Category: Politics

Officials from the justice department and FBI have begun consulting lawyers amid fears that they will be prosecuted when Donald Trump returns to the White House, it has been reported. The concerns have been driven by Trump’s vows to seek “retribution” against members of a “deep state” that he claims deliberately set out to undermine […]

Clashes among top Trump insiders over leadership picks – report Tension between top confidants of president-elect Donald Trump sparked a “massive blowup” and a man-to-man “huge explosion” involving tech titan Elon Musk and prominent Trump lawyer and leading adviser Boris Epshteyn, in front of others, according to a new report. The apparent clash was over […]

Rafael Nadal says he is at peace with his efforts as he prepares to end his legendary career at the Davis Cup finals in Málaga this week. “At the end, I achieved the most important thing for me, because this day arrived and I am in peace that I gave all that I had,” said […]

Do you, when you encounter dictionary compilers’ lists of words of the year, wonder: does anyone actually use these phrases? And are your suspicions heightened as more of the words must be offered with explanations: “to LAMEFARM is to feign being out of touch as a means of seeking attention, from a viral animation about […]

Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today: England are champions of the Nations League B Group 2 thanks to a 5-0 win over the Republic of Ireland. A great second half that characterised Lee Carsley’s brief spell […]

UN chief urges G20 ’leadership’ on stalled climate talks There are reports from AFP that the UN secretary general António Guterres yesterday called on the G20 leaders who are gathering in Rio de Janeiro to rescue the stalled concurrent UN climate talks in Azerbaijan by showing “leadership” on cutting emissions. “A successful outcome at Cop29 […]

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 6th over: Australia 43-2 (Inglis 16, Stoinis 7) Jahandad Khan is unlucky, snaring the edge of Josh Inglis’ bat but the ball runs away fine for four. Share 5th over: Australia 38-2 (Inglis 12, Stoinis 6) Kablammo! Stoinis rocks back and […]

Good morning. Keir Starmer is in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil for the G20 summit, where later today he will become the first UK prime minister in six years to meet the Chinese president, Xi Jinping. As Jessica Elgot reports, Starmer says he wants “a pragmatic and serious relationship” with China. But, inevitably, not everyone […]

There were two games on Sunday that allowed fans and analysts to get a very good read on the AFC. In the early slate, there was the now 8-2 Pittsburgh Steelers v the now 7-4 Baltimore Ravens. In the late slate, it was the Kansas City Chiefs v the Buffalo Bills. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson […]

Introduction: Energy price cap tipped to rise 1% in January Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. Household energy bills across Great Britain are set to rise at the start of next year, analysts predict, putting more pressure on household finances. Officially, the price cap […]