the Iranian leadership for what she described as the “horrendous and brutal killing” of protesters, saying Britain had summoned the Iranian ambassador to underline the gravity of the situation. Iran reportedly acknowledged about 2,000 deaths during two weeks of nationwide protests over economic hardship, as the U.S. reportedly considers new tariffs. Cooper told lawmakers Britain would bring forward legislation to implement full and further sanctions and sectoral measures against Iran. France’s foreign minister also told lawmakers…